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> One of my sous chefs dated an Indian women and despite being a blond, blue eyed German/Polish mixed male from the midwest he was the most vociferous about for

> One of my sous chefs dated an Indian women and despite being a blond, blue eyed German/Polish mixed male from the midwest he was the most vociferous about for Indian cuisine I have ever met, even Indians Why would somebody's hair/eye color matter when it comes to their culinary preferences?

Melting_Harps 6y ago
> Why would somebody's hair/eye color matter when it comes to their culinary preferences? It's often cultural guilt, in my experience. The most non-Indian person often feels compelled to be the loudest voice in some sort of over-compensation for acceptance amongst those he seeks validation from. Food is seriously the most political thing in existence,. Also, I don't think St. Louis, where he was from, was exactly a beacon for Indian cuisine, either. I've seen it enough times to see through it. Then again all my German and Austrian friends loved Indian food and had all traveled there at one point, most were vegan and vegetarian which kind makes sense, but still was kind of repetitive in theme.
- claudiawerner 6y ago
  "It couldn't possibly be that someone genuinely likes the flavors, aromas, textures, and diversity of a cuisine. No, it's cultural guilt." Saying 'food is political' doesn't mean anything. Of course it's 'political', just as all art is 'political'. But it would be ridiculous to suggest that I like rock music because I have 'cultural guilt', or because I'm 'over-compensating' - as if I'm trying hard to like it so I'm "woke". All your comments in this thread have a serious lack of foundation. As it turns out, people generally just find Indian food either tasty (usually on account of the spices, salt, and oil - like most food) or convenient (for vegetarians or vegans). You can read as much as you like into it, but at this point you're just making guesses and shoe-horning it into the culture war topic de jour.
- tweetle_beetle 6y ago
  > The most non-Indian person often feels compelled to be the loudest voice in some sort of over-compensation for acceptance amongst those he seeks validation from. from a previous comment: > Whereas in Italian and Japanese cuisine (both being my repertoire) a greater emphasis is in exalting humble ingredients with skill, prep and elaboration and an emphasis and an eye for in-season quality and utilizing them in smaller portions than other countries... We're all entitled to opinions about things, especially something as subjective as food. But this sounds a lot like the pot calling the kettle black to me.
- andrewzah 6y ago
  You need to do some introspection and ask yourself why you assume these things about people and food. This is not healthy. It is not normal to make these assumptions about what people like because of assumptions about them due to where they are from. It is bizarre, judgemental, and completely unsubstantiated. Let people like food (and things in general), stop over-complicating things and injecting your own political biases into it. Everything in life is political, what of it? Humans need to eat. Also, good food and good food prep is not limited to any country or nationality.
- leto_ii 6y ago
  I don't think you actually addressed my question to be honest. In your previous comment you introduced racial undertones that it seems to me you're now trying to gloss over by making it about culture instead. > It's often cultural guilt Cultural guilt over what precisely? > The most non-Indian person What precisely makes a person more or less Indian?

Melting_Harps 6y ago

> Why would somebody's hair/eye color matter when it comes to their culinary preferences? It's often cultural guilt, in my experience. The most non-Indian person often feels compelled to be the loudest voice in some sort of over-compensation for acceptance amongst those he seeks validation from. Food is seriously the most political thing in existence,. Also, I don't think St. Louis, where he was from, was exactly a beacon for Indian cuisine, either. I've seen it enough times to see through it. Then again all my German and Austrian friends loved Indian food and had all traveled there at one point, most were vegan and vegetarian which kind makes sense, but still was kind of repetitive in theme.

claudiawerner 6y ago
"It couldn't possibly be that someone genuinely likes the flavors, aromas, textures, and diversity of a cuisine. No, it's cultural guilt." Saying 'food is political' doesn't mean anything. Of course it's 'political', just as all art is 'political'. But it would be ridiculous to suggest that I like rock music because I have 'cultural guilt', or because I'm 'over-compensating' - as if I'm trying hard to like it so I'm "woke". All your comments in this thread have a serious lack of foundation. As it turns out, people generally just find Indian food either tasty (usually on account of the spices, salt, and oil - like most food) or convenient (for vegetarians or vegans). You can read as much as you like into it, but at this point you're just making guesses and shoe-horning it into the culture war topic de jour.
tweetle_beetle 6y ago
> The most non-Indian person often feels compelled to be the loudest voice in some sort of over-compensation for acceptance amongst those he seeks validation from. from a previous comment: > Whereas in Italian and Japanese cuisine (both being my repertoire) a greater emphasis is in exalting humble ingredients with skill, prep and elaboration and an emphasis and an eye for in-season quality and utilizing them in smaller portions than other countries... We're all entitled to opinions about things, especially something as subjective as food. But this sounds a lot like the pot calling the kettle black to me.
andrewzah 6y ago
You need to do some introspection and ask yourself why you assume these things about people and food. This is not healthy. It is not normal to make these assumptions about what people like because of assumptions about them due to where they are from. It is bizarre, judgemental, and completely unsubstantiated. Let people like food (and things in general), stop over-complicating things and injecting your own political biases into it. Everything in life is political, what of it? Humans need to eat. Also, good food and good food prep is not limited to any country or nationality.
leto_ii 6y ago
I don't think you actually addressed my question to be honest. In your previous comment you introduced racial undertones that it seems to me you're now trying to gloss over by making it about culture instead. > It's often cultural guilt Cultural guilt over what precisely? > The most non-Indian person What precisely makes a person more or less Indian?