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ShroomFoot t1_j7wafue wrote

Reply to comment by child_of_air in Takoyaki and A Proper Udon Broth by [deleted]

The fact that you call me an idiot for your racist words is mildly funny. Go on, keep telling me how stating that an ethnicity can't do something well solely based on their ethnic make up isn't racist. I'll pop some popcorn, because it will be entertaining to see how you try to justify it.

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child_of_air t1_j7w0oyi wrote

Reply to comment by ShroomFoot in Takoyaki and A Proper Udon Broth by [deleted]

I never said they can't do it. I said they don't do it well.

People of color agree with me - this includes all of my friends, family and aquaintances. Koreans for example, aren't going to go to a "Korean" restaurant run by Jake and Sam, who haven't even ever been to Korea. Nope. They will laugh and go someplace that is run by Koreans, because they want to taste a little bit of home.

Food is culture. If you don't understand the culture making the food, chances are you aren't going to get that food right. This has nothing to do with racism, and you're an idiot for thinking that it does.

White people and others telling themselves that they can serve up anything they want and do anything they want is all well and good. It's a free country and you can serve almost anything. But don't expect someone from that actual country to eat there, because they probably won't.

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child_of_air t1_j7vzlr9 wrote

Reply to comment by weakenedstrain in Takoyaki and A Proper Udon Broth by [deleted]

How is it insulting, actually? Insulting to white people that are trying to make sushi and open up an "ethnic" restaurant? Are you next going to tell me I'm being racist against white people? (That doesn't exist by the way.)

You know, I'll try anything once. I have eaten at quite a few establishments that were run by people of a different ethnic background other than the food they were serving. I paid my money, I ate my food. I wouldn't have an issue with them if they made it right. But they don't.

If you disagree with me, you would be writing about how awesome Maine's ethnic food scene is, but you're not. I think I just touched on a nerve because Mainers are sensitive to the fact that the lack of Ethnic diversity here makes it a very bland place in a lot of ways. The food scene is just once of them. You can bury your head in the snow and pretend that it's not an issue, but it totally is. The fact that everyone got offended at my post obviously touches on that.

>In Portland, I’ve found that there’s really only one place to go to get anything approaching a decent takoyaki and slurpable udon broth.

So it's just the one then, right? LOL, I'm sure I've already found it.

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>your adopted regions local flavor.

What flavor?!? That bland flavor?! Is that what you're talking about? Is that the taste of Maine?

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