It's much more than that. It is symptomatic of someone who cannot empathize with anyone, not even so interested in their lives as to TRY the food they eat. As he has proven in so many ways, in ways more meaningful than menu choices, he is deeply xenophobic and suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

If he wants to increase ratings, he should start by getting rid of Higgins, at least on stage. I have no idea if Higgins WRITES good material or not, but every time he opens his idiot mouth, the Show's IQ drops by 50 points. Grade-school idiocy like "Ew!" and "Hashtag the Panda" also cause me to switch to Colbert…