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Hypothetical-- you can only choose two cuisines to eat for the rest of your life. What might they be? (media.piefed.social)
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For me it's Indian food, but then... what else? Ugh... what a question.

Bah. My mind is a whirling blank right here. I mean, freshly-prepared tiradito right off the boat is like... ffff, like tasting heaven.

I mean, I've never had *truly* fresh, truly authentic sushi, but I imagine it would be like tiradito? (note: it's a form of ceviche, i.e. latino lime-cooked fish slices)

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[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 1 points 4 minutes ago

French, Thai

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 minutes ago

Eastern, western

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

Korean and British

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 3 points 4 hours ago

Indian food is great because it packs tons of flavor with minimal calories

[–] CromulantCrow@lemmy.zip 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Probably Thai and Indian, since they both have a strong vegetarian side.

[–] GorGor@startrek.website 2 points 7 hours ago

Just pick Burmese, covers both. I'd probably choose that and Japanese.

[–] kureta@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Turkish and French. Turkish because it has an extremely wide variety, French because they are the goat.

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

If I was to try and dabble in French food, what would you recommend I try? I've literally never had French food as far as I know and am intrigued.

[–] Dayroom7485@lemmy.world 1 points 51 minutes ago* (last edited 49 minutes ago)

Not OP, still huge fan of French cuisine. I’d choose Coq au Vin. It’s straightforward to do at home, all you need is a pot and a cooking plate. Combines red wine, mediterranean herbs and a good amount of butter with vegetables and chicken for an incredible dish. French people value fresh, beautiful ingredients and are willing to pay top money for A-class quality. That’s another secret to their cooking.

Then there’s of course more dishes that you can’t easily do at home:

  • try a hand-made Croissant fresh out of the oven in the morning.
  • Cheeses - there’s hundreds of them, eat them alone or with some Baguette and grapes.
  • Galettes are thin wholegrain pancakes. They come with salty toppings, but also sweet varieties - salted caramel is a classic.
  • Fresh oysters with a squeeze of lemon.
  • Nothing compares to a good, aged French red wine. But also fresh white wines and roses are fine - locals buy them in 5 liter boxes in the supermarket, you put them in the fridge and are settled for a week. Just be mindful that they need to be fresh (last year’s harvest typically).
  • Sparkling wines are amazing, too. It’s fine to settle for Cremant, it’s the same stuff as Champagne, but cheaper.
  • I could write another list twice as long about seafood.

Best thing to do is visit France and experience it. No need to waste time and money in overcrowded Paris, foodies will be very happy in Bordeaux, Marseille, Rouen and affordable Provence area. You get amazing lunch deals (“plat du jour”, dish of the day) that typically include starter, main and dessert for around EUR15 in many places.

[–] Tehhund@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

New York style pizza and Chicago style pizza. I can't see this going poorly for me, ever.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

If you just say 'American' do you get both as one selection, with Texas BBQ & Southern Biscuits & Gravy as a bonus?

[–] Tehhund@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Absolutely, I just said two types of pizza as a dumb joke.

[–] WhiteRice@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 hours ago

Based

[–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Italian and Vietnamese. I’m from neither of the places, but their food is so much better than anything we’ve got.

[–] ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org 1 points 4 hours ago

I'm the same way, actually. Italian is a no-brainer because of all the pizzas and pastas and gelato, but the mediterranean cuisine is very rich and can be quite healthy as well. And Vietnamese food encompasses just a lot of the more spicy asian dishes to give a nice contrast, also love rice.

[–] Elaine@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Mexican food and Chinese food - that should cover me pretty good. RIP Italian food, sushi, Indian, and American french fries.

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago

Indian and Mexican. I'm Indian. Makes total sense. Equator foods for the win!!!

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Indian and Mexican. As a pescatarian married to someone who can't eat soy or eggs, we're already more or less doing that. Though Italian will be missed. Fourth would be American because unfortunately that's what we are

[–] PetteriSkaffari@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

So land-based creatures are worth saving, but oceans are not? Fascinating.

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

I'm American of Indian descent and I agree. I'm also celiac so I can't eat gluten. Indian and Mexican is so versatile. All the foods have almost every amino acid and nutrient. There are pastas we can eat! We have to make at home unfortunately but I refuse to give up Italian food!

Also, let's get lunch.

[–] buttnugget@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Japanese and Mexican I think.

[–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Asian and Italian. I’ll go Japanese if you want more specific than Asian, ooh or maybe Thai. Hard one

[–] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 6 points 16 hours ago

I natively cook California Fusion. Which is, uh, everything, everywhere, all at once.

Thinking of cuisines as regional or ethnic is so 1900s.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago

Chinese, mostly Cantonese food, because I'm just so used to it.

Japanese, because sushi, ramen, robatayaki etc...

I just realized I actually haven't tried much food lol, too picky to try new things... sort of just ate whatever I grew up with...

What does the average westerner eat btw? I feel like my life is just a small bubble.

[–] TheOakTree@lemmy.zip 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I could probably live forever off of Korean and Caribbean food.

[–] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 6 points 16 hours ago

Pizza. Endless combinations available.

[–] simon574@feddit.org 6 points 16 hours ago

Chinese food! More specifically, Sichuan and Northwestern style food.

I don't need to pick a second one.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 13 hours ago

Probably vietnamese and mexican

[–] magusfungus@lemmy.ml 2 points 13 hours ago

Japanese and Italian. What is life without katsukaree and pizza?

[–] itsralC@lemmy.zip 2 points 13 hours ago

Mediterranean and mediterranean

[–] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 6 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Mexican, Indian. Hands down.

Though there some other traditional foods I haven't had yet (South American, African)

[–] Berengaria_of_Navarre@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Just so you know. Jollof rice is either Ghanaian or Nigerian depending on the nationality of the person feeding it to you and their version is the original and best. They're quite serious about it.

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[–] Ileftreddit@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

How has no one said French? French for me please

[–] Berengaria_of_Navarre@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

French food is complicated to make compared to other European countries and looks very fancy but it really isn't better than Italian, German, Spanish, or indeed British food. Don't get me wrong, I still make the odd quiche, crème brûlée, or sole meunière, but it's just to change things up when I get bored of making my usual repertoire of dishes. It's nice but more labour intensive for what it is. OP didn't say you'd be getting it from a restaurant every day. Your probably going to be making things from scratch a lot. Do you even own a blowtorch for caramelising deserts or a water bath for sous vide?

[–] Regulator0394@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

As a south european person I feel kind of offended by seeing someone put German or even British gastronomy on pair with French, Spanish or Italian cuisine

[–] Berengaria_of_Navarre@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

What exactly do you think British cuisine is out of curiosity? I know none of those countries have cake as good as black forest gateau so don't even try to claim otherwise.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 18 hours ago

Japanese or Mexican probably.

[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 1 points 12 hours ago

Haitian and German

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