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> tastes so much better and authentic. I agree with most of your post as I am fortunate to have been exposed to food cultures outside the US, but I disagree wi
by vinay427 10y ago
> tastes so much better and authentic.
I agree with most of your post as I am fortunate to have been exposed to food cultures outside the US, but I disagree with this point. Many people either can't or won't cook food that is "authentic" to any reasonable standard especially if it is, to them, a foreign cuisine. This applies in basically every country around the world. That being said, I don't think the goal of good food is to be "authentic" if restaurant critiques are any indication.
- openfuture 10y agoI think you have different understandings of the word 'authentic' in the context of food.
- vinay427 10y agoCould you clarify what your definition is in this context?
- gressquel 10y agoI think I left it open to misunderstanding, but what I meant by authentic in this context was "shortest and less-tampered path from nature to ingestion". Foe example, in restaurants they may have frozen meat for long time or in bad condition. Vegetables and sauces maybe be re-used. Unknown ingredients may be mixed to enhance taste, color or smell. By authentic you kinda go to your local fishmarket, buy the fish (in here we got fresh non-frozen), buy groceries and make that food the same day. By making the food yourself you know what you are putting inside your mouth :) sorry for any misunderstanding, English is not my first language.
- vinay427 10y agoThat makes more sense. I assumed that by "authentic" you meant "genuine, traditional, etc."