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Happy to do it, she cooked the food, and the married couple brought it to the gathering.

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One of the family members in attendance was OPs distant cousin.

The commenters praised the OP for standing up for his wife and shamed the cousin for his misbehavior.

After all, you dont even have to leave the country to do it.

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

When the pandemic hit, I gave all my schedule to all my staff, said the cook.

It didnt take long for the man to gain tons of recognition online.

But his motives didnt change.

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

And so, he couldnt be happier seeing all these beautiful memories being made in the place he created.

When it comes to food, authenticity doesnt mean anything.

Its often applied to whats often referred to as ethnic cuisines.

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

But no single restaurant or entity can own a culture.

The same goes for some other words often used when talking about food.

Calling a dish exotic or ethnic also gets you nowhere and, in addition, is borderline racist.

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

There are some other ways in which people like to describe food that dont really make that much sense.

And cruelty-free food is rarely accurate either, as most of these processes involve a lot of labor.

Just because no animals were hurt doesnt mean there was no cruelty.

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

And last but not least, calling the food clean.

Because, as Chef Chris Cho said, its what brings people together.

Redditors commended the author for standing up for his wife and agreed that the cousin was a jerk

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled

Cousin Keeps Criticizing Man’s Wife’s Asian Food For Not Being ‘Authentic’ Enough, Gets Humbled