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posted Thursday, 11 January 2007
I have no idea what Canadians eat and care very little, but if I ever found myself there, I would make every effort to sample the local offerings. So, I was distressed to read this story.
'The producers of new movie THE PAINTED VEIL were so worried about stars EDWARD NORTON and NAOMI WATTS falling sick on set in remote areas of China they hired a Canadian cook. The film backers were worried that local mountain cuisine near Beijing, Guangxi and Shanghai would leave cast members ill and so they insisted a proper chef was employed to serve up set treats. Norton says, "We had a Canadian woman who was an all-star chef on set. I don't know how she fixed up things she fixed up in the remote places that we were."'
Apart from being ignorant and offensive, what a wasted opportunity to sample some of the world's finest food.
What precisely is the local mountain food in Shanghai?
"A proper chef"? What is improper about Chinese chefs?
Why would the local food make them ill?
"I don't know how she fixed up things she fixed up in the remote places that we were."
Em, she probably went to the market, then cooked what she bought - like the local mountain people of Beijing have been doing for centuries longer than Canada has even existed.
Norton even manages to come with the oldest anti-Chinese slur in the book - "She was probably telling us it was chicken and it was bamboo rat or something"
Well, I'm glad to say that if I ever watch the fool's movie, it will be on a pirate DVD, so he won't be getting any of my hard earned beer coupons. Either that or I'll watch a proper movie.
'The producers of new movie THE PAINTED VEIL were so worried about stars EDWARD NORTON and NAOMI WATTS falling sick on set in remote areas of China they hired a Canadian cook. The film backers were worried that local mountain cuisine near Beijing, Guangxi and Shanghai would leave cast members ill and so they insisted a proper chef was employed to serve up set treats. Norton says, "We had a Canadian woman who was an all-star chef on set. I don't know how she fixed up things she fixed up in the remote places that we were."'
Apart from being ignorant and offensive, what a wasted opportunity to sample some of the world's finest food.
What precisely is the local mountain food in Shanghai?
"A proper chef"? What is improper about Chinese chefs?
Why would the local food make them ill?
"I don't know how she fixed up things she fixed up in the remote places that we were."
Em, she probably went to the market, then cooked what she bought - like the local mountain people of Beijing have been doing for centuries longer than Canada has even existed.
Norton even manages to come with the oldest anti-Chinese slur in the book - "She was probably telling us it was chicken and it was bamboo rat or something"
Well, I'm glad to say that if I ever watch the fool's movie, it will be on a pirate DVD, so he won't be getting any of my hard earned beer coupons. Either that or I'll watch a proper movie.
1. Orson left...
Friday, 12 January 2007 3:47 pm
I hope I had read this entry one week ago. Last sunday I have donated 50RMB
to this movie. How improper I was :-(
2. China Law Blog left...
Monday, 29 January 2007 1:45 am :: http://www.chinalawblog.com
Donuts. Canadians eat donuts. Think Hortons.