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The Power of Story: How Names, Myths, and Dramas Shape What We Eat
When I was reading French novels as a child, I found that the heroes and heroines in the stories often ate oysters. What is an “oyster”? It sounds so high-end! At that time, I thought that oysters must be a very high-end food. Later I learned that the so-called “oyster” means “sea oyster”. But they sound so different in style. Same thing, different names, is the difference that big? It’s not a difference in the taste of the food, it’s a difference in the taste of the story! Have you ever eaten “roasted bird”? “Yakitori” is actually the grilled chicken skewers in Japanese restaurants. Many meat skewers called “roasted birds”…