Comments on: US Jianbing Maker Accused of “Stealing Chinese Culture”

By: Making Crepes is Not Cultural Theft

Making Crepes is Not Cultural Theft — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 21:02:18 +0000

[…] US Jianbing Maker Accused of “Stealing Chinese Culture” | The Nanfang. […]

By: mr.wiener

mr.wiener — Sun, 10 May 2015 02:52:00 +0000

Maybe a bit jealous they didn’t think of it first?

By: US Jianbing Maker Accused of "Stealing Chi...

US Jianbing Maker Accused of "Stealing Chi... — Thu, 07 May 2015 04:47:40 +0000

[…] A food stall in Portland, Oregon, USA that has found great success selling "authentic Chinese wraps" is now coming under fire by Chinese media and netizens for "stealing Chinese culture". […]

By: whdgm66

whdgm66 — Wed, 06 May 2015 15:56:00 +0000

she is free to make money how she deems fit, but she doesn’t even use the correct characters for jianbing. instead of 煎饼, she chose the near-homonym (different tones) 剑兵 or “sword soldier”. it really seems like she doesn’t even know, since is it isn’t indicated anywhere that it’s intended as a pun. she couldn’t even ask a chinese friend – that one ASSUMES she made during her time in china?

http://www.bingmiportland.com/welcome.html

By: whdgm66

whdgm66 — Wed, 06 May 2015 15:21:00 +0000

sorry, here’s a proper screencap of her incorrect character usage

By: whdgm66

whdgm66 — Wed, 06 May 2015 15:15:00 +0000

she is free to make money how she deems fit, but she doesn’t even use the correct characters for jianbing. instead of 煎饼, she chose 剑兵 or “sword soldier”. it really seems like she doesn’t even know, since is it isn’t indicated anywhere that it’s intended as a pun. she couldn’t even ask a chinese friend – that one ASSUMES she made during her time in china?

http://www.bingmiportland.com/welcome.html

By: Zen my Ass

Zen my Ass — Wed, 06 May 2015 00:53:00 +0000

Most commentators fail to realize that cultures benefit from mixing up and going around, food especially… As far as I know recipes aren’t patented, so why bothering?

By: Neobooper

Neobooper — Tue, 05 May 2015 22:37:00 +0000

She misses the most important ingredient, the ‘special’ oil

By: Amanda Roberts-Anderson

Amanda Roberts-Anderson — Tue, 05 May 2015 04:48:00 +0000

As someone who has written a dumpling cookbook, I find this discussion interesting. I have heard various types of “food appropriation” arguments over the years and don’t agree with any of them, really. In China, many people believe race, nationality, and culture are all the same thing. But, to me, they are all very different. I know plenty of Chinese people in the US who don’t speak Chinese or like Chinese food but know many Westerners in China who speak fluent Chinese and try to live very “local” lives. The connection a person feels with a culture can’t always be determined by their skin color or place of origin.
http://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Dumplings-Amanda-Roberts-ebook/dp/B00OVTRWKC

By: David Puckett

David Puckett — Tue, 05 May 2015 03:42:00 +0000

Following the immature comments from netizens regarding a Chinese person cooking authentic Chinese food outside China, one should certainly not allow a Chinese chef to cook any western food in China: that would be stealing western culture. Folks grow up and accept the fact that you aren’t the center of the universe and there are many wonderful cultural experiences to be shared by all cultures in all countries. If you can’t accept that than you should boycott KFC while in China, an unique American cultural food experience.