September 18, 2008

• It seems I get this issue a lot more from Asians, more so than any other ethnic group, and it boggles my mind. The issue has been brought up to me that all fast food Chinese take-out restaurants are all "bad," as in their food do not taste good. The primary reason to that logic is that "...because it's not authentic Chinese food, and they don't make them correctly." A lot of us are aware that fast food Chinese take-out food aren't
  exactly authentic Chinese food, and they usually are probably being made by
  people who aren't even Chinese. Now the question I ask here is does it
  matter?

  If the reasoning behind a food not tasting good is because it's not authentic enough, then I think that's seriously messed up. I would totally be okay with it if the reasoning is simply "I don't like the taste," but it's not that simple because apparently it doesn't taste good because of a lack of authenticity. That right there questions the validity of the person's opinion about a food not tasting good. Is it because it really doesn't taste good, or is it because it isn't authentic enough? Seriously, why does it matter?

  Good tasting food is good tasting food. Bad tasting food is bad tasting food. Maybe they don't have any food that you like from the menu. Maybe you'd rather have healthier food. Those should be the true reasons behind not liking a certain restaurant, and not because it's not authentic enough. Do you know how elitist that makes the person look? Would you not go to Taco Bell, because they don't have "authentic" Mexican food? I mean c'mon now, how does that matter?

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