so what if every day where a Thanksgiving Day would we plan a meal
Thanksgiving Day would we plan a meal
Thanksgiving Day would we plan a meal will we go together
will we go together
will we go together grocery shopping would we have a
grocery shopping would we have a
grocery shopping would we have a beautiful dinner with our friends and
beautiful dinner with our friends and
beautiful dinner with our friends and our families some of you would say yes I
our families some of you would say yes I
our families some of you would say yes I would really enjoy that some of you
would really enjoy that some of you
would really enjoy that some of you would say no I’d rather have a rather
would say no I’d rather have a rather
would say no I’d rather have a rather small meal with my family so keep fans
small meal with my family so keep fans
small meal with my family so keep fans given their to a minimum and that’s what
given their to a minimum and that’s what
given their to a minimum and that’s what we’ve been doing for the last year’s we
we’ve been doing for the last year’s we
we’ve been doing for the last year’s we Thanksgiving it’s a time for watching
Thanksgiving it’s a time for watching
Thanksgiving it’s a time for watching sports shopping and sometimes even
sports shopping and sometimes even
sports shopping and sometimes even eating but not spending time with our
eating but not spending time with our
eating but not spending time with our families our friends so why is that this
families our friends so why is that this
families our friends so why is that this important time is not being taken
important time is not being taken
important time is not being taken seriously why is that this moment this
seriously why is that this moment this
seriously why is that this moment this act of communion is not taking being
act of communion is not taking being
act of communion is not taking being seriously by all of us eating is an act
seriously by all of us eating is an act
seriously by all of us eating is an act of communion what’s the meaning of that
of communion what’s the meaning of that
of communion what’s the meaning of that communities to heaven have any cut
communities to heaven have any cut
communities to heaven have any cut something in common with our people it’s
something in common with our people it’s
something in common with our people it’s um sharing something with all our people
um sharing something with all our people
um sharing something with all our people it’s sharing something it’s camaraderie
it’s sharing something it’s camaraderie
it’s sharing something it’s camaraderie it’s fellowship it’s something that we
it’s fellowship it’s something that we
it’s fellowship it’s something that we share whether within our communities and
share whether within our communities and
share whether within our communities and within our society but we have forgotten
within our society but we have forgotten
within our society but we have forgotten the important meaning of this in our
the important meaning of this in our
the important meaning of this in our daily lives we are usually rushing and
daily lives we are usually rushing and
daily lives we are usually rushing and we are not taking the time to talk about
we are not taking the time to talk about
we are not taking the time to talk about it or to enjoy it so let me tell you
it or to enjoy it so let me tell you
it or to enjoy it so let me tell you about some social experiments the first
about some social experiments the first
about some social experiments the first one was about giving some homeless
one was about giving some homeless
one was about giving some homeless people a plate so they would have to put
people a plate so they would have to put
people a plate so they would have to put their food on plates and they were given
their food on plates and they were given
their food on plates and they were given a diary and they wrote and they thought
a diary and they wrote and they thought
a diary and they wrote and they thought that this was a really Rehim an icing
that this was a really Rehim an icing
that this was a really Rehim an icing experience a second a second social
experience a second a second social
experience a second a second social experiment similar to this
experiment similar to this
experiment similar to this the was that the homeless people were
the was that the homeless people were
the was that the homeless people were served restaurant dinners they were
served restaurant dinners they were
served restaurant dinners they were served gourmet style dinners by servers
served gourmet style dinners by servers
served gourmet style dinners by servers and this changed their perception of
and this changed their perception of
and this changed their perception of themselves and how everyone else
themselves and how everyone else
themselves and how everyone else perceived them because it’s very
perceived them because it’s very
perceived them because it’s very important to feel that you have a home
important to feel that you have a home
important to feel that you have a home that you can sit down and have this warm
that you can sit down and have this warm
that you can sit down and have this warm meal on a plate but some of us we’re not
meal on a plate but some of us we’re not
meal on a plate but some of us we’re not lucky enough to have that whole meal but
lucky enough to have that whole meal but
lucky enough to have that whole meal but if we are happy if we’re lucky enough to
if we are happy if we’re lucky enough to
if we are happy if we’re lucky enough to have it one why don’t we take advantage
have it one why don’t we take advantage
have it one why don’t we take advantage of it right so sometimes we just we can
of it right so sometimes we just we can
of it right so sometimes we just we can acknowledge that this is very important
acknowledge that this is very important
acknowledge that this is very important but we don’t take advantage of it we um
but we don’t take advantage of it we um
but we don’t take advantage of it we um we eat we buy fast foods because we
we eat we buy fast foods because we
we eat we buy fast foods because we consume this foods very fast we go
consume this foods very fast we go
consume this foods very fast we go through drive-thrus so we can eat in our
through drive-thrus so we can eat in our
through drive-thrus so we can eat in our cars and I’ve seen people eating while
cars and I’ve seen people eating while
cars and I’ve seen people eating while they’re walking um
they’re walking um
they’re walking um we swallow wooden we don’t eat really
we swallow wooden we don’t eat really
we swallow wooden we don’t eat really we’re just swallowing food we’re don’t
we’re just swallowing food we’re don’t
we’re just swallowing food we’re don’t we don’t care about the taste sometimes
we don’t care about the taste sometimes
we don’t care about the taste sometimes uh we also talk with our friends when we
uh we also talk with our friends when we
uh we also talk with our friends when we are eating we are checking our messages
are eating we are checking our messages
are eating we are checking our messages we’re doing homework we’re checking the
we’re doing homework we’re checking the
we’re doing homework we’re checking the news we’re buying online we’re texting
news we’re buying online we’re texting
news we’re buying online we’re texting and we’re talking with friends there are
and we’re talking with friends there are
and we’re talking with friends there are not even our friends through devices and
not even our friends through devices and
not even our friends through devices and lately we’re even talking to devices so
lately we’re even talking to devices so
lately we’re even talking to devices so somehow we’ve managed to get all this
somehow we’ve managed to get all this
somehow we’ve managed to get all this symbolic aspect of the food and of
symbolic aspect of the food and of
symbolic aspect of the food and of eating out of it and you know what it’s
eating out of it and you know what it’s
eating out of it and you know what it’s low eating is good for you actually it’s
low eating is good for you actually it’s
low eating is good for you actually it’s a very good eating habit you you swallow
a very good eating habit you you swallow
a very good eating habit you you swallow better your foods you have to chew them
better your foods you have to chew them
better your foods you have to chew them it’s good for your stomach you’re going
it’s good for your stomach you’re going
it’s good for your stomach you’re going to feel full and happy for a longer
to feel full and happy for a longer
to feel full and happy for a longer period of time it’s good it’s a good
period of time it’s good it’s a good
period of time it’s good it’s a good eating habit and it’s uh a lot of
eating habit and it’s uh a lot of
eating habit and it’s uh a lot of healthy diet programs are including it
healthy diet programs are including it
healthy diet programs are including it lately because it’s really good for you
lately because it’s really good for you
lately because it’s really good for you actually when you have a baby a
actually when you have a baby a
actually when you have a baby a pediatricians will tell you introduce
pediatricians will tell you introduce
pediatricians will tell you introduce your baby to solids
your baby to solids
your baby to solids please try to get the baby to sit with
please try to get the baby to sit with
please try to get the baby to sit with you at the dinner table tell them about
you at the dinner table tell them about
you at the dinner table tell them about the aspect the social and cultural
the aspect the social and cultural
the aspect the social and cultural aspect of foods because that’s the
aspect of foods because that’s the
aspect of foods because that’s the moment when we can learn to listen well
moment when we can learn to listen well
moment when we can learn to listen well that’s a moment where we listen that’s a
that’s a moment where we listen that’s a
that’s a moment where we listen that’s a moment when we can have a civil
moment when we can have a civil
moment when we can have a civil conversation about politics that’s the
conversation about politics that’s the
conversation about politics that’s the moment where we can discuss and we can
moment where we can discuss and we can
moment where we can discuss and we can talk and then we can have friendships
talk and then we can have friendships
talk and then we can have friendships and then we can friendship we can have
and then we can friendship we can have
and then we can friendship we can have friendships with our families as well so
friendships with our families as well so
friendships with our families as well so it’s a very important moment for all of
it’s a very important moment for all of
it’s a very important moment for all of us las Havana Mesa is a Latin tradition
us las Havana Mesa is a Latin tradition
us las Havana Mesa is a Latin tradition and it’s been lost as well it’s after
and it’s been lost as well it’s after
and it’s been lost as well it’s after dinner talk and it’s a beautiful time to
dinner talk and it’s a beautiful time to
dinner talk and it’s a beautiful time to share our experiences of what has
share our experiences of what has
share our experiences of what has happened to us during the day but
happened to us during the day but
happened to us during the day but sometimes sometimes I feel that we are
sometimes sometimes I feel that we are
sometimes sometimes I feel that we are not evolving that we are going backwards
not evolving that we are going backwards
not evolving that we are going backwards with all this let’s talk one more time
with all this let’s talk one more time
with all this let’s talk one more time about Thanksgiving the Pilgrims were
about Thanksgiving the Pilgrims were
about Thanksgiving the Pilgrims were given foods there was a feast prolly the
given foods there was a feast prolly the
given foods there was a feast prolly the there was a moment when we had two
there was a moment when we had two
there was a moment when we had two cultures together right we had the
cultures together right we had the
cultures together right we had the Pilgrims and we had the Native Americans
Pilgrims and we had the Native Americans
Pilgrims and we had the Native Americans beautiful moment in history somehow this
beautiful moment in history somehow this
beautiful moment in history somehow this is our tradition now
is our tradition now
is our tradition now through years we have make it our
through years we have make it our
through years we have make it our tradition now we know that we have to
tradition now we know that we have to
tradition now we know that we have to buy turkey by the way there was no
buy turkey by the way there was no
buy turkey by the way there was no turkey at the time we had mashed
turkey at the time we had mashed
turkey at the time we had mashed potatoes and yams and so many different
potatoes and yams and so many different
potatoes and yams and so many different different traditions other berries home
different traditions other berries home
different traditions other berries home to home but the important thing is that
to home but the important thing is that
to home but the important thing is that we consider this traditional foods so
we consider this traditional foods so
we consider this traditional foods so what it’s part of our national you seen
what it’s part of our national you seen
what it’s part of our national you seen what traditional foods do we consider
what traditional foods do we consider
what traditional foods do we consider part of that nation’ ‘national you seen
part of that nation’ ‘national you seen
part of that nation’ ‘national you seen for example those two countries Peru and
for example those two countries Peru and
for example those two countries Peru and Chile will fight about pisco we have
Chile will fight about pisco we have
Chile will fight about pisco we have this obsession to know where was pisco
this obsession to know where was pisco
this obsession to know where was pisco are originally from who created this
are originally from who created this
are originally from who created this recipe where was the first time that
recipe where was the first time that
recipe where was the first time that someone had this recipe who invented it
someone had this recipe who invented it
someone had this recipe who invented it who invented this period but my question
who invented this period but my question
who invented this period but my question is do you think this two countries would
is do you think this two countries would
is do you think this two countries would fight for it
fight for it
fight for it that the title of my of I talk today was
that the title of my of I talk today was
that the title of my of I talk today was cooking communities because I was
cooking communities because I was
cooking communities because I was tracing an analogy to the book of
tracing an analogy to the book of
tracing an analogy to the book of Benedict Anderson I’m imagined
Benedict Anderson I’m imagined
Benedict Anderson I’m imagined communities this is a book about the
communities this is a book about the
communities this is a book about the emergence of nation-state and identity
emergence of nation-state and identity
emergence of nation-state and identity and nationalism according to Anderson to
and nationalism according to Anderson to
and nationalism according to Anderson to be part of that community of your
be part of that community of your
be part of that community of your national community you should be able to
national community you should be able to
national community you should be able to die for it would we die for a dish would
die for it would we die for a dish would
die for it would we die for a dish would we die for this a spirit would we die
we die for this a spirit would we die
we die for this a spirit would we die for our national cuisines how important
for our national cuisines how important
for our national cuisines how important is this for us every time I think about
is this for us every time I think about
is this for us every time I think about national q thinks Q scenes I think about
national q thinks Q scenes I think about
national q thinks Q scenes I think about tortilla española don’t these vanilla
tortilla española don’t these vanilla
tortilla española don’t these vanilla has the names Espanola switch from Spain
has the names Espanola switch from Spain
has the names Espanola switch from Spain and 30s paniolo is just that omelet um
and 30s paniolo is just that omelet um
and 30s paniolo is just that omelet um eggs and potatoes
eggs and potatoes
eggs and potatoes sometimes onions but basically eggs and
sometimes onions but basically eggs and
sometimes onions but basically eggs and potatoes very simple very traditional
potatoes very simple very traditional
potatoes very simple very traditional very common and they really like it but
very common and they really like it but
very common and they really like it but potatoes are not from Spain potatoes are
potatoes are not from Spain potatoes are
potatoes are not from Spain potatoes are from the Andean region so every time we
from the Andean region so every time we
from the Andean region so every time we think about it we are thinking oh the
think about it we are thinking oh the
think about it we are thinking oh the colonial times right we have to think in
colonial times right we have to think in
colonial times right we have to think in all that past good or bad but it’s all
all that past good or bad but it’s all
all that past good or bad but it’s all reflected in that beautiful dish so you
reflected in that beautiful dish so you
reflected in that beautiful dish so you see how potatoes have been traveling and
see how potatoes have been traveling and
see how potatoes have been traveling and alfajores are these beautiful cookies
alfajores are these beautiful cookies
alfajores are these beautiful cookies with dulce de leche very common and
with dulce de leche very common and
with dulce de leche very common and tradition in Argentina but every time we
tradition in Argentina but every time we
tradition in Argentina but every time we read them we have to remember that alpha
read them we have to remember that alpha
read them we have to remember that alpha hoard al is a remembrance of Moorish
hoard al is a remembrance of Moorish
hoard al is a remembrance of Moorish Spain not Spain today Muslim Spain so
Spain not Spain today Muslim Spain so
Spain not Spain today Muslim Spain so all those recipes came to the Americas
all those recipes came to the Americas
all those recipes came to the Americas are now we’re being eaten as part of the
are now we’re being eaten as part of the
are now we’re being eaten as part of the traditional food of Argentina and that
traditional food of Argentina and that
traditional food of Argentina and that is a very important thing because food
is a very important thing because food
is a very important thing because food is always local and food is always
is always local and food is always
is always local and food is always global and somehow food is local and
global and somehow food is local and
global and somehow food is local and global at the same time
global at the same time
global at the same time let’s go to something closer to our
let’s go to something closer to our
let’s go to something closer to our hearts and closer to our tummies pizza
hearts and closer to our tummies pizza
hearts and closer to our tummies pizza um Pizza is an Italian dish we know that
um Pizza is an Italian dish we know that
um Pizza is an Italian dish we know that but it has tomato sauce add some malt it
but it has tomato sauce add some malt it
but it has tomato sauce add some malt it started having tomato sauce the metal
started having tomato sauce the metal
started having tomato sauce the metal original from the Central America’s so
original from the Central America’s so
original from the Central America’s so somehow at some moment during the 19th
somehow at some moment during the 19th
somehow at some moment during the 19th century Italian immigrants brought back
century Italian immigrants brought back
century Italian immigrants brought back this pizza to different parts of the
this pizza to different parts of the
this pizza to different parts of the Americas don’t we love it now and here
Americas don’t we love it now and here
Americas don’t we love it now and here and I always think oh my god it’s a
and I always think oh my god it’s a
and I always think oh my god it’s a round trip for tomatoes if we try to
round trip for tomatoes if we try to
round trip for tomatoes if we try to think about immigration process of Pizza
think about immigration process of Pizza
think about immigration process of Pizza that’s a very interesting one right
there’s another one quinoa superfood we
there’s another one quinoa superfood we found that it was a superfood a couple
found that it was a superfood a couple
found that it was a superfood a couple years ago but quinoa soup it’s a staple
years ago but quinoa soup it’s a staple
years ago but quinoa soup it’s a staple dish of Peru Ecuador Bolivia of
dish of Peru Ecuador Bolivia of
dish of Peru Ecuador Bolivia of different countries
different countries
different countries not one quinoa soup doesn’t no political
not one quinoa soup doesn’t no political
not one quinoa soup doesn’t no political difference quinoa soup it’s not like an
difference quinoa soup it’s not like an
difference quinoa soup it’s not like an anthem an anthem is a very important
anthem an anthem is a very important
anthem an anthem is a very important thing a flag and anthem for each each of
thing a flag and anthem for each each of
thing a flag and anthem for each each of the other persons of a country but
the other persons of a country but
the other persons of a country but quinoa it’s not it’s a staple food for
quinoa it’s not it’s a staple food for
quinoa it’s not it’s a staple food for so many people and neighbors from
so many people and neighbors from
so many people and neighbors from different countries they share that as
different countries they share that as
different countries they share that as well it’s it’s more let’s say organic
well it’s it’s more let’s say organic
well it’s it’s more let’s say organic the way the balls it balls like people
the way the balls it balls like people
the way the balls it balls like people food has that quality as well so quinoa
food has that quality as well so quinoa
food has that quality as well so quinoa soup it could be the traditional dish of
soup it could be the traditional dish of
soup it could be the traditional dish of many places but now we have keynote Oh
many places but now we have keynote Oh
many places but now we have keynote Oh quinoa risotto and that might become at
quinoa risotto and that might become at
quinoa risotto and that might become at some moment the traditional food at some
some moment the traditional food at some
some moment the traditional food at some place or some group of people one more
place or some group of people one more
place or some group of people one more example 19th century book recipe book
example 19th century book recipe book
example 19th century book recipe book Cornejo and assume a quorum ii Cornejo
Cornejo and assume a quorum ii Cornejo
Cornejo and assume a quorum ii Cornejo in spanish the book was written in
in spanish the book was written in
in spanish the book was written in spanish in south america and connect
spanish in south america and connect
spanish in south america and connect with rabid and allah is the french way
with rabid and allah is the french way
with rabid and allah is the french way of saying to the so it’s uh it’s a
of saying to the so it’s uh it’s a
of saying to the so it’s uh it’s a french mode and it just remembered that
french mode and it just remembered that
french mode and it just remembered that France was the western reference for a
France was the western reference for a
France was the western reference for a while and it’s still our culinary
while and it’s still our culinary
while and it’s still our culinary reference and Summa quorum is
reference and Summa quorum is
reference and Summa quorum is quechua for beautiful woman so at that
quechua for beautiful woman so at that
quechua for beautiful woman so at that moment we have the three cultures that
moment we have the three cultures that
moment we have the three cultures that were not the same in the 19th century
were not the same in the 19th century
were not the same in the 19th century but we have them all represented in one
but we have them all represented in one
but we have them all represented in one same dish in one same recipe and that’s
same dish in one same recipe and that’s
same dish in one same recipe and that’s very important because we are paving the
very important because we are paving the
very important because we are paving the road for inclusion one more example yogi
road for inclusion one more example yogi
road for inclusion one more example yogi yogi is this very delicious simple thing
yogi is this very delicious simple thing
yogi is this very delicious simple thing potato and flour therefore very cheap
potato and flour therefore very cheap
potato and flour therefore very cheap Italian immigrants when they couldn’t
Italian immigrants when they couldn’t
Italian immigrants when they couldn’t make ends meet at the end of the month
make ends meet at the end of the month
make ends meet at the end of the month in Argentina would have gnocchi
in Argentina would have gnocchi
in Argentina would have gnocchi artisanal gnocchi you make it very fast
artisanal gnocchi you make it very fast
artisanal gnocchi you make it very fast at home sundays in argentina people eat
at home sundays in argentina people eat
at home sundays in argentina people eat it at the end of the month they just
it at the end of the month they just
it at the end of the month they just don’t know why we just have these
don’t know why we just have these
don’t know why we just have these traditions do you know your traditions
traditions do you know your traditions
traditions do you know your traditions which have these traditions all around
which have these traditions all around
which have these traditions all around us and we just have no idea why we do
us and we just have no idea why we do
us and we just have no idea why we do what we do so today what I wanted to
what we do so today what I wanted to
what we do so today what I wanted to talk about was how we’re forgetting
talk about was how we’re forgetting
talk about was how we’re forgetting these traditions how we’re forgetting
these traditions how we’re forgetting
these traditions how we’re forgetting what are we eating
what are we eating
what are we eating why we don’t know all the diversity that
why we don’t know all the diversity that
why we don’t know all the diversity that it’s in our plates or the immigrant
it’s in our plates or the immigrant
it’s in our plates or the immigrant process that it’s in your plates it’s so
process that it’s in your plates it’s so
process that it’s in your plates it’s so so simple to try to trace that and it’s
so simple to try to trace that and it’s
so simple to try to trace that and it’s way complex to try to put all these
way complex to try to put all these
way complex to try to put all these human beings together in the same plate
human beings together in the same plate
human beings together in the same plate right so um let’s go back to my
right so um let’s go back to my
right so um let’s go back to my Thanksgiving dinner this beautiful time
Thanksgiving dinner this beautiful time
Thanksgiving dinner this beautiful time for communion don’t wait for your next
for communion don’t wait for your next
for communion don’t wait for your next Thanksgiving think of it as tomorrow
Thanksgiving think of it as tomorrow
Thanksgiving think of it as tomorrow tomorrow for my Thanksgiving dinner what
tomorrow for my Thanksgiving dinner what
tomorrow for my Thanksgiving dinner what do I have do I stayed with friends do I
do I have do I stayed with friends do I
do I have do I stayed with friends do I sit with new people what do I do to make
sit with new people what do I do to make
sit with new people what do I do to make that Thanksgiving dinner special I
that Thanksgiving dinner special I
that Thanksgiving dinner special I slowed down I left my phone for a while
slowed down I left my phone for a while
slowed down I left my phone for a while so please next time you eat slow down
so please next time you eat slow down
so please next time you eat slow down next time you eat think about what
next time you eat think about what
next time you eat think about what you’re eating next time you eat try a
you’re eating next time you eat try a
you’re eating next time you eat try a different recipe embrace diversity next
different recipe embrace diversity next
different recipe embrace diversity next time you eat try to cook why not
time you eat try to cook why not
time you eat try to cook why not next time you eat think reflect of what
next time you eat think reflect of what
next time you eat think reflect of what you’re doing and of course enjoy
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