TIL, Americans are so obsessed with race, they even assign certain spices to certain skin tones
Also it’s just an American thing, I’m in Europe but never really had anything pumpkin spice.
I have had pumpkin soup but apparently the spice doesn’t taste like pumpkin.
I have had pumpkin soup but apparently the spice doesn’t taste like pumpkin.
Pumpkin Spice is a spice mix (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves) for pumpkin, not a spice made from pumpkin.
Ah, so that’s why it’s so terrible on everything except a pumpkin pie.
Chai tea and certain ramen style soups would like a word.
It’s not supposed to, the blend of spices is just used in pumpkin pie, thus the name
Not sure how is it in other European countries but I associate those particular spices with Christmas. The phrase pumpkin spice didn’t use to be a thing here but now thanks to American influence and marketing people you can buy all sorts of pumpkin spice products here. Some even sell pumpkin latte to make it even more confusing.
Until I read these comments I thought the “white” was about snow due to my associating this with Christmas. It was very confusing and annoying cos Xmas is months away until I revisited this thread and realised.
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Clearly, I for one have no idea wtf is going.
White people like pumpkin spice lattes n stuff. That’s the joke
I don’t think I’ve seen pumpkin spice in the UK. Though I don’t get out much cos I have no friends.
Apparently pumpkin spice is blend of spices used in pumpkin pie. So that usually includes ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves etc.
Talk about misleading name.
its an american teenage girl stereotype. they go crazy for pumpkin spice season at starbucks
Not only spice, all sort of food. This is a very american thing for sure
Chicken and watermelon anyone? /s
It’s making fun of the popularity of pumkin spice stuff in certain demographics.
That is obvious, but thank you
Yes, call me basic or whatever, but you can take my seasonal pumpkin spice flavored food and beverages from my cold, dead hands!
I personally believe there’s nothing wrong with basic
Like I don’t think people should always stay with basic and not explore
But sometimes basic is just comfortable and I think striving for comfort is a good thing
Defender of the basic is a video to live by
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your hands would probably still be warm, due to holding on to a hot beverage
My warm, well manicured, dead hand then!
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What else would you use to flavor pumpkin spice flavored food other than real pumpkin spice then? It’s not like powdered cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and ginger are hard to come by…
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Should be that grey blue paint colour that means your neighbourhood is being gentrified.
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i think this is about white people drinking a lot of starbucks pumpkin-spice lattes, or something like that 🤔
You lost me at a peer reviewed paper called “the whiteness of pumpkins”
Plus I think this article is taking it a little too serious
Smh can I get a PoC (pumpkin of color) over here for some discussion?
How Racism Found a Home in Pumpkin Spice Latte Culture
*in America
Hey non-white people: do you actually not enjoy pumpkin spice? I feel like this whole thing is overblown.
Edit: I love that this conversation is still going, no answers have been found, but also no insults have been thrown.
I wouldn’t even know where to get something like this. I only heard about this pumpkin spice thing on the internet
Around this time, at least in the United States, fucking everywhere. McDonald’s I think even sells pumpkin spice lattes.
I’m Asian. Hate Pumpkin Spice. It’s not even pumpkin. It’s nutmeg, allspice, and cloves.
It smells nice but it tastes like dirt.
It’s the spices frequently used to flavor pumpkin pie. The primary spice should be cinnamon.
TIL that they have no fucking idea about how to season pumpkin in the US.
What seasonings do you use?
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Pumpkin pie. The whole pumpkin spice thing comes from the pie.
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smells nice but it tastes like dirt.
Do you… do you eat spices raw???
Allspice, how does it taste? Pepper?
Non white. Nothing against people enjoying what they enjoy. It’s not for me though. Actively avoid it.
White guy here. I also avoid it.
Though I don’t like sweets in general. So maybe I’m not a good example.
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I’m in the US where most people mainly associate pumpkin with pumpkin pie. This includes the pumpkin spice which is the topic of this thread, along with plenty of cinnamon and sugar, and is usually served with whipped cream.
I am of course aware there are many other ways to prepare or eat pumpkin, but that is my main association with this food.
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Love sweets, hate pumpkin spice. Just like candy corn, that stuff is terrible.
I hate it, but that’s just me. Nothing wrong in enjoying it, the debate is stupid.
Huh. I agree about the debate being stupid, but judging by the responses to my (obviously flawed) study here on Lemmy it seems like there may be something to this stereotype.
I love pumpkin pie, but anything else pumpkin spice I’m pretty meh about. It’s probably the lack of actual pumpkin.
Tbf, I don’t like the taste of pumpkin either.
That’s just the way she goes I guess. 🤷🏻♂️
More pie for me :p
I think that the whole thing about the pumpkin spice phenomenon is that it’s intrinsically tied to autumn in the US. Pumpkin pie, Halloween with pumpkins, apples, bonfires, etc. it’s all part of the season, and pumpkin spice flavoring is just one of the ways that the season in general can be experienced.
Socially, it seems like white women, more than most other demographics in the States, are especially enthusiastic about celebrating and experiencing the various seasons (and is that really such a bad thing?), and since the autumn season has so many specific items and trends that go along with it that appeal to this demographic (picture the stereotypical white girl in the fall: PSL, fall style, at the farmers market or apple picking, family photos, etc.), it’s just the most distilled example that gets tied to a type of person.
Other people get hyped for fall too…lots of rural American men are excited to go hunting in the fall…but camo and blaze orange with an old Stanley thermos of cheap coffee in an old truck at 4am isn’t quite as marketable as the PSL.
Yeah I hear ya. I don’t wanna pooh pooh on people enjoying fall, but it seems like it’s more like a marketing thing that’s been confused with a cultural thing if that makes senses…
I do. I think it’s quite nice and I have them somewhat regularly. They’re not overpriced where I live, they’re about the same price of a normal latte at any other cafe. So technically not overpriced, but still expensive.
Edit: my ex-partner introduced me to it and she was a typical white woman from southern US. So there’s that.
I don’t know anyone that actually hates it, they usually just think it’s funny how much white people love it.
Is this some usa thing? I think I qualify as white and I don’t even know wtf this is
US and Canada as far as I know
If liking pumpkin flavored stuff means you’re white, then I’m fucking albino
Lol and I am very white and very much dislike anything pumpkin flavored so I’m the opposite. Though salted and roasted pumpkin seeds are an amazing snack
Pumpkin or pumpkin spice? Or both? I’ve had a pumpkin pie for the first time a few years ago. Although not my favourite it’s not too bad and I’m not a fan of pumpkin at all
I’m as white as lederhosen, and I don’t want anything “pumpkin flavored.” I really enjoy actual pumpkin, I eat like four of them a year, mostly in pie format. I don’t want anything that’s been food industried to taste vaguely like pumpkin though.
You might not know that because this “spice” only exists in the US and I just learned it myself, but pumpkin spice has nothing to do with pumpkin flavor. It’s called that way because it’s the mix of spices used in pumpkin pies: cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, ginger and cloves.
Wut
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I see what you did there.
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Pumpkin spice lattes are the closest white people will ever come to experiencing spice on their food.
Maybe in the Midwest, east coast or northwest US. The south and southwest: some white people there are the most thrilled about death pepper sauce, and I’ve also met Hispanic people from AZ/TX/NM who have no interest in spicy food.
