I know halwa, but it's not something I'd want to eat too much.

The Greeks and the Balkans have fine cheeses that go well with pasta and sallads. Half of the time when I buy those I have idea what I am buying.

Couscous was pretty hot when it first appeared in the grocery stores in the 90s and nobody knew what the hell it was supposed to be.

I like it how the swedes add lingonberry jam to pretty much everything. Meatballs and lingonberry jam, fine by me. I'll have that today, hah.

novabrkr said:

We just don't eat that stuff with meatballs.

I like lingonberries, but they seem to be disappearing from the, uhm, nordic cuisine. Especially the younger generations don't seem to be that appreciative of them anymore.

English food, like Sunday roasts, are like 'ethnic' food to me now. I love it when I can get it. I also like Italian, Mexican, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Laos/North East Thailand. Anything really. Western food especially though, is a treat here, even if it's not always that good. Spanish, French, whatever. It just mixes it up a bit. I eat maybe 50% Thai food and 50% my own mediocre pasta meals, or salad, simple soups with bread, porridge oats, steak, fried chicken, ham sandwiches... kinda western stuff. I'd have to go with Thai though for my favourite, despite getting sick of it from time to time. Thai food is awesome.

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DoffieParker said:

ZombieKitten said:

speaking of your dried melon, my malaysian friend gave me salted prunes to try. They were SOOOOO salty! it was crazy people could even eat it!

i wouldn't fancy those much, but that reminds me of an indian girl i went to school with who ate her apple with salt.. apple in one hand & salt cellar in the other. all the kids were

I used to do that! I also did it with lemons. Slice a lemon in two and sprinkle with salt and suck away! Several friends told me as kids they would push a peppermint stick down the center of one of those whole dill pickles.

Lammastide said:

Anyway... what are some of you guys' favorite foods from cultures not your own?

• Chinese
• Italian
• Thai
• Ethiopian*

*A friend had their birthday party at an Ethiopian restaurant and I must admit I found it ironic to be eating this when the country is so known for famine. But, I must admit, the food was really, really good.

I love Filipino food that is about exotic as it gets for me, I have never been outside of the USA

Adobo - chicken

Afritada

Pansit

the very sinful Lechon :drool2)

Lumpia

BBQ pork on the stick

Grilled Wings on a stick(whatever it's marinated in is tasty as hell)

Desserts

Turon OMG!

I was introduced to this food at a single mother retreat.....OMFG I was in heaven....the breakfast was this ball of white rice, onions egg and meat.

I thought I was at a 5 star restaurant after this meal...it was so incredibly delicious and full of love! Told that is was very traditional and was a special treat for us. I use to work with nurses who were Filipino and we could not WAIT for a party function at work....we knew that the food would be the fucking bomb! We ate all freaking shift! They would even make extra Lumpia for me to freeze and take home....man oh man my mouth is watering just of the thought

I haven't had this food in about 5 years now....I moved from where the local restaurants were.

Korean ( soooooo underrated, yet sooooo delicious and spicy and hot.....love it!)

[img:$uid]http://cdn.sheknows.com/articles/korean-bulgogi.jpg[/img:$uid]

Thai

[img:$uid]http://www.thai-eyes.com/wp-content/gallery/thailand-1/red-thai-coconut-curry.jpg[/img:$uid]

Turkish

[img:$uid]http://mansurovs.com/recipes/files/2009/11/Lahmacun-Recipe.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://www.expli.de/uploads/images/doener-selber-machen-124516832385_2171.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://punctura.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/alanya_gece-raki-sofrasi.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://www.itusozluk.com/img.php/ff9697c7e20b6266a98b88082b6ec2db27230/rak%C4%B1+sofras%C4%B1[/img:$uid]

Mexican

[img:$uid]http://www.bobbyrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/mexican-food.jpg[/img:$uid]

Italian

[img:$uid]http://home.arcor.de/trattoria/imgs/spaghetti1.jpg[/img:$uid]

Vietnamese ( not that different from Thai, IMO)

[img:$uid]http://www.shokudo.de/images/gedeck1.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://tipdeck.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/How-to-Make-Pho.jpg[/img:$uid]

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........and German, I forgot German....it IS "ethnic".

[img:$uid]http://autoimg.static-fra.de/kbrezept/2995_1787/400x266/rezept-mit-bild-rouladen-mit-rotkohl-und-kartoffeln.jpg[/img:$uid]

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Indian - chicken curry

[img:$uid]http://www.reciperita.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Chicken-Curry-Recipe.jpg[/img:$uid]

Philippines - pickled papaya (achara)

[img:$uid]http://365greatpinoystuff.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/atsara-22.jpg[/img:$uid]

African/African American-Creole - GUMBO!

[img:$uid]http://www.slowtrav.com/blog/cindyruth/Gumbo%20without%20okra.JPG[/img:$uid]

mediterranean foods, primarily greek and italian. I think since I have a very low tolerance for hot spicy foods, mediterranean foods tend to have a wide range of dishes that are not spicy hot.

but there are foods in most ethnic groups I like, there are some I'm not familiar with so I can't say all groups.

I love so much ethnic food my mom always teases me that I should've been born somewhere else.

Japanese

Thai

Chinese

Italian

Indian

German

Ethiopian

Jamiacan

Greek

I love it all!

SagsWay2low said:

Serious said:

SagsWay2low said:

Germany

A simply snitzel and brotchen

Schnitzel is not German but Austrian . The most famous one being the one from my hometown Vienna. Viennese Schnitzel: [img:$uid]http://www.wien-vienna.at/images4/schnitzel_fotolia.jpg[/img:$uid] [Edited 5/6/11 10:13am]

Sometimes I go to this very small Austrian delicatessen shop just to eat an authentic "Wiener Schnitzel" because the German one is fake (hence the name "Schnitzel nach Wiener Art" ).

That Austrian dude who runs the deli is arrogant as hell, probably hates my people, and the schnitzel is VERY expensive there, but hey, at least I get the real deal. And they make it fresh from scratch.

wildgoldenhoney said:

Love this chinese dish... forgot what it's called but they also call it the chinese tamale...

Not sure of spelling but it's pronounced doong-zha. My Mother in Law makes dozens of them at a clip (a few times a year)... Hers are made with rice, peanuts, dried shrimp, egg yokes, all spiced pork shoulder, and (sp?) lap tsiang (preserved Chinese sweeet sausage).

They come in all varieties (I stick w/ homemade b/c I can never read signs in the asian markets...

novabrkr said:

I know halwa, but it's not something I'd want to eat too much.

The Greeks and the Balkans have fine cheeses that go well with pasta and sallads. Half of the time when I buy those I have idea what I am buying.

Couscous was pretty hot when it first appeared in the grocery stores in the 90s and nobody knew what the hell it was supposed to be.

I like it how the swedes add lingonberry jam to pretty much everything. Meatballs and lingonberry jam, fine by me. I'll have that today, hah.

I agree with this. I'm loving the halwa I have (I bought a half-kilo chunk), but it's quite sweet. I imagine it'd get old really fast if I got totally piggish over it.

Yeah.

I know the feeling.

I love Indian food.

Jerk Chicken

Jumbalaya

Gumbo

Ox Tails

Short Ribs

Lasagna

Men.

Lebanese food

my fave italian dish is called focaccia ripiena. its basically like a hot pocket.

bread dough with tomato sauce, mozzarella,onion and ham or peperoni MMMMMMMMMM sapore così buono!

my mom is part indian and i love when she cooks caribbean grilled chicken and banana bread

KoolEaze said:

Serious said:

KoolEaze said:

Sometimes I go to this very small Austrian delicatessen shop just to eat an authentic "Wiener Schnitzel" because the German one is fake (hence the name "Schnitzel nach Wiener Art" ).

That Austrian dude who runs the deli is arrogant as hell, probably hates my people, and the schnitzel is VERY expensive there, but hey, at least I get the real deal. And they make it fresh from scratch.

I hate it when I have to shop at a place I don't like just because they offer something I cannot get elsewhere . Maybe that guy went to Germany because we did not want to have him around anymore .

I'd love a real Wiener Schnitzel right now

ZombieKitten said:

Serious said:

ZombieKitten said:

I'd love a real Wiener Schnitzel right now

I'd love to eat one with you right now !

ZombieKitten said:

Serious said:

ZombieKitten said:

I hate my emoticon computer problem edit [Edited 5/7/11 2:54am]

I have same problem on my phone, I found previewing a post before posting usually makes it look right