"Elise Bonilla-Myers recorded herself sharing holiday recipes and shopping tips that, in her opinion, put native cultures and women at the forefront. Her approach was criticized almost instantly, with netizens pointing out not only that Christmas predates colonial settlement in the Americas, but that the tradition has developed over centuries, incorporating countless cultural elements and food ingredients along the way."
""The perfect Christmas cookie is griddle masa made from a form of corn flour mixed with lime or culinary ash," she said, explaining that the process makes the nutrients "more bioavailable and it becomes more tender." She added that the rounded dough was sweetened with honey before being grilled until brown and finished with an agave glaze."
"Her tips centered on ingredients like corn, which she said were native to the Americas, and avoided wheat, barley and rye, crops she usually doesn't use due to the gluten-free nature of her channel. Except this time, she specifically avoided using them due to their Eurasian origin. The influencer advocated for consuming food made only with American ingredients and buying from "native" businesses"
A California social media influencer known online as the "Gluten Free Girlfriend" proposed a "decolonized Christmas" on TikTok, recommending recipes and shopping tips centered on indigenous foods and women. She described a "perfect Christmas cookie" made from griddle masa using corn flour treated with lime or culinary ash to increase bioavailability and tenderness, sweetened with honey and finished with an agave glaze. She avoided wheat, barley and rye because of their Eurasian origin and encouraged buying gifts exclusively from "native" businesses. The idea provoked immediate backlash noting that Christmas predates colonial settlement and has absorbed many cultural influences and ingredients.
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