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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9137838" data-attributes="member: 4534">In 2016, Disney released a recipe called Tiana's Healthy Gumbo which caused quite a stir on the internet.&nbsp; But then what doesn't, right?&nbsp; The &quot;gumbo&quot; didn't start out with a roux, one of the ingredients was kale, and instead of being served over rice it was served with quinoa.&nbsp; Riddle me this, Batman!&nbsp; When is a gumbo not a gumbo?&nbsp; There were some defenders of the dish.&nbsp; After all, gumbo is less of a recipe and more of a general idea for a type of stew.&nbsp; But there were plenty of people who were unhappy with Disney modifying a traditional regional dish.&nbsp; When I lived in Colorado Springs as a wee lad, my mother entered a cooking contest whose theme was traditional holiday dishes and prepared a fine Christmas goose with some sort of dressing.&nbsp; One eager entrant submitted her vegetarian pizza and much to the surprise of many participants she won.&nbsp; And by surprise I mean they were pissed because nobody viewed vegetarian pizza as a traditional holiday dish.&nbsp; (Incidentally, I suspect the entrant to be the type of person to bring a werewolf to a vampire game.)&nbsp; We don't always think of it, but food is culturally imporant to us in ways beyond just tasting good.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 9137838, member: 4534"] In 2016, Disney released a recipe called Tiana's Healthy Gumbo which caused quite a stir on the internet. But then what doesn't, right? The "gumbo" didn't start out with a roux, one of the ingredients was kale, and instead of being served over rice it was served with quinoa. Riddle me this, Batman! When is a gumbo not a gumbo? There were some defenders of the dish. After all, gumbo is less of a recipe and more of a general idea for a type of stew. But there were plenty of people who were unhappy with Disney modifying a traditional regional dish. When I lived in Colorado Springs as a wee lad, my mother entered a cooking contest whose theme was [U]traditional[/U] holiday dishes and prepared a fine Christmas goose with some sort of dressing. One eager entrant submitted her vegetarian pizza and much to the surprise of many participants she won. And by surprise I mean they were pissed because nobody viewed vegetarian pizza as a traditional holiday dish. (Incidentally, I suspect the entrant to be the type of person to bring a werewolf to a vampire game.) We don't always think of it, but food is culturally imporant to us in ways beyond just tasting good. [/QUOTE]

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