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I voted for all except Italian (not a huge fan of pizza & pasta, or maybe I've never had the good stuff?), and Ethiopian/African because I don't think I've had it.
But Mexican, Middle Eastern (Persian, etc., to which Greek is a close relative), Indian, and Chinese, Japanese, Thai...yes please!!
Oh, and I don't consider myself a foodie at all. These cuisines are all considered quite "normal/mainstream" where I live.
I love Italian, but it's funny because I'm not a big pasta freak.
I'd add Greek and Portuguese, two of my favorites, and fortunately plentiful in NJ.
Also, this white northern woman likes southern-style soul food. Best places to get it are in somebody's kitchen, though, not a restaurant.
SOME southern-style soul food. I think you have to be raised on chitlins to be able to eat them.
I’m curious since I’m in a heavily Portuguese area. What Portuguese dishes make your top-10?
Here is dominated by Azores immigration so the food is different from what you’d find in Lisbon.
My absolute favorite when I’m in Portugal is pettingas. Little fresh sardines lightly floured and deep fried. You can only get the bigger ones here served grilled. I don’t like messing with the bones.
Kale soup is a staple here. I make mine with a simmered pork shoulder as the stock and include a lot of cubed pork. It has Azores linguica or chourico in it which is a wet sausage. Most restaurant caldo verde here uses chicken stock and isn’t big enough flavor for me. I go for rich stew.
You can't just lump all East Asia food together...they are SOOOOOO different. Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Filipino, Burmese......all so very unique. The same can really be said for the Middle Eastern cuisines. And did you really lump all of the cuisines of an entire continent together as just "Ethiopian - and other African foods"?
Funny how the polls listed is all Americanized dishes and not really original ethnic dishes.
I'll give you the broccoli chicken, but if you are saying real Middle Easterners don't eat falafel, real Italians don't eat pasta, and real Mexicans don't eat tacos, you couldn't be more wrong.
I’d put Japanese at the top of my list. Unfortunately, in my zip code, the quality level is gas station sushi. When I’m traveling elsewhere in North America, I make a point to hit a good Japanese restaurant.
I’ve worked for a number of Asian companies. When I’m traveling and doing business dinners, I request eating their favorites. I’ve always had a lot of Indian co-workers and do the same with them. I’ve been in London a lot over the years and eat Indian half the time.
Generally, I don’t have one favorite cuisine. I like everything that is well prepared.
I'd add Greek and Portuguese, two of my favorites, and fortunately plentiful in NJ. Also, this white northern woman likes southern-style soul food. Best places to get it are in somebody's kitchen, though, not a restaurant. SOME southern-style soul food. I think you have to be raised on chitlins to be able to eat them.
I'm so sorry to say that I tried chitterlings prepared by a local restaurant here in Florida and I was very disappointed. To prepare Chitterlings you need creativity, boldness, and imagination. You just don't boil chitterlings and drown it with barbecue sauce and call it a dish. NO. If you are interested, I will share with you my discoveries and daring ways to prepare chitterlings so that they are edible and palatable.
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