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Slartibartfast
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Topic: Favourite cuisine... Posted: November 06 2008 at 18:38 |
zappaholic wrote:
Americans as a rule are not known for using them.
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'scuse me, I'm 'merican and I can use them, and as the instructions say once you get it right you can pick up anything.
zappaholic wrote:
2) Indian place. A guy at a nearby table complains that there are no beef items on the menu. DUH!
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Well if you're at a vegetarian Indian restaurant, you won't be getting meat in any form, and if it's a good joint, you won't be missing it. Indian vegetarian is one of the finest vegetarian cuisines on the planet. Dosa, dosa, dosa.... Make mine mysore please. If you want to see something really funny watch an ignorant guy ordering and eating extra spicy vindaloo.
Edited by Slartibartfast - November 06 2008 at 18:46
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Dean
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Posted: November 06 2008 at 17:54 |
birdwithteeth11 wrote:
Yay, a food thread! *Drools a little* I can't decide between Italian and Mexican, so no vote from me. |
no supper for you then ... even if it is ready.
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Posted: November 06 2008 at 17:09 |
Yay, a food thread! *Drools a little* I can't decide between Italian and Mexican, so no vote from me.
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Posted: November 05 2008 at 13:53 |
zappaholic wrote:
2) Indian place. A guy at a nearby table complains that there are no beef items on the menu.
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Posted: November 05 2008 at 13:50 |
FOOD!!! Hot damn this is the thread for me.
I cast my vote for "Other Asian". Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, Cambodian - these make me very happy. I've also gotten into Japanese fairly recently, though I'm not sold on the idea of sushi/sashimi. Give me teppanyaki! And Indian is awesome as well.
A bit of amusement re chopsticks. Americans as a rule are not known for using them. I was in a Japanese place earlier this year, and the server seemed genuinely surprised that I, a typical American white person, knew how to use chopsticks! I never use them with Chinese - it was Korean and Vietnamese cuisine that convinced me I should learn to use them.
My three favorite moments of restaurant cluelessness:
3) Mexican place. I order arroz con pollo. Server (yanqui) says, "You want that with the chicken or the shrimp?" I reply, "Well.... pollo does mean chicken...."
2) Indian place. A guy at a nearby table complains that there are no beef items on the menu. DUH!
1) Thai place. A guy at a nearby table, greatly enjoying his food, says, "Boy, this is the best Chinese I ever had!"
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: November 03 2008 at 13:40 |
KoS wrote:
Right now...Japanese....I love me some sushi. But, I could easily eat all of the above including this "other" food. I think it must be alien.
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"Other" food is actually wax fruit and is highly not recommended.
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Posted: November 03 2008 at 13:28 |
I can't resist our portuguese food, particularly the typical from PORTO. Mediterranean from the list.
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Posted: November 03 2008 at 12:43 |
Oooh! a Thai between Indian and Mexican - sounds like a 3-course lunch to me
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peskypesky
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Posted: November 03 2008 at 12:28 |
THAI
then a tie between Indian and Mexican
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Posted: October 21 2008 at 22:23 |
Arabian food Peruan food Mexican Spanish Italian Venezuelan Colombian
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Hi progmaniacs of all the world
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Posted: October 21 2008 at 03:46 |
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Posted: October 21 2008 at 03:08 |
Right now...Japanese....I love me some sushi. But, I could easily eat all of the above including this "other" food. I think it must be alien.
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Posted: October 21 2008 at 01:33 |
Japanese! Hibachi food is the greatest thing ever.
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Posted: October 20 2008 at 21:52 |
Look, you want the truth? I'll pretty much eat anything.
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Posted: October 20 2008 at 19:31 |
Coin filp for me between Mexican and Italian.
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Posted: October 20 2008 at 18:07 |
British. Although it almost died out, traditional British food is making a real comeback and a lot of it is excellent. Forget the soggy fish and chips you had in London (where it's almost impossible to get proper fish & chips anyway, although 2 Brothers in Finchley is well worth a visit), good Britsh food rocks!
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Posted: October 20 2008 at 17:24 |
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Posted: October 20 2008 at 17:13 |
well, i am mexican and really love the food from my country, that is my vote.
The next one would be either Italian or Chinese
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: October 20 2008 at 14:00 |
BaldFriede wrote:
As to the Indian cuisine: When you go into an Indian restaurant in Germany you can choose to have your food prepared in one of three ways: Mild, normal or hot. However, even going for the "mild" option will make the average European palate feel as if the gates of hell just opened.
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Funny story. On our first dinner date I took my future wife to a local Indian restaurant called Himalayas. We were aware of our mutual love for hot food. She ordered the lamb vindaloo and for some reason they decided to make it mild. I didn't believe her at first that it wasn't hot like it normally is, thinking she must have some kind of iron palate, until I tried some. As it turns out she does have a higher tolerance for heat than I do.
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