<p>Tucker Carlson claimed that tacos are American. Rick Bayless was attacked for appropriating Mexican cuisine. Jamie Oliver hired a team of cultural appropriation specialists to advise him when writing recipes, to make sure he didn’t run afoul of the new culinary orthodoxy.</p><p>What’s going on in the restaurant world and at our dinner tables? Who exactly owns a cuisine, and why do we get so proprietary when it comes to food? On this week’s <em>Banished</em>, Amna Khalid talks with Constanza Ocampo-Raeder, professor of anthropology at Carleton College, about food, national cuisines and the politics of cultural appropriation.</p><p><em>Note from Amna:</em><em> </em>Banished<em> is taking a hiatus, but you can always continue to follow my thoughts on Twitter </em><em>@AmnaUncensored</em><em>, and my work at </em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amnakhalid.com">amnakhalid.com</a>. <em>Thank you for listening!</em></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://banished.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">banished.substack.com/subscribe</a>