Never read about SK or China doing this but Thailand went all in.
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Reetsh@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Completely agree! The concept of Culinary Diplomacy is actually practiced by a few countries around the world and is often implemented in partnership with emigrants from those nations. South Korea did this with their “Kimchi Diplomacy” back in 2009 and it was considered very successful. It is one of the reasons Korean food became so popular here in the U.S. around then. Culinary Diplomacy
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 week ago
and so many korean markets opened up, and people are lovign it.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Seriously, HMart is the shit. The produce is generally WAY better than you can get at “normal” markets - largely because their stock actually gets cleaned out and turned over on a regular basis.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 days ago
yea our parents go to it alot, we have jagalchi recently opened up, but i think its to pricey, for its limited selections.
Katana314@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Hollywood and the anime industry have done much the same - helping people around the world normalize the feeling of living in their home societies.
BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I think the Chinese government also supported the Chinese restraunt industry similarly in the US
theneverfox@pawb.social 1 week ago
I think Chinese food spread was more organic, they helped each other immigrate, shared recipes, and acted almost like a franchise in how new restaurants were chosen in unserved areas and given a general playbook
And then the Thai government did it more formally, Korean culinary movement copied the success (or maybe the other way around)
TheBat@lemmy.world 6 days ago
What I’m gathering is Indian government is incompetent af and our foods become popular on their own.
BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Yup, and we have so many different regional cuisines but you’ll mostly just find north Indian and a little bit of south Indian restaurants in the US
theneverfox@pawb.social 6 days ago
I mean… They kind of didn’t though
In major cities, sure. Even smaller ones will have Indian places. But they’re proportional to the amount of Indians in an area
Because there’s a big difference… Everyone can go to a Chinese restaurant and confidently order. Everyone knows what sushi is, even if some people don’t eat it. Thai foods are less known, but the menus are very Americanized, so you go once and you get the idea
I know the good Indian restaurant back home, but I only know the dishes by color. Lots of naan and wet dishes… They were good, but I couldn’t tell you what they were. And if the sign says Indian food, I don’t know what they serve. So I’ve only been to the one place
Vindaloo and curry? That is everywhere, but I’ve never had an Indian version of it. The British spread vindaloo and curry spread itself