When people get hung up on cultural authenticity, I’m reminded of the Korean botanists who publish papers stridently arguing the idea that Korean chilis are actually native to Korea and have nothing at all to do with the Columbian exchange. But they’re the only ones who care.
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Me, politely but firmly taking the jar of kimchi out of the shooping cart and putting it back on the shelf: Darling, remember we talked about how this isn’t authentically Korean because it contains an ingredient introduced in the sixteenth century? And how that means it’s not tasty?
@vruba People need to know!