"*** list is objectively correct, but ignores regional and ethnic sub-cuisines," Pepinsky wrote on a tweet. The professor, who teaches comparative politics, political economy and Southeast Asian politics, sparked outrage after his tweet, though his opinion was supported by others.
Immediately, netizens replied over his tweet in exchanged.
Filipino dishes are regional presentation. We don't have one unified dish. If you just travel around Manila, yes may be you're correct, but try to visit in all regions, and you will be suprised.— KweenJuday (@health55_ryan) May 6, 2019
A Caucasian--a race who were literally swimming in their own shit in the Middle Ages while the empires of the East thrived in cultural and culinary excellence--would actually know what good food is and have the audacity to pit the treasures of the Orient against each other??? pic.twitter.com/ITH1sYSDXT— ☆ 𝗣𝗮𝗼 ☆ for Colmenares-Diokno-Gutoc-KabataanPL (@pcnsnji) May 5, 2019
The fact that you spell it as "Philippine" is very telling of how much you bothered to research. It's "Filipino", by the way. Filipino food. 🙂— エリカ💄 (@erikaaaachu) May 6, 2019
I feel the need to call ANOTHER white mangkuk jamban.....— D#NNI (@danns_twt) May 6, 2019
I also want to add that Maranao food is out of this world, so don't give up on the sub-regional Philippine food. Lao food is awesome.— Julie Chernov Hwang (@Julie_C_Hwang) May 4, 2019
Googling that and thought I was going to was going to find some interesting pork belly dish but ... no.— Kevin Collins (@kwcollins) May 5, 2019
So what you're saying is you really don't like Filipino food?
Wow you just decided to make enemies of the whole of ASEAN— Yathavan (@Yath_C) May 5, 2019
The last thing any SEAsian is gonna do is let a white man pit our culture against each other. With all due respect Mr. Pepinsky, please stay in your lane. pic.twitter.com/ucnlEJJopB— Flowers 🏳️🌈 (@SwordsnFlowers) May 6, 2019
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