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A candidate must also beware of tricks and set-ups. In West Virginia he or she would be well-advised to avoid the “ramp,” a kind of leek or onion which goes down easily, only to cause considerable distress later - say a day later, and in Texas, the hot peppers so fondly thought of by Mexican-Americans. And a new entry in this category, if one campaigns among Korean-Americans, is the fermented cabbage called “Kimshi,” a concoction so powerful that Korean soldiers committed to the Vietnam War insisted on having it included in their diet as a condition to their fighting.
There is the possibility of failure without being tricked, as in the case of one candidate for national office who bravely ate cooked shrimp in Louisiana without removing the shells; and of Gerald Ford who, it was reported from Texas, ate an entire tamale — including the corn husks.
The inescapable conclusion is that, in an election year, ethnic foods pose a much more powerful threat to candidates than do ethnic issues.
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