Hmm, this ain't a classic vinegar sauce.
A few weeks ago we received the inset photo from Joel Haas, a Raleigh-based sculptor and author of the recent novel Adlerhof, which he describes as a story about “NC Jews, race riots, cats, Nazis, naked women, money and asparagus.” (I’ll leave it to the readers to decide if the world really needs yet another book about Nazis, naked women and asparagus.)
Joel writes: “My first encounter with Asia (southern Taiwan) was in late 2004 when I went to the city of Kaohsiung to represent the USA in the International Steel Sculpture Festival. Riding in from the airport to the Kaohsiung harbor, I was reminded that the Nazis and Hitler had appropriated one of the great Buddhist symbols for peace and long life, the swastika. A towering Buddhist temple, built much like a 1950s skyscraper, loomed before me, its 15 foot high swastikas on all four sides lit with spotlights.” Interesting stuff, Joel, but what’s it got to do with this “barbecue” sauce?
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It’s also a famous symbol in Indian culture when shown counter-clockwise, as on that can. Remember, the Nazi version was pointing clockwise, not counter-clockwise.
This is a Buddhist symbol that has absolutely nothing to do with Hitler or Nazi’s. It has always been the symbol of Vegetarian Restaurants in China and Taiwan. Don’t mistaken any relationship with “Hitlerism”. A pure and honorable symbol dating back to the roots of Buddhism many hundreds of years ago. Do a little research.
Where can I buy some?