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[NapisaurusRex]

I decided like 30 minutes ago I wanted to focus on learning one or two types of ethnic food. I have a pretty firm grip on Tex-Mex, Southern, and Traditional Merican, but want to expand.

I'm leaning toward Indian, since I already started going that direction this year, but I'm a girl and can't make decisions for myself.

I just know I'm bored with food right now and need something to hold my attention on it, so I don't lose interest completely. Sooo... vote and then specify a country/region in a post if you feel the urge and we'll talk it out.

[Keil]

Do Korean cuisine. "Healthy", odd ingredients, and trending on the food scene.

[NapisaurusRex]

How do you figure out trending food scene things?

[DonValentino]

Italian

[Swar]

Italian food. Don't think twice.

[Adam]

All of the French food; I hear snail is quite exquisite and healthy.

[NapisaurusRex]

Make sure you're voting, cause I'm basically going to look at the polls to determine which continent, and then the posts for which region of that continent.

[Boggart]

Asian. Every region of the continent has something really nice to eat

that's so broad.

I say spanish foods like paella

[MozzarellaSticks]

Asianand Ethopian are the newest big resturants. Go for something like Korean or Ethopian.

[Padme]

Master the poutine and beaver tails.

 

I've never had a beaver tail

 

All of the French food; I hear snail is quite exquisite and healthy.

 

Snails are great.

 

 

I would go asian! You need something definitely from Asia!!! I would say Korean too. You would probably like pork belly and stuff =3 

[NapisaurusRex]

I would go asian! You need something definitely from Asia!!! I would say Korean too. You would probably like pork belly and stuff =3

I already know I love pork belly It was cheap here til food started being 'trendy' and 'cool'

[Padme]

I already know I love pork belly It was cheap here til food started being 'trendy' and 'cool'

  SEE!? It's meant to be! You can make those cool pork belly taco bun things. idk what they are but they look good. ofc i'd never eat it but i'd appreciate snaps of it

[krakus]

If you want to learn Indian cooking I can teach you! I'm a huuuuuge kitchen nerd and pretty darn good when it comes to Indian food.  There's SOOO many amazing dishes in Indian cuisine, and I'm dying to share them.

Edited by krakus, 28 December 2014 - 04:08 PM.

[NapisaurusRex]

If you want to learn Indian cooking I can teach you! I'm a huuuuuge kitchen nerd and pretty darn good when it comes to Indian food.  There's SOOO many amazing dishes in Indian cuisine, and I'm dying to share them.

Yes, I'm definitely interested. I love food, all food. I started a lemon achar last month and it's in the pantry doing its thing now, based on a recipe I saw once, if that tells you my interest level.

 

PM me all the things.

[Speedracer]

Filipino food is really good, my roommate in college was from the philippines and converted me into a big fan

[NapisaurusRex]

Filipino food is really good, my roommate in college was from the philippines and converted me into a big fan

Does that fall under Asian?

[blue]

AZN!!! Chinese, Korean, or Japanese.

 

OR ALL OF THE ABOVE!

[Speedracer]

Does that fall under Asian?

It does, just thought I'd be more specific

[Keil]

How do you figure out trending food scene things?

 

I have too many eccentric rich friends who brag about Korean food when we're eating at an italian restaurant on several occassions.

 

Does that fall under Asian?

 

I'm Filipino so whenever someone questions my country's Asian-ness, I suffer a bit of an identity crisis.

 

I would actually stray away from Filipino food even though the food is good. I'm sure there are healthy recipes out there, but the ones my parents and I cook are often high in fats, salts and seasoning packets. If it doesn't, the taste is just bland.

[NapisaurusRex]

I wasn't trying to be offensive, I was genuinely curious. My sil is Filipino and identifies herself as Pacific Islander, not Asian. I didn't know if it was just her or it was a thing. I didn't have Pacific Islander as a choice in the poll. From your reaction, I take it that Filipino is Asian? @Keil

Everything I eat is covered in fat anyway.

[Keil]

@Nahpiosouaraousouareiexxxx

 

(I can't believe I typed your entire username without a spelling error.  I have to do a triple take to make sure it matched your username)

 

Nah, don't worry about it. I didn't take offense to it because I'm just one ethnic ambiguity. I'm 3/8th Spain Spanish, 4/8th Filipino, and 1/8th Moroccan. So filling out forms and applications is a bit of an identity struggle for me. I consider Filipino Asian.

 

Are you okay with so much fat/oils in your food such that if you prepare a filipino soup, you're comfortable seeing pools of oil "puddles" floating above the broth? Other than that, we fry every meat possible.

[NapisaurusRex]

4/8 lol. Yay! You're american!

Ummm I put three tablespoons of butter in one cup of green beans regularly. And keep oil spills in my tea. I think I'd be ok with it.

[jcrdude]

India's in Asia, ya know

[Padme]

Yeah, but it's a subcontinent too.

 

TIL, Thanks for the info tips.

 

Tomatoes are fruit but you don't see me putting it in fruit salad. 

I thought you might want a common knowledge fact too!