Comments on: Cultural differences and acquired taste http://pinoycook.net/cultural-differences-and-acquired-taste/ Simple recipes for delicious family meals Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:32:51 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Connie http://pinoycook.net/cultural-differences-and-acquired-taste/comment-page-1/#comment-60400 Connie Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:33:38 +0000 http://www.pinoycook.net/index.php/recipes/recipe/cultural-differences-and-acquired-taste/#comment-60400 If you really think about it, combining bagoong with a peanut-based stew is kind of strange. Like they don't really go together. It's just habit that makes most think they're inseparable. If you really think about it, combining bagoong with a peanut-based stew is kind of strange. Like they don’t really go together. It’s just habit that makes most think they’re inseparable.

]]> By: Meili http://pinoycook.net/cultural-differences-and-acquired-taste/comment-page-1/#comment-60392 Meili Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:30:58 +0000 http://www.pinoycook.net/index.php/recipes/recipe/cultural-differences-and-acquired-taste/#comment-60392 Well actually some Americans I know, mostly the young ones, do complain that Filipino food is stinky. I'm talking real life here, not comments on the internet. The thing is, a lot of Filipinos are addicted to patis and bagoong. Yes, they do stink. :P People, don't deny it, it's true. Like you, I am actually allergic to bagoong and we never have it in our house. I see a lot of people make comments on your recipes when you don't add bagoong (your pinakbet and Bicol Express recipes, IIRC). This is actually a very common attitude as well. When I eat kare-kare without the requisite bagoong, people will just stare at me in disbelief. Sometimes, some well-meaning people will actually spoon the bagoong on their plates onto mine without asking, thinking I forgot to get it at the buffet. Lol when I explain that I deliberately did not get any because I am allergic they *always* say "But you CANNOT eat kare-kare without bagoong!" They simply cannot believe kare-kare is still enjoyable without it. We just love those strong fishy smells, what can you do? *shrugs* It's definitely an acquired taste and young people who have never been exposed to other cuisines will find it stinky. BTW for those parents who have young ones going to school in the U.S., have mercy on your kids and give them money for lunch (or sandwiches) instead of making them sit in the cafeteria with stinky food... Well actually some Americans I know, mostly the young ones, do complain that Filipino food is stinky. I’m talking real life here, not comments on the internet.

The thing is, a lot of Filipinos are addicted to patis and bagoong. Yes, they do stink. :P People, don’t deny it, it’s true.

Like you, I am actually allergic to bagoong and we never have it in our house. I see a lot of people make comments on your recipes when you don’t add bagoong (your pinakbet and Bicol Express recipes, IIRC). This is actually a very common attitude as well.

When I eat kare-kare without the requisite bagoong, people will just stare at me in disbelief. Sometimes, some well-meaning people will actually spoon the bagoong on their plates onto mine without asking, thinking I forgot to get it at the buffet.

Lol when I explain that I deliberately did not get any because I am allergic they *always* say “But you CANNOT eat kare-kare without bagoong!” They simply cannot believe kare-kare is still enjoyable without it.

We just love those strong fishy smells, what can you do? *shrugs* It’s definitely an acquired taste and young people who have never been exposed to other cuisines will find it stinky.

BTW for those parents who have young ones going to school in the U.S., have mercy on your kids and give them money for lunch (or sandwiches) instead of making them sit in the cafeteria with stinky food…

]]> By: Pinoy pa rin ako http://pinoycook.net/cultural-differences-and-acquired-taste/comment-page-1/#comment-33303 Pinoy pa rin ako Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:25:44 +0000 http://www.pinoycook.net/index.php/recipes/recipe/cultural-differences-and-acquired-taste/#comment-33303 "Stinky?" Simply calling another culture's food "stinky" is purely ignorance on one's part. One does not live on burgers and french fries alone...but then again...maybe some actually do. The new world was discovered along time ago, and this new world is at your neighborhoods by way of their very own different foods and delicacies. However different they maybe from what we all grew up from eating, they simply do not stink. What stinks is one's inability to assimilate with other cultures and their own surroundings and their hesitancy to try new things. Sometimes we just need to try new things. Where is one's sense of adventure? “Stinky?”

Simply calling another culture’s food “stinky” is purely ignorance on one’s part. One does not live on burgers and french fries alone…but then again…maybe some actually do. The new world was discovered along time ago, and this new world is at your neighborhoods by way of their very own different foods and delicacies. However different they maybe from what we all grew up from eating, they simply do not stink. What stinks is one’s inability to assimilate with other cultures and their own surroundings and their hesitancy to try new things. Sometimes we just need to try new things. Where is one’s sense of adventure?

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