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