if all food can be traced back to its ethnic origin, why not just call it food instead of ethnic food?
2006-07-20 16:32:22 · 7 answers · asked by mr.bill 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
I don't really consider french fries and hamburgers "ethnic"
I believe that the distinction comes from whether the food is considered part of the main stream overall. Hamburgers and hot dogs are ubiquitous in America; curry is not.
2006-07-20 16:35:39 · answer #1 · answered by John J 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that ethnic groups only call other group's food ethnic. For example, I am American, so I would call food eaten in China "Chinese". But a Chinese person would just call it "food".
2006-07-20 23:35:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because for some reason, ethnic is now synonymous with "black" or "not-white". Ex. "Ethnic" hair. Everyone has an ethnicity, therefore everyone is ethnic. It drives me crazy that it's misused so much.
2006-07-21 01:23:33 · answer #3 · answered by lavendergirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ethnic is foreing to me. I have lived in different countries. SO in each country I live, the next one is ethnic and so forth
2006-07-20 23:48:08 · answer #4 · answered by Shaki_smile 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any food that is local is not ethnic food.
For instance Sukiyaki would not be considered ethnic food in Japan.
2006-07-23 08:08:55 · answer #5 · answered by Hi y´all ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For non ethnic cuisine, try Californian cuisine.
2006-07-20 23:35:51 · answer #6 · answered by yodeladyhoo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, it's called American food.
2006-07-20 23:46:01 · answer #7 · answered by NYCchic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋