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Perfect_Anteater5810 t1_itcydkw wrote

Reply to comment by Knife2MeetYouToo in "Iron Chef Mexico" on Netflix might be the best Iron Chef show since the original Japanese by bflaminio

I don’t blame you, specially if you didn’t grow up eating some of this stuff, I did so I liked the episode very much.

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Knife2MeetYouToo t1_itcz18w wrote

I lived in Mexico briefly and have no problem with the cuisine, but if they are focusing on bullshit like that instead of actual traditional Mexican cuisine and ingredients it isn't my style.

I prefer to not sit through obvious cultural appropriation.

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Perfect_Anteater5810 t1_itczp06 wrote

> I lived in Mexico briefly and have no problem with the cuisine,

I grew up down there and eating any ant-eggs and those little cactus grubs have been a staple in the regional diet since pre-colonization times.

> I prefer to not sit through obvious cultural appropriation.

It’s cooking by Mexican chefs for a Mexican audience you absolute woke-wanker.

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Knife2MeetYouToo t1_itd0kxh wrote

No shit, and some people in America eat mac + cheese with american cheese all the time.

Does that mean an American cooking competition should choose crappy pasta and american cheese as 'special ingredients'?

No, because much richer and more appealing foods represent the country better, just like Mexico.

Why are we watching them cook with crap simply because the producers want to push that lifestyle? It is a cooking show, not politics.

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bflaminio OP t1_itd2adl wrote

With all due respect, you have absolutely no idea what you are writing about.

Watch the show, at least one episode, then come back and write your manifesto. You're way off.

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Knife2MeetYouToo t1_itd3tta wrote

Yeah I only lived in Mexico and ate across the country.

So amusing to watch people who have no international culinary experience talk down because I actually know good Mexican ingredients.

Keep eating your crickets while I enjoy some huitlacoche.

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bflaminio OP t1_itdfouo wrote

Like I said, watch the show. You are railing against a thing that the show is not.

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sunnyisloved t1_itls04p wrote

The techniques and regional culinary traditions used here are very much Mexican. Watch an episode with an open mind.

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