This article made me remember how hard it was for me to learn to cook Indian food because my Mom never remembered all the ingredients she put in and measurements were arbitrary. The same went for all my relatives. The internet was a godsend. I would use those as a base and then my Mom would tell me what was wrong with their recipe so I'd adjust accordingly.
The only times I was ever embarrassed about not knowing about Indian food was when people would tell me how much they loved chicken tikka masala or chicken vindaloo, dishes I had never heard of, let alone tried. I later learned they weren't real Indian dishes and were created by the English and Portuguese but I just remember how horrible I'd feel when younger, like these non-Indians knew more about my culture than I did.
I liked the article. I wish I had a little bit of food culture myself. In Barbara Kingsolver's book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, she talks about how food cultures are much more sustainable because they are usually based on locally grown ingredients to the region, and things that are in season. Our American food culture is basically summed up by "Fast and Easy". Maybe symbolized by some golden arches. It would be nice if we had a better American food culture. And it could be some cool melting pot of all of our food heritages, and based on what grows well in the U.S.
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This article made me remember how hard it was for me to learn to cook Indian food because my Mom never remembered all the ingredients she put in and measurements were arbitrary. The same went for all my relatives. The internet was a godsend. I would use those as a base and then my Mom would tell me what was wrong with their recipe so I'd adjust accordingly.
The only times I was ever embarrassed about not knowing about Indian food was when people would tell me how much they loved chicken tikka masala or chicken vindaloo, dishes I had never heard of, let alone tried. I later learned they weren't real Indian dishes and were created by the English and Portuguese but I just remember how horrible I'd feel when younger, like these non-Indians knew more about my culture than I did.
I liked the article. I wish I had a little bit of food culture myself. In Barbara Kingsolver's book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, she talks about how food cultures are much more sustainable because they are usually based on locally grown ingredients to the region, and things that are in season. Our American food culture is basically summed up by "Fast and Easy". Maybe symbolized by some golden arches. It would be nice if we had a better American food culture. And it could be some cool melting pot of all of our food heritages, and based on what grows well in the U.S.
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