U.S. blogger: "preserved eggs to say" no intention of insulting the Chinese culture
I of the honey, he's arsenic. Colorful food culture around the world, not between good or bad the
"International Herald Tribune" correspondent Xie from Beijing to the blog of Texas Danny Huo Erwa would not dream up, three months ago on his personal blog about a first taste of preserved eggs of Bowen will lead to an "international disputes." He described the preserved egg is a "devil boiled egg" Comments by the U.S. cable News International (CNN) website into the "world's most disgusting food" list, after Danny has become the object of criticisms from Chinese friends, as well as domestic egg prices a formal protest letter demands CNN to apologize.
This "war preserved eggs" to Danny, I apologize, and CNN's died down, but little more than just eating preserved eggs caused an uproar behind cultural differences, but worth exploring is highly developed in the information era of globalization, how do we deal with with their very different cultural traditions.
"Tastes like the devil boiled egg"
Controversial from the CNN website Culture and Tourism Forum in June 28 released the "world's most disgusting food" list, the website said: "A person's food may not be for another person's tastes and we invite users to share their tasted the food is the most challenging. "incorporating the final list of seven unique kind of food, including Chinese preserved eggs, tree insects Philippines, Indonesia fermented bread, fried tarantula in Cambodia and so on. The preserved eggs were ranked first.
The article said, is preserved eggs "by the Chinese people welcome the food can be served with ginger as an appetizer, boiled or preserved egg porridge." But for others it may not be true, preserved in English called "century eggs" (century eggs), although they do not really like it sounds old, but the true flavor taste. Next up is the first blogger Danny Huoer Wa preserved eggs taste experience. "It's too bad, taste like boiled eggs devil." He described, said: "It was once the eggs taste like something, they go astray, suffered some terrible experience."
In the video sent to CNN, Daniel recorded his first attempt the whole process of preserved eggs, preserved eggs, he will cut half into your mouth, but can not stand the taste of it, quickly spit out, his little son to the side looked laugh. See his exaggerated facial expressions, the evaluation is mostly from friends, "this is too funny."
Danny had already uploaded this video to your blog and friends to share, traffic is not high. But when Danny's readers of users around the world, the "preserved eggs joke" is not attracted to laughter, but the criticism and accusations. While CNN noted the food list in no particular order, this list of the preserved eggs of the "poison tongue" to describe the Chinese-language media or cause discontent.
Two days later, "CNN rating the world's most disgusting people in Taiwan eat food preserved eggs topped" seen in the Taiwan media newspapers. Rallied together to attack not only gourmet, island politicians and business people have also expressed dissatisfaction. DPP "legislators" said Tian Qiu Jin: United States, "too timid", should dare to challenge, and more to try new things.
This message flow to the mainland media, the same reaction and lead to intense criticism, the eruption of a micro-blog on the preserved eggs of discussion, the relevant discussion thread much more than 560,000 articles. Many users report accused the author of "ignorance", "ridiculous." July 4, China's largest egg processing companies, health food Co., Ltd. Hubei Shendan also send protest letter to CNN. "Letter of protest," said, CNN will be the first preserved eggs as nausea, lack of scientific basis for food, traditional food of other countries to make irresponsible remarks, deliberately derogatory, from ignorance and arrogance, is the cultural practices of his country's disrespectful. Asked CNN to cancel the selection results to the Chinese preserved eggs and consumers around the world an apology.
At the same time, Danny's blog's traffic increased dramatically, some Chinese friends and Chinese Internet users a message accused him of "nationalism", "ridiculous", "American people are poor diet, obesity xenophobic." Danny e-mail messages have also been waves of criticism flooded, and even received death threats.
"Allow me to say sorry to you!"
"I never thought would cause such a strong response," Recently, Daniel via e-mail to the "International Herald Tribune" correspondent said: "I never thought of this article will touch on so many international readers." He admitted he did say do not like egg, but only in expressing his point of view of an exotic food, no intention to insult the Chinese or Chinese culture, he was willing to continue to try to include the preserved eggs, including the Oriental cuisine.
Words words actually aware of their sudden, a "international disputes", the Danny on July 4 to the "Taipei Times" wrote a letter to clarify that he did not know CNN will be included in personal view, "the most disgusting food "theme, would like to apologize to the people of Taiwan. He also defended blog, Bowen thing I read the other side of the world stirred a huge reaction complete departure from the original intention, his only "fault" is to try foreign food, and said they did not like. "Allow me to say sorry to you! This is my first time involved in 'international dispute' if I really go to China someday, I'll open arms, open their hearts to share with you."
In fact, preserved eggs Danny Bowen was originally conducted in April this year, his exotic taste of the food experiments. "This is a one-month project, every night the children would ask me today, trying to eat and some delicious food than we expect a lot." Preserved eggs, but a bit off a big mouth does make him hard to swallow.
Danny the reporter explained that he is not in serious discussion of food, but also clearly was not eating authentic, but are for humorous effect, to share experiences of eating preserved eggs intention is purely for fun, "humor sometimes can not cross cultural boundaries, my friends and readers that the U.S. is very funny thing I read Bowen, but the Asian readers do not think so. "
However, when pressed by reporters, if your sense of humor to let others be offended, it should be noted that the wording? Danny insists that: "My blog is a true free expression I can think of the place, of course, I am willing and readers to discuss, listen to their feelings on my blog."
Reporters July 8 visit CNN website to see "the world's most disgusting food" list has not been removed, but the site editor Andrew in Chinese and English are two versions released an official response. Which is not used when the list referred to "disgusting" is, but described it as "the most challenging food," the article, and claims that this is not a list, should not be misunderstood as a kind of ranking. "Unfortunately, this article is to be preserved eggs or misread as an insult to Chinese culture, this is not our intention ... ... for any offense caused by this intention, we express our sincere apologies."
Andrew did not forget to preserved eggs "rehabilitated": "For me personally, I like to eat egg, than in my favorite favorite restaurant to eat in Hong Kong plus a sauce of ginger preserved eggs."
Different food culture does not vary
I was called the honey, he's arsenic. Andrew also noted that micro-blog on Sina, a popular vote page: Chinese users in mind, "the West's most disgusting food" is what? Which primacy is pungent smell of cheese. View, differences in food culture has always been a topic of no conclusion.
Reporters noted that on the CNN "the world's most disgusting food" list, the first to comment more for Chinese Internet users, and as more Western media reports, users quickly turned into a national differences and cultural diversity of the diet of great debate.
User Halie said: "The list is listed with the tone of the West, the narrow perspective of this article, the lack of cultural understanding and respect, also failed to understand and appreciate the diversity and rich cultural connotations." Some people believe that list content discrimination yellow suspect, because all the food come from Asian countries. South Korean users Yin Zhihui (voice) said: "I have seen is that these are all Asian food, I think if you put different foods as an error, then it is arrogance."
Some Internet users believe in globalization and multi-cultural blend of age, diet and cultural integration of the pace never stops: some western fast food brands have already launched 皮蛋瘦肉粥, fritters and other Chinese cuisine. Chinese food has been localized popular around the world, and "improved" after the Western-style meals are also popular in China. Colorful food culture around the world between the no good or bad, need to understand each other, regardless of East and West, should be more open and tolerant attitude towards different cultures.
If possible, if the help of different food culture of communication and mutual understanding, of course, or experience a better way. In Chinese cuisine, who has studied the British scholar Challenger (Liam D'Arcy-Brown) seems short comments on preserved eggs set off such an uproar The reason is because the author of Chinese culture unfamiliar, Danny might think CNN Website editor want to get just a novelty version of "superficial" comments. However, several other "disgusting" food is the author visited the local Western or Asian locals. So they write about food for a greater understanding, not only did not like Danny absurd, but also lead to "international disputes."
Danny lives in Texas seems to have not been to China's experience, preserved eggs bought from the Asian supermarket, he did not know how to eat. Just like an ordinary boiled egg to eat, like a big bite down, of course, as a result of swallowing a tablespoon of mustard. The CNN website editors do not add Danny put the article into consideration list, and not coincidentally, came in first.
Danny introduced himself admits that the list of the way CNN, "ill-considered when the" but "not all those who criticize me to bear, I think people are reluctant to try new things is 'ignorant', but I do not feel that they are as people. "Finally, Daniel also told reporters that he still keep an open acceptance of Oriental food mentality, willing to try to eat egg, but must" go the way of authentic Chinese restaurant to eat. "
Links: West "conflict food list" (in alphabetical order)
Westerners do not eat Chinese cuisine
1 tofu (bean curd fermented pungent taste of the first attempt by a big challenge)
(2) dog (the "man's best friend" eaten so Westerners can not accept)
3 snakes (which many people fear reptiles never miss the table with the West)
4 bird's nest fungus Cordyceps Velvet (people in the eyes of the delicacy and nourishing food in the West seems to have taken from the weird ingredients)
5. Preserved eggs (preserved eggs, the pan-green color like so many Westerners see it prohibitive)
Do not recruit people to be seen in Western China
1. Mildew cheese (cheese made of milk fat compaction, after fermentation, "a stinky feet smell" is actually similar to the Chinese tofu)
2. "Devil Sun" (Danish dishes, mashed chopped raw beef, a raw egg yolk on top, and stir with a spoon to eat meat)
3 cat feces coffee (civet coffee beans eaten, after completion of the processing to extract from feces)
4 half-beef (steak bloody face a lot of people have no appetite)
5 French snails (although the snails baked with red wine and sauces too, and some people are still not used to this molluscs) (Zhengyu Yao / finishing)
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