Maangchi & Japanese Breakfast Explore Effects of War on Korean Cuisine
video description
Date: 2020-05-17
Related videos
Comments and reviews: 10
Joe
UGH. There-s that -cultural appropriation- thing again. People can eat other people-s food, and that-s OK. Why is it such a problem if non-Koreans are enjoying Korean food? --I noticed a bit of a divide in this video; like the two younger girls were going on and on about their American experience while Maangchi, someone who actually came from Korea, grew up and lived there, looks on, almost as if asking -are these girls for real? ---Maybe it-s the age gap, but it-s probably also a culture gap too. It seems in America there is this trend of hyper-adopting your root culture; we make it this contest to see who is the most authentic authority of a culture. If you-re Latino, you-re more Latino than someone who actually came from a Latino country. If you-re half-Korean, or half Japanese, you-re the authority on that culture, and you have this unspoken entitlement to be indignant of anyone -stealing- your culture. And people who actually come from those countries of origins couldn-t give a flying F if foreigners are -appropriating- their culture. Chinese from China are flattered that western women are wearing the qipao/cheongsam, while American-born Chinese throw a fit about -cultural appropriation. - An American mother dresses her child up in Kimono and while people in the USA, even non-Japanese are -insulted, - Japanese from Japan are actually delighted. Is it me, or this righteous indignation for others -appropriating- a culture purely an American thing? --Cultures mix, and that-s how new culture is born. That-s just life. Budae Jjigae is probably my most favorite Korean dish, probably second to Japchae and I dunno how I would react to someone saying I couldn-t enjoy it because I-m not Korean. Maybe I-d say -Fine, give us back tacos. And stop eating pizza. OMG, that-s not like real Italian pizza how Italians eat it! How dare you! ---Glad to hear Maangchi say it. If you enjoy it, it-s your kimchi. It-s funny to hear her say this as Budae Jjigae, a dish which was itself born out of mixing Korean ingredients with American meats and processed foods, is being discussed. Had this fusion, this mix not happened, had the cultural appropriation police been around to say -No no no, you can-t mix those things, - we wouldn-t have had the wonderful dish that is Budae Jjigae. --So instead of being snobbish of others enjoying food of your culture, I think (insert your culture here)-Americans ought to appreciate that their culture is being appreciated and enjoyed.
reply
UGH. There-s that -cultural appropriation- thing again. People can eat other people-s food, and that-s OK. Why is it such a problem if non-Koreans are enjoying Korean food? --I noticed a bit of a divide in this video; like the two younger girls were going on and on about their American experience while Maangchi, someone who actually came from Korea, grew up and lived there, looks on, almost as if asking -are these girls for real? ---Maybe it-s the age gap, but it-s probably also a culture gap too. It seems in America there is this trend of hyper-adopting your root culture; we make it this contest to see who is the most authentic authority of a culture. If you-re Latino, you-re more Latino than someone who actually came from a Latino country. If you-re half-Korean, or half Japanese, you-re the authority on that culture, and you have this unspoken entitlement to be indignant of anyone -stealing- your culture. And people who actually come from those countries of origins couldn-t give a flying F if foreigners are -appropriating- their culture. Chinese from China are flattered that western women are wearing the qipao/cheongsam, while American-born Chinese throw a fit about -cultural appropriation. - An American mother dresses her child up in Kimono and while people in the USA, even non-Japanese are -insulted, - Japanese from Japan are actually delighted. Is it me, or this righteous indignation for others -appropriating- a culture purely an American thing? --Cultures mix, and that-s how new culture is born. That-s just life. Budae Jjigae is probably my most favorite Korean dish, probably second to Japchae and I dunno how I would react to someone saying I couldn-t enjoy it because I-m not Korean. Maybe I-d say -Fine, give us back tacos. And stop eating pizza. OMG, that-s not like real Italian pizza how Italians eat it! How dare you! ---Glad to hear Maangchi say it. If you enjoy it, it-s your kimchi. It-s funny to hear her say this as Budae Jjigae, a dish which was itself born out of mixing Korean ingredients with American meats and processed foods, is being discussed. Had this fusion, this mix not happened, had the cultural appropriation police been around to say -No no no, you can-t mix those things, - we wouldn-t have had the wonderful dish that is Budae Jjigae. --So instead of being snobbish of others enjoying food of your culture, I think (insert your culture here)-Americans ought to appreciate that their culture is being appreciated and enjoyed.
reply
bohemoth1
I used to work with my Korean counterparts in The Business Consulting Firm on Main Street near Mitchell Gardens Co-op in Flushing Queens. Not to far from Han Korean Supermarket downstairs there was a Korean Restaurant. My partner who was in the National Guard and I used to go downstairs to eat Korean food. -I loved the restaurant and fell in love with eating Kimchi and sushi and boiled fish soup with rice and noodles. -We were both military and work for his Firm part time. One night I got off duty and met with my friend Jay Yu who was a National Guard Major and my other friend who was an Army Sergeant at Fort Drum in Upstate New York he was African American and Arab. This was back in the 1980s. I rented a stretched Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Limousine and went to eat Korean food in Korean Town in Manhattan New York City not far from The university of FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Jay's mother taught me how to make Kimchi and gave me one of hers Kimchi Fermentation Crocks. Watching these videos brings back such fond memories. -Because I loved Korean food so much Jay's mother and the rest of his family took us to South Korea to meet their families. I remember eating The Bade Stew Korean style. -Give me some Kimchi and Spam, I'm good to go all day and night just eating the Kimchi and Spam. Now all of my children love Korean food. -When I holiday in Dubai, believe it or not I bought Kimchi and Spam with me. CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION ALLOWED ME TO BRING IN THE SPAM! In my hotel suite I did all of the cooking. One afternoon Sarah (Jay's wife) came up and did the cooking the aroma was spellbinding. -Thank you for posting such a lovely video.
reply
I used to work with my Korean counterparts in The Business Consulting Firm on Main Street near Mitchell Gardens Co-op in Flushing Queens. Not to far from Han Korean Supermarket downstairs there was a Korean Restaurant. My partner who was in the National Guard and I used to go downstairs to eat Korean food. -I loved the restaurant and fell in love with eating Kimchi and sushi and boiled fish soup with rice and noodles. -We were both military and work for his Firm part time. One night I got off duty and met with my friend Jay Yu who was a National Guard Major and my other friend who was an Army Sergeant at Fort Drum in Upstate New York he was African American and Arab. This was back in the 1980s. I rented a stretched Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Limousine and went to eat Korean food in Korean Town in Manhattan New York City not far from The university of FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Jay's mother taught me how to make Kimchi and gave me one of hers Kimchi Fermentation Crocks. Watching these videos brings back such fond memories. -Because I loved Korean food so much Jay's mother and the rest of his family took us to South Korea to meet their families. I remember eating The Bade Stew Korean style. -Give me some Kimchi and Spam, I'm good to go all day and night just eating the Kimchi and Spam. Now all of my children love Korean food. -When I holiday in Dubai, believe it or not I bought Kimchi and Spam with me. CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION ALLOWED ME TO BRING IN THE SPAM! In my hotel suite I did all of the cooking. One afternoon Sarah (Jay's wife) came up and did the cooking the aroma was spellbinding. -Thank you for posting such a lovely video.
reply
Aigo
Maangchi is the reason I was able to start cooking Korean food: ) My husband is Korean, and Maangchi's recipes really helped me learn the basis for Korean cooking. But that's the great thing about cooking, like Maangchi says. You can change it up! I followed her recipes exactly for many years, but as I've grown, learned my husband's tastes, my tastes, his family tastes, my family tastes, etc. I've changed them up a bit. ---Sometimes I just have to work with what we have because we can't buy more. Now I think outside of the box thanks to Maangchi. -Let me think, what do we have in the fridge, freezer, and pantry. How can I put it together to make something delicious? - I've learned that sometimes you don't have to have the exact ingredients from a recipe to make a certain dish. That's OK! Toss in what leftover veggies, proteins, or what's in the fridge/freezer you have from the last thing you made. You might discover something new that your family loves, too. :)
reply
Maangchi is the reason I was able to start cooking Korean food: ) My husband is Korean, and Maangchi's recipes really helped me learn the basis for Korean cooking. But that's the great thing about cooking, like Maangchi says. You can change it up! I followed her recipes exactly for many years, but as I've grown, learned my husband's tastes, my tastes, his family tastes, my family tastes, etc. I've changed them up a bit. ---Sometimes I just have to work with what we have because we can't buy more. Now I think outside of the box thanks to Maangchi. -Let me think, what do we have in the fridge, freezer, and pantry. How can I put it together to make something delicious? - I've learned that sometimes you don't have to have the exact ingredients from a recipe to make a certain dish. That's OK! Toss in what leftover veggies, proteins, or what's in the fridge/freezer you have from the last thing you made. You might discover something new that your family loves, too. :)
reply
NikkiStixx7
I can't possibly dislike this video because Maangchi is in it, and she's an actual saint. The other two women going off about -cultural appropriation- and having a cry about how other cultures are enjoying and doing their cooking better than them. Listen to Maangchi. She loves that people are learning to cook the foods she's teaching and loves sharing her knowledge with anyone who will listen. Not an ounce of bitterness in that beautiful soul. She's here to cook and share ideas with anyone who will lend an ear. This woman lived through the Korean war and learned to cook Korean food as authentically as you can, from another Korean, and isn't the slightest upset about others trying it out and making it their own recipe. The two ladies on the right could really learn a lot from her. That's just my opinion though.
reply
I can't possibly dislike this video because Maangchi is in it, and she's an actual saint. The other two women going off about -cultural appropriation- and having a cry about how other cultures are enjoying and doing their cooking better than them. Listen to Maangchi. She loves that people are learning to cook the foods she's teaching and loves sharing her knowledge with anyone who will listen. Not an ounce of bitterness in that beautiful soul. She's here to cook and share ideas with anyone who will lend an ear. This woman lived through the Korean war and learned to cook Korean food as authentically as you can, from another Korean, and isn't the slightest upset about others trying it out and making it their own recipe. The two ladies on the right could really learn a lot from her. That's just my opinion though.
reply
Guest
about 40 years ago, I was in my local health-food store, when I was talked into buying a jar of kimchi - I had never heard of the stuff before ( I was a kid ) - when I got home and opened it, I was horrified by what I found and thought it had gone bad, but my parents - ( my father from Mola di Bari, and my mother, an Neapolitan-American who never had been out of Brooklyn ), both knew it was good and loved it - I always thought so many times that cultures at opposite sides of the world overlap, and maybe it's a sea culture as well, and a mainly vegetarian food culture, but neither of my parents knew anything about Korea and loved it! and that's just the start of how many similar foods were encountered ( especially in the fish store - but since I was an early vegan, I didn't encouraged that! )
reply
about 40 years ago, I was in my local health-food store, when I was talked into buying a jar of kimchi - I had never heard of the stuff before ( I was a kid ) - when I got home and opened it, I was horrified by what I found and thought it had gone bad, but my parents - ( my father from Mola di Bari, and my mother, an Neapolitan-American who never had been out of Brooklyn ), both knew it was good and loved it - I always thought so many times that cultures at opposite sides of the world overlap, and maybe it's a sea culture as well, and a mainly vegetarian food culture, but neither of my parents knew anything about Korea and loved it! and that's just the start of how many similar foods were encountered ( especially in the fish store - but since I was an early vegan, I didn't encouraged that! )
reply
S.
Michelle, the story of your mom made me cry like a little child because we're at a similar age and my biggest fear is losing my mom who shows her love mainly with her amazing Korean cooking. Growing up in a predominantly white area with a lot of racism, I was taught to feel ashamed about my Korean heritage and resent it. People changed a lot in the past two decades though and suddenly anything Korean is super trendy but being a child and teen girl in this country was extremely rough. I learned to reconnect with Korea first by rediscovering its fanatastic culinary side and also by bingewatching lovely Maangchi's videos. You probably won't see this comment but take care!
reply
Michelle, the story of your mom made me cry like a little child because we're at a similar age and my biggest fear is losing my mom who shows her love mainly with her amazing Korean cooking. Growing up in a predominantly white area with a lot of racism, I was taught to feel ashamed about my Korean heritage and resent it. People changed a lot in the past two decades though and suddenly anything Korean is super trendy but being a child and teen girl in this country was extremely rough. I learned to reconnect with Korea first by rediscovering its fanatastic culinary side and also by bingewatching lovely Maangchi's videos. You probably won't see this comment but take care!
reply
EdwardThimbleHands
0: 21, -Korean mom and white dad, - I guess his nationality or cultural history don't matter? I normally couldn't care less about where people are from, but if you're going to say specifically what one parent's culture or country of origin is, maybe don't just leave the other parent as a color and move on? She doesn't even call her mom Asian because that is too broad, and in turn -white- isn't even as specific as a region. The variety of cultures and countries that are being dismissed by a color or general region is ridiculous. At least be as equally specific about your parent's origins because everyone should be treated equally.
reply
0: 21, -Korean mom and white dad, - I guess his nationality or cultural history don't matter? I normally couldn't care less about where people are from, but if you're going to say specifically what one parent's culture or country of origin is, maybe don't just leave the other parent as a color and move on? She doesn't even call her mom Asian because that is too broad, and in turn -white- isn't even as specific as a region. The variety of cultures and countries that are being dismissed by a color or general region is ridiculous. At least be as equally specific about your parent's origins because everyone should be treated equally.
reply
redfullmoon
I really appreciate this series, because for years, at least a decade ago, I have been hearing ignorant AF comments from some white people (usually ignorant Europeans who travel) who lament that my country has no food culture for incorporating a lot of American ingredients or canned foods in our cuisine, notwithstanding the fact we were an American colony, and comparing that food with other more exotic Southeast Asian cuisine (mostly Thai) which actually has its share of Western and Chinese influences. For some reason a lot of these -travelers- are obsessed with authenticity when food and cuisine is ever evolving.
reply
I really appreciate this series, because for years, at least a decade ago, I have been hearing ignorant AF comments from some white people (usually ignorant Europeans who travel) who lament that my country has no food culture for incorporating a lot of American ingredients or canned foods in our cuisine, notwithstanding the fact we were an American colony, and comparing that food with other more exotic Southeast Asian cuisine (mostly Thai) which actually has its share of Western and Chinese influences. For some reason a lot of these -travelers- are obsessed with authenticity when food and cuisine is ever evolving.
reply
Dan
I remember growing up, my mother would pack me and brothers lunch every morning before the sun rises. I was so ashamed of taking it too school because kids would laugh at me, i just wanted to fit in with the rest of the kids; i would empty the her packed lunch into the rubbish bin and would starve myself. Thinking back now, it was one of my deepest regrets, i would literally give anything to take that opportunity back and appreciate what my mother did for me. I'm super appreciative of what Maangchi and others have done for korean cuisine! keep it up
reply
I remember growing up, my mother would pack me and brothers lunch every morning before the sun rises. I was so ashamed of taking it too school because kids would laugh at me, i just wanted to fit in with the rest of the kids; i would empty the her packed lunch into the rubbish bin and would starve myself. Thinking back now, it was one of my deepest regrets, i would literally give anything to take that opportunity back and appreciate what my mother did for me. I'm super appreciative of what Maangchi and others have done for korean cuisine! keep it up
reply
Jen
Back in the early 70-s, my mother cut SPAM into tiny cubes to make fried rice and potato and egg salad in my country (when US Army still had a regional base there. I-ve always loved SPAM because how much flavor it added. I didn-t know SPAM was considered trailer trash food until I immigrated to USA when I was a teenager. Vienna sausage and Kraft cheese singles are also staples in our kitchen growing up. My mom used Vienna sausages in stew and fried rice (when we ran out of SPAM. She fed us kids grilled cheese using her home made bread.
reply
Back in the early 70-s, my mother cut SPAM into tiny cubes to make fried rice and potato and egg salad in my country (when US Army still had a regional base there. I-ve always loved SPAM because how much flavor it added. I didn-t know SPAM was considered trailer trash food until I immigrated to USA when I was a teenager. Vienna sausage and Kraft cheese singles are also staples in our kitchen growing up. My mom used Vienna sausages in stew and fried rice (when we ran out of SPAM. She fed us kids grilled cheese using her home made bread.
reply
Add a review, comment
Other channel videos
