"Tasting nice" is not an objective rubric.
Re:The Age of Average
by lotsofpulp on Friday December 13, 2024 @12:30PM
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The whole claim would be “tastes nicer to a greater proportion of people”.
People's tastes aren't innate and static. They're a function of trends, marketing, and importantly, availability.
and comfort and familiarity. I can easily imagine tourists in a foreign land preferring McDonald's or generic fast food when they can't/don't/won't make up their minds about what to eat. It's entirely possible for people to basically "vacation wrong" and many do it.
When local dishes are displaced by international dishes it's normally because the international dishes taste nicer (adjusted for cost etc.). If the locals wanted to preserve the cuisine for their own sake they would do so.