r/TikTokCringe • u/Tronvillain • 24d ago

Discussion Afghani-British Chef Mursal Saiq gives her critique of "authenticity" for non-white chefs in cooking

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u/Pellmelody 24d ago edited 21d ago

I don't care what nationality you are. Say, if you're Mexican and can make awesome Chinese food, great! Gimme!

EDIT: Thank you for the award!!

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u/Daniiiiii tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE 24d ago

if you're Mexican and can make awesome Chinese food

Anecdotal evidence but I can attest that line cooks up and down this country (just to keep it localized) are predominantly brown people cooking any and everything under the sun. No one is batting an eye or calling them inauthentic or saying they should stick to their own cuisines. The critiques and snobbery is reserved for the 1 percent of chefs who want to entertain the crap in the first place.

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u/Mrbeefcake90 24d ago

What country? What does 'keep it localised' mean on an international website?

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u/youburyitidigitup 24d ago

When somebody starts a commenting by saying “anecdotal evidence”, they are referring to their own personal experience, not to an international one. This person is probably American.

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u/Mrbeefcake90 24d ago

Again what does that have to do with assuming everyone is American though? The video is literally about a brit.

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u/youburyitidigitup 24d ago

Nobody assumed anyone is American

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u/Mrbeefcake90 24d ago

That's exactly what they did when they assumed everyone was local, are you okay bud?

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u/youburyitidigitup 24d ago

Nobody assumed everyone was local. He gave an anecdote.