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denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

Right now there's a thread about Japanese, Chinese, and Korean cuisine--which is the best?

With all due respect to the original poster, I'd like to expand that, since I did not see my favorite cuisine listed.

Of all the foods in the whole wide world, which is/are your favorite(s)?

I'd have to go with Ethiopian and falafel. Mmmmmmmm...

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4nic8r · Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Posts: 68

No harm no foul.. I was just curious as to those 3 in particular.. Smile

Truth be told, none of those (except Chinese would even crack my top 3).. I would go with Mexican first, Chinese second and Italian third..

What kinds of food do they eat in Ethiopia anyways? Never eaten it, so quite curious about it..

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

I've only ever eaten veggie Ethiopian food, so I'm not sure what the meats are like. But...

You get a thin, crepe-like (although sour) roll of bread (injera?), which you tear into pieces and wrap around any number of stewed/sauteed/pureed spicy vegetables, lentils, chickpeas, etc. You eat it with your hands. I used to frequent a place in Oakland with my ex, and he and I would always get lentils, fava beans, greens (I think collard), potatoes & carrots, and... something else.

How COULD I forget Mexican?!?!? I guess because growing up in Southern California, it's just so darn common that I take it for granted. Hoooo boy, what I wouldn't give for a good veggie burrito right now!

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ls650 · Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3484 Location: British Columbia

Mexican. Mmmm mmmmm.... Razz

Italian.
Greek.

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan

Mexican
Greek
Italian

Crying or Very sad

I miss it.

JosephP · Joined: 13 May 2003 Posts: 445

At the top of the table (er...hmmm) for me at any rate, is Thai food. With this style of cooking you get a nice balance of flavour, sour, sweet, salty, spicy (I like it super-duper hot). My wife is Thai so I get to sample Thai food, oh say, maybe five or six times a week. Next on my list is Japanese. I like fish and the Japanese seem to have developed a nice culinary visual aesthetic. I also like wasabi. Following these two is Italian. Aside from pizza, which I don't really care for, the variety of pastas and salads are amazing. As simple as it is, spaghetti can be a comforting satifying meal when done right. As an honourable mention I'd like to give high marks to la cucina Mexicana, ole!

anthyp · Joined: 16 Apr 2004 Posts: 1320 Location: Chicago, IL USA

Mmm, Thai. This question is just impossible. I love Mexican, Chinese, Italian, and Greek cuisine too much to decide on a favorite. Hey and American food's pretty good, too - bring on the hot dogs! Hold the ketchup, though.

Louis · Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 275 Location: Beautiful Taiyuan

Yeah, a hot dog would be really good right now.

isabel · Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 510 Location: God's green earth

I love Caribbean food- Haitian, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Bahamian. Cuban lechon and moros y cristianos, Haitian curry goat, Puerto Rican peas and rice and puerco adobo, Bahamian conch fritters! Man, I gained 5 kilo writing this!

Mexican food is incredible and so varied.

Thai? I go there on vacation to eat, ditto Vietnam. I'm in Korea, and like to food okay, some of it I like a lot, but it is not my favorite.

At the moment I am soaking garbanzo beans and cracked wheat for some hummous and tabouli. Middle eastern food is great, all I need now is some pita and Israeli tomatos!

Greek and Turkish food is worth a trip. I miss lamb almost as much as I miss my best friend!

Those are my favorites. I can't say much for English food, except for Indian! Another great cuisine!

How in hell can one have a favorite food? I'm glad I don't have to choose!

Aramas · Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 8:58 am Post subject:

Indian. No contest.

Capergirl · Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 12:08 pm Post subject:

I'm not much for the hot stuff (Korean, Mexican, Indian). I love Italian, French, Thai, and Chinese food.

Addendum: My Angolan students have cooked for me and their food is quite good, too!

johnslat · Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 12:12 pm Post subject: Food for thought

Mexican, NEW Mexican (they're not the same), Chinese and Italian.

So, how come I'm Irish?

Regards,
John

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

1. Turkish
2. French
3. Can't decide between Indian and Chinese

JosephP · Joined: 13 May 2003 Posts: 445

Chinese seems to be getting a lot of praise which I see as not surprising even though I think Chinese "food" is overly sweet oily starchy glop that the clever Chinese people serve to satisfy the non-discerning and uneducated palates of Westerners. I mean, all the stuff that comes to the table ends up being pretty much the same theme. Can one actually tell the difference between sweet and sour pork and General Tso's Chicken (or whatever it is called in a Chinese restaurant). And some of you might say, "Well, the 'genuine' Chinese food in China or Taiwan is different." Yeah, I'll say. IT'S WORSE! How about a little gristle with your greasy breaded mystery meat? Oh yummy, bullety little peas in fried rice. Oh, what haute cuisine!
There, I've taken the gloves off, added a litlle tension to the thread. You can't have a story without a conflict.

anthyp · Joined: 16 Apr 2004 Posts: 1320 Location: Chicago, IL USA

Cripes, Isabel, you actually like garbonzo beans? My mother's from Puerto Rico and always made us some when we were kids ... I learned to eat the rice around my beans then, and to this day still avoid them when I can. Although I agree that Middle Eastern food is great.

As for Joseph's remarks about Chinese food, well, everybody has different likes/ dislikes when it comes to food. I like Chinese food because it's so healthy and hearty - top to bottom, the Chinese eat often and very well. Most of my favorite meals have been small affairs in a neighbor or friend's home, at which, as the guest of honor, I could be forgiven for getting royally smashed (it's often expected of you anyway). When I first got here, though, I do remember thinking the food was rather bland and uninspiring ... but it slowly grew on me. Now I'm trying to learn it so I can impress the friends/ family back home! Besides I'm sick of fried egg sandwiches.