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What best defines cultural appropriation in food?
Cooking food at home from another country
Taking food from another culture without credit, context,
Adapting food due to ingredient availability
Sharing food recipes between cultures
Which situation best represents cultural borrowing rather than appropriation?
Claiming ownership of a traditional recipe
Selling a cultural dish without acknowledging its origin
Renaming a traditional dish to sound more “Western”
Adapting a dish while clearly crediting its cultural roots
Why is power imbalance central to the appropriation debate?
Because recipes cannot be owned
Because food tastes better when globalized
Because dominant group often profit more than origin culture
Because all cultures benefit equally
Which factor has MOST influenced the historical spread of food globally?
Celebrity chefs
Social media
Trade, migration, and colonization
Food blogs
From an academic perspective, food “authenticity” is best described as:
Fixed and unchanging
Decided by restaurants
Fluid and shaped by history and exchange
Determined only by origin countries
Why are Indigenous foods often cited in appropriation debates?
Communities are often excluded from economic benefits
They cannot be commercialized
They are usually unhealthy
They are unpopular
Which modern trend raises concerns about food appropriation?
Home cooking
Exotic” food branding without cultural context
Cultural food festivals
Ethical sourcing
Why is immigrant food often discussed in cultural appropriation debates?
It lacks originality
It is always copied
It cannot be adapted
Immigrant cooks face stigma while outsiders gain praise
Which action best supports ethical cultural borrowing in food?
Changing names to attract customers
Educating consumers about food origins
Changing names to attract customers
Removing cultural references
How does social media influence cultural appropriation in food today?
It limits food exposure
It prevents food globalization
It always promotes authenticity
It can amplify trends without cultural understanding
Which statement best summarizes the academic debate?
Food should never be shared
Food sharing is neutral, but power and profit are not
All food sharing is appropriation
Cultural borrowing does not exist
