Which Nationality Has The Best Food?

[THUNDER HANDS]

Poll question: Which Nationality Has The Best Food?

It's put up or shut up time. Tell me which people have the best eats...

[XNASA]

1. Voted Italian, but first love is Indian.

[LeftofU]

2. I know New Orleans is not a country but...

we have the best food by far!

[jus_the_facts]

28. ahhh yeah.....Cajun Creole......by FAR....

.....jambalaya....an' da crawfish pie...file' gumbo....lalalala!!:evilgrin:

on edit...I could sing that ENTIRE song at age 3!!:D

[bif]

3. It's all good!

n/t

[Fenris]

4. Italian

Geez, it seems like all of the culinary talent in Europe went right to Italy.

[PAMod]

5. America! You can get it all right here!

[Maeve]

37. Agreed--and Tex-Mex beats out regular Mexican cooking!

Plus, Chicago pizza, Cincinnati chili, Buffalo wings, New Orleans almost anything...

[Ediacara]

6. it's all fantastic

Add in Japanese, Indian, Ethiopian, and Thai, and I'll be in culinary heaven!

[DCDemo]

7. Uh you left most cusine off your list

Indian, Malaysian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, South American (too many to list), Cuban, West African, Ethiopian, Afghani, Salvadoran, Carribean, Vietnamese, etc.

[hang a left]

8. There is no better food in the world than Mexican!!!!!

Chile, salsa, mole, tortillas, refried beans, lobster puerto nuevo style, shrimp tacos, lobster burritos, albondigas soup, carnitas, carne asada, yo quiero mucho!!! got torts? Viva La Baja!

[bicentennial_baby]

9. Lebanese food

'nuff said

[Monte Carlo]

10. What the hell is 'Irish' doing on that list?

Take it from someone who knows, an Irish-Italian who has for years eaten the food of both cultures... Unless this is a gag, Irish shouldn't even been an option. Italian is THE best food around - there are many good types, but I just don't see how they could match the Italian passion for food and flavor.

[morningglory]

26. Hey, let's go out for some Irish food tonight!

That is like English food. Potatoes and meat can't hurt you, but is it good?

[SiobhanClancy]

31. Black pudding,anyone?

yummy stuff:)

[Maeve]

33. Ah, but an Irish breakfast will keep you going all day!

And you have to buy Canadian bacon in the US to come close to Irish rashers.

[SiobhanClancy]

38. I agree with that

Whenever I'm over there,I really enjoy a "full Irish" in the morning(minus the black and white puddings!).Also,I had the best salmon I've ever had in my life over there...and in the North,even.

[luckyluke]

40. My favorite Irish breakfast - Guiness!

I probably sound like an alkie. But Guiness is so rich and good you can almost eat it. Beats cold cereal any day.

-ll

[Monte Carlo]

44. You got me there.

My Irish dad makes the family breakfast every Sunday... and no one else on the planet seems to be able to make eggs and potatoes the way he does. I've never had a real Irish breakfast (in Ireland), but I will when I go to Ireland someday.

[AlienGirl]

11. Ethiopian

If you've never had Ethiopian food, go find some in your nearest big city ASAP. In my opinion the spices are even more subtly layered and interesting than Indian food. :9

Tucker

[DuctapeFatwa]

12. This poll is biased! no India, no New Orleans, no Pakistan, no Ethiopia

And where is Indonesia? and VietNam? and Thailand and Syria and Malaysia and Iran and Greece?

Hmmmph

edit to note that Greece, at least is there.

[Garage Queen]

13. Um, helllloooooo, INDIA?! I'm eating some right now.....

YUM!

[liberalpress]

14. There's a "bad" food?

[FlaGranny]

17. My sentiments exactly?

All cultures make food to die for.

[Padraig18]

22. I'm with you!

:thumbsup:

[morningglory]

27. Well, there is fruit cocktail in Cool Whip, with canned cream of mushroom

soup on something-or-other, and Kraft mac n cheese as the entree.

[Bridget Burke]

35. "Caucasian" food!

When the girl gets her school's permission to start a "Caucasian Student Group" think of the wonderful dinners they'll have.

Heck, even the Irish have better stuff than that. Smoked salmon, anyone?

[Kamika]

15. i have to say korean

Or dad would kill me :)

I voted mexican though

[supernova]

16. You forgot Thai

and Japanese, and Vietnamese, and the aforementioned India.

Your poll is biased. It has a definite slant towards Europe. Get thee to the nearest Curry shop, pronto! :P

[KCDem]

24. that's what I would vote for, too!

Mmm-mm!

[Aristus]

18. Other: All of them!

Every culture has something in their traditional cuisine that I like.

A few examples:

Italian: Sausage tortellini with Marinara, olives and Parmesan.

German: Wienerschnitzel.

Chinese: Mongolian Beef.

Indian: Chicken Tandoori.

Greek: Beef and lamb gyros with hummus, tapouli and salad.

Mexican: Enchiladas Mole.

English (yes, that's right, English): Fish and chips with malt vinegar.

French: Duck a L'Orange.

Thai: Chicken Sateh with raw vegetables in sweet vinegar.

American: Pepper steak with garlic mashed potatos and broiled asparagus.

Turkish: Lamb kebabs in pita bread with spicy sauce.

African: Roasted goat meat in fried yellow rice.

Lots to choose from. God is good.

[rucky]

19. Fronch dressing... Fronch fries...Fronch bread....

and to drink, Peroo!

:nuke:

[Aristus]

23. rucky, is that

:nuke: from drinking lighter fluid and then lighting up a cigarette? 'Cause if it is, you're better off dead! ;-)

[jumptheshadow]

20. You have a category for Irish food?

I guess it's okay if you like mashed turnips and cabbage delicately sauteed in rasher grease.

[Mikimouse]

21. Hungarian, hands down!

n/t

[morningglory]

25. We do! Our food is Italian, Mexican, Cuban, French, Chinese, Creole,

Southern, Southwestern, Tex-Mex. Hey! Let's go out for some Canadian food tonight! All of it is good.

[denverbill]

29. Italian, but Mexican is a close 2nd.

Well, not real close, but closer than Germany anyway:). Hell, there are really only 5 food countries anyway: Italian, Mexican, French, Chinese, and Indian. Every other country has like one dish:
German-saurbraten
Russia-beef stroganoff
Spain-Paella (and they stole that from Italy probably:)
USA-Spam and cheez-whiz
Norway-lutefisk
Scotland-haggus

[ProfessorGAC]

30. Great Ethnic Food Stats Story

Yeah, i know, statistics. (Everyone rolls eyes, on cue.)

Some folks i know at ORC did a survey about 10 years ago where the goal was to determine the America's favorite ethnic foods. It was a very comprehensive study that not only looked at types of foods but individual dishes.

Well, at the end of the survey, they found that people had not picked spaghetti, macaroni, burritos, tacos, pizza, or even lasagna in the top 10! (There were others too, but i don't remember all of them.)

They went back on the follow up survey to ask why people didn't pick these common ethnic dishes. The most common response was that people didn't think of these at ethnic dishes, they thought of them as American food.

So, who says pluralism isn't a good thing. People don't even think of spaghetti as italian food anymore!
The Professor

[Skittles]

32. I LIKE ENGLISH FOOD

I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY F***ING SAYS. I'll take a steak and kidney pie over any tomato-sauced crap ANY F***ING DAY.

[ProfessorGAC]

46. Hey, Watch That Tomato Sauced Crap Stuff

Or i'll have some relatives from New Orleans pay you a visit you won't like.

And besides, English food?!?!?!? Sheesh! Even the British don't like English food! That's what they told me every time i've been there. The Brits i know all love chinese and italian food!
The Professor

[catzies]

34. I love Cuban food!

I just decided to get me an order of arroz con pollo to go at Versailles on Ventura Boulevard in Encino and take it with me to eat under the stars at the Hollywood bowl on Thursday when I see RADIOHEAD!!!!!!!!!

[cmf]

36. Indian

My personal favorite.

[Fixated]

39. ...

Yeah, Indian, with Italian a close second.

[SiouxJ]

41. I went with Italian but I love Thai, Mexican, and Greek

almost as much. And being half Russian I love that too. But for variety and taste, I don't think you can beat Italian. It's always so hard for me to decide what to get at an good Italian restaurant.

[ZenLefty]

42. Paisan, is there really even a choice?

:D

I love them all, but theres-a no place-a like home. Mama mia!

[sexybomber]

43. Nothing compares to my mother's Italian cooking...

Since she is, after all, the best cook on the planet :-)

[Monte Carlo]

45. Them's fightin' words.

My late grandmother might have been the best cook I've ever known. Now that I look back on it, I remember waking up in the morning, and she'd already be preparing for that night's dinner. I think those efforts she made drove her slowly insane over the years, but damn... I don't think I'll ever find a better gravy.