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Post by Sunnyday on May 13, 2014 20:19:29 GMT -5
Some of the food threads got me thinking about what kind of foods I eat, and they could be divided pretty much into "ethnic" cooking. And by ethnic, I mean within the North American context.
And these are obviously my personal opinions and based on my exposure to these cuisines, so don't get your boxers and panties....
Top three ( 3+ a week) 1)French 2) Mexican 3) Italian
Middle three (once a week) 1) Tex-mex (yes, there is a difference) 2) Thai 3) American
Cuisines that we wish that we could eat more of, but can't find quality places and our cooking is not up to par 1) Korean 2) Chinese 3) North African
Cuisines that I want to like, but just can't get into 1) Japanese 2) Greek
Cuisines I would like to explore 1) Caribbean
Cuisines that I just do not like (yuck, double yuck and triple yuck!!!) 1) Southern cooking 2) German 3) French-Canadian
What about you guys? no need to be as detailed to play.
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Post by Cookies Galore on May 13, 2014 20:58:03 GMT -5
I love all of the food. Lol.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2014 21:30:55 GMT -5
This is what we actually eat the most of at home and out
1. Mexican/Tex-Mex (close, cheap and good) 2. American 3. Japanese 4. Middle Eastern (absolutely love!) 5. Indian
What we like/would/should eat more often
1. Thai 2. Chinese 3. Vietnamese
Like but don't cook/visit often
1. Italian 2. Greek
Haven't tried, wouldn't mind, but DH isn't that adventurous
1. Korean 2. Caribbean
Have eaten, don't really like, don't cook
1. Southern cuisine 2. Central/Southern African
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Post by sarcasticgirl on May 13, 2014 21:44:43 GMT -5
I love most cuisines. I am lucky to live in a city that has amazing offerings for just about anything you can imagine. On my street... Just within two blocks of my place is great Chinese, Mediterranean, Persian, Lithuanian, pizza along with Mexican and south american bakeries.
Aside from Mexican, tex-mex and Italian... I don't cook a lot of other "ethnic" cuisines. Though apparently southern food is an ethnic cuisine and I do cook that occasionally...
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Post by sunshinegal1981 on May 13, 2014 21:48:10 GMT -5
I love all of the food. Lol.
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Post by violagirl on May 13, 2014 21:52:45 GMT -5
I have never really thought of what I eat regularly as a "cuisine". It is just local food. Like chicken grilled on the BBQ, potatoes and a salad does not strike me as a style of cooking. Using a left over roast chicken and whatever vegetables I can find in the fridge to make soup is probably pretty standard in most cuisines and using whatever spices are handy. Or picking fiddleheads down by the stream and eating them along with a fresh caught trout does that have a name? Other than just eating what is close by?
Guess I dont' eat ethnic that much, unless I go to a restaurant.
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Post by marvholly on May 14, 2014 6:11:06 GMT -5
I eat most ethnic cuisines and cook many. The only ones I do NOT like is Indian. Just NOT into curry in any way, shape, form or use.
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Post by midjd on May 14, 2014 6:26:34 GMT -5
Like violagirl, I don't really consider our regular cooking to be any sort of cuisine. If we eat spaghetti one night, is that Italian?
When dining out, I gravitate toward Indian, Thai, and Mexican. I loooooove spicy food.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on May 14, 2014 6:36:07 GMT -5
I eat most ethnic cuisines and cook many. The only ones I do NOT like is Indian. Just NOT into curry in any way, shape, form or use. Indian food doesn't have to mean curry. There are dozens and dozens of Indian dishes without curry. It's like saying "I don't like Italian food because I don't like basil" Sent from my Nexus 4 using proboards
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Post by Cookies Galore on May 14, 2014 6:46:16 GMT -5
I eat most ethnic cuisines and cook many. The only ones I do NOT like is Indian. Just NOT into curry in any way, shape, form or use. Curry is just a catch-all term for a lot of types of dishes using spice and herb blends. There's Indian curry, thai curry, japanese curry, Caribbean curry, etc. Not all Indian food is a curry. Your prerogative to not like delicious Indian food, but it's not just curries. :-)
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Post by yogiii on May 14, 2014 6:57:29 GMT -5
I love most thai curry but not yellow curry or typical "indian" curry.
What cuisine does chocolate belong to? I like that cuisine the best!
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Post by sarcasticgirl on May 14, 2014 7:20:09 GMT -5
This thread is making me HUNGRY!
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2014 7:31:52 GMT -5
I have never really thought of what I eat regularly as a "cuisine". It is just local food. Like chicken grilled on the BBQ, potatoes and a salad does not strike me as a style of cooking. Using a left over roast chicken and whatever vegetables I can find in the fridge to make soup is probably pretty standard in most cuisines and using whatever spices are handy. Or picking fiddleheads down by the stream and eating them along with a fresh caught trout does that have a name? Other than just eating what is close by? Guess I dont' eat ethnic that much, unless I go to a restaurant. I think you'd be called a "Localvore".
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2014 7:33:03 GMT -5
I will attempt to try and also try cooking anything! If I can find the ingredients...
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2014 7:36:03 GMT -5
I didn't grow up eating ethnic food unless spaghetti and pizza are considered ethnic. I think of them as so Americanized that they aren't. I don't think of The Olive Garden as an ethnic restaurant.
I can go to a Chinese or Mexican restaurant, but I'm not comfortable trying new things there. My standbys are Sesame chicken and taco salad.
I like Southern cooking, particularly our vegetables.
ETA: I just realized that some of you guys consider Southern cooking a cuisine (one you don't like). That is so "foreign" to me. Lol (and pun intended).
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 14, 2014 7:53:26 GMT -5
I'm trying to track down Cuban food which is pretty dang hard here. I had it when I was in LA in college and I've wanted it ever since. I KNOW there are Salvadorian restaurants around here because they provide food for the cultural festival every year but this time around they didn't provide brochures so I don't know which is which. I LOVE pupusas which are filled tortillas with a super spicy/pickly sauce and cabbage. Fortunately for me I found a very easy method for making them on the internet. Love Greek food, we have a Greek restaurant right across from my work. I'm torn on Indian food. I don't like making it at home so I think I am doing something wrong. I've gotten recommendations from people I work with that are FROM India on places to try here in Omaha so I am trying to convince DH to try it. I love Thai as well, but I can't get DH to brave that either. Being married to a stereotypical Midwesterner sucks sometimes. I really need to find some foodie friends here in town. WWBG promised to go out with me if he's ever in Omaha, we plan on leaving the picky spouses at home.
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Post by swamp on May 14, 2014 8:10:04 GMT -5
I love all of the food. Lol.
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Post by swamp on May 14, 2014 8:10:58 GMT -5
I'm trying to track down Cuban food which is pretty dang hard here. I had it when I was in LA in college and I've wanted it ever since. I KNOW there are Salvadorian restaurants around here because they provide food for the cultural festival every year but this time around they didn't provide brochures so I don't know which is which. I LOVE pupusas which are filled tortillas with a super spicy/pickly sauce and cabbage. Fortunately for me I found a very easy method for making them on the internet. Love Greek food, we have a Greek restaurant right across from my work. I'm torn on Indian food. I don't like making it at home so I think I am doing something wrong. I've gotten recommendations from people I work with that are FROM India on places to try here in Omaha so I am trying to convince DH to try it. I love Thai as well, but I can't get DH to brave that either. Being married to a stereotypical Midwesterner sucks sometimes. I really need to find some foodie friends here in town. WWBG promised to go out with me if he's ever in Omaha, we plan on leaving the picky spouses at home. I'll go out for Thai and Indian with you.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 14, 2014 8:14:26 GMT -5
I'll go out for Thai and Indian with you. What I don't get is reading about Iowa there is a really rich immigrant history. Where did all that food history go? Somewhere along the lines we got trapped in the 1950's and everything has to contain cream of crap soup/mayo/sour cream. Sometimes all three in the same dish! Authentic Chinese is extremely hard to find around here. We do have several good Japanese restaurants, I've finally convinced DH to give Blue a try for my birthday this year.
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Post by milee on May 14, 2014 8:44:10 GMT -5
I can't think of a single cuisine where there aren't dishes from that cuisine that I like. I especially like spices (not necessarily hot spicy, but flavorful spices) so Thai, Indian, Vietnamese, etc. are special favorites.
Since we moved back to a smaller town in Florida, there isn't as wide a variety of the ethnic restaurants that we love, so I try to make more at home. Sometimes it turns out to be a wonderful surprise and sometimes it's just a surprise....
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Post by NancysSummerSip on May 14, 2014 8:45:58 GMT -5
I cook Tex-Mex, Chinese and Italian food at home, but when we eat out, we gravitate towards Thai, Vietnamese or Cuban food. I like Indian food and authentic Mexican if I'm alone (DH is not a fan), but I don't cook either one, so on my own, I'd eat out at those two.
I write about food, so I tend to hit a lot of different places: Honduran, Peruvian, Jamaican, Russian/Eastern European.
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Post by milee on May 14, 2014 8:47:27 GMT -5
I'm torn on Indian food. I don't like making it at home so I think I am doing something wrong. I've gotten recommendations from people I work with that are FROM India on places to try here in Omaha so I am trying to convince DH to try it. What Indian food have you been trying to make? I'm by no means an expert but have a few dishes that we really like. The toughest part when you're starting is to find all the spices.
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Post by Sunnyday on May 14, 2014 8:47:33 GMT -5
okay!!! You guys got me! Southern cooking isn't ethnic, but I definitely consider it a regional cuisine.
Where I went to school, there was an Egytian restaurant. And the food in itself wasn't fabulous, but they had this delicious flat bread that was a bit spongy and sour. I still think about that flatbread.
I wish there was an Egyptiam restaurant near me so that I can eat it again.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 14, 2014 8:49:54 GMT -5
I've tried to make curry several times and Tikka marsala. The Tandoori chicken I made on Monday was meh.
The toughest part when you're starting is to find all the spices.
This is probably a huge part of my problem. There are Asian/Indian supermarkets around here but they are quite a ways out for me. I don't want to make it that badly that I'm willing to drive all over Omaha to find what I need.
I did find a really good garam marsala blend at the Hy-Vee on Madison. Curry powder has been a total bust so far, I haven't found a single blend I like.
One of these days I might try ordering spices online and see how that works. Right now I'd rather just go out.
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Post by yogiii on May 14, 2014 8:50:18 GMT -5
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 14, 2014 8:52:33 GMT -5
Ahh yogii I just bought a brand new cookbook yesterday! Why did you have to put that in front of me? DH is going to kill me if I bring home another one!
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Post by Sunnyday on May 14, 2014 8:55:07 GMT -5
I eat most ethnic cuisines and cook many. The only ones I do NOT like is Indian. Just NOT into curry in any way, shape, form or use. Curry is just a catch-all term for a lot of types of dishes using spice and herb blends. There's Indian curry, thai curry, japanese curry, Caribbean curry, etc. Not all Indian food is a curry. Your prerogative to not like delicious Indian food, but it's not just curries. :-) omg, you know that the Japanese have their own curry?!! Most people don't know that. I'm really impressed. Well, actually it's the Japanese version of what they think Indian curry is, but it has such a special unique taste that I try to eat it whenever I get a chance!! And where I am, that is not easy!!
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Post by yogiii on May 14, 2014 8:55:32 GMT -5
Don't all good YMers have fun money? What could be more fun than a new cookbook?
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 14, 2014 8:57:55 GMT -5
I have two shelves on the book case devoted just to cookbooks.
Hey, I can get that cookbook used for $7. When DH gets annoyed I'm telling him yogii made me do it!
I've heard Aarti from the Food network will soon be releasing a cookbook. I'd like to own hers since she blends Indian flavors into dishes DH is already comfortable/familiar with.
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Post by sheilaincali on May 14, 2014 8:58:19 GMT -5
We tend to eat a pretty decent variety of foods. Trying to expand DS' horizons so he isn't stuck in that hamburger and fries mentality every time he goes out to eat.
At home in a typical week we will have: Indian (usually Chicken Tika Masala- DH's favorite) Chinese- our version anyway- cauliflower fried "rice" with Chicken and vegetables Mexican- our version- taco salad, really just taco meat with a ton of lettuce, tomatoes, etc. If I'm feeling generous I'll make the boys a tortilla bowl. Southern- DH is southern so on Sunday's we typically have slow cooked ribs, pulled pork, ham, etc. Italian- again our version anyway- I use zucchini noodles instead of traditional noodles.
The other nights are usually a simple chicken with vegetables or fish with vegetables, etc.
When we eat out we usually go for Japanese (we love sushi), Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, etc. We haven't sat down in an Italian restaurant in probably 2 years. We do get Mexican from time to time.
DH and DS seriously LOVE Indian food. The local place closed so whenever we are in the Twin Cities we hit up an Indian Restaurant. It's the only food spicy enough that the boys notice. Cast Iron stomachs and they love heat and spice to their food.
My extended family doesn't eat like that at all. They are strictly meat and potatoes people. They refuse to go out to eat to any of the places we like.
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