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Cultural appropriation: Why is food such a sensitive subject? - BBC
Earlier this week, a restaurant in New York made headlines for rather unfortunate reasons.
Lucky Lee's, a new Chinese restaurant run by a Jewish-American couple, advertised itself as providing "clean" Chinese food with healthy ingredients that wouldn't make people feel "bloated and icky the next day".
It told Eater website: "There are very few American-Chinese places as mindful about the quality of ingredients as we are."
It prompted a fierce backlash on social media from people who accused the restaurant of racist language, cultural appropriation, and a lack of understanding of Chinese food.
Earlier this week, a restaurant in New York made headlines for rather unfortunate reasons.
Lucky Lee's, a new Chinese restaurant run by a Jewish-American couple, advertised itself as providing "clean" Chinese food with healthy ingredients that wouldn't make people feel "bloated and icky the next day".
It told Eater website: "There are very few American-Chinese places as mindful about the quality of ingredients as we are."
It prompted a fierce backlash on social media from people who accused the restaurant of racist language, cultural appropriation, and a lack of understanding of Chinese food.