Buzzfeed

Buzzfeed is a source of entertainment for most college students. It reliefs stress while providing a good laugh most of the time. After watching Mexican People Try Taco Bell For the First Time and Chinese People Try Panda Express For the First Time, one can note the huge difference between national cuisine and the Americanized versions of these foods. Many taste tasters were shocked with the degree of difference from these fast food meals to the original dishes from their country. Some were more willing to try them than others. Many were skeptical to try the food and confirmed their suspicions that it was not even the shadow of a home cooked meal in their country.

The use of various age groups made the video that much more appealing. The response of each person was unique, but most concurred with the opinion that it was inferior to the food they were accustomed to. Surprisingly in both videos, there were some people who enjoyed the food. In Mexican People Try Taco Bell For the First Time, it was interesting how much of the tasters found the Dorito taco shell delicious when it was the farthest thing from authentic Mexican food. On the Chinese People Try Panda Express it was odd that the individuals who like the food the most were the oldest. I would think a younger generation would be more accepting of this type of cuisine.

I can totally relate to the taste testers in both videos. Just last week some of my American friends surprised me with Cuban food. Their intentions were good, but the food was sub-par at the most. I am not Cuban, but both my parents are, so I am used to high-quality, authentic Cuban food. When making traditional homemade food commercialized, the integrity of the dishes is many times lost. The seasonings, ingredients, special touches, secret recipes, and time, required in making these typical foods is traded for making vast quantities that appeal to the taste buds of large masses. Many American fast food chains strip away the national integrity of many delicious dishes. This makes other countries categorized many Americans as insensitivity and ignorant to many global cultures. However, we cannot deny that sometimes a burrito locos taco or some orange chicken with lo mein are just what we are craving.
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