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What does it mean to cook "authentic" cuisine? How about a Palestinian chef serving up a Korean rice bowl? Or Indian curry wrapped up like a burrito?  

Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine's Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl is calling for the reexamination of what makes food authentic. 

Moskowitz Grumdahl says it's time to stop looking for carbon copies of meals past and look at what chefs are turning out now. 

She joined MPR News' Tom Crann to chat about a handful of Minneapolis restaurants that are putting their own — arguably authentic experiences — on a table near you.  

 Yum Yum Rice Bowls. This is chef Sameh Wadi's signature dish and features steamed rice with egg, peanuts and secret sauce, and your choice of protein — ranging from caramelized lamb belly to marinated tofu.

 Indian flavors in more familiar formats.

 The Indurrito. A house-made roti filled with flavors like chicken curry and spinach paneer.

 A postmodern take on the urban American diner.

 A classic chicken soup, prepared with care and high-quality ingredients.

 A Korean immigrant, inspired by the pure love of food, joy and her mother's own delicious cooking, quits her day job, opens an artisan pizza pie place and names it after her dog.

 Korean BBQ Pizza with Niman Ranch beef short ribs, mozzarella, scallions, arugula, sesame and soy-chili vinaigrette.

 A Minneapolis restaurant inspired by Japanese cuisine.

 Hot dogs, whose toppings range from avocado, egg and Japanese mayo to stir fried noodles and red ginger.

 A nod to Korean Pogjangmachas, but the food is Korean by way of Los Angeles.

 The Harold and Kumar Poutine, which is house cut fries topped with kimchi, pork curry gravy and chipotle aioli — to name a few.

 Midtown Global Market, 920 E. Lake St., Suite 101.

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Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine's Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl calls for the reexamination of what makes food "authentic."

Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine's Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl calls for a reexamination of what makes food "authentic."

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Appetites: 6 'authentic' restaurants in Minneapolis

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