Saturday, August 5th, 2006...6:47 pm
The far-east marketing
My sister has been telling me about the "far east market" for a while. This week she brought me the ad they published in the weekend paper "Kol Ha-ir". Looking at the ad, I thought there was something a bit strange about it.
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Maybe it's just me, but I have a weird feeling that there's a general misinterpretation regarding what's far-east. I see so many Chinese medicine ads that have nothing to do with Chinese tradition, medicine and culture, and I visit so many Asian restaurants that have nothing to do with Asian food. It's just really fashionable to offer something that's China or far-east related lately, right?
Next time I take a drive to TelAviv, maybe I'll stop in Abu Gosh and see whether they have that cute Asian puppy doll playing that far-east saxophone.
ahoy there,
So I’ve been wondering for some time…
What chinese restaurant *is* really chinese?
(and can a vegetarian soul find its reflection in their plates?)
Laters…
OOoo… I’m glad that you asked that. It’s a good idea for a series of posts.
What I would suggest, as a start, is to see the gorgoues Taiwanese movie “eat, drink, man, woman”…
I’ll try and follow up on that question later on.
Thanks
I’m looking forward to hear about it (specific recommendations s’il vous plait! or of course you can make a meal yourself..hehe..) as food is such an important factor in my life
btw, yesterday as I was walking in Emek Refaim street in Jerusalem I saw many many chinese charms in the entrance of a sweet little new-age book store. they were so beautiful that I bought myself one as a gift!
On one side it says:
吉祥如意
And on the other:
財招進寶
oooh, so happy!
Now I need to find the perfect place for it…
I only imagine you also fill your house with chinese stuff (I am only a beginner, considering I have never been to china… only drooling over the idea but with a whole lot of patience)
That would be all for now!
I wish us a good day!
Nat.