Foreign dishes you like?

[hongi]

In the spirit of multiculturalism, what foodstuffs do you like from other cultures?

I like Phở. It's one of my staple foods now. It's basically beef broth with noodles, lime, basil and for me lots and lots of chilli. Thank God for Vietnam. I have a feeling that the Pho that I eat here is a poor substitute for what's made in Vietnam and so if I get the opportunity, I'll go on like a food tour of South East Asia. Did I mention that Thai is wonderful?

[Chardok]

My favorite dish is a regional spin on a korean dish. It's made (As far as I can tell) only in Hawaii in any sort of appreciable quantity and it's called Meat Jun. Thinly sliced, seasoned beef wrapped in a seasoned egg-pancake and fried. dip it in a really good shoyu and *melllllllllllllt*

God, I miss Hawaii.

[Falarica]

Another Thai fan here, especially Phad Thai which is stir-fried rice noodles with eggs, fish sauce, tamarind juice, red chilli pepper, bean sprouts, and any meat you want.

Its a bitch to make properly though, so I usually subsist on chilli or stir-fried rice.

[adam_grif]

Do things like Spaghetti Bolognaise / Pasta Carbonara count? Or is that too mainstream?

I mean, I'm Australian, so every food I eat is foreign except like Vegemite on toast and Pavlova.

[General Zod]

I'll eat almost anything, (not a big fan of spicy food though), but Gyoza is probably my single most favorite Asian food.

[hongi]

I mean, I'm Australian, so every food I eat is foreign except like Vegemite on toast and Pavlova.

Pavlova isn't Austral-

Never mind.

[adam_grif]

I mean, I'm Australian, so every food I eat is foreign except like Vegemite on toast and Pavlova.

Pavlova isn't Austral-

Never mind.

New Zealand is a city in Australia, your point is moot

[General Zod]

Don't some people eat kangaroos in Australia? That's a native Aussie thing right? I mean that and Foster's.

[weemadando]

In the spirit of multiculturalism, what foodstuffs do you like from other cultures?

I like Phở. It's one of my staple foods now. It's basically beef broth with noodles, lime, basil and for me lots and lots of chilli. Thank God for Vietnam. I have a feeling that the Pho that I eat here is a poor substitute for what's made in Vietnam and so if I get the opportunity, I'll go on like a food tour of South East Asia. Did I mention that Thai is wonderful?

That's what my first answer was going to be. I'm hanging out to do a day's work at another office which is right next door to a fantastic Pho kitchen (I used to be based at that site which is how I developed an obsession with Pho).

But let's look at what I've eaten over the past fortnight.

Burgers (American/German/whoever)
Thai style stirfry - Thai
Curries (many and varied) - Indian/Sri Lankan/Malaysian
Pizza - Italian
Chicken tagine - North African
Shawarma/Various savouries - Middle Eastern (Persian/Turkish)
Various savouries/sweets - Greek
Chinese style stirfry - Chinese
Rice balls/sushi - Japanese

That's just off the top of my head without thinking too hard about any of it.

[weemadando]

Don't some people eat kangaroos in Australia? That's a native Aussie thing right?

Kangaroo is fantastic.

Wallaby is as good, slightly more tender, slightly less gamey.

Croc is OK, just imagine the flavour of chicken with the texture of freshwater fish. It can be hard to deal with.

Possum is stewable.

Buffalo is good.

Emu is also pretty good.

I mean that and Foster's.

GET OUT.

[Thanas]

I have yet to find a foreign dish I did not like.

[adam_grif]

I've only had Wallaby from that list, but yeah, it wasn't bad. I remember one time we convinced some Chinese exchange students that we ate Koala meat on special occasions.

[J]

I have yet to find a foreign dish I did not like.

Have you tried this yet? I can't recommend eating the entire thing yourself, even I had to split it with one of my friends.

[xt828]

Pho is pretty good. Hongi: My brother spent some time backpacking in Vietnam last year, and he said that you could get enormous bowls of Pho for about AU$1.50, provided that you had gotten some Vietnamese currency. The US Dollar trap is apparently universal over there.

I have asian and indian food pretty regularly - it tends to be fairly easy to cook, and if I can't be stuffed doing it myself there's no lack of restaurants nearby.

[AMT]

I have yet to find a foreign dish I did not like.

I have. I can't stand curries for some reason.

Or cilantro. Tastes like chemicals for me. Nasty.

[Lusankya]

The idea of going to a country and not even bothering to get the local currency just blows my mind...

Personally, I'm a huge fan of pretty much everything Korean. There was this awesome Korean place downstairs from where I lived in Shanghai. Cheap, and free delivery for orders of over 30 kuai, which was just enough for two meals. Once my housemate and I found it, the only thing that stopped us from eating there every day was the fact that we felt it would be shameful to have people know that we only ever ate at the one restaurant all the time.

[Kyler]

Chori Polo - A Mexican Chicken dish covered with Queso cheese and ground Chorizo sausage

Smoked Eel Sushi, sounds disgusting but tastes great

Peking Duck

Croatian style fried large calamari

Authentic German Beer brats

Fish n' Chips, London Style

French Meringue cookies

[CaiusWickersham]

I've had a couple Korean dishes in college. Spicy food isn't really my thing. The most exotic I've ever gone is Japanese noodle dishes (udon for anyone who cares) and sushi.

[fgalkin]

Sushi and sashimi! (how original)

Lomo saltado (which I insist on calling lobo saltado, because I find it hilarious for some reason). (Peruvian)

Dolma, saganaki, and taramosalata (Greek)

Hummus, Falafel, Schawarma (Generic Middle Eastern)

Pizza, Lasagna, and assorted pastas (Italian)

Plov (Central Asian)

Assorted American Chinese Food.

And Russian food, which is not foreign to me, but probably is to you.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

[General Zod]

Pizza's so common-place it's virtually American.

[Shroom Man 777]

Balut.

Oh right, that's a local Feelipeeni dish, so I guess that is cheating. But I can't resist posting that disgusting image to gross weak-stomached lilly livered Westerners out. It is also very tasty.

But yeah, I must profess a wuv for Koreanoid foods. I am crazies over the bibimbap, man.

[UnderAGreySky]

The first person to say "Chicken Tikka Masala" in the context of it being an Asian dish will get shot. Seriously. I've had so many Brits telling me they like it, it annoys the heck out of me. It was invented in Scotland by an immigrant Pakistani chef. The original is Chicken Makhanwala / Butter Chicken, which is far healthier (ginger, garlic, roast chicken) and even more unhealthy (BUTTER! Lots of it!).

Also, 'phal' is not Indian.

Also, Indians do not use "curry powder".

Also, "Madras curry" doesn't exist in India.

Same goes for "Bombay Potatoes".

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India is a bit like Europe. So, any cuisine not from the west coast (ours is primarily coconut, tamarind, mango powder and kokum based)is 'foreign' to me. Even things that people think are Indian, like Naan and Biryani are out of my cuisine.

But if I had to step outside the country, I would choose:

Chicken a la Kiev (whether it comes from Ukraine or not).
Spaghetti/Tagliatelle Carbonara
Coq Au Vin
The entire British (English/Scot/Irish) Breakfast. Wait, not haggis.
Singapore-style noodles (vermicelli + er... curry powder)
Shawarma - any kind
Steamed wontons. With burnt garlic in soy sauce. mmmmmmm....

I want to try more sushi/sashimi, Korean, Vietnamese stuff.

And proper, American-style ribs.

[weemadando]

The first person to say "Chicken Tikka Masala" in the context of it being an Asian dish will get shot. Seriously. I've had so many Brits telling me they like it, it annoys the heck out of me. It was invented in Scotland by an immigrant Pakistani chef. The original is Chicken Makhanwala / Butter Chicken, which is far healthier (ginger, garlic, roast chicken) and even more unhealthy (BUTTER! Lots of it!).

Also, 'phal' is not Indian.

Also, Indians do not use "curry powder".

Also, "Madras curry" doesn't exist in India.

Same goes for "Bombay Potatoes".

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India is a bit like Europe. So, any cuisine not from the west coast (ours is primarily coconut, tamarind, mango powder and kokum based)is 'foreign' to me. Even things that people think are Indian, like Naan and Biryani are out of my cuisine.

What say you to mutter paneer, railway curry and a galub jamun to finish?

[salm]

I ate a pile of frog legs a while ago and they´re quite good. I felt a bid bad because of the sheer amount of frogs you have to kill in order to feed a single person.

[weemadando]

And Russian food, which is not foreign to me, but probably is to you.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

I made a batch of borscht not that long ago and loved it.

I'm also frequently looking at the Russian dumplings/ravioli things.

Turns out that working (and formerly living) in the midst of a massive Russian and Russian Jewish immigrant community means you get exposed to some awesome stuff in local delis..