Funny. My Indian (as in from the country of India) friend smelled me cooking Mexican food....took a look at the seasonings and proclaimed it Indian. She enjoyed it too.
Food changes everywhere in the world. The Japanese remove most of the heat (Japanify it). Funny story there. My FIL didn’t think the food in Japan tasted right as he ate at Japanese restaurants in Hawaii and it tasted different. My Japanese SIL hates sushi and most Japanese foods (which she changes with SPAM). The English created Tikka Masala. Even the continents upon which they originate have VASTLY DIFFERENT versions of the same food. Look at China!
Meh. I’m over it. Just want it to taste the way “I” like it. I don’t care whether it is “authentic” according to somebody else’s taste buds.
—”Meh. I’m over it. Just want it to taste the way “I” like it. I don’t care whether it is “authentic” according to somebody else’s taste buds.”
BINGO! BINGO! WE HAVE BINGO!
Some people tend to prefer the same flavor profile as I like.
So I put more weight on their views.