Chili's
Chili's didn’t invent casual dining—it weaponised forgettability.
The food industry
Where most calories actually come from, and who decides.
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General Tso's chicken
A dish invented in New York, named for a 19th-century Hunan general, and rejected by Hunan when it came home.
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Prosecco
Prosecco isn’t Italian champagne—it’s a naming compromise that outsourced terroir to volume.
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Rasam (film)
A wedding feast in Doha where food is the hero — but nobody shows up for the meal.
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Turmeric
Turmeric is a food colour and pH paper — not an anti-inflammatory, not a medicine, and never was.
Croissant
The croissant is not Austrian. It is not ancient. It is a French industrial compromise disguised as tradition.
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Fast food
Fast food isn’t about taste — it’s the first fully industrialised food system, built for cars and clocks, not kitchens and care.
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Fondue
Fondue isn’t tradition—it’s cheese marketing that learned to serve itself at the table.
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Microbial food cultures
Fermentation isn’t a trend—it’s the oldest food technology we have.
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French fries
The world’s most deceptive food: named French, born Mapuche, perfected by frozen russets.
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Gelato
Gelato isn’t Italian ice cream—it’s an English mistranslation sold as authenticity.
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Hamburger
The hamburger isn’t German. It isn’t American. It’s a name pasted over a century of unconnected recipes.
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Jamón ibérico
A legal framework disguised as a delicacy—and the only cured meat where 'pata negra' means 'black label', not 'black hoof'.
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Moules-frites
A national dish born not of royalty or revolution—but of winter hunger and the Flemish coast.
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Udon
Udon isn’t a noodle—it’s a map drawn in starch and broth.
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Wagyu
Wagyu isn’t marbled beef—it’s a Japanese cattle registry, and calling anything else Wagyu is linguistic fraud.