Cultural appropriation and cooking
Apologies if I'm a total noob and this has been asked before.
I'm still really confused as to where to draw the line with cultural appropriation. I understand that some stuff is just tacky, and a lot of cultural appropriation - well, I know it when I see it.
The thing is, I love to cook. Living in a university dorm, I don't get to do it much, but I love a whole bunch of different kinds of cuisine and really want to try cooking some various things from different cultures. When is this cultural appropriation. Is it no big deal, or is it? If so, how could I go about it without being an asshole?
I'm mostly Polish and Hungarian by background....and, as an aside, I have to say that I don't like a lot of my culture's food. Ha.
I'm still really confused as to where to draw the line with cultural appropriation. I understand that some stuff is just tacky, and a lot of cultural appropriation - well, I know it when I see it.
The thing is, I love to cook. Living in a university dorm, I don't get to do it much, but I love a whole bunch of different kinds of cuisine and really want to try cooking some various things from different cultures. When is this cultural appropriation. Is it no big deal, or is it? If so, how could I go about it without being an asshole?
I'm mostly Polish and Hungarian by background....and, as an aside, I have to say that I don't like a lot of my culture's food. Ha.