What say you?
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Is this written by a top-ten author?
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Is it on the Top Ten Top-Ten Lists List? What about the Top Ten Top-Ten-Listsā Top-Ten Lists Lists List?
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Is Buzzfeed a top-ten top-ten-lists site?
But seeing famous recipes is good anyway.
(Note: I typed numbers at the left margin, but to make it look nicer the HO software moved my listing to starboard.)
I say interesting! Lots of interesting ideas. But⦠I clicked because it said āI canātā. I wondered " I canāt what"?
I wondered the same thing - in my mind, that might even have been the end of the sentence.
The recipes of my culture:
Press here to open; remove cheese packet. Bring water to a rolling boil. Stir in macaroni, ā¦
So, yeah, People Are Sharing Their Favorite Recipes From Their Cultures, And I Canāt.
I assumed it was. And it would probably have been a more interesting article if it had been.
As it was, Google for the cuisine of various countries, pick a dish and write about it. Assuming the author got paid, then I was in the wrong business for all those years.
Well.
I just thought the selection of recipes contributed by readers rather than professionals was an interesting contrast + they all sound delicious and makeable.
Youāre probably right about serious journalism as a career these days.
I suspect that even frivolous journalism isnāt what it once was.
An Oprah joke!
Well done
The only Oprah joke I know about is the one by Letterman.
Not bad. Those bemoaning the state of journalism or āfrivolousā journalism might want to remember that Buzzfeed, whilst having a news division is also (and most known for being) a content provider. And this is not bad content in light of the click bait out there. Itās an assertion of a diversity of their community and offering glimpses into foodways for those not about to make an effort otherwise (i.e. not HOs). I might check out some of the recipes.
I guess thatās what I say? Thanks for posting.
I made fun of their frequent lists, but itās certainly true that this one has legitimate content.
āI canātā because Iām an unremarkable white guy from Minnesota so I have no culture.
Sad but probably true.
It may be the problem of coming from somewhere that people like me could not identify on a map.
We should change the title of this thread out of self-defense. Someone is going swoop in shrieking ācultural assimilation.ā
Theyāll pry my globally diverse recipes and techniques from my cold dead hands.
That said, and to answer @bbqboyās questions, about half of those look interesting to me which is a pretty good hit rate.
As Iāve posted before my mother and paternal grandmother werenāt good cooks so what I have from my own cultural background Iāve had to reconstruct. Euro-Catholic doesnāt have much culinary depth so that left Russo-Jewish. Then there is my sisterās Tibetan adopted heritage, my wifeās Italian, my SILās Thai, affection due to travel for British and Scandinavian cuisine, stumbling over Indian and SEA foods, and a carbohydrate craving interest in US Southern biscuits.
Iceberg lettuce wedges with feta, bacon, and a drizzle of vinegar just worked its way in from somewhere. grin