authentic cooking & mexican-indian watermelon rinds
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- purists not allowed in this multicultural kitchen xoxo
in an interview a couple months ago with @alisha_sahay21 i was asked what authenticity means to me in cooking and how i deal with people who criticize my recipes / way of cooking. this is just a little extension of that and what i've been thinking about recently
Ensalada de Nopalitos // Tarbooz ki Sabzi
// INGREDIENTS //
- The rinds with skin from one mini watermelon - around 2 cups after it’s cooked and finely chopped
- Half a red onion, diced
- 2 medium-large tomatoes, diced
- Half a bunch of cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1 tbsp neutral oil (I used avocado)
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 green chilies, finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
- Salt to taste
- Juice of half a lime (or to taste)
- Generous sprinkle of cotija cheese
// RECIPE //
1️⃣ Wash the outside of your watermelon well, and then roughly chop however easiest for you! In the meantime, get a pot of water boiling.
2️⃣ Once all roughly chopped, dump into your boiling water, bring back to a rolling boil, cover, and let it cook until super tender (25-30 min for how large I had cut mine). If you've made my other watermelon rind recipes, you want to cook it longer for this recipe, we don't really want any crunch.
3️⃣ Drain once fork tender and carefully chop / dice finely. Add to a large bowl.
4️⃣ Chop your onion, tomatoes, cilantro, and avocado and add to the bowl as well.
5️⃣ In a tadka pan or any small frying pan, heat up some neutral oil and then add cumin seeds. Once they start wiggling around, add chopped green chilies and kashmiri red chili powder. After 20 seconds, remove from heat and add to your bowl.
6️⃣ Add salt and lime juice to taste and give it a good mix. Top with crumbled cotija cheese. Serve as a dip, as a side, a topping for tacos/salads, whatever you want!!
#shorts #mexicanfood #indianfood
in an interview a couple months ago with @alisha_sahay21 i was asked what authenticity means to me in cooking and how i deal with people who criticize my recipes / way of cooking. this is just a little extension of that
also audio is kinda choppy bc i posted a slightly longer version on IG/TT a few weeks ago and had to shorten it here :/
Nobody says that
All they say is if you are making this dish it's not supposed to be that way. For example if someone asked if you want pizza and you said yes and they bring kale in the shape of the bread with cheese sauce and slices of mango would you call it a pizza call it something different
Well said!!! You have such a great perspective....one that I look for in friends but is so rare
NRI is an official term used by govt of India, it isn’t a slang- “NON-resident Indian, an individual who is a citizen of India or a person of Indian origin and who is not a resident of India.” There are worst terms used by US govt to immigrants- “alien” to begin with.
This dish looks absolutely delicious! Can we find your recipe or ingredients somewhere? 😊
Before you said that your dish was inspired by nopalitos, I thought that it reminded me of nopalitos. Love the way you pronounced it. 👌🏼
Bless you, I’m so exhausted of people saying this is how you do it, it’s already been done they other cultures too. Everyone has their own way. Enjoy yours.
Exactly, and it’s rare that two people from the exact same culture will make something the same way anyways. My family could make something one way, and the people of identical culture next door could have a completely different approach, who’s to say which is more authentic than the other. As long as those eating it enjoy it, that’s what matters most. ^^
Yes! Im so tired of seeing videos of people do their own twist on dishes from mexico and then the comment section being filled with hispanic people screaming about it not being authenic (even when no one claimed it was authentic). Its so petty and boring.
Ok but it annoys me when ppl tried some non-authentic food and said they hate food from that country when in fact its not from that country at all its just labeled that way
While I hear you.. I feel like what you dont hear when they say "this is how you do it" is .... this is our culture and in our culture we behave it like this ......
Many children of immigrants and grandchildren adapt to their new world and over time strain their parents culture from their lives.. ( if were honest its because its easy to do.. example pizza is easy to buy from Dominios, in Italy thats unacceptable.. everything is fresh. Even if you make pizza from home ...in America you are least likely to use create dough.... grow or use fresh veggies and actually prepare freshly grated cheese. Why? It's all at the store it takes too much time to prepare. In all honesty the culture of North America is to hurry up. The family system isn't valued as much and so adapting North America culture with any of culture feels you have to strain some of your family's native culture to make it fit within your life in North America.
Amen to that. People shouldn't yuck your yum. Enjoying it the way that you do, it's what eating is about. Whether it be simple, like cottage cheese with peaches and sugar, (I don't like I that way, I eat it plain), or something like cabbage soup or jambalaya, there's always the way you prefer it
I know your school essays used to go crazy.
im 100% sure she was called ABCD kid or NRI by her own indian side of the family. most people don't realize how much racist poc people can be
@@lordjaashin I don't think that's racist??!!....odd/derogatory sure!
@@lordjaashin That's not racist 💀
@@lordjaashin DUDE WHAT 💀💀. ABCD KID means
"American Born Confused Desi" and NRI means "Non-resident Indian" 💀💀💀
@@HoloScope so? watermelon is also just a fruit. context matters here. ABCD kid is being said in derogatory way just like saying watermelon people to black people is derogatory
Bruh this would make as a fire culinary college admissions essay
no such thing exists lol
@@mikec4308 culinary schools don’t have admissions?
@@cai3886 They definitely do, at least the 3+ year programs I was applying to.
Righhttt
Ok but mexican/indian fusion food is my MOST favorite food to ever exist. I learned how to make indian food as a teen because I tried it once on a trip and the flavors took root in my heart. As I grew older, I realized the similarities between the two cuisines and began to mix them together. So dang good.
Hell yeah 🔥🔥
Plz try south indian dishes too
"Authenticity is a fear we've created that limits our creativity." That's quotable. Good on you hun. Looks delicious!
I believe she said sphere instead of fear
no it's how we categorize food
I think of authenticity only in relation to how you live your life. And to live your life authentically is to live life as 100% you. To live non authentically is to compromise who you really are for the sake of someone else's sense of comfort. Fuck that.
Every culture is a remix. Doesn't matter if it's cuisine, music or any tradition. Second and especially and third generation immigrant American generation kids have an ongoing with authenticity that noch nobody from that culture would recognize as "true".
Those edgy Italian purist really hates this quote.
But yeah you're right, if you're looking for authenticity, just go to restaurant.
This is amazing… As a Mexican who has a global view of cuisine from living in other places, I appreciate you creating this twist on ensalada de nopales so much. I tend to do my own mix of Asian dishes with a little Mexican touch and I’m fascinated by your creation.
I’m Asian+Mexican lmfao
Yes! Me too! My mom is Mexican so I grew up with Mexican foods but my dad is Salvadoran and even then she would make things with a Mexican touch. Also cactus here in the states isn’t sweet like in Mexico so even if you want some cactus it’s not going to taste the same. But this is so cool to see I’m going to try the next time I get watermelon
“Fusion” cooking has been popular for years now but people want to run around with sticks up their tailpipes and call it cultural appropriation. 🙄
I’m sooo late but this genuinely made me happy to hear. I was to Mexican for the people in my town I was always that Chico who came to the school (even called me mexy sometimes) but when I’m around Spanish speakers (fluently can speak but don’t have the “motherland accent”) they look down on me too it used to break my heart when I was younger but I see it’s an advantage if we use it right!
i'm fully hispanic (kind of, 75%) but we shouldn't look down to those people who aren't 100%. sorry for those experiences you had :(
I wouldn’t say your recipes aren’t authentic. Your recipes just aren’t traditional to the recipes you pull from. You’re making authentic hybrid recipes and expanding for us all in amazing ways. You’re amazing and I love your videos.
Mexican American here, and I grew up with mostly Hispanic food, but my Dad always made Cajun food. The first time we made Tamales we had filled them with Red Beans and Rice, they were delicious. In no way was it traditional, but I remember 7 year old me being so excited 😊
OMG. If you're going to mix two cultures, those would be the two to mix!!!
Ok but those tamales sound incredible
omg dirty rice tamales... aaaaaah i need them in my life
This isn't really anything "new" per say.
Every culture with their iteration of Tamales have added rice/beans at some point in time.
It's just not really the done thing because the majority of people just prefer their tamales to be filled with meat and the rice and beans to the side.
Plus tamales are labor intensive as it is, so making them with "cheap fillers" isn't how many people wish to spend their time.
@@mulalula 🤣🤣🤣I just made my Sunday' dirty rice.
Nothing wrong with mixing your food up and making it your own. And comforting yourself with the best of both worlds
nothing is more american than not being from america
Exactlllyyyyyy but very few people understand that
This should be top comment 😂
How the actual fuck does that make any sense? are you really gonna tell us that a random somalian pirate or an indian scammer is somehow more American than Caucasians who built America? @@sayantanisingh
I just come away from this like “people eat watermelon rinds???” 😂
Yes actually in georgia we even make a marmalade from it and its really delicious
@@rollerkittenn476 i make marmalade, Im going to try this .i had no.idea
Same. Need to try it.
I always heard “don’t eat the rind. It’s poisonous.”
@@fliprodriguez5250 its not but u may end up feeling bad if u eat it raw lol
Everything I’ve tried to explain for years you said perfectly. I’m very grateful I found your channel.
I'm Punjabi from Malaysia and I do the same thing
@@ravinderbhangu357 Do you get along with the Malay people and the Chinese people? I mean ethically even though they are Malaysian.
@@MrRight-xc5nw Yes I do
During wartime, Koreans would make watermelon rind kimchee and my mom used to peel the green parts and put the white parts into soups.
The nopales idea is great and will put it in my recipe books.
Authenticity should never exclude human experience and ignore deliciousness. Thank you. Love this honest and heartfelt post. ❤️
Omg! Im Mexican and I love ensalada de nopales but this THIS! THIS LOOKS ANAZING! I WANT TO MAKE IT! 🤩🤤
Tyyyy I hope you love it!!
Recipe?
@@rootedinspice where can we find the recipe? Please 🙏🏼
I'm Mexican and never had this so sad!! 😢
@@rootedinspice where can we get the full recipe? I can't write as fast as the video.
P. S. It's authentically yours.💕
This honestly helped me a lot as a biracial person (Korean and American). I’ve always had trouble fitting into either culture due to my inability to fully understand each culture, thus causing me to put off learning about the korean history in my family. I think you finally gave me to courage to finally start embracing my heritage 😊
Loved reading this - thanks for sharing. from a mom of two young little Korean Americans 🥰
same, I’m peruvian and american. I don’t know much about my peruvian side cause my dad was ashamed of it when I was younger
exactly the same for me!!!😭❤️
(very long comment just ranting sorry) This a thing I really hate or try to avoid when people call me "gringa" like calling me American but in a mean way because I lived in America but there I was an imagrant and nobody there considered me American but that was okay with me becasues it's true I did grow up in both countries but I am from and I live in Chile but in Chile just because I lived in a different country I wasn't from my country anymore so everytime I met someone people used to introduce me like this is __ and she speaks English like it's the only thing about me that matters or is interesting and instead of reacting like cool you're bilingual they just think of me like a foreigner and that I would never know of normal things they know like a popular song or a famous actor which sometimes I don't know not because I lived somewhere else for some years but just because I don't know like somebody could live their whole life in one country city and neighborhood and simply not know and that doesn't make them less of their nationality when I lived in usa I was very very proud to be from Chile and that I could speak Spanish but now in Chile I'm not very proud that I speak English even though it is a language that I appreciate a lot that I got to learn now I can read comics, books before they get translated and have an advantage in getting a job but still don't like saying that I speak English because it makes me feel like an outcast and makes me believe that that's the only important thing about me and when people stop talking about it or lose interest then there's nothing else instead of learning of one culture or better both I don't really know much of either of them but food is something that I do remember and another thing I'm happy about that in America I got to eat at so many different restaurants that you could find anywhere but in my country you have to search for places
@@cinnamon5675 aaw
I love this recipe and your explanations of authenticity! Watermelon rind is very versatile yet rarely used. I love it pickled! Easy to can and full of vitamins.
I was raised on Mexican and Indian food and your cooking and your attitude towards food inspires me so much!!!
Gonna be honest, I’ve never seen someone wash a watermelon until now and suddenly it makes sense, why have I not been washing my watermelon?
Edit: I didn’t realize washing a melon would be so controversial, calm yourselves 💀
@The Grumpy Horticulturist yeah but you also touch the rind while cutting it and eating it, and if peoples hands have been all over it, that doesn’t sound too appetizing to me.
Gotta be honest, shut up
@@masonsmith8194 why are you so angry for no reason 💀 it’s not that serious dude, who hurt you?
@@rleering4204 i just said shut up, not really an angry thing tbh
@@masonsmith8194 then go do something better with yourself other than being bitter towards strangers for no reason.
It belongs to you ☺️. I'm always changing up Filipino dishes I've eaten growing up. Now that I cook for my son, I add whatever needs to be eaten in the fridge before it goes bad. I keep the seasonings the same so the taste is familiar. But once I change it up, it belongs to me and if it's good I share it with my family and friends.
I don't like it when people apologize for cooking another culture's dish.. Nothing's new under the sun.
Very well said. I say this all the time, “nothing is new under the sun”…nothing!
I love this. people are so obsessed with authenticity that they look past the fact that things like fusion foods are a way for different cultures to share their experiences and food without judgment. it's a beautiful thing, not something to be afraid of or hate on.
As someone who is obsessed with authentic food being authentic, I only care if someone calls it authentic. If they are saying it is their take on it then I don't care (as long as it taste good). That being said some dishes can not be changed much and do have parameters to be called that dish like pad thai.
Thank you for this. Being a tck is so weird but finding others with similar experiences and how they’ve adapted/cope is amazing.
I can relate to you... I am half Punjabi and half Trinidadian. I was born in raised in the French part of Canada. English is my first language, French is my second, Hindi is my third, and Punjabi, the last. I never felt I was accepted by the Punjabi community because I'm also Trini... The Trini community would always tell me I'm not Trini enough because I'm also Punjabi. It seems like I am never enough anywhere. So I stopped trying to fit in anywhere anymore... I'm happier like that
Me too! That's cause we weren't made to fit and blend in. Our purpose is to stand out and be our own standard of enough ♡
Hang out with diverse people who appreciate different cultures.
@@teerich2011 thank you ❤️
As a near pure French Canadian by genes, as long as you associate with Québec and speak French, you are a part of our nation.
You may look different, but as long ad you act the part, you are part of us.
I'm mainly French Canadian (of French colonial descent and 1/4 Catalan), but for some reason I have some looks that appear middle-Eastern to many people... 23andme also says that I'm 100% pure western European.
So don't give me that crap about feeling sad that the Trinidarians or Punjabi don't consider you as one of them. You aren't one of them. You grew up here. If you love our Québec culture, then here is your home. Be proud of your home!
I'm part Catalan, but I feel no connection to Catalonia. Sure, maybe an ancestral connection from my grandfather, but I am not Catalan. It is not my culture.
Sure, you can enjoy cultural things that you are related to, but here is not there. Why would those that came from there not accept you in the here? They are those that do not fit the culture of here. They are in the wrong.
My girlfriend is south Indian. Do I care? No. She enjoys many facets of western culture and I am also curious about her culture.
Just be proud of who you are, not of what your segmented origins are.
You know 4 languages. You are already a step ahead than 90% of people on the Earth.
YOUR twist on these beautiful dishes makes it AUTHENTIC ASF! Like all things in this world, blended is beautiful!👏👏👏
By definition they’re not, like she said
It’s not authentic. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing, because it’s good to be creative.
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authentic
ɔːˈθɛntɪk
adjective
1. Of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine
This is definitely authentic. A genuine creation of the cook. These flavors are also inspired from her origin and experiences. It's like saying some parts made in china means you xbox was not made in china
@@AlitheaKundanis are you stup!d in the context of food authentic would be a pure unmodified dish from a certain region
@@AlitheaKundanis That's not how the word is used for foods, its said to be authentic if u make it like they do in the place of origin
The authenticity in food is the effort and love thats put into it. These look great!
I mean,I feel sort of the same way. I'm never fully in one category,just the grey area of one or the other and it feels very isolating sometimes. I find comfort knowing that I share this struggle with others,even though I wish that no one had to struggle with this feeling. It teaches you to be flexible with what you got,and the freedom of creativity in being never one or the other but both is so fun. I'll never be one or the other,but I'll be me and me is the best I can be.
Also,this looks great.
this is why I connect better with people who are half one nationality and half another. Like you never fit in fully with either side. You do things or like things that each side may look at as weird or different. Meanwhile those who are inbetween relate to how left out you feel from both sides. Plus getting to mix cultures and ideas is always super fun
Welcome to the original reason for the USA 🇺🇸
Yup!
@@TheUnplannedLove Yeahhh. That wasn’t the original reason
@@DeathnoteBB haha American make shit up and claim it as fact, nothing new.
@@TheUnplannedLove Still we're treated like garbage for not being white, so let's not celebrate just yet.
Im la gringa of the family, but here im the "Go back to were you came from" of my neighborhood 😂😂😂😂
This shouldn't be allowed to be so relatable
people like us who invent their own food..feel they belong nowhere 😂
It's the opposite with my older sister. She looks like she's 100% Mexican and we are 96% German and Scottish. She was even elected president of the local Hispanic Leaders of America group. We have both had our DNA tested so we know we are the same, but I am a 6' tall blonde viking while she's a 4'10" Mexican. Genetics are crazy.
@@samandrews7856 Is your family Hispanic or is that something she's appropriated?
@@samandrews7856 Same mom and dad both short 5'1" dark hair and skin. I'm 6 foot, light skin. Parent teacher conferences was always confusing. When you don't look like you're parents but you bring them anyways. My nice is a different story blond hair blue eyes. My sister asked for a DNA test on her daughter and came back that it was her daughter. The Spanish or Italian came out strong in us.
I can totally relate this situation, cuz I'm a mixed of North - south Indian and whenever there is an event or marriage, i get a lot insecure of not being able to get into the environment and fear of people treating me like a stranger and have to change my personality to impress someone. I feel you girl.....just live how you want to until it's too late ❤️😁😁
I have been dealing with this for my ENTIRE LIFE!
I grew up in the states my entire life, when I was about 10 I had to come to India because my grandmother had suddenly fallen ill and my grandfather needed help taking care of her. I stayed there for 3 years and studied my middle school years, I left my scholarship and my friends everything behind. I faced alot of racism in the USA being called the 'N' word because I went to a school filled with white wash idiots, who mistook me for african or latino. When I started school in India I was happy because I thought that they would accept me for as me and won't be racist, little did I know they would shame me for not knowing my culture cause I wasn't exposed to it, Imagine all the trauma a little girl would have went through when she was told to leave or called stupid for not being able to read hindi because english was her first language. Even worse teachers started using me as an example for bad children especially hindi teachers saying "Everyone here isn't from america who can't read simple paragraphs in hindi". The trauma, the sadness I went through was unreal. I hate those kids. Its not like they were young anymore we were in the 6th grade! They had basic understanding of what hurt a person and what did not. Nobody there to support me, my family was already going through issuses and stressful times and I didn't think it would be right to cry about the bullying so I just stayed quiet. Anytime I wanted to talk about it with my "friends" they would call me a pick me and self centered because apparently I wasn't allowed to talk about my issuses or sadness. If I could go back I would say that, the little girl who fought all of that is so strong, so brave, and so kind hearted for not wanting to hurt those kids back.
Your food is authentically yours. It comes from your mixed experiences, cultures and tastes and it looks truly delicious.
Your ensalada de sandia looks delicious! That’s exactly how I cook. I love Chinese, Italian, Thai, Indian, Middle Eastern, and Méxican food; and when I cook I blend those ingredients into delicious dishes that give nods to their heritage but are truly unique. Thank you 💖
I’d say that authenticity is how accurate a dish is compared to it’s place of origin, nothing to fear about that unless you want it to be authentic
But the reality is that even in the place of origin a dish has multiple ways to be made and that those dishes are either based on dishes, ingredients, or cooking knowledge from other areas due to trade, people just traveling over the course of years, and things naturally changing over the years
Nothing is ever constant. For example, if you were to say cook a dish (adobo) from my home country authentically. what kind? pork, beef, chicken? before soy sauce was introduced into the country, it was made without it, yet adding soy sauce has currently become the predominant way to make it, so do you or do you not include it? and I could go on and on with this single dish but you get the idea
@@reklom2334 but, there’s a difference between variations, which is still consistent no matter the region, and one’s own style. Look at Jamie Oliver’s “ramen” for example
@@a.asolus7564 I get what you're saying. But I wasnt just talking about variations tho, as recipes, techniques, and ingredients are shared between houses, neighborhoods, cities, countries and cultures the concept of "authenticity" in terms of cooking the lines greatly blur in the grand scheme of things. And to that I bring back to what the vid is talking about, we should pay respect to where things come from yes but to take it to the degree where (especially people online) will say stuff like "you can only make X dish if you use the ingredient from this local part of town from this part of a country or else don't even associate that dishes' name with what your cooking" is in bad taste imo
@@reklom2334 those still count as one’s style; for something to be authentic, the two most important requirements (at least from what I’ve seen) are:
-enjoyed by large amounts of people in the country
-recipe remains mostly unchanged (a few different minor ingredients due to rarity are acceptable)
A lot of us tend to forget that not every style counts as variations. Think carefully and the line may not be so blurry
For example, Pho has 3 main variations, one for each region. And there are also smaller variations within them. No matter the small changes, they are still recognized as one of those variations.
As for the gatekeeping on RUclips, I’m 90% sure it resulted from the sheer amount of times cooks mess up other countries’ dishes, trying to pass them up as authentic
@@a.asolus7564 Again not really arguing your points but I feel like you don't get mine. For me, it's just agree to disagree then
Your social commentary is spot on. I'm a third-generation, and don't have even the second -culture experience, but I see itty bitty glimmers of it. Your assessment of authenticity is so good, too.
I have never thought of Mexican-Indian fusion cuisine before, but I am genuinely excited about it
Authenticity comes from the heart 💜
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Agreed!
This is the type of dish that I would eat so fast that once it was done, I’d wish I ate it slower😂
You mean you wished you made it feed 10 more people. ☺
so fast i get hiccups
One is the best reels I’ve seen all year. So well worded and wonderfully expressed. Cheers!
Love how you embbody your roots and live and share them tru food. Its so so much deep thought love, experiences and philosophy that go into each recipe. And then aesthetics and great seasoning!!! Makes other mixed culture kids like me feel proud 🥰
All these years of growing and eating watermelons and I only just learned that you can eat the rind. Your salad looks delicious!
Best pickled too. Great source of fiber (just get organic ones not sprayed on pesticides).
@@goldHydrangeas organic doesn't mean pesticide free but if you're worried about that then just wash them
@@crazylatingirl94 🙄 obviously.. the winds and water currents doesn't choose, but there's less of it leeching into the foods, veggies if you aren't spraying and filling soils with damn pesticides 😝 👌🏻
They key to this is the term "third culture" you are not a bit of this and a bit of that, it's a whole new thing, not quite equal to the sum of its parts and it is beautiful :)
I think people have a misconception of what a tck is. It isn't merely someone growing up in 2 cultures and reconciling them with a "third" combining the 2. That's basically every child of an immigrant, regardless if you move back. Tck's are kids who grew up with 3 distinctive actual cultures. Usually, but not necessarily, a different culture for each of the following: ethnicity, nationality, and residency. Google is easy to use.
We all are. You should see my DNA: British, Finnish, East European, Native American, Japanese, and Thai.
@@MasterofScrutiny here we go. Another white girl with percentages
@@MasterofScrutiny thats a wide array of guys you have been with
@@aaronmontgomery2055 Are you mentally impaired? Those are my ancestors, not my lovers.
I’m the child of British and British/Danish parents who grew up in the American Southeast/west. I’d never heard the term Third Culture Kid before! I just read all about it and it’s really helpful for putting a name to the difficulties I’ve had developing a cultural identity. Thank you for sharing your experience; it helps me understand and love mine. ❤
This got me in the feels. Thanks for being honest and being you.
Whenever someone questions the authenticity of my recipes I just say they're "authentically good"
do people actually question the "authenticity" of your dishes? Lmfao I feel like this is not based in reality at all.. 😂
Her: saying her experience
Me: just listening the song and enjoying the asmr of slicing sabzis
Why do you use partial English
Me: muting the video
@@Smarty-tz1jt why not
Like bruh we don’t care 😂
@@Marksman791 who's we definitely not me
I have this exact same problem with my dad when I cook some Latin American food from my moms side and add Haitian spices he thinks i could only make Haitian food and says that im cooking wrong and that it will probably taste horrible. But when I set it in the dining room table and everybody sits down everyone including him says that that dish was awesome
THISSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! THE WORDS I COULDNT FIND TO EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WAS!!!! ❤️
The "I constantly had to prove I'm American, even though I grew up here" hit me hard. That is something I've been struggling with my whole life.
Edit: To those wondering, I'm Slavic but not Russian. Born in Kyrgyzstan, grew up in the US, ancestors on both of my parents sides are from Ukraine (my last name is Ukrainian: Kovalchuk (Ковальчук) Russian version (Кузнец) translates to English as Black/White Smith). Do to the Soviet Union influence, only Russian was spoken in my family (So I don't speak Ukrainian or Kyrgyz). How ever I wasn't born in Russia and never lived there, I never even visited that country.
me too! but i live in latvia and im mixed
Same here. Migration is tough..
@@WretchedRaymond45 As a UK born and raised russian speaking Latvian, I feel for you. All I've been hearing from my family back home is how hard things are constantly getting, economically and socially. I rarely ever see anyone of colour when I visit, but in past 6 years or so, I started seeing people of other nationalities for the first time, which I hope turns out to be a good sign.
Stay strong friend!
Day in the life as a minority or immigrant.
Me too, just that my mom emigrated with me to Germany
ABCD: American born confused Desi
NRI: Non-resident Indian
Also, I want that sabji!!!
Thank you for explaining cus I was lost. Everyday is a day to learn
Dude me too 😂
What's the acronym for guys that go abroad to get women? For the life of me, I can't remember it.
@@LiberPater777 playboys?
@@anuragneelam8527 No, it's more a derogatory kinda thing. Like they can't get girls at home, so they have to go abroad.
"Authenticity is a fear we've created that limits our creativity."
Yes so many times over. It's like people forget that a couple of centuries ago we didn't use some of the ingredients that are part of the "authentic" dishes and that, luckily, cuisine changes and mixes and adapts :) Making substitutions is an art in itself and when it works, it's awesome! That salad looks amazing!
Truly well said. I am somebody who grew up traveling. The countries I remember the most of are Colombia and Thailand. I am half colombian half dutch. I now live in the Netherlands. And although I don't cook like you do, having grown up in so many cultures is truly amazing. It makes you see the world in much more colour
Everything was a brand new recipe at one time. Your just creating the next new thing! Keep going, write a cookbook, make waves. Your amazing!
It's the first time I've seen someone wash a watermelon with soap 💀
And you don't even eat that part....
@@lanadelreyhey people do eat the rind yes, thats why its being washed here
@@suzubee9602 oh
@@lanadelreyhey maybe you don't eat that part , but you touch it. So , contamination risk still exists.
@@lanadelreyhey They literally eat it in the video
Yes, many advantages. India has given so much to the world and I am grateful to India. Nice video, looks so tasty!
You have no idea how happy i am that someone else feels this way about food
This is beautiful on so many levels. I can’t even…😢
It really is!
You can't even what?
OH GIRL YOU HAVE JUST MELTED MY HEART!!!! Thank you for being SO AMAZING and Sharing your amazing shine with the world!! 💕
Being Indian/Pakistani (Parent born there, both sides of family roots) American (Parents majority lived there from young ages, brother born there, major part in growing up) and Scottish (born and raised) lead to me having a large identity crisis throughout my childhood. I’m understanding I’m all, but my roots don’t really come through, and I somehow feel more American and British and considering all my friends are British I cant explain it to them:/ Food is a big part of my life, from haggis, to hotdogs and corn pudding, to curries and kebabs. It’s complicated but I do love all of my identity❤ It’s super impressive, all of your food, and I wish you well:)
Authenticity is like a finger print. It has no limits
HOW CAN YOU CUT SO PERFECTLY?!
I don’t know why,but she made me cry here. It almost confused me to see something true and good suddenly amongst the average video recommendations. It reminded me of the huge world that is good out there and that it’s ok to wake up everyday and enjoy life. Beautiful.❤🎉🙏🏻👍🏻👌🏻🎺👑🌹⛲️🌳🪴🧜♀️🧜♂️🌙✨💫
i love your comment and also the overloaded emojis😁
@@yoshita4140 😊🙏🏻👍🏻🧜♀️🌸🌺💐🌷🌼💫✨❤️
ROCK ON! I adore everything you've said, and I appreciate that my mom thought like you do: she fuzed out Hispanic known culture to our Jewish discovered heritage, mingled it with her love of Italian and Chinese cuisines and so I grew up bold and cooking freely, and now I blissfully push everything towards the vegetarian lifestyle fearlessly because she, like you, fuzed bravely!
LOVE this. Blended family here. What a positive ironically authentic approach to your unique life.
Not related to the video but you have such a nice tone of voice and your vocabulary is really immaculate 😍 ... I just love hearing you talk :)
Being a 3rd culture person born abroad and raised across 2 countries this speaks to my soul so much, thank you 💙💙
That is not it it is someone born somewhere then moving to a complete new place so there's to cultures then the two cultures mixed together
Paramountly, your creations, are authentically YOU.
😭 I grew up in 5 countries and neither the experience of Indians, Americans or even Indian-Americans encompasses that. I appreciate your recipes and take on being a 3rd culture kid
This is amazing, you should really do a cookbook! Its kind of an own art style food wise 👍
WHY DID I THINK THIS WAS DOOBY’S VOICE?????
collab. we need a collab.
it’s a sign.
Same
Same omg???
Same until she said hindi is her first language i was like "👁️👄👁️ huh?!"
Same lol
omgggg sameee!!!!
Felt this. (half- West African (Senegalese + Guinean) half- European (German + Italian)) I grew up in America and I’ve sort of given up on people not thinking that I’m authentic enough, I don’t care, I’m just living my life. At the end of the day if other communities don’t like the fact that I’ll an alloy of many cultures, I’ll make my own community. Love your recipes!
Wow, that kind of nopal salad is such an obscure mexican side dish I've never thought I would see referenced in a foodie youtube video. It's always tacos or avocados, very cool of you to make your own twist and thanks for reminding me of this flavor combo that I once had in a family reunion years ago 🇲🇽👍
I felt this so much. While i don’t have a “this side that side” family as I was raised by a single mother who never married and am adopted, i definitely feel the being split between cultures thing. I also agree that food is an amazing way to connect with cultures
The whole "having to prove you're American enough" hit me. I didn't realize I was doing this until you mentioned it. I'm just so used to adapting to my surroundings to appease those I'm with that I didn't think anything of it. I thought that was normal. But now I'm realizing that I've just been trying to prove I'm either American enough, or Mexican enough, or Asian enough depending on the crowd I'm with..
Well, if your goal is to be accepted by a certain group then you'll need to adapt to them.
Girl, I'm a tck too. And I 100% agree with you on the authenticity thing. People need to stop gatekeeping food.
I feel this on every level cause I'm from multiple heritages as well. I fusion a lot of recipes/foods when cooking. Since sometimes I don't have access to all the ingredients. So I just make them how I feel it's close enough, or I adjust as needed to the taste of my family since allergies, and or likes/dislikes affect it.
I love this! I love food and you just made me so excited and happy cooking from experience and feeling is the best way to cook
Watching someone cooking doesn’t often give me the goosebumps and make me salivate at the same time!
This is beautiful and I LOVE your perspective on authenticity vs creativity!!
That moment you realize that it really doesn't matter that much
I really hope you no longer feel like you have to prove you are American enough. You're Mexican and Indian, and blending the 2 so beautifully in your kitchen as well as your life. That makes you perfectly American. You are exactly what makes America work ❤
Incidently that looks SOOO GOOD! Made my mouth water 🙃
Your response was perfect. That is what America is a blending of cultures. This is America we should not be racist discriminatory or make others feel unusual I've never heard the term ABC culture but I understand now thank you everybody I read the comments and now I understand. She really should write a cookbook I think that would help too blend different cultures and explain to people who don't have different cultures in their lives or at least that they know of to understand better and experiment and be good people be kind eat food nothing better than food to bring people together.
yes ... I literally think that her style of cooking is, effectively, American. Like orange chicken, chop suey, sushirritos, and a lot of tex mex like nachos/etc. All American, to me. Similar to how Tikka Masala is British
Thank you for that idea of cooking watermellon rinds!! =)
That looks delicious and I love the idea of not wasting anything and be creative with mew found ingredients
yeah, as a chinese-latina i've always felt like I was in a limbo. i've never been latina enough or chinese enough, always an outsider and never belonging to anywhere truly. now I find myself finding comfort in this instead of fearing it
Cultures „mixing“, especially fusion cuisine, is so beautiful to me. We can all learn from one another and make things better than they were before.
You Mam have addressed one of the biggest issue students face in most calm and concise way on YT short !!!
Kudos ❤️✨👑
Hunny pls you're gonna make me cry 😭
I guess I'm in sort of the same boat with you
I've never really felt too different from others culture-wise when I was younger because I lived in a small village in the middle of nowhere, but I do have my own experiences where I did feel quite different but that's an entire different can of worms, moving on!
I sadly wasn't taught the language the rest of my family can speak and was only taught english as I was born and raised in Ireland because it was what would benefit me the most(my family is Filipino 🇵🇭) but I feel quite sad about it whenever my parents or other family from the Philippines bring it up and nearly cry sometimes. I find it hard to teach myself and my parents don't have the proper time to reach me and I'm pretty sure it is also past the time where it would be easy for me to pick up a language 🥲👍 I still try my best to learn whatever I can pick up from my parents speaking it around me daily and try to respond to them in english or ask questions on what sentences or words might mean. Trying my best :)
And of course, I was raised in Ireland surrounded by a completely different culture and people in a random village in the middle of nowhere, so I didn't feel too different to pay mind to it when I was younger.
And sometimes, I feel so much for what Irish people have been through while learning about the history from the potato famine to the colonization and Britain trying to kill the culture but other times I feel like I'm undeserving of feeling like I belong with these people, despite growing up around them and being raised along other Irish children and share these experiences.
But I guess I'm still trying to understand that I feel for both cultures and countries and people and trying to belong since I'm still a teenager. I do agree though that it is nice to have multiple cultures to pull from, the food is the best whenever you mix whatever you have. I only have one small shop selling products from different countries in Asia so my parents usually have whatever they can grab from Tesco along with fresh cooked rice from that little shop. Or even in school, we were asked to do a little research project on "history in my area" and everyone in my class was confined to our county, except for me, who was able to choose between doing something in our county, or some history from literally anywhere in the entire country of the Philippines and I was practically overwhelmed with choices. I did Intramuros for anyone who might be wondering :)
Also, I'm still young so I'm still learning about both cultures so I guess I still have time to learn and form my own thoughts and opinions on this matter.
Anyways, thank you so so much for sharing your experiences and opinions, it's really nice to listen to people with similar experiences :D
You just unlocked a memory of my Spanish teacher having to leave and throwing us a “fiesta” she brought tacos and we had refried beans and cactus and it was so good and we danced and of course had to ask to go to the bathroom in Spanish but I loved her so much so thanks for reminding me
Your taking recipes from your personal authentic experience, your creations are authentic to you, never apologise for being you!
If I were to make an Indian inspired curry, or Mexican inspired chili, neither would be authentic, neither come from experience of those cultures, they are recipes that I change to my tastes. I don't have the expertise to change up spices to enhance a recipe in general, I know what I like, but I'll never claim they're authentic 😂
Honestly the dish you made looks so good. If I had you as a roommate I'd probably die from too much delicious food lol
This had a deep sound message and all I can think is ‘did this person just use gosh darn soap on that watermelon??’ 😱
Stop 💀 LMAO
If it tastes good, I don't care if it's authentic or not. What matters is it came from your heart and it's authentically you
Here in the philippines our ensalada is grilled eggplant removing the burnt skin then adding tomatoes, onions and bagoong ( fish sauce but with raw fish meat) . Its a very good side dish when eating grilled pork belly. And partner with rice and we eat it bare hands.
That looks sooooo delicious!
As a kid born in America, Raised by a Ghanaian father and an American mother I understand this feeling.
After seeing this video my perspective on cooking completely changed. Now whenever I'm in the kitchen I try to take this to heart. Thank you.
As a foodlover in Sweden where half the cultural dishes are smoked fish, I tend to use that in cooking when making things from other parts of the world.
Like sushi. I use cold smoked salmon instead of raw salmon because 1: it's more available and 2: has helluva lot more flavour.
Relatable on so many levels and that salsa/chutney looks so bomb.
I love your curiosity and creativity. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and food 😊
How did the watermelon rind turn out texture-wise? If you have a minute :)
I don't think I have ever spent so long watching someone make something to eat that I would never eat.
I so relate to this! Once I learned that third culture people exist I felt at peace that I'm accepted somewhere. I'm half Jamaican and half Dominican, first gen American, and like specific points in life I was around many cultures such as a school I went to was predominantly Russian Ukrainian students(private school owned by a Russian pastor) and they also had lots of foreign exchange Korean students. Like I got exposed to the food, language, cultural norms. When it comes to food I love cooking and aspire to be at your level, my creativity is there but my appliances and effort are not. But definitely relatable I blend cultures in my cooking too.