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Idea Smith
is on page 113 of 192
I wonder if this book feels distasteful because I’m Indian and wince when white people fetishize yoga, basmati rice and haldi doodh but also do so in a shallow, plastic packaged way. Because that’s what this book does to Korean culture.
— Dec 19, 2025 10:27AM
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Idea Smith
is on page 95 of 192
This chapter’s recipe is Spring Onion Pancake which sounds like a Korean version of Uthapa. This is my favorite part of reading about food (and my only reason to read this book) - that it shows hidden connections and parallels in human civilisations all over the world.
— Dec 17, 2025 09:58AM
Idea Smith
is on page 82 of 192
Shallow, shallow, shallow white woman about exotic Asia.
— Dec 16, 2025 12:45PM
Idea Smith
is on page 38 of 192
Chapter 2 felt like a very nice Karen (but still a Karen)‘s view of exotic Asia.
— Nov 10, 2025 09:19AM
