The Secret Ingredient is Entitlement (w/Marc Matsumoto)

Japan's likely new Prime Minister, Marc Matsumoto talks about how to wield Japanese recipes responsibly, and more.

Ollie's doing another podcast's work for them.

Bobby looks at the new, very strict, tourist entry dress code .

Topics discussed on this episode range from:

NO PRE-RECORDED MESSAGE FROM BRIANA question that is decidedly outside of Marc's expertiseSuccessful predictionsMarc's technique driven food contentDemystifying Japanese cookingJapanese chefs hoarding secretsThe Clarissa Wei post about claiming mastery of Asian stuffWhat Marc thinks about the idea of Culinary Cultural AppropriationThe cross-pollination that lead to what we think of as regional cuisines todayThe David Schlosser sakura mochi incidentPippa Middlehurst getting flack for writing a book on Chinese cuisineMiin Chan's article about white people dominating the public view Why Marc would never call himself a "Washoku chef"The cultural differences between how different countries approach cuisineHow those cultural differences can affect who becomes the face of ethnic cuisinesMarc teaches us about how "Konbucha" became what it is in the WestFood getting transformed through misinterpretation and misrepresentationWhen racism does rear its head to give certain people credit for culinary cultureWagyu BeefHow real food culture/trends get brandified and what suffers because of that

Topics discussed on the extras include:

How Marc decides what recipes to do on his YouTube channelHow Google Algorithms rule us allMore details on Marc's technique-driven approach to teachingLOTS of geeking out about cooking and foodA discussion of what changes when you start cooking professionallyMeasuring stuff for recipe creation and all the ways Japan cheats on tisMarc's potentially blasphemous 15-minute curry sauce recipe

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Content Links:

"Shibumi Instagram Post Sparks Outrage in LA’s Japanese-American Community - Eater LA" https://la.eater.com/platform/amp/2021/4/27/22395971/shibumi-instagram-post-david-schlosser-sparks-outrage-la
"Lost in the Brine"
https://www.eater.com/2021/3/1/22214044/fermented-foods-industry-whiteness-kimchi-miso-kombucha

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