Growing up, my parents would mostly ignore my wishes when it came to food — or anything else for that matter. I wasn\u2019t forced to eat blue cheese at every meal, but I had to try it once in a while, like I had to try every new food they put on the table. My mom fixed one meal for the whole family and if you didn\u2019t like it, well, tough luck because that\u2019s what was on the menu that night. As a result, my sister and I ate very diverse meals (most of them without particular enjoyment). This practice may not guarantee that children will grow into adults who can eat anything but it certainly makes it easier for parents (having tried both ways with my children, I can confirm that point too!).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
![\"An](\"http:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TylerFoodBook.jpg\" "\\"An")
<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nAnd in summary:<\/p>\n
Finally, I can imagine that this book will annoy a serious portion of the \u201cfoodie\u201d community as, in the end, I read it as an awesome statement about the democratization of great food, not to mention a serious exercise in debunking the idea that high-quality food is reserved for a rare elite willing to invest lots of money in eating.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
There is more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n