But in also means that there is Korean influance in Chinese and Japanese dishes. So "culinary authenticity" is not possible for all countries, since the culinary influance goes both ways. It is also often difficult to identity where exactly the dishes come from and what was their original form.
www.yooeating.com/mofad-korean... Looking at the example of Korean food, we can see (especially after Japanese ocupation) the influance of Chinese and Japanese food culture. Just as mentioned in the articule, there are Jjajangmyun, Jjampong or Ka-re Rice.
Besides the obvious changes in the recipes happening due to the passage of time, the most important factor in this case is the influance of other countries/cultures' food. It happens in Europe with Slavic countries having similar dishes, it happens in Latin countries, and it happens in East Asia.
I think "culinary authenticity" is very unlikely to be possible in any country, even though some of them put a huge emphasize on that. Just as traditions and rituals change, the food in certain countries changes too, and there are many reasons for that phenomenon. #CulinaryAuthenticity
Assuming that it comes from the want of looking more "white" is simply offensive. There are many white communities who perceived tanned, darker skin as a beauty standard, yet noone tells them that they try to be more like black communities.
Clearly it does not come from trying to look like a different ethnicity. And although in some communities those historical aspects of beauty standards are no longer present or that important, it should not makes us believe that the origin of a certain beauty standard is totally different.
As mentioned previously, this beauty standard did not only appear in Asia. In my country, even though people here are white, the fair skin has been concidered more beautiful, as people working in the fields were the ones with darker tanned skin.
In the historical times, white, fair skin used to simply be associated with higher statues. Noble people were not out as much as "peasants", and because of that they did not get as taned. This is also the best example that beauty standards often came from the higher state.
It is often mistakenly believed that Asian people's beauty standard of white skin comes from the want of looking like a white person, which is not true at all. Asian communities are not the only ones which "value" this beauty trait and its origin is totally different.
Somehow, does two "sides" of things "made in China" seem to exist seperatly. It is as if there are two different markets coming from two different countries. There is still the stereotypical way of looking at Chinese products, while brand new better ones are starting to appear as well.
At the same time we can see more and more Chinese electric cars riding on our streets. They become more popular with each month, being seen as extremly high quality, often better than the European ones, for smaller price. Nevertheless it does not necessarily change the perception of Chinese products
Those two images seem to coexist, even if they exclude each other. In Poland we have very cheap stores called "Chińczyk" which literally translates to "Chinese man". They are perceived as places where you can buy anything for a small price, but the quality is often terrible.
The stereotype of things "made in China" being cheap and bad quality is very common around the world and, even though people in other countries start to recognize good quality products and brands that are originated in China, the stereotype does not go away.
This situation is I think the first and most talked about case of racism in Poland towards Asian people. The interview and video segment was loudly criticized, especially by Polish k-pop fans, and it brought to light the problem of seeing Asian men as weak and feminine (mostly by white man).
The problem is he didn't use a photo of Jungkook, he used a photo of one of the others BTS members, which shows he didn't care to check this thing. Moreover the whole interview was asking questions about how 'manly' an Asian guy can be and if we can call him handsome or just 'pretty' like girls.
Sadly I could only find the news in Polish. To summarize, the journalist decided to walk around one of Polish cities with the photo of Jungkook and ask people what they think about him being 'the most handsome man in the world'.
Back in 2019/2020 Jungkook of BTS was mentioned as one of the most attractive men in the world. In one of the Polish TV stations a journalist made an interview amongst people and based his short video segment about that. It was one of the most talked about rasist cases in Poland towards Asian people
Moreover my mom as a BTS fan always asks about certain contexts of different songs or performances and telling her about Korean culture or history makes me feel like she understands the asian part of the world a little bit better.
Knowing more about East Asia helped me understand my favourite artist's music and lyrics more - the symbolism, cultural significance of certain performances and other aspects of their art. Thanks to that, I can enjoy the popculture on a deeper level,giving me more pleasure out of consuming the media
Because of that I learned a lot about the culture and history of not only Korea, but the whole East Asian region, as all of the countries there are interconnected. My knowledge about those countries not only helped me to understand better other cultures, but also the popculture itself.
Right before I was about to choose my college major, I had discovered BTS, which made me choose Korean Studies major with the intent of simply learning the language, yet with time it made me interested in all other aspects of Korea. #BTS#kpop#popculture
I think depending on the culture, funny video like that can encourage people and explain everything easier, but also it can be percived as unserious or not proffesional enough.
