Oh come on! You and conoly both missed that I acknowledged it was a syntax flub. Are you trying to rub it in my face now? :P I get the masalas can vary too, but a fair number of them do rely on certain staples; oddly enough, one comment I found while finding these sources noted that turmeric was one of the stronger-smelling spices that exude through your skin.
I should also point out that-
Being raised by white parents doesn't give a black kid the power of lactase persistence,
This isn't totally accurate too, as consistent use does eventually create some resistance in this example. I'm digging for the article, but I will at least throw in the anecdote that I'm part of the statistic; I get all the symptoms and it makes eating in NYC difficult since pizza in the city is great but public restrooms are such a rarity in general and I've had this since my elementary days. But I know if I do the bare minimums every so often, my body does develop some tolerance. It doesn't mean I'm not eating white sauce-based cheese casseroles without repercussions anytime soon, but I can feel the difference and I'm saying this as someone who gets issues even after using lactose pills if I don't eat any for awhile.
Anyway, I agree it's an evolving thing that will become more accepted either as it is shaped to cater towards more Westernized interests or as generations acclimate to it, but for now it's something of a hard sell. In the meantime, like you said, some foods will take time to appreciate--I get the same way over braunshwager and liver dishes in general, and other things like balut will take serious image management before it finds a wider appreciation.
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Re: Thoughts
Date: 2017-06-26 08:38 pm (UTC)Oh come on! You and
I should also point out that-
Being raised by white parents doesn't give a black kid the power of lactase persistence,
This isn't totally accurate too, as consistent use does eventually create some resistance in this example. I'm digging for the article, but I will at least throw in the anecdote that I'm part of the statistic; I get all the symptoms and it makes eating in NYC difficult since pizza in the city is great but public restrooms are such a rarity in general and I've had this since my elementary days. But I know if I do the bare minimums every so often, my body does develop some tolerance. It doesn't mean I'm not eating white sauce-based cheese casseroles without repercussions anytime soon, but I can feel the difference and I'm saying this as someone who gets issues even after using lactose pills if I don't eat any for awhile.
Anyway, I agree it's an evolving thing that will become more accepted either as it is shaped to cater towards more Westernized interests or as generations acclimate to it, but for now it's something of a hard sell. In the meantime, like you said, some foods will take time to appreciate--I get the same way over braunshwager and liver dishes in general, and other things like balut will take serious image management before it finds a wider appreciation.