"Steve Freides" > wrote in message
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> Ophelia wrote:
>
>>> It was to illustrate that inauthentic can be tasty too.
>>
>> Fie on 'authentic'!!! What it the point in 'authentic' if you enjoy
>> it even slightly differently! Authentic is what someone 'says' it
>> is. Sorry, i am not interested in prescriptive cooking. I take the
>> best that I can find and make it palatable for me and mine! I think
>> your son is exactly right and good for him!!
>
> I don't think that "fie on authentic" is the right place in this
> particular continuum, either. E.g., if you've only had the Americanized
> versions of some foods, having them in their country of origin, made the
> "authentic" way, can be almost unimaginably different and delicious.
>
> Falafel would be an example for me - I've had it here in the US, but
> having it in Israel (and, I imagine, elsewhere in the Middle East, too)
> is, well, there's just no comparison. It's _so_ much better tasting over
> there.
>
> Gelato would be another one - I've never had it here that tasted anywhere
> close to how it tastes in Italy.
>
> I'm sure we could (and some of us wil, no doubt) add to that list.
>
> And the difference isn't just in "authentic" recipes, either - it's
> "authentic" ingredients, some of which simply can't be had in the same
> form here no matter how hard you try, it seems.
>
> IOW, it's good to know whether or not something is authentic - that
> doesn't have to matter to whether you like it or not, but it's worthwhile
> information to have.

I don't disgree, but that is not all there is!

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