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)
A famous Anthony Bourdain quote about Japan states: “If I had to eat only in one city for the rest of my life, Tokyo would be it. Most chefs I know would agree with me”. He also famously described his first experience in Tokyo as being like “taking LSD for the first time,” a transformative experience that changed his perspective on the world.
I agree, for me it would be Japanese food, it’s so diverse and so refined.
Middle Eastern and Indian has some of the best vegan food.
For me it would be Indian and Italian with mexican as an honourable mention id sorely miss.
All three are super easy to make on your own too and almost everything I make could be classed as imitations of either. Heck, I already make Christmas pizza every year instead of the usual Christmas dinner. A few years I’ve made Christmas enchiladas too which is why I’d miss mexican but I definitely have more curries than mexican over the course of any given year.
I go with the two big Is.
Italian - because you have never truly lived if you didn’t eat authentic Italian food. There is a reason Italians take their food serious and there is so much to explore beyond pizza and spaghetti.
Indian - because sometimes you just want to shove that Chicken Tikka Masala in your face. Fun fact: The best Chicken Tikka I ever had was in fucking Perth, Scotland. Make of that what you will.
India is an entire sub continent of food, its like saying “european”
Middle Eastern and German
Dürüm and Shawarma
Italian and Mexican
Indian or vietnamese because both have amazing vegan options
In truth, I could nom their stuff for eternity.
I love how you nailed them both, right there!
Indian and Chinese are excellent options, since they’re basically a couple dozen (minimum) cuisines in a trench coat.
a couple dozen (minimum) cuisines in a trench coat.
Hahaha, that’s great!
Cantonese food, though… we must try it!!
- Mexican, what is life without salsa?
- French, can’t miss with those standards
Hmm, I was going to go with Mexican and Chinese but French has now thrown me!
It’s strange that French food has high standards when they’re French.
- Indian
- Mexican
I try to eat mostly vegetarian at home, and Indian recipes are my go-to for that. Indian food is the best tasting vegetarian food in my opinion. I was tempted to put Chinese here because I make tofu stir fry somewhat frequently, but I go with Indian recipes more often.
Mexican for the second choice because that gives you huevos rancheros, Mexican rice and beans, and homemade corn tortilla chips with guacamole. And breakfast burritos from the place down the street from me.
Same for me.
Same two for me probably
Same for me as well.
Mexican and Italian. Both have very rich regional traditions with a ton of variety. Of course, Mexican food is a blend of Native American and European traditions, and Italian food (often) depends heavily on New World crops like tomatoes and corn, so these strict delineations are not real
Italian food (often) depends heavily on New World crops like tomatoes and corn
It’s so curious-- so what was late-stage Western Roman food like, anyway?
Max Miller is a dang-ol’ genius at this stuff, but he always has to make a huge production about it, y’know…?
I can only assume they just drank gallons of garam!
In all seriousness though, we have a very dedicated restaurant near us run by a couple from the Verona area in far-northern Italy, and they use no tomatoes or corn. Pretty much every dish they make would’ve been possible pre-Columbus. This includes many styles of pasta, sauces based in olive oil or butter, and other things like beef, shrimp, mushrooms, pistachios, peas, and a variety of cheeses.
Wow, that’s… yeah!
So, hehe, I’ve been to Italia a grand total of <once>, when we visited my aunt in Firenza, many years ago. (One of the things I really loved about Italia is how it busted our mindset about ‘American expectations’)
Eh, but they use no tomatoes or corn.
Fair! But we also came up with potatoes, chiles, and quite a number of spicy meatballs, not just of the polpette piccanti variety, eh?
- Ethnic
- Fusion
Figure that pretty much covers all of my bases.
Japanese
IndianThis is the correct answer
- Thai
- Lean
Lean
Huh! And what is that, if I may ask…?
EDIT: Will you clowns give it a rest for JUST a moment, here…?
Lean Cuisine is a brand of frozen dinners. :P
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_Cuisine
A not serious option.
In Texas, lean is cough syrup
