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highly mixed feelings about this leaning less positive

that had better have been tongue in cheek, a cornish pasty found elsewhere also known as GYOZA WHAT WON’T THE WHITE PEOPLE APPROPRIATE??? JUST LET YOUR THING BE YOUR THING AND OTHER CULTURES THING BE THEIR THING!!!!!!

like they seriously couldn’t find more asian writers for this book?

okay truly and seriously was not expecting a book about dumplings to be THIS white. i understand and appreciate that many different cultures have their dumpling. but why are there SO FEW ASIAN DUMPLINGS when ASIAN DUMPLINGS are like, the UR DUMPLING??

was expecting a truly more global lineup, like the dumplings around the world mentioned in one of these. so far it's felt kinda white though? and it's less a food book as it is a personal essays book. i don't hate it but expectations were certainly adjusted a certain way in its presentation.