there's very little I don't like. Sorry.typo.
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Question of the Day - Thursday October 30
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Sashimi is the thinly sliced raw fish. Here in the U.S. it is usually salmon or tuna.
I'd like to spring to the defense of Japanese food and say "See, if you're not eating Japanese food in Japan then you're just not doing it RIGHT!!!" However I've been a vegetarian since birth so what do I know?
@Stewball sashimi means raw, usually fish but they also eat raw meat over here.
Sushi and sashimi are like Guinness, they taste great in the country of origin but they just don't travel well. I think the same could be said of Pakistani food. I had the most amazing food while I was traveling in Pakistan, but I don't think I'd bother eating it anywhere else.
Least favourite food: Anything that had a pulse, I just can't stand the idea of eating meat or fish.
Favourite food. Japanese, Indian, Chinese, Mexican anything spicy or salty but nothing sweet.
@Stewball sashimi means raw, usually fish but they also eat raw meat over here.
Sushi and sashimi are like Guinness, they taste great in the country of origin but they just don't travel well. I think the same could be said of Pakistani food. I had the most amazing food while I was traveling in Pakistan, but I don't think I'd bother eating it anywhere else.
Least favourite food: Anything that had a pulse, I just can't stand the idea of eating meat or fish.
Favourite food. Japanese, Indian, Chinese, Mexican anything spicy or salty but nothing sweet.
I am assuming that Pakistani food is similar to some of the Indian food like the spicy curries. I have only had Indian curry a couple of times and I didn't care for it. Maybe what I had wasn't very good. There was some kind of spice in it, I couldn't identify it, that I didn't care for. It could have been that the spice blend wasn't right. I know most foods from other cultures, unless a restaurant is catering to an immigrant community, has been Americanized in a way that will make it appeal to the people in the area. That makes sense, they are in business and that business is in all likelihood a families livelihood.
It's a bit milder than Indian curry and they use more potatoes and spinach as that's what grows well in Pakistan. I travelled a lot in the North which is very mountainous and much colder than I expected.
It's very common for dishes to be changed to suit the taste of local people. I guess they have to experiment a lot to get the right balance between their own recipes and local preferences. Pretty much every country in the world has Chinese restaurants, but they all serve very different food. Chinese restaurants in Japan serve ramen noodles, in South America they serve these great all-you-can-eat buffets with every kind of salad, pasta, rice and fruit imaginable. In the UK Chinese restaurants sell "traditional" Chinese dishes such as sweet and sour or chow mein but they serve it with chips rather than rice. Says a lot about the dreadful diet in the UK, doesn't it?
What was the Chinese food like in Germany?
The Chinese foods in Germany had more veggies and thinner sauces. I don't remember having any dish with breaded meat which some of them here in the U.S. have. The egg foo young in Germany was like an overstuffed omelette, here in the U.S. it's breaded patties. You would think given the popularity of schnitzels in Germany there would be dishes with breaded meat. Rice is the usual accompaniment in the U.S. and Germany though there are lo mein dishes with the ramen type noodles. At least they have lo mein here in the U.S. I don't remember if they did in Germany, I prefer the rice so I never really look for lo mein on the menu.
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LOL - Well, this is all a bit discriminating against the English :lol3:
I'm from England and I've eaten in a lot of Chinese restaurants here ( Chinese food being one of my favourite foods ) And I can confirm that Chinese dishes here are NOT served with chips they come with rice. You could have chips has a optional extra but then you would end up with both chips and rice. As all Chinese dishes are served with rice as standard.
I never met a food I didn't like! Hence my weight issues, lol.
Love American, British, Indian, Chinese, Thai, Vegetarian
Do not like Mexican, French, Italien
Do not like Mexican, French, Italien
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I hear ya there! :lol3:
Favorite - Mexican. I could also eat pizza every day. I've been enjoying thai lately, I like Portuguese food, Italian, what they call New american , Polish......
NEVER sushi. I'm not a huge seafood fan, which is crazy for the area I live, but I do like clams, scallops and shrimp.
Yes and chocolate in any nationality! Ha
