tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414859680777728593.post7501070657231046748..comments2023-06-10T07:41:43.276-04:00Comments on VS. THE POMEGRANATE: Sometimes Being Lebanese is Awesome.Joseph Shahadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02563551051906038151noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414859680777728593.post-8750348074317121022009-10-25T00:20:31.999-04:002009-10-25T00:20:31.999-04:00I love giant food.
And also: even though this res...I love giant food.<br /><br />And also: even though this response seems silly, food copyrights represent billions of dollars.<br /><br />"Sabra" hummus, my ass...Joseph Shahadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563551051906038151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414859680777728593.post-30449793637230054862009-10-25T00:07:53.088-04:002009-10-25T00:07:53.088-04:00So many reactions to this post.
1. HUMMMMMMUUSSSS...So many reactions to this post.<br /><br />1. HUMMMMMMUUSSSSSSS! ::: drools :::<br /><br />2. I have been annoyed for years at what is essentially culinary cultural appropriation on the part of colonizing bodies (please refer to the Brits and the establishment of tea as a British institution, when India had it for centuries). While this argument gets murky in a broader, global historical context (lots of folks argue that many Arab dishes have traceable Persian origins...so, complicated)I am supportive of the Lebanese reclamation of hummus.<br /><br />3. The idea of a two-ton plate of hummus made me temporarily black out from pleasure. I know it's just chickpea spread. I know. But...HUMMMMMUSSSSSS!<br /><br />4. We have a saying down here: If you don't like my peaches, then don't you shake my tree.<br />In light of the political situation between Israel and Lebanon, this particular appropriation is extra bad. I mean, what the hell? I hate blanket generalizations, but I think it's safe to say that Israeli society doesn't generally celebrate Arab culture and even regards Yemeni and Iraqi Jewish culture with suspicion. That's been my impression, anyway. Buuuuut it's okay to market hummus as Israeli cuisine? Getttt the fuck out. <br /><br />5. This cuisine showdown World Record thing needs to carry over to shawarma NOW. My birthday's in January, Joe, so you have plenty of time to pull this together. Make it happen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414859680777728593.post-80579994430527231942009-10-24T22:58:30.004-04:002009-10-24T22:58:30.004-04:00its truly despicable that Israel is trying to clai...its truly despicable that Israel is trying to claim Arab cuisine as its own. What a goddamned joke.Sabina E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14679639206346030919noreply@blogger.com