The Linux of Food
Check out this awesome article at Restructure about Jennifer 8. Lee's video breaking it all down:...Jennifer 8. Lee’s Italian friend was surprised to learn that fried gelato did not originate in China, and remarked, “It’s not? But they serve it at all the Chinese restaurants in Italy!” This incident illustrates the limitations of anecdotal experience as a source of knowledge... This incident also reveals that when the national culture is so pervasive, the cultural aspect of a practice that comes from the national culture is invisible to the ethnic majority. For example, White Italians do not see the Italian influence of fried gelato, only the perceived Chinese aspect of it. To Americans, however, the Italian influence of fried gelato is apparent, while fried gelato’s Chinese influence is not. Similarly, Americans generally do not see the American influence of General Tso’s Chicken, only the perceived Chinese aspect of it... The dish known in the United States as “General Tso’s Chicken” is 100% American...
I've read The Fortune Cookie Chronicles and loved it. Definitely check it out! (I saw the article first at angryasianman and Racialicious.)
posted by beXn @ 9:18 PM
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