Your Cuisine

[metis]

OK, let's say that for the rest of your life you could only eat foods from one main cuisine, so which would you chose?

A second question, which cuisine do you believe set the standard for more other cuisines worldwide?

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Under what category does simply grilled seafood and vegetables, good soup and red wine fall?

 

[Jainarayan]

I don't know if you could call 'Mediterranean' a cuisine, but I'm partial to the foods of Italy, Sicily, Greece, Spain, Portugal. Lots of seafood, vegs done properly and interestingly, cheeses, some grains, fruits.

I don't know how I'd answer the second question, because so many cuisines have influenced so many others. For example, who'd have ever thought of Indian food including tomatoes?

 

[Estro Felino]

OK, let's say that for the rest of your life you could only eat foods from one main cuisine, so which would you chose?

A second question, which cuisine do you believe set the standard for more other cuisines worldwide?

I shouldn't answer this.
the only thing that my country is really good at.

 

[Draka]

Southwest/Mexican

 

[metis]

Under what category does simply grilled seafood and vegetables, good soup and red wine fall?

I don't know, but if you make it and invite me over I'll tell you. :yes:

 

[metis]

I don't even have to answer this.
the only thing that my country is really good at.

That's not true as your country produced my wife, and she's been good for me for some 47 years now. And you're not too shabby either, btw.

 

[metis]

I don't know if you could call 'Mediterranean' a cuisine, but I'm partial to the foods of Italy, Sicily, Greece, Spain, Portugal. Lots of seafood, vegs done properly and interestingly, cheeses, some grains, fruits.

That's what my wife and I mostly eat as she's from Sicily. It took years for me to get used to her cuisine as I was brought up with mostly meat and potatoes, mostly Swedish style. However, I do periodically crave that latter cuisine, and my wife has turned out to be an excellent Swedish-style cook.

 

[metis]

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I don't know how I'd answer the second question, because so many cuisines have influenced so many others. For example, who'd have ever thought of Indian food including tomatoes?

According to Anthony Bordain, it's the Chinese that has been more copied than any other.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

I don't know, but if you make it and invite me over I'll tell you. :yes:

Do you like grilled salmon and white asparagus with a nice Cotes du Rhone wine?

 

[metis]

Do you like grilled salmon and white asparagus with a nice Cotes du Rhone wine?

How about a Bordeaux instead? The rest is right up my alley.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Deal ...

 

[metis]

Deal ...

When do we eat? :drool:

 

[Vinayaka]

South Indian vegetarian with a couple of modifications ... brown rice over white rice, less oil, less salt.

 

[YmirGF]

I'm with Jay. I BBQ almost every day, year round. Top things up with steamed veggie or raw veggies de jour and a nice glass of skim milk.

Though, near and dear to my heart is Indian food. I normally BBQ with one of a dozen curry sauces.

Pickled lime curry hamburgers are so good they may be illegal.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Afghan food is great; bunalee, aush-rishta soup, mantoo and aushak!

 

[Iti oj]

Asian

 

[metis]

I'm with Jay. I BBQ almost every day, year round. Top things up with steamed veggie or raw veggies de jour and a nice glass of skim milk.

Though, near and dear to my heart is Indian food. I normally BBQ with one of a dozen curry sauces.

Pickled lime curry hamburgers are so good they may be illegal.

My single favorite restaurant is an Indian one, and I love that cuisine a lot.

 

[Jainarayan]

Indian food = yes. I've made saag paneer, basically spiced pureed spinach with cheese cubes; I've tried making idli (rice and lentil cakes) from scratch, but they come out gummy. I even have the traditional steamer. So now I cheat and just use the packaged mix. The semolina variety (rava idli) are particularly good. Top these with some spicy mango or lime relish! :drool:

 

[metis]

Indian food = yes. I've made saag paneer, basically spiced pureed spinach with cheese cubes; I've tried making idli (rice and lentil cakes) from scratch, but they come out gummy. I even have the traditional steamer. So now I cheat and just use the packaged mix. The semolina variety (rava idli) are particularly good. Top these with some spicy mango or lime relish! :drool:

Saag paneer is my favorite, and let me also have a couple of vegetarian samozas and I'll be happy for a looooooooong time. Well, at least until the next meal.