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Which Continent Has The Best Food
I am gonna borrow from the thread about animals and replace it with food. Now I do not profess to be a know it all .......so please folks, add to the list to make your case, here is my $0.02
(ps. Do not include Antarctica please)
#1 Asia - No Contest
Too many good cuisines, Thai, Chinese, Indian/Pakistani, Vietnamese, Japanese, Malaysian, Korean.....the list goes on and on and on
#2 South/Central America
#3 African
#4 North America (Mexico pulling its weight and then some)
#5 Europe
#6 Australia (gotta be right?)
Let the bragging rights begin, feel free to use photos of the dishes to make your cases.
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Asian and European foods are eons above everything else.
And yes I like Injara Bread and arroz con pollo.
Still..
Italy Spain Greece Lebanon Japan China Korea India Vietnam Austria France. Is this a fukking joke? This is the Dream Team.
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[QUOTE=Solidape]I am gonna borrow from the thread about animals and replace it with food. Now I do not profess to be a know it all .......so please folks, add to the list to make your case, here is my $0.02
(ps. Do not include Antarctica please)
#1 Asia - No Contest
Too many good cuisines, Thai, Chinese, Indian/Pakistani, Vietnamese, Japanese, Malaysian, Korean.....the list goes on and on and on
#2 South/Central America
#3 African
#4 North America (Mexico pulling its weight and then some)
#5 Europe
#6 Australia (gotta be right?)
Let the bragging rights begin, feel free to use photos of the dishes to make your cases.[/QUOTE]
I'm from Australia and I don't even know what constitutes as "Australian food"? Vegemite? Shrimp on the barbie (even though we call them prawns, not shrimps..)?
I'm going with Asian. Thai is possibly my favorite non-dessert food, I also love Indian.. though I think Chinese is hugely overrated. Europe is next because of Italian.
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[QUOTE=Solidape]I am gonna borrow from the thread about animals and replace it with food. Now I do not profess to be a know it all .......so please folks, add to the list to make your case, here is my $0.02
(ps. Do not include Antarctica please)
#1 Asia - No Contest
Too many good cuisines, Thai, Chinese, Indian/Pakistani, Vietnamese, Japanese, Malaysian, Korean.....the list goes on and on and on
#2 South/Central America
#3 African
#4 North America (Mexico pulling its weight and then some)
#5 Europe
#6 Australia (gotta be right?)
Let the bragging rights begin, feel free to use photos of the dishes to make your cases.[/QUOTE]
Upon further review I think I will re-rate as such
#1 Asia - No Contest
Too many good cuisines, Thai, Chinese, Indian/Pakistani, Vietnamese, Japanese, Malaysian, Korean.....the list goes on and on and on
#2 Europe
#3 North America (Mexico pulling its weight and then some + bias points)
#4 Africa
#5 South America
#6 Australia (gotta be right?)
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[QUOTE=DonD13]what's north american food?[/QUOTE]
Poutine
Burgers
Hot Dogs
Various Packaged Goods
Oreos
Ice Cream
American Chinese FOod
American Italian Food
Tex-Mex
Mac and Cheese
Quesadillas
Carolina BBQ
Soul FOod
Clam Chowder New England
California Pizza
Bison Burger
Maine Lobster
San Francisco BreadBowls
Fajitas
Tacos
Empanadas
Everything on Diners Drive Ins and Dives
Burritos
Not bad really.
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[QUOTE=DonD13]what's north american food?[/QUOTE]
Mexico carries a lot of weight for North America, Mexican food is one of the GOATS!!!
USA gives us good ol southern BBQ and soul cookin.
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I'm not a huge fan of Chinese food. Pretty much for the fact that all of their meat has bones it. Its awful.
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Penguin makes for a superb dish when combined with giant squid (known to roam in the freezing waters of the Southern Ocean). Once upon a magical time in the long long ago, Eskimos inhabited the dark continent (and no, the [I]dark[/I] continent is not Africa), also known as Antarctica.
So before everyone jumps the gun and says Asia or Europe (which are obvious second and third choices, respectively) - let us not forget penguin is not only rich in protein, but taste as well.
[quote](ps. Do not include Antarctica please)[/quote]
To be fair, Antarctica deserves its place at the dinner table (pun-intended).
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[QUOTE=JEFFERSON MONEY]Poutine
Burgers
Hot Dogs
Various Packaged Goods
Oreos
Ice Cream
American Chinese FOod
American Italian Food
Tex-Mex
Mac and Cheese
Quesadillas
Carolina BBQ
Soul FOod
Clam Chowder New England
California Pizza
[B][SIZE="5"]Bison Burger[/SIZE][/B]
Maine Lobster
San Francisco BreadBowls
Fajitas
Tacos
Empanadas
Everything on Diners Drive Ins and Dives
Burritos
Not bad really.[/QUOTE]
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Pease, peeze people, don't eat me.
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Europe easily (Italy, Greece, France, Spain, etc). North American #2.
Asian food is generally gross.
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[QUOTE=JohnnySic]Europe easily (Italy, Greece, France, Spain, etc). North American #2.
Asian foood is [B][SIZE="4"]generally[/SIZE][/B] gross.[/QUOTE]
I see what you did there, general. General Tso.
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Overall, Asia takes the cake. Too diverse when it comes to the ingredients and tastes they can bring to he table for others to even contest, in my opinion. Plus they can make the simplest stuff taste AMAZING. European comes 2nd for me,then all the others can duke it out. :oldlol:
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[QUOTE=NotYetGreat]Overall, Asia takes the cake. Too diverse when it comes to the ingredients and tastes they can bring to he table for others to even contest, in my opinion. Plus they can make the simplest stuff taste AMAZING. European comes 2nd for me,then all the others [B]can duke it out[/B]. :oldlol:[/QUOTE]
Dook it out. Get it? Dook-it-out.
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Mediterranean is the best in my opinion.
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[QUOTE=TaLvsCuaL]Mediterranean is the best in my opinion.[/QUOTE]
Mediterranean is a good choice. One of my favorite continents.
:rolleyes:
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[QUOTE=Legend of Josh]Mediterranean is a good choice. One of my favorite continents.
:rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
The European side is good enough.
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South Europe / Mediterranean >>>>
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I think the Mediterranean countries are considered European unless you're including Turkey.
I think it's a dead heat between European and Asian. My tastes tend more towards European but I do like Asian and Middle Eastern/African as well.
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The two posters above me ^ (above rufdawg actually)... if you're from that region of the world, naturally you'll be biased. Obvious homer pick. You didn't see me pick North America. I picked the dark continent. BTW, what's so great about this Mediterranean cuisine? What's in that Mediterranean waters that got people giving such high praise? Must be some tasty cooter swimming in them salty waters. The Mediterranean has a unique PH level compared to many other seas and oceans of the world. Hell, if it's salt you want... just dump this shit on your meal.
[IMG]http://www.texasbobsworld.com/morton_salt%20girl.jpg[/IMG]
Problem solved.
[IMG]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/775545/thumbs/r-KID-SALT-INTAKE-large570.jpg[/IMG]
[I]"I LOVE salt!"
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:facepalm
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[QUOTE=Legend of Josh]The two posters above me ^ (above rufdawg actually)... if you're from that region of the world, naturally you'll be biased. Obvious homer pick. You didn't see me pick North America. I picked the dark continent. BTW, what's so great about this Mediterranean cuisine? What's in that Mediterranean waters that got people giving such high praise? Must be some tasty cooter swimming in them salty waters. The Mediterranean has a unique PH level compared to many other seas and oceans of the world. Hell, if it's salt you want... just dump this shit on your meal.
[IMG]http://www.texasbobsworld.com/morton_salt%20girl.jpg[/IMG]
Problem solved.
[IMG]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/775545/thumbs/r-KID-SALT-INTAKE-large570.jpg[/IMG]
[I]"I LOVE salt!"
[/I]
:facepalm[/QUOTE]
Well yea im from Bosnia/Croatia (south europe), im trying not to be biased... have tried it all, lived in Germany & Denmark, traveled all across Europe, last time i was in Paris the voted best restaurants funny enough consist of mostly South European dishes... Austria has nice food aswell and Norway has some nice fish dishes (Salmon, my favorite fish, has the biggest population there in Europe afterall) and some other countries have some nice food they are known for, but its just one dimensional.... overall its South Europe, trust me, vast versatility & originality, the food culture in South Europe is renowned in Europe ... and im just spoiled everyday with my south euro grandma :)
But i love asian food aswell!
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[QUOTE=Legend of Josh]The two posters above me ^ (above rufdawg actually)... if you're from that region of the world, naturally you'll be biased. Obvious homer pick. You didn't see me pick North America. I picked the dark continent. BTW, what's so great about this Mediterranean cuisine? What's in that Mediterranean waters that got people giving such high praise? Must be some tasty cooter swimming in them salty waters. The Mediterranean has a unique PH level compared to many other seas and oceans of the world. Hell, if it's salt you want... just dump this shit on your meal.
[IMG]http://www.texasbobsworld.com/morton_salt%20girl.jpg[/IMG]
Problem solved.
[IMG]http://i.huffpost.com/gen/775545/thumbs/r-KID-SALT-INTAKE-large570.jpg[/IMG]
[I]"I LOVE salt!"
[/I]
:facepalm[/QUOTE]
Maybe I'm biased but every opinion is biased. Nobody in the world can get rid of their prejudices, and their influences.
The Mediterranean cuisine is the healthiest in the world along with some Asians food.
It has an amazing variety, much more than any other. In my region there are thousands of different dishes, and every small town village has its own recipes, dishes, etc.
Also has the right balance of spice, not too spicy, not too spiceless.
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It's simply impossible for me to compile a list since that signature dishes from all around the world have borrowed so much from each other. How do you even separate what from what?
Without trying to figuring out if a North American dish came from Asia or Africa, I would have to say they are underrated. You have plenty of Mexican dishes, the Caribbean and Canada and America's modern entries.
I wouldn't know where to start, honestly.
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Asian but I haven't tried much European food other than Greek and Italian
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Gotta go wit European, asian doesnt fit my taste.
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Would objectively have to go with asia because of the sheer variety. Personally would go with north america. Chicago syle pizza, good ol sirloin steak, philly cheese steak, spicy buffalo wings, steak poutine etc
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[QUOTE=Stuckey]Asian but I haven't tried much European food other than Greek and Italian[/QUOTE]
Trying Greek food before [URL="http://sassywire.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/balkans-map.gif"]Balkan[/URL] food or Turkish food is like seeing only Kobe first but not see Jordan... its great, but its a copycat poorer mans version of the best/original...
I think its a shame, because Greece is the most popular tourist place around here and so people will be basing their assumptions on actual stolen poor mans balkan/turkish food without trying the best (99.9% is stolen Balkan, Turkish and Middle-Eastern food).... what is worse is they put their own names on those foods.. Tzatziki, Moussaka, Aginaro and so on... :facepalm
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every food type in close to authentic form can be found in North America
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[QUOTE=rufuspaul]I think the Mediterranean countries are considered European unless you're including Turkey.
I think it's a dead heat between European and Asian. My tastes tend more towards European but I do like Asian and Middle Eastern/African as well.[/QUOTE]
Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, etc are Mediterranean. This is why you see a lot similarity between Greek, Turkish and Lebanese food.
I remember during the Iraq War, a Middle East expert was explaining that to understand Iraqi culture, you have to understand Mediterranean honor cultures like in Sicily. This is why before we went to a counterinsurgency posture our tactics were counter-productive. Iragis have a similar sense of honor where you have a vendetta to restore your families honor, so we were making enemies since any mistake we made was then magnified by the victim's family turned against us.
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:oldlol: Greek food is most definitely better than Balkan food.
pauk u fukkin delusional nutcase 40% of my colleagues heil from kosovo yugoslavia albania bosnia romania, and WOW ZOMG cevapi and burek HOW UTTERLY OUT OF dis world. Not.
Greece got more good schtuff.
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Easily Europe. Most versatility, biggest innovator, lots of tradition. It's also underrated in so far that the regional traditional meals are unknown to most but usually extremely delicious.
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Took a family vacation to Africa. Mombasa, Kenya to be exact. African food is the best food I've ever ate. Especially the meat. Everything I ate was very delicious.
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[QUOTE=ihoopallday]Took a family vacation to Africa. Mombasa, Kenya to be exact. African food is the best food I've ever ate. Especially the meat. Everything I ate was very delicious.[/QUOTE]
eh, not a fan of Ethiopian food
everything is spicy goop that you put on that sponge bread ("injera" I think?)
It's okay I guess, but if I had to eat that every day I would get sick of it real quick...
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[QUOTE=-p.tiddy-][B]eh, not a fan of Ethiopian food[/B]
everything is spicy goop that you put on that sponge bread ("injera" I think?)
It's okay I guess, but if I had to eat that every day I would get sick of it real quick...[/QUOTE]
You n*ggas realize that Africa is a continent with 50+ countries right?
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[QUOTE=Just2McFly]You n*ggas realize that Africa is a continent with 50+ countries right?[/QUOTE]
damn I thought all of Africa was Eithiopia...interesting shit McFly, thx
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Europe and the Greater Mediterranean takes the cake I think.
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[QUOTE=-p.tiddy-]damn I thought all of Africa was Eithiopia...interesting shit McFly, thx[/QUOTE]
The way you responded made it seem that way.
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[QUOTE=Just2McFly]The way you responded made it seem that way.[/QUOTE]
no it didn't
he said he went [B]"to Africa. Mombasa, Kenya to be exact."[/B] and then I made a comment about [B]Ethiopian food[/B] which happens to also be in Africa
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1. Asia: Sushi, Korean BBQ, pho, fried rice, Thai, curry, etc.
2. Mideast: Shawarma, falafel, hummus, kabobs, etc.
3. North American: Burgers, fried chicken, burritos/tacos, soul food
4. European: Worst in my opinion except for Italian. When I travelled Europe it was all sausages in Germany/Switzerland and ham and cheese in France. England doesn't even have a cuisine. Italy had fun and interesting food though.
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[QUOTE=DonD13]what's north american food?[/QUOTE]
There's traditional southern barbecue and soul food, as well as distinct regional food styles in areas like the Southwest, the Northeast, and California. Also Mexico has its own wide variety of food styles and traditions.
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[QUOTE=-p.tiddy-]no it didn't
he said he went [B]"to Africa. Mombasa, Kenya to be exact."[/B] and then I made a comment about [B]Ethiopian food[/B] which happens to also be in Africa[/QUOTE]
I'm gonna sit here and pretend that the plural version of n*gga excludes the possibility of me addressing you and him at once.