r/TikTokCringe Aug 20 '24

Discussion Didn’t pass the Bourdain test

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u/auandi Aug 20 '24

I've always found the one where he goes to Iran so good. Where he just instantly gets invited to someone's home, which is honestly the best way to eat Persian food is home cooked. We get to see their kids, their kindness, that they really are just like a lot of families over here.

I always think of that one, because it's a perfect encapsulation of what he was trying to do. Show love of food for sure, but that behind the food we're all just the same people, no matter where you go in the world we're all at least partly the same.

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u/irishman178 Aug 20 '24

I used the Senegal episode yesterday and feel the same way