I get to speak directly to this I'm a Chinese-American "Gross" Chinese food was absolutely not an expression of envy for high-status food prepared by elite chefs using rare ingredients by poor white kids when I was growing up Come on dude https://t.co/Psmp4Lb7Xb
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Replying to @arthur_affect
The opposite of what he's saying is actually true of poor white people. At least where I'm from in rural Texas. I was more likely to eat well-seasoned food, and a variety of meats not normally on the table in white suburban houses.
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Replying to @ryrysomeguy
Everyone fucking knows that bland food is a signaller of wealth and status in the West -- the idea that you can afford high-quality ingredients, particularly meat, which don't "need" spices to disguise their flavor
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Replying to @arthur_affect @ryrysomeguy
it's also tied up with early 20th century food movements, where "food reformers" tried to distinguish "healthy eating" as distinct from "overly rich" italian food ie, baked meat, boiled vegetable, unseasoned starch, all unseasoned and "unmixed"
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like that particular style of meal didn't come out of nowhere, and it's not inherently cheaper than (say) a stir-fry, but it's "better" for you because it doesn't "overly excite" the nerves / digestive tract / whatever
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Replying to @perdricof @ryrysomeguy
Oh yeah Long tradition of this in the United States specifically (although it was around throughout Europe) They had a very serious scientific belief that overstimulation of the senses was generally bad for you, descended from a Christian idea of avoiding lust and passion
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It was responsible for the invention of extremely American foods like Kellogg's cornflakes and Graham crackers Dr. John Kellogg and Rev. Sylvester Graham both specifically wanted Americans to eat more unflavored carbs and less protein and fat
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Graham invented the cracker that shares his name to stop people from masturbating. It did not work but they are bland as hell.
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Replying to @Lonely_Nerdette @arthur_affect and
... I actually like graham crackers..
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Modern graham crackers are often sweetened with sugar or honey and therefore untrue to Graham's original vision Same with the added sugar and salt in Kellogg's Corn Flakes
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Lonely_Nerdette and
Right right I actually knew the origins of corn flakes and graham crackers
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