For me it’s Indian food, but then… what else? Ugh… what a question.
Bah. My mind is a whirling blank right here. I mean, freshly-prepared tiradito right off the boat is like… ffff, like tasting heaven.
I mean, I’ve never had *truly* fresh, truly authentic sushi, but I imagine it would be like tiradito? (note: it’s a form of ceviche, i.e. latino lime-cooked fish slices)
- Mexican, what is life without salsa?
- French, can’t miss with those standards
Hmm, I was going to go with Mexican and Chinese but French has now thrown me!
It’s strange that French food has high standards when they’re French.
Cheese eating surrender monkeys?
Fake language speaking long cigarette smoking crappy movie making frogs.
Mexican and Italian. Both have very rich regional traditions with a ton of variety. Of course, Mexican food is a blend of Native American and European traditions, and Italian food (often) depends heavily on New World crops like tomatoes and corn, so these strict delineations are not real
Italian food (often) depends heavily on New World crops like tomatoes and corn
It’s so curious-- so what was late-stage Western Roman food like, anyway?
Max Miller is a dang-ol’ genius at this stuff, but he always has to make a huge production about it, y’know…?
I can only assume they just drank gallons of garam!
In all seriousness though, we have a very dedicated restaurant near us run by a couple from the Verona area in far-northern Italy, and they use no tomatoes or corn. Pretty much every dish they make would’ve been possible pre-Columbus. This includes many styles of pasta, sauces based in olive oil or butter, and other things like beef, shrimp, mushrooms, pistachios, peas, and a variety of cheeses.
Wow, that’s… yeah!
So, hehe, I’ve been to Italia a grand total of <once>, when we visited my aunt in Firenza, many years ago. (One of the things I really loved about Italia is how it busted our mindset about ‘American expectations’)
Eh, but they use no tomatoes or corn.
Fair! But we also came up with potatoes, chiles, and quite a number of spicy meatballs, not just of the polpette piccanti variety, eh?
It seems to be a belief many Americans have, but usually they are mainly familiar with American Italian cuisine, which is quite different from mist actual Italian cuisine.
is quite different from mist actual Italian cuisine.
That was my sense as well from my one visit to Italy. As is completely common, an ethnic / cultural food almost always get adapted towards the tastes of other regions / nations.
- Indian
- Mexican
I try to eat mostly vegetarian at home, and Indian recipes are my go-to for that. Indian food is the best tasting vegetarian food in my opinion. I was tempted to put Chinese here because I make tofu stir fry somewhat frequently, but I go with Indian recipes more often.
Mexican for the second choice because that gives you huevos rancheros, Mexican rice and beans, and homemade corn tortilla chips with guacamole. And breakfast burritos from the place down the street from me.
Same two for me probably
Same for me as well.
- Ethnic
- Fusion
Figure that pretty much covers all of my bases.
Indian and Chinese are excellent options, since they’re basically a couple dozen (minimum) cuisines in a trench coat.
a couple dozen (minimum) cuisines in a trench coat.
Hahaha, that’s great!
Cantonese food, though… we must try it!!
A famous Anthony Bourdain quote about Japan states: “If I had to eat only in one city for the rest of my life, Tokyo would be it. Most chefs I know would agree with me”. He also famously described his first experience in Tokyo as being like “taking LSD for the first time,” a transformative experience that changed his perspective on the world.
I agree, for me it would be Japanese food, it’s so diverse and so refined.
Japanese
IndianThis is the correct answer
Eastern, western
Northern and southern
- Thai
- Lean
Lean
Huh! And what is that, if I may ask…?
EDIT: Will you clowns give it a rest for JUST a moment, here…?
Lean Cuisine is a brand of frozen dinners. :P
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_Cuisine
A not serious option.
In Texas, lean is cough syrup
Probably Thai and Indian, since they both have a strong vegetarian side.
Just pick Burmese, covers both. I’d probably choose that and Japanese.
Mexican, Indian. Hands down.
Though there some other traditional foods I haven’t had yet (South American, African)
Same and in that order. Mexican food has always been my #1 favorite followed closely by Indian food. So yum!
Just so you know. Jollof rice is either Ghanaian or Nigerian depending on the nationality of the person feeding it to you and their version is the original and best. They’re quite serious about it.
India is an entire sub continent of food, its like saying “european”
It counts. It’s still 1 country. It might be cheating a bit but it still counts.
What if I told you that most dishes people call Indian are actually Bangladeshi via Birmingham, England.
Vindaloo is from Goa. If that were the only dish from India, I’d still pick India.
Ah, and that would technically be Portuguese/Indian fusion.
At least a proper one would be rather than the British Indian restaurant version.
Portuguese food is good too! Love me a custard tart.
Italian and Mexican
Indian and Mexican. I’m Indian. Makes total sense. Equator foods for the win!!!
Mediterranean and Thai.
