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[quote=Anonymous]Some people need to find some actual problems.

Globalization, urbanization and human migration patterns to the US have lead to a country that's more diverse than it was in the 80s. When I was growing up you couldn't even buy a mango and Snapple Mango iced tea was considered "out there" -- I'm 37 but grew up in a red state. I remember, as a teenager, the first time I was exposed to avocado.  Now, in my home city you can buy all sorts of things from Amazon  (or other places) as well as locally.

And thank heavens for that. If some white ladies are making pad thai instead of whatever nasty jello mold would have been popular in 1975, I am all for it. Some "American" food tastes good. Some uber authentic Chinese food tastes good, and some Americanized Chinese take out also tastes good. Call it what it is, don't pretend to reinvent the wheel when you cook a curry, and like what you like. Instagramers are annoying regardless of what they're "selling" so I hear you on that but I don't think that's about the food.

But as far as "ethnic" food being trendy -- come on now. Your average white suburban housewife has been ordering takeout made by people who came from other countries for decades at this point -- Mexican food served in the US doesn't resemble what it looked like in 1995, even at most Chinese restaurants they have both a "Chinese" list and an "American Chinese" list, and depending on where you live there's at least one major group of immigrants who have brought their cuisine into the local community (DC has had it's Ethiopian food for a loooong time). [/quote]

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