You'reasian Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 So a friend of mine cooked me some Brazillian food. It was so delicious! I can't resist home-cooked meals. I ate this coconut-curry shrimp soup which was almost like Thai cooking - so good and with some fries with some kind of lime drink. It was a fascinating combination. I think I want it more... Has anyone else tried foreign cooking and fell head over heels for it?? Link to post Share on other sites
nana yaw II Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 yes. i love indian food, food from the caribbean and chinese food. Link to post Share on other sites
Geishawhelk Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I love Japanese food, and part of that love is that for the majority of dishes, it just never tastes right, or the same, as when you eat at an authentic and really good Japanese restaurant. Italian, French, Spanish, Greek, Mexican, Thai.... these are pretty much relatively simple to reproduce at home. And I object paying a restaurant an exorbitant amount of money for dishes I can make at home for a fraction of the cost. Really good, authentic regional chinese food is the same. Best eaten when made by people who know how. In the UK, we have so many chinese fast-food outlets, it's difficult to understand that it's actually just a load of Monosodium Glutamate-filled crap made for a mass market. proper authentic Chinese cuisine is sublime. Japanese is the same. I prefer Japanese though, because there is a great deal of ceremony and elegance and ritual involved. Did you know that when a Japanese dish is placed infront of you, you're expected to admire its artistic composition first? Wait at least a minute before you reach for the chopsticks! Japanese cuisine is supposed to be a feast for all the senses. Including the hearing. The popping of flying-fish eggs, or the crackle of crisp seaweed is part of the whole 'picture'. I love it. So much so, that I've made a study of it..... Now you're getting the 'Geisha' bit, huh? Link to post Share on other sites
wuggle Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 To be honest (in this country at least) not really sure what NON foriegn food is these days, everyone just eats everything (pizza, curry, noodles, strogenoff, bolognese, garlic bread, jerk chicken, sushi, sweet n sour chicken etc etc). Have to say though that been eating pizza all my life, but the best one I ever had was when we went to Rome. Link to post Share on other sites
Author You'reasian Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 I love Japanese food, and part of that love is that for the majority of dishes, it just never tastes right, or the same, as when you eat at an authentic and really good Japanese restaurant. Italian, French, Spanish, Greek, Mexican, Thai.... these are pretty much relatively simple to reproduce at home. And I object paying a restaurant an exorbitant amount of money for dishes I can make at home for a fraction of the cost. Really good, authentic regional chinese food is the same. Best eaten when made by people who know how. In the UK, we have so many chinese fast-food outlets, it's difficult to understand that it's actually just a load of Monosodium Glutamate-filled crap made for a mass market. proper authentic Chinese cuisine is sublime. Japanese is the same. I prefer Japanese though, because there is a great deal of ceremony and elegance and ritual involved. Did you know that when a Japanese dish is placed infront of you, you're expected to admire its artistic composition first? Wait at least a minute before you reach for the chopsticks! Japanese cuisine is supposed to be a feast for all the senses. Including the hearing. The popping of flying-fish eggs, or the crackle of crisp seaweed is part of the whole 'picture'. I love it. So much so, that I've made a study of it..... Now you're getting the 'Geisha' bit, huh? You're making me drool... Link to post Share on other sites
quankanne Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Tex-Mex is my food of choice, because it was what I was raised on. by the way, the lime drink you mentioned? There's something back home called "aguas frescas," which is fresh squeezed fruit that's been made into a sweetened drink. Yum-O! I love límon (lemon or lime), sandia (watermelon), piña (pineapple) ... all the fruity stuff. have tried Indian food – it tastes like Tex-Mex, but a bit odd because of the odd mix of spices. I'm sure someone like Alpha would say the same thing about Tex-Mex, that it's a poor knock-off of Indian food! there is a kind of rice-flour "tortilla" that I've had before, almost like a crepe in texture and absolutely wonderful. Must see if I can bug get the recipe from the nuns who made that for a potluck... Link to post Share on other sites
Trialbyfire Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I can't say I've fallen in love with any one particular cuisine style, right off the bat, although I love different dishes in different cuisines. My fave has been fusion gourmet cooking, for a couple of years. Link to post Share on other sites
boldjack Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I would kill for Jamaican jerk chicken. Japanese pickles are also a fav. Tacos de mole', good curry, calimari in garlic, a good french farmer's tureen, borcht with baked potatoe are all yummy. But, no I don't like foreign food at all. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean-Blue Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I love ethnic cuisine! I'm a big fan of flavour and spice. My latest fave is a Vietamese soup called Pho Bo. When I found out it was made with pig's knuckles, ox tails, etc...I kinda got a little :sick:ed out. I still eat it, though. Link to post Share on other sites
Geishawhelk Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 You're making me drool... Oh. not again! I have this effect, you know..... Link to post Share on other sites
Author You'reasian Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Oh. not again! I have this effect, you know..... Need proof ...keep talkin' dirty about the foreign food Link to post Share on other sites
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