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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
Yup.
I went - have zero interest in polka, but had a great talk with a lady representing one of the LatinX clubs in the Villages that meets at Hacienda once a month. I also ate a gyro from a truck that claimed to be middle-east but sold gyros for some reason, and not falafels. Which was weird, since the woman in the truck wore a hijab. I was really hoping for falafels. Didn't like the gyro much, the meat was way too salty. Decent tzaziki, it helped cut down on the saltiness of the meat. Nice folks though. Maybe next time they'll have falafels with tahini.
Probably a matter of marketing - around here, most people wouldn't know a quality middle-eastern dish if they fell face-first into it. We have an italian-greek restaurant, we have a greek-american restaurant, but no actual greek restaurant. And people love that stuff. And it's great for what it is. But I think they'd plotz if they ever had actual greek food at an actual greek restaurant.
Sort of like thinking that the Mexican joints around town are "fine Spanish cuisine."
Y'all gotta learn some culture. This festival was an attempt at that, but - meh. Way too stereotypical for me, not very authentic at all.
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I would probably NOT purchase from a couple with the woman wearing a Hijab. It seems anti-feminist to me. Where does that lead - back to the dark ages? I think that historically it was for a face covering to prevent the spread of some deadly Pandemic of some (?) old time disease like smallpox or the black death or something.
........Maybe with our current conditions, we will ALL be wearing Hijabs soon - I want mine to be tye-dye.