also, japanese pickles are nice.

Linus Van Pelt wrote:

bassdriver wrote:I tried hard to like the japanese kitchen - but I failed.

That you tried is the important thing - and that you tried more than just sushi. I think we all have stuff we don't like. I know I do.

I, too, have tried more than just sushi insofar as the Japanese cuisine goes. I found most of it bland, but I generally tend towards seasoning heavy or spicy dishes.

I love all Asian foods but,not including Sushi, Japanese still edges out the others by a hair. I'm contect with good tempura, some rice and a bowl of Miso. However, Thai and Indian food are right behind. Followed by Chinese and Korean. Alright, Japanese Food I can't live without:

Takoyaki:
Picture hush puppies with chopped up bits of octopus meat inside. Then covered with a japanese style sweet BBQ sauce, and dried fish flakes. Trust me you have to just try it. Five or Six will come with one serving. At real Japanese bars, you can order these russian roulette style. This means one will be filled with Wasabi instead of filling and octopus meat. Everyone at the table picks one, countdown and eat at the same time. One person will end up with a mouth full of Wasabi.

Monjayaki: Fried Cabbage pancake with any fish or meat(no chicken) mixed in. Great drinking food.

Edit: Great Thread.

Thai food wins for me, though I use chopsticks. I was once told that it's offensive to ask for them, since they're not a proper Thai utensil, but they always seem to have them handy, so...

I would vote Japanese, as Oyako Don is maybe my single favorite Asian dish, but I've had very little success finding places that even make it. And the one that made it awesomely well went out of business. Teriyaki chicken ain't bad.

Thai for sure.

Digs Thai.

Gramsci wrote:

kerble wrote:Gramsci, if someone from India identifies as "Asian", what gives you any place to dispute that?

I'm not disputing that people can't pigeon-hole themselves in whatever state evolution has left their outer appearance.

hilarious!

I'll I've said is that Indians are technically classified as Caucasian. You seem to be implying I'm calling Indians "white", obviously I'm not,

yeah, and scroll back to where I said that I know I'm caucasian. your re-iteration of this point is useless. you're not showing anyone anything they don't know. there are asian caucasians. Indians are caucasian, but are also asians. just as there are asian russians, there are european russians. I doubt you disagree.

I'm just referring to the term that is the correct one.

It would be if the title of the thread was "Mongoloid Food." since it is not, your semantic argument is completely irrelevant to the discussion.

thanks for playing though! no copy of the home game, unfortunately.




that said:

Gramsci wrote:Food is great.

we finally agree on something! Salut.

I love butter chicken. My recipe has gotten goddamn ferocious now. not quite as good as mom's and not as rich as some restaurants I've been, but I'd swear by it. It took a few dozen times to get it right without measuring.


and the different raitas (yogurts)! green! white! both incredible.
dahi ki kadi (cooked, cooled yogurt curry) is so simple to make. Maybe ten minutes, tops. I think the yogurts put most Indian food over the top.

Samosas! unfuckwithable.


Khorma!
Biryani!
Bhajis!
Mirchi ki Salaan!
Bhagara Began!
Papad!
Achhar!
Dahi Vadas!
Dosa!
Idli!
Sambar!

Bhel Puri! fucking Bhel Puri!


all these things are brilliant. there's dozens I'm forgetting, for sure.

other cuisines don't have a chance!

kerble wrote:Samosas! unfuckwithable.

Aw, yes!

This is the reason that I know that I will never become a vegetarian. I cannot resist these lovely things.

have you had the all veggie ones? with th potatoes and the peas? holy shhit. better than the ones w/ ground beef, and I like those.

Aaaah, I've had dozens of them. I like the ground beef and tamarind sauce combination. I'm so hungry now.

One afternoon in Bikrampur, my uncle Suprakash bought a chicken from the market. He let it sit under a basket so we kids could watch it and feel bad for a couple hours before lunchtime arrived. Then he clubbed it and made probably the best chicken curry I've ever had, though I'm not sure how mom would feel about being bested by her little brother. The jhol (broth) was intense and good enough to make me eat several helpings of rice of of the huge leaves we used for plates.

On the same trip, my brother and I ate goat's lungs. They were tiny and delicious.

Mom makes a simple and perfect green raita as a condiment for Samosas with yogurt, parsley, salt, and cayenne.

I'm biased beyond help, but I vote Indian. Japanese is second because sushi and tempura are delicious and innovative.

I don't like sweet flavors, so I don't like Chinese food. I've never tried Korean.

I don't like Thai either, it all tastes the same - that lemongrass and coconut flavor is in everything. They also like to shred their produce - even mushrooms sometimes, which I don't see the point of. Vietnamese seemes similar to me, although I like pho.