“Making Pizzas for My Youzai & Younv in Nanning” | A Learning Journey: Season 4

For Bob, a pizza maker from Naples, running a pizzeria in Nanning has brought some unexpected challenges. Pineapple and durian were only the beginning—his customers have even asked him to experiment with local flavors such as luosifen and laoyou noodles. What first seemed to go against everything he knew about pizza gradually sparked his curiosity about the city he has called home for more than a decade. Following Bob from his kitchen into Nanning’s fruit markets, bustling night streets and multi-ethnic communities, this episode explores how different tastes and traditions meet in everyday life. Along the way, Bob discovers that making room for something new does not mean leaving tradition behind. His pizza still carries the flavors of Naples, while the table around it has welcomed a growing circle of local friends—his youzai younv.