tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548277491285119188.post726596736086720806..comments2018-05-03T21:39:23.947-07:00Comments on Eating in Asia: Interview with D - A Korean's take on Western foodT. Alainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12805342892516574338noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4548277491285119188.post-74169452430140609812014-03-01T21:20:12.713-08:002014-03-01T21:20:12.713-08:00As a Korean-American, I like to think I grew up wi...As a Korean-American, I like to think I grew up with the best of both culinary worlds. I cannot, however, accept the stereotypes that Korean food is healthy and Western food is unhealthy. Sure, the British Commonwealth has fry-ups and America has greasy fast food (and all in large portions), but Korea is just as guilty of unhealthiness. Korean food has hypertension-inducing sodium content and the omnipresence of rice at every meal is contributing to rising rates of diabetes. And none of this takes into account soju's effect on the liver or communal meal sharing and the spread of HSV-1. My point is every cuisine has the healthy and unhealthy. We need to acknowledge this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com