Michael Twitty on culinary justice | Observer Ideas
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- čas přidán 29. 10. 2014
- Culinary historian Michael Twitty says cultures have a right to the inherent value of their gastronomical production, and argues that by sharing our food traditions we remind ourselves that we are all one family, with one destiny.
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As a nurse working in an ICU, I saw many times the effects of limited access to quality food.Much can be learned by living history and discovering the hard work behind nutritionally dense foods. Great lecture, thanks for your work.I would love to come to the pot luck.The best dish I learned from my mom was mac and cheese, and no kraft box is involved in the menu
Michael Twitty in da house. So underrated. You're amazing, keep up the great work!
I discovered Michael Twitty via the Townsend youtube channel. I watched his episodes and love the idea of someone recreating the food of the enslaved. I also really like that someone is working to make sure the history of the enslaved is told and I would really love to see a hell of a lot more of that. My forebears were enslaved and the victims of genocide in the United States. And those stories not being ignored is very important. I recall hearing stories of the trail of tears as a kid, talking about what happened to my family, as if it were just yesterday. The realness of it was so real that I thought everyone know where they came from. Once I grew and realized that most people had no idea where the hell they came from I felt sad for them.
That being said, I think everyone needs to stop using the phrase “cultural appropriation”. That is horseshit. It’s a derisive frame of thought and the phrase is only used to make other people wrong and demean them. It doesn’t empower anyone. Talking about “protecting culture” is also something I find troublesome. You see, my culture was “protected”.
What Mister Twitty is referring to is what is called PDO, or Protected Designation of Origin. It’s an EU thing:
Definition:
Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) is a European Union definition. PDO products are most closely linked to the concept of terroir - a sense of place discernible in the flavor of the food. PDO products must be produced, processed and prepared in a specific region using traditional production methods. The raw materials must also be from the defined area whose name the product bears. The quality or characteristics of the product must be due essentially or exclusively to its place or origin, i.e., climate, the nature of the soil and local know-how.
This is a very bad idea to try and instill into the United States.
I’m amazed that this man and his words have not been watched more. He is so very eloquent, speaking truth from his heart. Bless him. Brixton loves him.
This was fantastic. My my. I have been looking for someone to tell this story. I thought it was only me.
Amazing speech, very inspiring and informative.
Michael Twitty wears normal modern clothes? I didn't know that.
So Powerful
I'm lost.
Yes, you probably are.
stay with it...
Maybe the food tastes good etc. etc., but there's something wrong with this picture. The guy is obese and that isn't a healthy way to live.
I'm sure he eats modern stuff at home lol that body ain't from plain grits and steamed fish
Insert vicitm narrative...
It's American history, you really want to ignore/forget it?
phototristan Japanese were victims too in ww2 but are they still complaining?
Some are, yes, absolutely. And many Chinese are still complaining about the Japanese in WWII. It doesn't take a lot of research to find that, either. In fact, there is no place where a people who have been systemically killed and oppressed by governments and armies, merely for being who they are, have shut up and stopped complaining. Ask the Armenians about the Turks. Ask the Irish about the English.
NoVaKane maybe, if you actually listen. There are plenty of books and narrative on the subject matter...
phototristan I hate victim mentality but he’s an educated historian and is telling it how it is sometimes things get brushed off it doesn’t make you a victim he’s proud and embraces his history through art of cooking, he isn’t breaking property and causing trouble on the streets. Give him a break he’s a good humble man.