[Ads-l] gastrodiplomacy (2002), gastrodiplomat (2010)

[Barretts Mail]

According to "The Surprising Reason that There Are So Many Thai Restaurants in America” by Myles Karp (https://bit.ly/2pUTRJ4 <https://bit.ly/2pUTRJ4>, 29 March 2018), the reason for the high proportion of Thai restaurants in the US to the ethnic Thai population is due to gastrodiplomacy. 

“Gastrodiplomacy” is covered in Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gastrodiplomacy <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gastrodiplomacy>) with a spelling error but not the English OLD.

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culinary_diplomacy <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culinary_diplomacy>

1. 21 February 2002 “Thailand’s gastro-diplomacy”: https://econ.st/2pXryt0 <https://econ.st/2pXryt0>

Used in the title only

2. 25 March 2010 “Korean Tacos and Kimchi Diplomacy” by Paul Rockower: https://bit.ly/2EbUGBL <https://bit.ly/2EbUGBL>

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One area that the Korean government has recently chosen as a target for outreach is the realm of gastrodiplomacy.
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The word “gastrodiplomacy” is linked to a The New York Times article that doesn’t have the word.

3. 2013 - PDF "Cocina Peruana Para El Mundo: Gastrodiplomacy, the Culinary Nation Brand, and the Context of National Cuisine in Peru” by Rachel Wilson: https://bit.ly/2GsErSJ <https://bit.ly/2GsErSJ>

4. 2014 - NPR: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/03/24/291980375/gastrodiplomacy-cooking-up-a-tasty-lesson-on-war-and-peace <https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/03/24/291980375/gastrodiplomacy-cooking-up-a-tasty-lesson-on-war-and-peace>

There is a 2009 quote at https://mat-konst.blogspot.com/2009_06_14_archive.html <https://mat-konst.blogspot.com/2009_06_14_archive.html>, but it appears to be a fake date since the copy is the same as the Wikipedia entry.

Benjamin Barrett
Formerly of Seattle, WA




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