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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
It was a marketing thing. Chinese chefs in North America developed a menu inspired by Chinese dishes and marketed that way to advertise it as "exotic".
Now let's talk about Yoga. If ever there was a case of appropriating a culture for capitalistic gain, there it is.
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I'm not sure it was a "marketing" thing. I believe it's as simple as adapting to local tastes. I've had "Chinese food" in Germany that was significantly more German than our North American fare, and certainly not authentic to China either.
edit: though in that sense it's a form of marketing I suppose.