See, to a conservative who grew up with wingnut parents, “exotic” is anything outside of chicken, pork, hamburgers, or steak. Alternate preparations of beef, lamb, other meats, spices outside of traditional KC or Memphis barbecue sauce - what is this sorcery? I had Americanized Tex-Mex on occasion, and that’s about it. Thank God I moved to the Twin Cities area, which opened my mouth to real ethnic cuisine.