1 hour ago, chefmd said:I have just as much trouble with the title of this post as I have with the NM price of collard greens. Being rich does not automatically make you disgusting just as being poor does not automatically make you virtuous. I am culturally clueless about a lot of cuisines and am constantly trying to learn about them. Having things like sous vide turkey on Thanksgiving table is probably culturally clueless as well.
A am also guilty of adding any kind of pork product that I have on hand to any kind of greens that I buy (cheaply).
Chef, "disgustingly rich" is a figure of speech referring to an outrageously wealthy person, often one who uses his or her money in a way that's perceived as repugnant, ostentatious, or wasteful. Whether in my title or in general, it does not refer to rich people as a whole. ("Disgustingly" also is sometimes used to indicate a kind of back-handed envy: "He eats only fast food [see, now this post is food-related] and smokes two packs of cigarettes a day and he's still disgustingly healthy.")
I also think you missed the meaning of "culturally clueless." It has nothing to do with simply being unfamiliar with another cuisine or, even less, what kind of pork product was used here. Obviously there's absolutely nothing wrong with expanding one's culinary horizons. It did, however, have to do with an ultra-high-end retailer taking a very non-high-end and culturally distinct food, doing absolutely nothing special with it, then charging an outrageous price. And, apparently, having not a clue about how it might be perceived.
Quote"The food that was considered poor people’s food, or Southern food, or black food, is now being advertised and sold by a luxury brand,” she said. “I‘ve heard people from the South say that they were ashamed that their family cooked collard greens.
I guess that bad publicity is still publicity, though -- the offering sold out by last night.
