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Give me pernil or give me death (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] 11 points 9 months ago* (8 children)

Okay, that chicken looks disgusting, but really. Minimalist cooking celebrating the ingredients without leaning into spices is a whole thing. Sashimi? Cong you bing? Tamago gohan? Spaghetti aglio e olio? Fresh bread or "new potatoes" with butter? Finnish salmon soup (clear or creamy)? How could you not appreciate those just as much as a well-seasoned flavor bomb?

Also to defend european cuisine, yes chicken is boring, that's why actual European recipes would also drown it other stuff: coq au vin, arroz con pollo (Spanish variant), frango piri-piri, chicken paprikash, Kyiv chicken...

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child)

    If you are purposefully leaving food unseasoned to experience its natural flavor, you are fine.

    We are talking about people scared of a lil paprika in a situation that clearly calls for it.

    Edit: all the dishes you named as unseasoned… they all have seasoning except sashimi and buttered potatoes. Soy sauce, garlic, and Sichuan pepper are seasoning/spices. And Sashimi is typically eaten with soy sauce AFAIK.

    Nothing in this meme makes fun of European cuisine. It makes fun of a very specific subsection of White people in the U.S. who would watch the TPUSA halftime show instead of Bad Bunny.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago*

    I know, it's mostly the comments making fun of "bland european cuisine" that got to me; plural, so didn't respond under one. The meme doesn't even mention Europe. Sorry, should have been clearer.

    And sure, you can say that soy sauce is spice, or that the scallions and sesame oil in scallion pancakes are a spice, or that the soup portion of french onion soup is nothing but spice... Personally, I think in those cases what you call "spice" is one of the ingredients being celebrated (or in the case of soy sauce, sometimes just a way to add liquid salt). Such as in the case of spaghetti aglio e olio, garlic is the thing (along with quality ingredients), whereas in spicy foods it's nearly always about the balanced spice blend. Even in something like chili, the peppers play a smaller part.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    ...do you really think we don’t know this? Do you really not get the joke? How sensitive do you need to be to see this and think it’s an anti-white thing, not a Diversity vs Racists thing?

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    It's not "sensitivity", it's simply pattern recognition. In the US, unseasoned/bland food has been a crack made at the expense of 'white people' specifically, for a very long time on the Internet.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    It’s literally and specifically attacking the blandness that are Turning Point USA racists and you’re taking it as an attack against white people food in general. Your skin is so fucking thin I can see right through it.

    I fully agree that there’s a lot more white food than boiled chicken but this is targeting the people who find ketchup to be spicy. Take a big ol’ deep breath.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    Boiling chicken isn't celebrating it. This is also more more about anglo cooking in the USA.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    Hainanese chicken rice would like a word. The most basic version of this dish has 3 ingredients: boiled (technically poached) chicken, rice, and salt. It’s exactly a celebration of the flavour of a high quality pasture-raised chicken (ideally a heritage slow-growing breed).

    Yes, it’s usually garnished with chilli sauce, cucumbers, and even tomatoes. But the central component of the dish is boiled chicken.

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