a while ago samo burja wrote a thing on live vs. dead players, and I can't stop thinking about how every european country has like 10 food bureaus whose only job it is is to certify their cultural production so it never gets tainted or changes

europeans are dead players

every european commodity strives for regulatory / certified status to enclose itself against competition, creation, and innovation lmao

just talk to a european about "real" olive oil, pizza, paella, etc lmao https://medium.com/@samo.burja/live-versus-dead-players-2b24f6e9eae2

how is it that the culture that created paella today will get into loud, endless, BORING screaming matches about what is and isn't a paella instead of inventing what comes next LOL

this is honestly my more boring version of: https://twitter.com/chaosprime/status/1276610201110614025

you might think I'm nuts but there are valenciannos who made a website, sending secret diners into random paella joints just to tell us if they make paella or not

sure, it lets you know what sucks, and who is bilking tourists, but what if you hate snails? http://wikipaella.org/ 

just to get everyone mad: I've made about 10 paellas at home, using a catalan recipe, but holy shit is it boring after the 3rd time. throw in octopus. use turmeric instead of pimenton dulce. use both. burn the socarrat early. burn it late. add chile peppers (this one is good)

I know the places to get "Official Catalan Paella™", why would I make that same shit at home, when I can invent and discover something new

btw the game-changer paella addition is Spicy Paella™ and no I will not be reading any replies at this time, go to hell if you disagree