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The Nine Countries With The Worst Cusine in the World
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We're sixth now. But what qualifies as American food?
I probably shouldn't say this ... but here goes. This is not a slam against Canada, by the way, but merely an observation.I can't recall ever not being disappointed with the food I've had in any Canadian restaurant. And I've been to many. When I say restaurant, I mean a place that caters to average, middle class people. Maybe the more expensive places are better.
I've been told it has to do with the tax on restaurant bills (I'm thinking it's 17%, but could be wrong) that drives down the quality of the food based on affordability for most people.
Again, maybe I've just gone to the wrong places.
I think some of the countries on that list have gotten a bad rap. German cuisine is basically sausage, cheese, bread, and beer--limited perhaps, but it sticks to your ribs, and I personally love it.
Dutch food is even simpler: bread, cheese, beer...and a whole lot of Indonesian takeout.
I looked at the German food, and thought where do I sit down to eat.
What exactly is Canadian food? Moose? Ice?:)
RandomAnthony wrote: "What exactly is Canadian food? Moose? Ice?:)"
Back bacon and beer. And tea. And those maple-leaf shaped sandwich cookies.
I think dude just picked some pictures that gross him out and posted them along with a little blurb. I'd be interested to know which 9 countries he feels has the best cuisine... Maybe he's a no-alchy prude.
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South Illinois fried chicken is NOTHING like Southern fried chicken. I learned that the hard way... I ordered the small platter and ended up with half a carcass that seemed to have been dipped in egg and flour - no seasoning, no marinade - just chicken, egg, flour... not even salted or peppered. A half carcass. I was dyyying to tell them that's NOT how Southern fried chicken (exactly how it was listed on the menu) is made.It was THE most unappetizing-looking thing I've ever had on my plate. I even tried to give it to my brother, and HE wouldn't eat it. We ended up going back home and eating ham sandwiches.
Hides behind a sandbag wall in case RA is around.Hurls water balloon at Bunwat
You'd like our farmers markets, though...:)
Sally wrote: "I'm with Jim. I could eat beer and sausages for the rest of my life."
Hands Sally one of these,
and one of these
Hands Sally one of these,
and one of these
I love farmers' markets! You just can't really mess those up. Mostly.
BunWat wrote: "::Hurls water balloon back at RA::I was born in Iowa RA, and my other grandma lived just over the border in Illiniois. I claim midwesterner's rights to badmouth my region of origin. But yeah, ..."
That makes sense to me. You have a certain midwestern sensibility to you, m'am.:)
10PM? Who stays up that late?:)
:::raises hand, waves it about wildly:::
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Jackie "the Librarian" wrote: ":::raises hand, waves it about wildly:::"
::Stands next to Jackie waving hand wildly too::
::Stands next to Jackie waving hand wildly too::
I am here to be a witness for you Bun. Although it is only 4:45pm by my clock. :)
Always a pleasure to be of assistance, where it is least needed or wanted. :D
Israel and England have to have the worst foods I have ever eaten. Italy and France have to have the best!
What was the criteria for this vote? We all know that the stuff that tastes the best is usually not the best for you.
Cara wrote: "Israel and England have to have the worst foods I have ever eaten. Italy and France have to have the best!"Israel? Falafel and Israeli couscous and hummus and dates and figs and baba ganouj and...?
Israel?
I am stuffed to the gills with Indian food but that sounds very, very good.
Sarah Pi wrote: "I am stuffed to the gills with Indian food but that sounds very, very good."What did you have? Appetizers? Dessert?
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I love Indian food. I am going to dinner on Friday night with some girl friends. Nilgiris, the best Indian restaurant in Sydney. The food is to die for.
I'm so glad you all enjoy the food of the country I'm from :).
BunWat: I'm from Punjab, North India. My family and I emigrated to the USA when I was 4 years old. As is customary, I had an arranged marriage and my husband is also from Punjab.
that sound like a good story line.......
Heidi: :D Hubby loves Indian food too. His food preferences are very limited: Indian food, Chinese, and pizza. I am a total foodie--there are very few foods that I won't eat. Hubby doesn't feel psychologically satisfied until he's eaten Indian food for dinner. He would come back from a work dinner meeting, not having eaten much, and eat again. Sometimes he would have an entire 2nd meal. Do you have any favorites, Indian food-wise? BunWat: In Lahore, the 2nd largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, most of the population is Muslim and therefore eat a lot of meat-based dishes, except pork. Drinking alcohol is also not permitted. I am Hindu and do eat meat(except for beef because the cow is sacred in the Hindu religion). But many Hindus are vegetarian whereas most Muslims are not.
I'm a little surprised that your friend and his wife couldn't communicate because Punjabi, Urdu, and Hindi are are different but not poles apart. I understand Hindi, Punjabi, and some Urdu. Urdu is a really beautiful language. Hindi is very expressive. Every family relationship has a specific word to represent it. Hubby is obviously more fluent than I am in these languages. But since he's lived in many places in India, he's picked up bits and pieces of others.
India has many languages, and within those languages, many dialects. I don't understand the languages of South India at all.
All my in-laws live in India and, except for hubby's younger brother and, to some extent, his sister, they are not fluent in English.
Ms. Petra: You're right, it sounds like an interesting storyline for a movie/TV series--most likely a comedy
Mona wrote: "Sarah Pi wrote: "I am stuffed to the gills with Indian food but that sounds very, very good."What did you have? Appetizers? Dessert?"
Belated response: the restaurants around here all do lunch buffets, so I had everything, and too much of it. I'm usually better about not stuffing myself, but this was a new restaurant.
I had vegetable pakora w/ tamarind sauce, vegetable biryani, saag paneer, vegetable korma, raita, naan, and rice pudding.
The food was pretty good.
My favorite in the area is the hardest one to convince people to go to. It's four tables in the back of an Indian grocery store, and mostly frequented by the local Indian community. All vegetarian, all spicier than the places that cater to American palates.
Sarah: A lot of Indian restaurants do the lunch buffet. Dinner buffet is not as common. Very often though, after the lunch buffet is over, the restaurants will close and re-open at dinner. This is kind of annoying.Hubby used to go to Atlanta often for work for week-long stints and we would go with him. The city we stayed in, Decatur, had a lot of Indian restaurants within a short distance. We tried many but our favorite was one called MIRCH MASALA. It had this feature called "BUFFET-TO-GO" where you could pack up all you wanted in to-go containers and they would charge you by the pound. This is the first restaurant(Indian and otherwise) I've ever seen that has this option and I've been to many.
Was it just a vegetarian buffet? MIRCH MASALA had usually 3 meat dishes in their buffet. I make PALAK(SPINACH)PANEER very often. I love raita and rice pudding(KHEER). My mom makes the best KHEER. She adds nuts and raisins and makes it in the microwave.
When I lived in Milwaukee, we had a place called BOMBAY SWEETS that was kind of like a fast food cafe. It had a great variety of sweets. But the food quality wasn't always consistent.
I think the grocery store food place is a hard sell because of the ambiance, or maybe because of the fact that it's only vegetarian and too spicy.
BunWat: I can only imagine what their communication with one another was like through servants and his mother. The expression, "Lost in Translation" comes to mind.Have you ever played the game "Telephone" where a message is whispered from one to another and by the end, the initial message is completely distorted.
BunWat: I really don't want to IMAGINE how some situations would play out. Can you conceive(so to speak :))how the wedding night would have worked. My mother/MIL as sex therapist...YIKES!!!
BunWat: You gotta wonder how some things would get translated.
has anyone else noticed the word cusine in the thread title? makes me think of german cousins.
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