Hypothetical-- you can only choose two cuisines to eat for the rest of your life. What might they be?
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For me it's Indian food, but then... what else? Ugh... what a question.
Bah. My mind is a whirling blank right here. I mean, freshly-prepared tiradito right off the boat is like... ffff, like tasting heaven.
I mean, I've never had *truly* fresh, truly authentic sushi, but I imagine it would be like tiradito? (note: it's a form of ceviche, i.e. latino lime-cooked fish slices)
Initially I thought French and Chinese, but I love pizza so much, and Greek food is so delicious too.
So, I found a compromise: Mediterranean and Chinese
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Not OP, still huge fan of French cuisine. Iād choose Coq au Vin. Itās straightforward to do at home, all you need is a pot and a cooking plate. Combines red wine, mediterranean herbs and a good amount of butter with vegetables and chicken for an incredible dish. French people value fresh, beautiful ingredients and are willing to pay top money for A-class quality. Thatās another secret to their cooking.
Then thereās of course more dishes that you canāt easily do at home:
- try a hand-made Croissant fresh out of the oven in the morning.
- Cheeses - thereās hundreds of them, eat them alone or with some Baguette and grapes.
- Galettes are thin wholegrain pancakes. They come with salty toppings, but also sweet varieties - salted caramel is a classic.
- Fresh oysters with a squeeze of lemon.
- Nothing compares to a good, aged French red wine. But also fresh white wines and roses are fine - locals buy them in 5 liter boxes in the supermarket, you put them in the fridge and are settled for a week. Just be mindful that they need to be fresh (last yearās harvest typically).
- Sparkling wines are amazing, too. Itās fine to settle for Cremant, itās the same stuff as Champagne, but cheaper.
- I could write another list twice as long about seafood.
Best thing to do is visit France and experience it. No need to waste time and money in overcrowded Paris, foodies will be very happy in Bordeaux, Marseille, Rouen and affordable Provence area. You get amazing lunch deals (āplat du jourā, dish of the day) that typically include starter, main and dessert for around EUR15 in many places.
Wow thank you so much for taking the time to type this up! Definitely plenty of options now to go hunt down. Thank you!
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For me it's Indian food, but then... what else? Ugh... what a question.
Bah. My mind is a whirling blank right here. I mean, freshly-prepared tiradito right off the boat is like... ffff, like tasting heaven.
I mean, I've never had *truly* fresh, truly authentic sushi, but I imagine it would be like tiradito? (note: it's a form of ceviche, i.e. latino lime-cooked fish slices)
Japanese & Mediterranean.
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For me it's Indian food, but then... what else? Ugh... what a question.
Bah. My mind is a whirling blank right here. I mean, freshly-prepared tiradito right off the boat is like... ffff, like tasting heaven.
I mean, I've never had *truly* fresh, truly authentic sushi, but I imagine it would be like tiradito? (note: it's a form of ceviche, i.e. latino lime-cooked fish slices)
Mediterranean and Thai.
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For me it's Indian food, but then... what else? Ugh... what a question.
Bah. My mind is a whirling blank right here. I mean, freshly-prepared tiradito right off the boat is like... ffff, like tasting heaven.
I mean, I've never had *truly* fresh, truly authentic sushi, but I imagine it would be like tiradito? (note: it's a form of ceviche, i.e. latino lime-cooked fish slices)
Levantine and Belgian
Nothing beats a nice juicy shawarma with a waffle for desert. Ok maybe a Jet2 holiday beats it, idk.
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Eastern, western
Northern and southern
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Indian food is great because it packs tons of flavor with minimal calories
Doubts about the second part.
The ghee is used abundantly, they fry a lot and if not there's always a tadka to poor over it.
Depends OC on what region or religion.
Silly to lump everything into 'Indian' as it's huge and has many cuisines. -
Not OP, still huge fan of French cuisine. Iād choose Coq au Vin. Itās straightforward to do at home, all you need is a pot and a cooking plate. Combines red wine, mediterranean herbs and a good amount of butter with vegetables and chicken for an incredible dish. French people value fresh, beautiful ingredients and are willing to pay top money for A-class quality. Thatās another secret to their cooking.
Then thereās of course more dishes that you canāt easily do at home:
- try a hand-made Croissant fresh out of the oven in the morning.
- Cheeses - thereās hundreds of them, eat them alone or with some Baguette and grapes.
- Galettes are thin wholegrain pancakes. They come with salty toppings, but also sweet varieties - salted caramel is a classic.
- Fresh oysters with a squeeze of lemon.
- Nothing compares to a good, aged French red wine. But also fresh white wines and roses are fine - locals buy them in 5 liter boxes in the supermarket, you put them in the fridge and are settled for a week. Just be mindful that they need to be fresh (last yearās harvest typically).
- Sparkling wines are amazing, too. Itās fine to settle for Cremant, itās the same stuff as Champagne, but cheaper.
- I could write another list twice as long about seafood.
Best thing to do is visit France and experience it. No need to waste time and money in overcrowded Paris, foodies will be very happy in Bordeaux, Marseille, Rouen and affordable Provence area. You get amazing lunch deals (āplat du jourā, dish of the day) that typically include starter, main and dessert for around EUR15 in many places.
wrote last edited by [email protected]IMO nothing beats a good French onion soup with a cheesy bread.
And if you didn't mention the patisserie, that would mean you haven't got a sweet tooth.
It's definitely one of the specialties.
I'm sure my GF will try that tomorrow when she goes to expensive Paris. -
I'm happy you mentioned the bag-in-box wine. Boxed wind is frowned upon by snobs but when buying from a local co-op years ago the winemaker suggested to but some bagged wine for easy drinking. Especially suites for light wiens that don't age.
I would also suggest to try the 'tranche du boucher' (butcher's slice) in a local bistro. It's a slice of meat that is sold a bit cheaper. Have it with a bit of bread and a green salad.
My American friend taught I was crazy when i ordered the hand cut steak tartare once. Finely chopped seasoned meat. Extra points if you have it with a raw quail egg yolk. Heavenly.
Americans and taste.....
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For me it's Indian food, but then... what else? Ugh... what a question.
Bah. My mind is a whirling blank right here. I mean, freshly-prepared tiradito right off the boat is like... ffff, like tasting heaven.
I mean, I've never had *truly* fresh, truly authentic sushi, but I imagine it would be like tiradito? (note: it's a form of ceviche, i.e. latino lime-cooked fish slices)
Mexican and middle eastern and I'd die happy
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Pakistani?
Try Arab
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Doubts about the second part.
The ghee is used abundantly, they fry a lot and if not there's always a tadka to poor over it.
Depends OC on what region or religion.
Silly to lump everything into 'Indian' as it's huge and has many cuisines.Yeah I should have mentioned I meant in comparison to my local cuisine which includes a lot of red meat, dairy and alcohol like wine, I'm surprised we don't have more cases of gout here lol, thank you for the feedback
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Yeah I should have mentioned I meant in comparison to my local cuisine which includes a lot of red meat, dairy and alcohol like wine, I'm surprised we don't have more cases of gout here lol, thank you for the feedback
Where's that? Wild guess...eastern Europe?
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French food is complicated to make compared to other European countries and looks very fancy but it really isn't better than Italian, German, Spanish, or indeed British food. Don't get me wrong, I still make the odd quiche, crĆØme brĆ»lĆ©e, or sole meuniĆØre, but it's just to change things up when I get bored of making my usual repertoire of dishes. It's nice but more labour intensive for what it is. OP didn't say you'd be getting it from a restaurant every day. Your probably going to be making things from scratch a lot. Do you even own a blowtorch for caramelising deserts or a water bath for sous vide?
I use French techniques for cooking almost every day
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For me it's Indian food, but then... what else? Ugh... what a question.
Bah. My mind is a whirling blank right here. I mean, freshly-prepared tiradito right off the boat is like... ffff, like tasting heaven.
I mean, I've never had *truly* fresh, truly authentic sushi, but I imagine it would be like tiradito? (note: it's a form of ceviche, i.e. latino lime-cooked fish slices)
Italian and Mexican. That covers about 50% of my diet already.
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For me it's Indian food, but then... what else? Ugh... what a question.
Bah. My mind is a whirling blank right here. I mean, freshly-prepared tiradito right off the boat is like... ffff, like tasting heaven.
I mean, I've never had *truly* fresh, truly authentic sushi, but I imagine it would be like tiradito? (note: it's a form of ceviche, i.e. latino lime-cooked fish slices)
Thai and Iranian. That'd cover a large spectrum of what I like.
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For me it's Indian food, but then... what else? Ugh... what a question.
Bah. My mind is a whirling blank right here. I mean, freshly-prepared tiradito right off the boat is like... ffff, like tasting heaven.
I mean, I've never had *truly* fresh, truly authentic sushi, but I imagine it would be like tiradito? (note: it's a form of ceviche, i.e. latino lime-cooked fish slices)
In this house, we serve both kinds of cuisine: macaroni and cheese!
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Americans and taste.....
The raw meat and raw egg yolk is what scared him. He just watched me like it was a joke and checked the day after on my health status.
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IMO nothing beats a good French onion soup with a cheesy bread.
And if you didn't mention the patisserie, that would mean you haven't got a sweet tooth.
It's definitely one of the specialties.
I'm sure my GF will try that tomorrow when she goes to expensive Paris.Yeah, onion soup is up there, too. Fish soup as well imo. Thereās just too much good stuff
good for your GF, I bet sheās in for some (expensive) treats 
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For me it's Indian food, but then... what else? Ugh... what a question.
Bah. My mind is a whirling blank right here. I mean, freshly-prepared tiradito right off the boat is like... ffff, like tasting heaven.
I mean, I've never had *truly* fresh, truly authentic sushi, but I imagine it would be like tiradito? (note: it's a form of ceviche, i.e. latino lime-cooked fish slices)
Pizza and Tacos
