Word: exoticism
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The trailer might as well be a limited number of postcards from an exotic, tantalizing new world. In seven months, you might, just might, be able to get tickets for the grand tour.
The menu will not include yak, authentic Tibetan fare which is hard to come by in Massachusetts. It will, however, include momo, a popular dumpling like appetizer. Thukpa, a hearty noodle soup, will be on the menu as an entree. Exotic drinks like lassi and fruit lassi, yogurt-based shakes...
You may have seen them at your local sandwich shop or supermarket: exotic-looking, oversize bottles and sleek cans with names like SoBe Wisdom, Fresh Samantha's Super Juice and Mystic Potions. Their labels are meant to suggest either New Age healing powers or the latest in scientific nutrition, and...
Nutritional supplements can seem baffling, what with all those concoctions of exotic-sounding plants and roots. And there are almost as many books on the subject as there are herbs and vitamins. Fortunately, experts in the field have identified a few authoritative titles to help separate the wheatgrass from the...
Roberto Calasso resists this temptation to "exoticise" or trivialize the stories through humor with triumphant results. Don't misunderstand--there is plenty of humor, horror and wonder about the stories is Calasso's writing; but these feelings spring from Calasso's treatment of the stories as texts to learn from...