The Best Cuisine?

[Strike For The South]

I would say American considering most of the "Mexican" options you listed aren't really Mexican.

Oh and FTR, Pulled pork and ribs are not BBQ.

[Thermal]

I would say American considering most of the "Mexican" options you listed aren't really Mexican.

Are you sure? What cuisine are they then? It seems this Brit has been misinformed.

[Strike For The South]

Are you sure? What cuisine are they then? It seems this Brit has been misinformed.

Well Chili con carne is the official state dish of Texas and really got its start in San Antonio in the late 1880s. Where it comes from is sort of a mystery but you can barley find it in Mexico.

Nachos were made in the border town Piedras Negras to feed the hungry wives of soliders in the 1940s. Nacho in Mexico is a nickname (short for Ignacio) Many Mexicans will find nachos just as forigen as you.

Burritos are really only popullar in Northern Mexico and they tend to much smaller on the go food. The Burritos you eat are heavily Americinized.

Fajitas are a Texas dish. In the 30s when cows were butchered the throw away cuts (including skirt steak from which fajitas are made) were given to the hands whom were mainly Mexican vaquereos (See imported labor was cheaper back then to!)

Fun fact: Fajita=faja which is spanish for belt. Reffering to how tough the meat was.

Really that whol catagorey should be renamed Texas.

[Aemilius Paulus]

Seriously, American is the most popular cuisine?

I mean, fast-food is great, but to call it a cuisine would be a bit of a stretch IMHO... That and the fact that pizza is too Italian to be considered American . Hamburgers and French fries (the thin ones - not the thicker 'steak' fries which are found all throughout Europe as well as US) are pretty American though, in the sense that they are most popular and widespread in their American environment, as opposed to their original location.

[A Very Super Market]

My experience with Chinese food is limited to home-made delicacies, with alluring dishes like boiled vegetables, boiled meat and tofu, their subtle tastes combined with the richness of white rice.

Eating at home is boring. I don't suppose the French walk around their gardens and snatch up any snails they see, but American cuisine is truly national. The only place where the experience eating at home is only a few decorations short of a restaurant.

[Moros]

Seriously, American is the most popular cuisine?

I mean, fast-food is great, but to call it a cuisine would be a bit of a stretch IMHO... That and the fact that pizza is too Italian to be considered American . Hamburgers and French fries (the thin ones - not the thicker 'steak' fries which are found all throughout Europe as well as US) are pretty American though, in the sense that they are most popular and widespread in their American environment, as opposed to their original location.

Excuse me never heard of a fritkot/frituur have we? Fries are tyically belgium and it's full of food shops which sell it as their main product. Before the time of Mc donaldses which sadly put a lot fo them out of bussiness there was one or more in every little village and dozens on city markets and one in every city block.

Also fastfood isn't cuisine. Hamburgers are german btw. Ever heard of the city of Hamburg?

I'll say american, not just for our native (so to speak) foods but because of our improvements to foreign foods like pizza, beer, whiskey, chinese food, tacos, etc.

Better pizza? euh...no. And what about Italian pasta, antipasta, wine,...
Beer? Hounestly?
Whiskey? You never tried real whiskey in Scotland yourself have you?
Chinese? What american makes chinese? Noone except chinese. And I'd say they don't make it any different in Canada or Europe.
Tacos, hmm perhaps. Not a taco man myself. But cuisine is not the right word.

Give me the french and Belgian cuisine. That's much better. Though the british one is underrated. You just have to watch out where you go, but you can find great places everywhere in England. if you look. Nothing wrong with Italian either actually. German lacks refinery at times, but the quantity makes it up. But as Belgium is like Germany (beer + quantity) combined with French quality. I'd say though small and everything, it's not a bad place foodwise.

[Aemilius Paulus]

Excuse me never heard of a fritkot/frituur have we? Fries are tyically belgium and it's full of food shops which sell it as their main product. Before the time of Mc donaldses which sadly put a lot fo them out of bussiness there was one or more in every little village and dozens on city markets and one in every city block.

Of course I do - that is what I was referring to when I spoke of the 'other' European dishes. I have been to Amsterdam (numerous times, but mostly transit), and I have tried them. My point was that the international popularity of the item was lower than that of pizza. Now, fried potatoes are one of the most widespread dishes in the Western world so... Look, I did not like the second part of my post either - I do not know enough on this topic, and I generalised too much. My apologies. But yes, like I said, I have heard of, seen and tasted the frituur.

Also fastfood isn't cuisine.

My point precisely.

Hamburgers are german btw. Ever heard of the city of Hamburg?

OK, Moros, I understand why you may have posted this, and I do not take offence, as I should have further elaborated my post, but I am not an idiot, I can assure you. I do not think anyone in the Frontroom does not know the origin of hamburgers... Yes, I knew that too, but my point was that French fries and hamburgers became famous after America appropriated them. Namely the hamburgers - french fries, or more broadly, fried potatoes in various forms, as I said, are a common fare in all potato-growing/consuming nations.

Better pizza? euh...no. And what about Italian pasta, antipasta, wine,...
Beer? Hounestly?

Hehe, so right. But American pizza is not a dish, not by my standards. Just fast-food. And in Italy, it was a dish. American pizza has the convenience and standardisation on its side. Of course, its gustatory qualities leave much to be desired...

[miotas]

How about the whole list? Every country has delicious food, but if I had to pick then Indonesian and Chinese would be high on my list.

I live with some Chinese and they have invited me join them for a few meals celebrating Chinese new year, and another that had something to do with the moon. I love hot pot.

I've also tried Indonesian food when I was studying the language in school and I loved it.

[Moros]

Of course I do - that is what I was referring to when I spoke of the 'other' European dishes. I have been to Amsterdam (numerous times, but mostly transit), and I have tried them. My point was that the international popularity of the item was lower than that of pizza. Now, fried potatoes are one of the most widespread dishes in the Western world so... Look, I did not like the second part of my post either - I do not know enough on this topic, and I generalised too much. My apologies. But yes, like I said, I have heard of, seen and tasted the frituur.

Now you've gone to far! (most) Dutch fries are like (most) dutch beer.

...and there isn't a beer in sight.

Yes there is. 3 leffe blond and what looks like a lachouffe. But it could as well be another blond beer using the same or a similar glass type.

[bobbin]

I'll say american, not just for our native (so to speak) foods but because of our improvements to foreign foods like pizza, beer, whiskey, chinese food, tacos, etc.

Beer? Hounestly?
Whiskey? You never tried real whiskey in Scotland yourself have you?

This made me laugh, there is no way in a million years i could bring myself to say that americans improved beer or whisky

[AlexanderSextus]

This made me laugh, there is no way in a million years i could bring myself to say that americans improved beer or whisky

you apparently haven't tried sam adams or jack daniels

[Louis VI the Fat]

This made me laugh, there is no way in a million years i could bring myself to say that americans improved beer or whisky

All the Americans did was add water to beer and whiskey.

Which ruined beer and improved whiskey.

[Reverend Joe]

I've gotta go with American, and I voted Mexican because, as Strike pointed out, Texas food is awesome. Though I still maintain, Strike, that any West Coast "pulled pork" crap will never comapre to genuine NC-style barbecue, which must be smoked all day in a giant smokehouse, NOT pre-packaged and sold in your local TGI Friday's.

This made me laugh, there is no way in a million years i could bring myself to say that americans improved beer or whisky

I'll grant that the whisky is a matter of taste (although even the best Scotch still tastes like turpentine), but Beer? I'm sorry, but Europeans have no idea how to make beer. The stuff you cann "beer" is more like a crappy soup, or maybe some sort of sewage byproduct. I feel like I should be pouring it over ice cream as a crappy novelty topping.

Edit: almost forgot, black and white puddings are surprisingly good. But other than that, I would never touch any food that comes from the British isles. Anyone who considers the congealed remains of a boiled pig's skull to be an acceptable dish needs a serious lesson in cuisine.

[Hosakawa Tito]

My favorite cuisine is what's on my plate when the dinner bell rings. we need a fork & spoon smiley...

[Thermal]

Well Chili con carne is the official state dish of Texas and really got its start in San Antonio in the late 1880s. Where it comes from is sort of a mystery but you can barley find it in Mexico.

Nachos were made in the border town Piedras Negras to feed the hungry wives of soliders in the 1940s. Nacho in Mexico is a nickname (short for Ignacio) Many Mexicans will find nachos just as forigen as you.

Burritos are really only popullar in Northern Mexico and they tend to much smaller on the go food. The Burritos you eat are heavily Americinized.

Fajitas are a Texas dish. In the 30s when cows were butchered the throw away cuts (including skirt steak from which fajitas are made) were given to the hands whom were mainly Mexican vaquereos (See imported labor was cheaper back then to!)

Fun fact: Fajita=faja which is spanish for belt. Reffering to how tough the meat was.

Really that whol catagorey should be renamed Texas.

Well Texas and Mexico are in a similar area, just think it Central America.

[Subotan]

Why the German food hate? German food is fantastic. Although the best meal that I ever ate was a lobster risotto in a Brasserie in Paris...hmm I can taste it now

Well Texas and Mexico are in a similar area, just think it Central America.

HAHA, OH WOW

[Warluster]

I don't think that unless you have visitted the country in question it is possible to judge the cuisine. If your eating Chinese in Australia, theres a 99.99% chance that it has been Westernized, and that goes for other countries as well.

My favourite cuisine is Chinese (I'm heavily biased with this though, I've been studying the language for five years now...) as in Chinese foods they do so many diffrent dishes, and really use the flavours more then any other country I've been too. From what I've had in Aus/UK the foods all taste diffrent, but don't really hit you like the strong Chinese tastes.

Second would be French food, only because of the chocolate crepes and excellent drinks.

My favorite cuisine is what's on my plate when the dinner bell rings.

That could be anything!

[Louis VI the Fat]

British.

[Beefy187]

I don't think that unless you have visitted the country in question it is possible to judge the cuisine. If your eating Chinese in Australia, theres a 99.99% chance that it has been Westernized, and that goes for other countries as well.

My favourite cuisine is Chinese (I'm heavily biased with this though, I've been studying the language for five years now...) as in Chinese foods they do so many diffrent dishes, and really use the flavours more then any other country I've been too. From what I've had in Aus/UK the foods all taste diffrent, but don't really hit you like the strong Chinese tastes.

Second would be French food, only because of the chocolate crepes and excellent drinks.



That could be anything!

You live in Brissy? I know a really good Chinese restraunt near Toowong... I miss the place

First for me would be Japanese. Raw food
Chinese and Italian coming close 2nd and 3rd.

Vietnamese, Thai, Indian, Turkish would come after that and they are all good too