The company behind "healthier boba" is ... doing less than great right now
Simu Liu Accuses Boba Brand of ‘Culture Appropriation’ in Viral Dragons' Den Clip - Then $1M Investment Is Pulled https://t.co/WTzbP51pvY
- People (@people) October 17, 2024
- In case you missed what this is the follow-up to- Bobba’s Instagram page posted a statement on Oct. 14 and apologized for the controversial business pitch. The six-part ( Read more... )
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Agreed on all counts.
Although David Chang has been problematic, I appreciated that he named one of his shows Ugly Delicious specifically to illustrate that just because something isn't what people consider Instagrammable or fancy looking, it still tastes good.
People can be so judgmental about food that doesn't look pretty (and of course they will buy/eat/post about food that doesn't taste good but looks cute). A lot of things that are considered mainstream foods don't look good but people are so used to the way they look that they eat them anyway. You can't tell me that tuna casserole is visually appealing but people have been eating it for decades! And hot dogs look ridiculous but people still eat them.
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Eating Learning about different foods of the world is my passion, so I must ask what was the cultural delicacy you posted?
And I agree, (white) people who immediately trash and insult dishes unknown to them are one of my pet peeves. It's okay to feel squeamish about something, it's also okay to not want to try it, but be self-aware enough to know it's because of your personal preferences and your cultural/geographic background. I'll forever hate that one guy I unfortunately had to travel with once, who was non-stop making disgusted faces and rude remarks at literally every local food and would say things like "How can they eat that / Something is wrong with people here / *** clearly did not invade this country for the food etc" in public.
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It’s racism, full stop. I find this is a litmus test on what people say about foods they’re unfamiliar with. There’s nothing quite like making other people feel culturally inferior than insulting the food they eat and love.
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Oh, that one! :D I personally don't like pistachios a lot, but if I ever come across it, I'd want to try it anyway!
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It is really ugly-looking ngl, but it still tastes good! I don't eat the duck as much, though, because I never really liked the texture. Penoy could be an alternative, but you won't experience the soupy flavor.
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ive now seen spinoffs of dubai choco croissants and malasada
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What a nightmare to have the opportunity to travel and then get stuck with someone who refuses to eat the local cuisine (and worse yet, insults it).
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You can tell I'm still traumatized 🥲 In hindsight, I don't even know why he joined the trip because he was clearly not interested in anything & glued to his phone non-stop instead. Like, I wanted to show him the capital's old town (been there before, love it) and he flat-out told me he had already gone through it on Google Street View, so there was no need... I booked us a table at a traditional restaurant with a high-quality buffet of typical dishes from across the country, so we could try everything without pressure, and he said he didn't know if the food was safe and just ate boiled potatoes and MCD on the way home... I wanted so scream. The staff was so sweet, they always came to your table to introduce and explain the various regional foods to you, so of course they could tell one of us was being an arrogant, xenophobic asshole.
With a very few exceptions, I always try to try everything, and if I don't like it, I know for next time. I'm not paying hundreds or thousands for a trip to eat things I can eat at home every day. What the ( ... )
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