In her article, “Craving the Other,” Soleil Ho asks the rhetorical question, “If a dish hasn’t been eaten or reimagined by a white person, does it really exist?” (This is the final sentence of the paragraph that begins, “American chefs like to talk fancy . . .”) Following the guidelines and rubric for these reading response assignments, compose a short essay in which you explain the rhetorical significance and function of this question in the article and how it relates to Ho’s main idea or thesis. In your response, comment on your opinion of the effectiveness of this particular example of Ho’s use of rhetoric.
