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So, nix the Thai curries and Japanese curries because they are different from their Indian counterpart? If a particular country itself wants to police what som

by mc32 1y ago

So, nix the Thai curries and Japanese curries because they are different from their Indian counterpart? If a particular country itself wants to police what something means, I guess... and that means we could ossify what poke means in the us but poke exists in other countries as well (like the philippine islands and japan.) and they are different. But I disagree... we can have Texas BBQ and Carolinas BBQ and St Louis BBQ... or CT lobster rolls and maine Lobster rolls... We might as well rail against calling non mincemeat hamburgers 'burgers because they are not genuine burgers...

socalgal2 1y ago
I didn't suggest getting rid of anything. I suggested changing the name. If you make brownies without chocolate you don't call them brownies. Maybe you call the blondies. Or if they're made with a unique incredient then you called them whatever. "vegan brownies", "no-bake brownies", etc. but not just "brownies" as that has a meaning. If you make hummus from beets you call it "beet hummus". If you make it from avocados you call it "avocado hummus". Because calling it just "hummus" implies you made it from chickpeans, seseme, etc... Same here. If you add lettuce, avocado, rice, etc to poke then call it "salad poke" or "poke salad" but don't just call it "poke" because with those things added it's not poke.