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Recommend ONE delicious foreign food

post #1 of 38
2/24/05 at 8:40pm
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In the spirit of multiculturalism, put forward one non-domestic meal you think we will enjoy.
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post #2 of 38
2/24/05 at 9:03pm
Meal or food?

A solid lunch/dinner is Vietnamese Pho soup topped with bean sprouts along with shredded pork rolls.
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post #3 of 38
2/24/05 at 9:07pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Micah Robinson
Meal or food?
Either.

BTW, nice to see you around Micah. Have you been away?
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post #4 of 38
2/24/05 at 9:22pm
Thai Mussaman Curry- beef, potatoes, carrots in coconut milk and sweet/hot curry paste.
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post #5 of 38
2/24/05 at 9:25pm
Vegetarian pot-stickers and plum sauce.
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post #6 of 38
2/24/05 at 9:42pm
Thread Starter 
Chicken Biryani with plain rice and Naan.

Mmmmm...
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post #7 of 38
2/24/05 at 10:13pm
crispy duck with plum sauce and pancakes and efr.
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post #8 of 38
2/24/05 at 10:32pm
Pizza.
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post #9 of 38
2/24/05 at 11:27pm
Las Vegas Roll.

Most sushi resturants have them and it's the greatest fucking dish in the world.
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post #10 of 38
2/24/05 at 11:39pm
Vegetarian sushi with tempura and sake.
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post #11 of 38
2/25/05 at 12:13am
mussi gi maracuja (passion fruit mousse), a Brazilian dessert.

add two can of condensed milk to a litre of passion fruit juice, blend. You can't screw it up and it tastes like sex.
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post #12 of 38
2/25/05 at 12:43am
white rice
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post #13 of 38
2/25/05 at 12:43am
All of these suggestions are indeed excellent dishes.

My favorite food:
kalbi - marinated beef short rib bbq, sticky rice, topped with peppery soybean sauce, and shredded scallions, all wrapped in green leaf lettuce. BYOB. This is the only meal I cannot stop eating even when I'm fully satiated.
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post #14 of 38
2/25/05 at 12:47am
Let me echo werewolf girl with "sake."

Sushi ain't bad either, the place I go to usually has a "chef's choice", which has gotten me all kinds of stuff - tuna, seabass, mahi mahi, etc. Nice tall bottle of sake, Asahi to chase, LOTS of wasabi, and I'm a happy man.
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post #15 of 38
2/25/05 at 12:49am
General Tso's chicken.

Yummy.
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post #16 of 38
2/25/05 at 1:00am
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Originally Posted by AgentOrange
Either.

BTW, nice to see you around Micah. Have you been away?
Just working.

And since there seems to be a dedicated Asian focus here, I'll hit some other cuisines.

Pechuga De Pollo (Mexican) - A sumptiously marinated chicken breast that is seasoned again, then topped with fresh vegetables like zucchini and onions and served with a fresh Spanish rice. Make sure to finish with my favorite desert of all time - tres leches cake. Preferably topped with mixed fruit.

If you must have beef, get some carne asada, barbacoa, or churrasco.
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post #17 of 38
2/25/05 at 1:45am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Micah Robinson
Meal or food?

A solid lunch/dinner is Vietnamese Pho soup topped with bean sprouts along with shredded pork rolls.
Or Bun. Rice noodles with lettuce, bits of spring rolls, shredded blackened meat of choice, crushed cashews or peanuts, green onions, and assorted spices I can't see. Yum.
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post #18 of 38
2/25/05 at 1:47am
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Originally Posted by CountZero
General Tso's chicken.

Yummy.
Invented in New York City.
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post #19 of 38
2/25/05 at 3:03am
Kitfo. It's Ethiopian. It's steak tartar sauteed in spiced butter and seasoned with mitmita
(vey hot chili powder and spices). It's delicious.
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post #20 of 38
2/25/05 at 4:02am
Teff. Ethiopian flatbread.
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post #21 of 38
2/25/05 at 4:28am
Thai pan fried red snapper in a spicy garlic brown sauce. There's a restaurant in Chinatown NYC, Pongsri, that makes it especially well. Its bloody brilliant. The Pad Thai there is also excellent. That's gotta be the best Thai restaurant I've been to, and Chicago has a ton.
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post #22 of 38
2/25/05 at 11:04am
From Lebanese/Mediterranean cuisine:

Fatiya (sp). Ground lamb, chopped onions, pine nuts and a touch of cinnamon wrapped inside a triangle of dough and baked. Personally, I prefer the spinach fatiya that replaces the lamb with spinach and feta cheese.

There's also kibbe (I prefer the football shaped variety), hummus, baba ganoush, stuffed grape leaves (domo), and of course baklava.
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post #23 of 38
2/25/05 at 11:15am
I doubt there's many Cajun people in England, so I recommend the following:

Crawfish etoufee with dirty rice and boudin, followed by a dessert of rice pudding.

C'est bon!
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post #24 of 38
2/25/05 at 11:16am
Quote:
Originally Posted by ObiJuan
From Lebanese/Mediterranean cuisine:

Fatiya (sp). Ground lamb, chopped onions, pine nuts and a touch of cinnamon wrapped inside a triangle of dough and baked. Personally, I prefer the spinach fatiya that replaces the lamb with spinach and feta cheese.

There's also kibbe (I prefer the football shaped variety), hummus, baba ganoush, stuffed grape leaves (domo), and of course baklava.
Oh.. so.. DELICIOUS.
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post #25 of 38
2/25/05 at 11:47am
Semla.
A Swedish pastry.
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post #26 of 38
2/25/05 at 2:54pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by ObiJuan
From Lebanese/Mediterranean cuisine:

Fatiya (sp). Ground lamb, chopped onions, pine nuts and a touch of cinnamon wrapped inside a triangle of dough and baked. Personally, I prefer the spinach fatiya that replaces the lamb with spinach and feta cheese.
Kill the pine nuts, and we're talking. Sounds like the equivalent of an Indian/Pakistani Samosa (triangle dough, filled with meats, vegetables, and spices, etc.)
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post #27 of 38
2/25/05 at 3:35pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Micah Robinson
Kill the pine nuts, and we're talking.
no way! pinenuts are tasty, imho.

Indian food for the uninitiated:

Frontier chicken - boneless chicken in a rich tomato sauce with veggies served over basmati rice. Savory and healthy. The nutty flavor of the basmati is aromatic and full of subtley.

Sag (or is it palak) paneer - sauteed spinich with cheese cubes, served with flatbread. awesome vegetarian dish.
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post #28 of 38
2/25/05 at 3:41pm
I can't eat shrimp (allergic), but my wife loves Paella. This is *the* meal to eat in Spain;



I had a non-shrimp Paella that was pretty good, but it's supposed to be the best with shrimp.
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post #29 of 38
2/25/05 at 3:42pm
Moussaka - basically Greek lasagna.... potatoes, eggplant, ground lamb, cheese, tomato sauce and a bunch of tasty ingredients I'm sure I'm forgetting, layered and baked in a deep dish. If you ever find this on a menu, get it.
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post #30 of 38
2/25/05 at 3:55pm
Not as exotic as some of the other choices, but I'll take Jack Cheese Enchiladas w/Mole Sauce, with black beans and orange rice on the side. And cerveza.
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post #31 of 38
2/25/05 at 4:00pm
gotta add my vote to sushi, christ I love that stuff. Almost any vietnamese soup kicks ass too. If you run across one of the rare restraunts that serve both japanese and vietnamese they go very well together.
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post #32 of 38
2/25/05 at 4:10pm
Bandeja Paisa, from Colombia;




White rice, beans, plantains, pork, "patacones", and an egg (there's usually more stuff ...)

Not the healthiest of meals, but really delicious.
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post #33 of 38
2/25/05 at 4:44pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Micah Robinson
Kill the pine nuts, and we're talking. Sounds like the equivalent of an Indian/Pakistani Samosa (triangle dough, filled with meats, vegetables, and spices, etc.)
I'm not big on the pine nuts myself, but you hardly taste them. You can leave them out and miss nothing.

There's also an open-faced variety. Oh! And I should've added pita bread with Lebne and zatar sprinkled on top. "Mmmm....that's goooooood soup!"

As for comparison to samosas, samosas tend to be much firmer and thicker. The ones I've had resemble the love child of a Hot Pocket and a fortune cookie. They're similar but different enough that you might say it's a case of apples and oranges.

Agent Helix, where have you had fataya? Or were you referring to something else in that list?
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post #34 of 38
2/25/05 at 4:57pm
It's hard to list just one!

Indian - Chicken Tikka Masala

mmm mmm yummy!


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post #35 of 38
2/25/05 at 5:03pm
Meal: Jaeger Schnitzel, from Germany. It's a Veal/Chicken/Pork cutlet breaded and smothered with a thick mushroom gravy. It can also be had without the breading.

Since everybody is here talking about food, I have a question. When I lived in Germany, many years ago, I used to eat these things called Bami(sp?). It looked kind of like a breaded chicken patti, but was filled with noodles, meat, veggies, etc. Has anyone heard of these? I haven't been able to find them here in the US.
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post #36 of 38
2/25/05 at 5:46pm
Bul-gogi. Korean barbecued beef. The most Western palate-friendly Korean food out there. The more adventurous could try kimchi chige (kim-chee chee-gay), a spicy soup with kimchi and tofu.
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post #37 of 38
2/25/05 at 5:52pm
Thread Starter 
Zarzuela - a Spanish dish consisting of 20 different types of seafood cooked in a white wine sauce, served with some pan catalan (bread with tomato & garlic).

Christ this thread is making my mouth water!
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post #38 of 38
2/25/05 at 5:58pm
why aren't there any old school hungarian restaurants in our town....this little place in Toronto served the best Cordon Bleu I've ever had...
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