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visitor q · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:19 am Post subject: Italian Food Or Mexican Food?

Seems that there are a lot of tortilla food freaks on this site.

As a non-American, what do you prefer - Mexican, or Italian?

For me, Italian, any day of the week. There is a reason Italian restaurants are everywhere; it's that good.

Mexican food to me is but a yawn, a wannabe next to the European greats.

So which do you prefer, if you had to choose?

Richard Krainium · Joined: 12 Jan 2006

In SW/USA or Mexico, Mexican. Everywhere else in the world, Italian. If you've never had Mexican food in the SW USA or Mexico, I understand your distaste for it!

Lemonade may agree with me here.

peppermint · Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:21 pm Post subject:

Nothing to do with which is better, just which is easier to find. Passable Italian is available most places in Korea, so people aren't asking about it, but passable Mexican is a pretty new thing, even in Seoul.

itaewonguy · Joined: 25 Mar 2003

as an Italian.. as a guy born and raised in an Italian restuarant family.
I can say.. Italian food is great..

but mexican food is fun too!

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

Indian.

Newbie · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Hands down Italian.

Mexican food looks the same going down as it does when it comes out.

plato's republic · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Location: Ancient Greece

Italian all the way!!!

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Mexico

Troll_Bait · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:56 am Post subject:

SPINOZA · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Location: $eoul

I've never been to Mexico and have only eaten M-food in the USA, so it probably wasn't the real deal. It was okay, I ate it, but it was nothing special. I like the green stuff that I can't spell though - similar to English mushy peas.

I've eaten Italian back home and in Italy and have worked for 18 months in an Italian restaurant and I love it. So...Italian! Italian pizza gets very boring though I think.

peony · Joined: 30 Mar 2005

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

As a vegetarian who eats cheese (if it doesn't contain animal rennet) I eat lots of Italian food, my favorites being lasagne (sometimes with a ground meat substitute) and egg plant parmesan, but sometimes I'll have a craving for Mexican food. As noted, guacamole is great (if the avacados are fresh and ripe) and all the refried bean preps are good (if they don't contain lard...) Nachos, tortillas, taco shells, salsa, cheese enchilladas - all good stuff. I bought a big box of frozen cheese quesadillas (Cedarlane Brand) at Hannam Supermarket, pan-fried them a little in olive oil and brought them in as part of a small adult class snack party at my school. The Koreans loved them ...