Should we appreciate his recipes as they are even though they are completely a disrespectful version of the authentic cuisines which are true to their locale? He tries to cook "Indian", "Spanish", "Greek", "Thai" and yet his disrespect for the real flavours in those cuisines is apparent.
One could argue that people will consume what they like, and if it happens that they appreciate the taste of Jamie's cooking, then it does not matter that if they are true to the authentic recipes or not.
But then will you be arguing that Clueless is more popular than Emma and so it should be consumed as such?
The difference I guess is, while we, the general public might be none-the-wiser as to what is authentic in the culinary world. Jamie does it for a living and has the means to procure such knowledge. It is not very responsible of him to be ignorant to generations of these culinary refinement. Rick Stein does it all the time as did Keith Floyd. Their cooking shows respect for people's knowledge of food ingredients which has evolved over hundreds if not thousands of years.
We are served the cheap and superficial dishes by Jamie all the time. Do we not deserve better?
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