Periagoge
Scenario

When friends want modified versions of your cultural food

I invited my American friends for a traditional meal from my culture and they kept comparing it to restaurants and asking if I could make it less authentic next time and I don't know how to respond.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Requests to modify cultural authenticity for comfort reveal how sharing heritage can become a process of dilution and compromise.

Your guide for this
Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Dietary traditions across cultures?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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