I watched the videos titled, Mexican People Try Taco Bell For the First
Time and Chinese People Try Panda
Express For the First Time. In both videos, the people had many different
reactions to each of the dishes they tried, but had the same overall reaction
about the food in general. Most of the people were surprised that the food was
not like authentic Mexican or Chinese food. While some of the dishes supposedly
originated in those countries, the people tasting the food said that the meal
did not look or taste like the authentic version. Some of the dishes served
have no ties to where they “supposedly” originated. A few of the people tasting
the food enjoyed these dishes, but said that they are definitely not Mexican or
Chinese. In Mexican People Try Taco Bell
For the First Time, when asked if they would return to Taco Bell, everyone
said that they would not.
While not too surprising that food
from these fast food restaurants are not authentic to their country of origin, it
does reflect that American people can be ignorant about other cultures and
customs. Many people believe that Americans know less about other counties than
people living in other countries know about America. These videos reflect this
prediction.
It is hard though, to realize that
these restaurants do not serve authentic Chinese and Mexican foods, when many
people—including myself—have never been to either China or Mexico. For me, Taco
Bell and Panda Express is the closest I have come to eating authentic Mexican
and Chinese food, which is disappointing, because I know that these restaurants
do not offer a correct representation of food from those countries.
Grade: check
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