cultural appropriation

Good or Bad?

“I want the people going on the trips to have a better understanding not just of the culture[…] because you can’t cook the food without understanding the people” (Arellano 102). Marylin Tausend, said it best– one cannot cook (professionally) without understanding the people. This rings true especially if someone is not a native of theContinue reading “Good or Bad?”

Appropriation, Again!

In my first post, “Cultural Appropriation,” I mentioned Taco Bell and Chipotle as commercialized Mexican food. Even though there is nowhere on their websites that explicitly state that they offer “clean Mexican food,” it is well understood to be just that. With the changing of times, companies have learned that putting their bias out thereContinue reading “Appropriation, Again!”

New Ingredients

The Spanish Inquisition changed the future livelihood of the Aztecs forever. Imagine being fully dependent on vegetation since the beginning of time. All you have known is that the gods grant good growing seasons, and your job is to constantly tend to the land. Once the Spanish colonists arrived, they introduced livestock like chicken, beef,Continue reading “New Ingredients”

The essence of Mexican food is the idea of “coming from scratch” and not some commercialized food that is mass-produced, like Taco Bell or Chipotle. Even though it may be hard to find the original ingredients in America, like maize (ground corn), it’s the care and passion that goes into the food that it theContinue reading “Cultural Appropriation”