tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post6254640806052453371..comments2023-07-01T00:33:55.165-07:00Comments on Ben Efsaneyim: A Whiter Shade of YellowBen Efsaneyimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001682865274251483noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-34563991283582815892010-12-14T02:46:53.265-08:002010-12-14T02:46:53.265-08:00Hi ES
Thanks for stopping by! That's an inter...Hi ES<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by! That's an interesting point. I think that in the west there is a general attitude that Asian cultures need to be improved in some way - what you describe might be one of the manifestations of this.Ben Efsaneyimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001682865274251483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-23077343042262926042010-12-13T19:07:27.797-08:002010-12-13T19:07:27.797-08:00Nice post.
I'll add another aspect of this ph...Nice post. <br />I'll add another aspect of this phenomenon from my country (Australia), and what is happening in the foodie/restaurant scene. Everyone seems to be agog over white chefs who cook Asian food. Reviewers are infatuated with non-Asian chefs who use "Asian-inspired flavours" (ie. diluted and bastardised interpretations of Asian food) in their cooking. Actual Asian people (including Asian chefs making actual Asian food) are not really part of this equation at all. The whiteness of the chefs themselves is not a selling point, it's more about what some seem to see as "improving" Asian food for a trendy audience. "Improving" in this case really just means taking out most of the garlic and other robust flavours and putting the food in the middle of a massive white plate, thus transforming it into something "modern". But it has precious little to do with the way that Asian people like to appreciate Asian food.Eurasian Sensationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486297795353354329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8566317761793185393.post-45783942249984299912010-09-29T12:22:13.821-07:002010-09-29T12:22:13.821-07:00I stand corrected! :)I stand corrected! :)Ben Efsaneyimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001682865274251483noreply@blogger.com