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Asian Palate
I founded Asian Palate in 2006, initially as a wine education company, then later branched out to become an education, consulting and events company. The name ‘Asian palate’ inspired me, though critics point out that the term is as broad and vague as ‘European palate’ or ‘American palate’.
While I acknowledge that using the term ‘Asian palate’ can be a sweeping generalization, I still find the term useful as a concept. For centuries, the global discourse about wine and food belonged in the European and American realms – just research textbooks and academic subjects on wine, food and dining, and you will see that the conversations hardly mention Asia and very few Asian perspectives exist.