So many traditional foods are actually recent inventions. Same for many other “traditions.”

“Tradition” is often (not always) just code for “things invented around the time I was a child that I enjoyed often.” pic.twitter.com/NGi2KdZ9Wi

— The Alex Nowrasteh (@AlexNowrasteh) March 25, 2023

Yeah. I’m old enough now to remember when some glorious, extremely authentic ancient traditions of cultures that we should not appropriate were invented. And it was like when I 10.

As I’ve said many times before, most Extremely Ancient, Definitiely Inviolable traditions are less than 100 years old. Culture changes. Whiny babies cry. It’s just life.