Author Topic: Best ethnic cuisine? (Read 1967 times)

Questor · « **on:** August 24, 2009, 12:29:28 PM »

Italian? Chinese? Thai? Cajun? Indian? Greek? Other? What's your favorite ethnic cuisine?

For me, I'll say Chinese because it's so flexible, and because it's based on prepared sauces that are both good and easy to make. But the one I crave most often is a good slice of New York pizza.

highwayman · « **Reply #1 on:** August 24, 2009, 12:37:33 PM »

this is easy!!!! cajun is the best,just ask everybody who comes down here.

Badnews Bob · « **Reply #2 on:** August 24, 2009, 12:46:36 PM »

Uh, ah, hmmmmm, yum and yum and yum.........I'll have ta get back with ya on that.

Yankee1 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 24, 2009, 12:48:55 PM »

Hi
I'll have to second that. Cajun is the best I've eaten. My wife is a Texan that cooks Cajun style and the food is really good.
Yankee1

DDZ · « **Reply #4 on:** August 24, 2009, 01:01:00 PM »

It would have to be Italian for me. Even though my parents are in their mid 70's they still make some of the best sauce I've ever eaten. Although I do like cajun also. I've been to a Chinese resturant once and that was enough for me. Was also at a mexican resturant a couple of times that dosn't appeal to me either. I feel there is to much other good food too be eating Chinese or mexican food. Of coarse to each his own.

Brett · « **Reply #5 on:** August 24, 2009, 01:33:06 PM »

That was the one good thing about living in the Boston and New York metropolitan areas, there is every kind of authentic ethnic food you could think of.

Questor, Have you ever been to a 'China Town' in any of the major cities like Boston, NY or San Fran.? If you ate in a real Chinese restaurant you probably wouldn't even recognize most of the dishes. That goes for Mexican and Italian restaurants as well. Most of what we call ethnic food is generally poorly done Americanized versions of the real McCoy made to suite the American tastes.

My High School buddy's straight of the boat Italian Nonna (Grandma) didn't make "tomato sauce" she made "tomato gravy" and it was the best I think ever had.

Hairtrigger · « **Reply #6 on:** August 24, 2009, 01:44:31 PM »

Thai food is by far my favorite. Then again I am spoiled, twelve years ago I brought my wife here from Italy and get home made pasta and or pizza every day

mcwoodduck · « **Reply #7 on:** August 24, 2009, 01:51:35 PM »

Since I had Bait for lunch (Sushi) I am going to say Japanese.
But don't forget Mexican. We should keep the food and send back the Illegal People.

gypsyman · « **Reply #8 on:** August 24, 2009, 01:52:20 PM »

Hungarian and German up front, since that is what I was brought up on. Mexican and Orential are next in line. Italian if I make it, is next. gypsyman

GRIMJIM · « **Reply #9 on:** August 24, 2009, 02:10:41 PM »

I like all kinds of food.

That's probably why I'm fat.

I like to try all different kinds of food. I really like Bohemian, Mexican, chinese and good sushi is awesome.

Although there's pizza (thin crust with sausage, onions and fresh garlic), Italian beef, hicago style hot dog.

Living in the midwest, we have a lot of excellent food choices.

rockbilly · « **Reply #10 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:05:06 PM »

I love it all, but……………my friend if you were a coonass for one Saturday night you would never want to be anything else.

45-70.gov · « **Reply #11 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:14:29 PM »

burgers.......especially on the grill...cheese burger in pairadice

got to get back to my redneck ethnic origins

BTW what ethnicity are burgers?

??

GRIMJIM · « **Reply #12 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:20:15 PM »

Quote from: 45-70.gov on August 24, 2009, 03:14:29 PM

burgers.......especially on the grill...cheese burger in pairadice

got to get back to my redneck ethnic origins

BTW what ethnicity are burgers???

I don't think it gets much more American than that.

AtlLaw · « **Reply #13 on:** August 24, 2009, 03:52:45 PM »

French! Lotsa cream, butter, wine... all the good stuff that gives my cardiologist fits when I mention them!

Redtail1949 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 24, 2009, 05:33:01 PM »

Cajun..hands down!

redboot612 · « **Reply #15 on:** August 24, 2009, 06:47:35 PM »

a plate of each and then bring on the real food, southern BBQ

Casull · « **Reply #16 on:** August 24, 2009, 06:48:34 PM »

Southern, Italian, Mexican and Chinese (order depends on my mood).

Cabin4 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 24, 2009, 07:13:13 PM »

good red meat.

Casull · « **Reply #18 on:** August 24, 2009, 07:14:37 PM »

Quote

good red meat.

That's not ethnic, just necessary.

billy_56081 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 25, 2009, 01:22:21 AM »

Texas BBQ hands down.

ms · « **Reply #20 on:** August 25, 2009, 02:47:39 AM »

Quote from: billy_56081 on August 25, 2009, 01:22:21 AM

Texas BBQ hands down.

I agree on bbq!

jhm · « **Reply #21 on:** August 25, 2009, 03:28:30 AM »

I have to say the europeans have the best german/ polish/ Italian/ Hungarien all have a soft spot in my heart its called COLESTEROL but I do love it. Jim

FLNT4EVR · « **Reply #22 on:** August 25, 2009, 03:35:17 AM »

ummmm, AMERICAN ! yeah thats it, American!

buffalo · « **Reply #23 on:** August 25, 2009, 03:55:15 AM »

All of the above!

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #24 on:** August 25, 2009, 05:32:31 AM »

Southern , with all the mix !

mcwoodduck · « **Reply #25 on:** August 25, 2009, 05:47:58 AM »

Wait!!!
I did not know BBQ was an option or ethnic. But I will go with it.
So southern food +1
Pork BBQ, Lard fried chicken, corn bread, Roasted Oysters, and Cole Slaw. MMMMMM Some vegtable cooked to a green mass with bacon and onions like butter beans. Hush puppys with butter and Texas Pete Hot sauce. (Best ding hot sauce out there)
Oh and some goopy nasty Nanna Pudding (Bananna Pudding with vanilla waffers in it and whip cream with gelitin in it so it will stay fluffy and on the pudding even in a huricane) Or that worse Chocolate Pie that is baked chocolate pudding with the same whipped cream in a pie shell.
And lets see if the Baptist section of the family is around there is Sweet tea and soda, and I wrap my beer in a paper towel to be polite.
Great it's not even 9 am and now I want a huge BBQ lunch.
Being in Northern CA near San Fran. looks like I am going to go with out.
Can't wait for November I am headed back to NC for exactly that. I can taste the freid chicken at Charlie's in Grantsboro now. MMMMMM

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #26 on:** August 25, 2009, 05:53:50 AM »

Southern covers it , bbq- Texas , NC , VA. Tn. and all the rest . soul food , cajun , and all the rest !

Cabin4 · « **Reply #27 on:** August 25, 2009, 05:56:17 AM »

Okay, a little more serious on my part now. I have had the opportunity to travel the globe and have tried just about evverything out there. Generally I would say that Eurpoe with the exception of France, Italy & Spain has the worst food. Asia has some of the best stuff. Places like Japan, Singapore, Southern China, Hong Kong and Malaysia for seafood are amazing. Latin American countries are Okay if your like that stuff. Some of the best beef I have had was Argentine beef which is previlant south of our boarder. But, overall, I have to say American and specifically in/around Chicago and the med west. I'm a red meat man and you just can't beat the food. Okay, some will say it's not "ethnic". Okay, but none the less, its the best with Southern cooking a close second. Just my opinion.

hunt-m-up · « **Reply #28 on:** August 25, 2009, 09:04:44 AM »

I love Boudin, oysters, and crawfish, ranks right up there with a good veal marsala or Chicago deep dish, I'm torn between anything out of the South or Italian.

BBF · « **Reply #29 on:** August 25, 2009, 09:57:50 AM »

Japanese for me, I could live on sushi, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with a Texan BBQ either or a big bag of jerky.

LOL Coonass: you guys sure like your sausage in every thing.