Lena Dunham has spoken out in support of her alma mater Oberlin College, where the dining hall has been accused of 'cultural appropriation' for serving the likes of sushi and Banh Mi sandwiches.

Students began protesting the liberal Ohio college's incorporation of Asian cuisine on the cafeteria menu in November.

They found some dishes 'offensive' because it messed with the original recipe and felt 'wronged' by others for not tasting good.

Lena Dunham has spoken out in support of her alma mater Oberlin College, where the dining hall has been accused of 'cultural appropriation' for serving the likes of sushi and Banh Mi sandwiches

'There are now big conversations at Oberlin about cultural appropriation and whether the dining hall sushi and Banh Mi disrespect certain cuisines,' Dunham told Food & Wine.

'The press reported it as, "How crazy are these Oberlin kids?" But to me, it was actually, "Right on.'"

One of the students' biggest gripes was with the Banh Mi Vietnamese sandwich that swapped the traditional baguette with ciabatta bread and used coleslaw and instead of pickled vegetables.

'It was ridiculous,' Diep Nguyen, a freshman from Vietnam, told The Oberlin Review in November.

'How could they just throw out something completely different and label it as another country's traditional food?'

Prudence Hiu-Ying, a sophomore from China, felt the same way when the cafeteria served General Tso chicken that was steamed instead of deep-fried.

Dunham said she didn't think the Oberlin students were crazy but instead thought 'Right on' when she heard news of them protesting the menus at the dining halls (pictured)

Students began protesting the liberal college's incorporation of Asian cuisine on the menu back in November. Dunham said she was happy 'conversations' about cultural appropriation were happening at the school

But it's the Dascomb Dining Hall's sushi bar that many students find most offensive.

Tomoyo Joshi, a junior from Japan, said the sushi's undercooked rice and lack of fresh fish is downright disrespectful.

'When you're cooking a country's dish for other people, including ones who have never tried the original dish before, you're also representing the meaning of the dish as well as its culture,' she said.

'So if people not from the heritage take food, modify it and serve it as "authentic", it is appropriative.'

Oberlin's Campus Dining Services said that Bon Appétit, the food service management company contracted by the school, had decided to increase their output of cultural dishes.

The CDS said this was in attempt to give students more diversity in taste and flavor profile when it came to their lunches and dinners.

Michile Gross, director of Business Operations and Dining Services, set up a meeting with students after the issues were raised and said changes would be implemented.

'It's important to us,' she said, 'That students feel comfortable when they are here.'

One of the students' biggest gripes was with the Banh Mi Vietnamese sandwich (file photo) that swapped the traditional baguette with ciabatta bread and used coleslaw and instead of pickled vegetables