I was joking. Even the crappy touristy places aren't that bad. I don't believe i've had a bad meal since I got here.txbasschik said:
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from a foreigners perspective :-)
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Los Angeles is America's food capital. Pretty much every part of the world is represented here at virtually every price point, and it's almost all outstanding. There's some argument over whether New York and San Francisco have better haute cuisine, but for cheap and mid-priced meals, you can't beat the City of Angels. The western San Gabriel Valley is also known for having the best Chinese food anywhere in the world.
The Palace on Canal. Kind of pricey, but worth it when I was there. I hope it's still there.mike_v_s said:Yeah. I HATE trying to find a decent restaurant in New Orleans.
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morf said:
France is a small enough nation that they may not have much regional variation, at least not the extremes we have. Isn't the entire country a little smaller than Texas? We have big differences from say, Alabama to Illinois. But not so much from Harlingen to Waxahachie.txbasschic said:
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morf is right. Considering that the French have barely all been speaking the same language for more than a few decades, it's no surprise that there's fairly huge regional variation in the country's cuisine.
Here's a legitimate question: is French cuisine as diverse as Italian? Indian? It certainly can't top Chinese, but then again, what could?
BTW, you know that joke that starts with how the French have the finest chefs and the finest ingredients and the Chinese have the finest chefs and the worst ingredients? I forget which country has the worst chefs and the finest ingredients. I do know that England has the worst chefs and the worst ingredients.
Here's a legitimate question: is French cuisine as diverse as Italian? Indian? It certainly can't top Chinese, but then again, what could?
BTW, you know that joke that starts with how the French have the finest chefs and the finest ingredients and the Chinese have the finest chefs and the worst ingredients? I forget which country has the worst chefs and the finest ingredients. I do know that England has the worst chefs and the worst ingredients.
Peter McFerrin said:morf is right. Considering that the French have barely all been speaking the same language for more than a few decades, it's no surprise that there's fairly huge regional variation in the country's cuisine.
Here's a legitimate question: is French cuisine as diverse as Italian? Indian? It certainly can't top Chinese, but then again, what could?
BTW, you know that joke that starts with how the French have the finest chefs and the finest ingredients and the Chinese have the finest chefs and the worst ingredients? I forget which country has the worst chefs and the finest ingredients. I do know that England has the worst chefs and the worst ingredients.
Absolute rubbish - England has many of the world's best restaurants - including the number 1 - and the finest ingredients :
World’s Top 50 Restaurants 2005
Worldpress.org
May 30, 2005
Europe-based Restaurant Magazine recently revealed the 50 Best Restaurants in the World for 2005, chosen by an international panel of more than 600 impossible-to-please restaurateurs, chefs, food critics and industry experts.
The winner of the coveted number one spot was The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, Britain. The pioneering restaurant is famed for introducing the world to delicacies such as snail porridge, mussels in popcorn sauce, and bacon and egg ice cream. The bizarre-sounding dishes are part of The Fat Duck’s bid to create food that is both delicious and fun. In addition to “Best Restaurant in the World,” the Fat Duck also picked up an award for the second year in a row for “Best Restaurant in Europe.”
Of the top 50, 14 of the restaurants are in Britain. According to Restaurant Magazine, “There will be some who feel this year’s list is too London-centric, with 26 percent of the list given over to restaurants in and around the English capital.”
[PS - we haven't had 2006 yet - but I expect London to feature even more...]
Peter McFerrin said:morf is right. Considering that the French have barely all been speaking the same language for more than a few decades, it's no surprise that there's fairly huge regional variation in the country's cuisine.
Here's a legitimate question: is French cuisine as diverse as Italian? Indian? It certainly can't top Chinese, but then again, what could?
BTW, you know that joke that starts with how the French have the finest chefs and the finest ingredients and the Chinese have the finest chefs and the worst ingredients? I forget which country has the worst chefs and the finest ingredients. I do know that England has the worst chefs and the worst ingredients.
As diverse as Italian and Indian, quite possibly. I'm not a specialized cook so I can only make assumptions, but from what I know of Italian food variety, we're close if not better in terms of variety.
Headroom said:
How much will you pay me for the research? If you dont believe me, thats all good for me, you're allowed to doubt my word on this, I could really care less either way, but if you expect me to list out every american meal I know of I could google for it and be done with it in a heartbeat, so obviously I have nothing to prove to you lol.
SnoMan said:
He's not. Heston Blumenthal comes out with some whacky sounding dishes, putting cauliflower with chocolate and salmon with liquorice. But they apparently work brilliantly.
The guy's not just some oddball, he's very into the science behind ingredient combinations and cooking method. I'd like to try his restaurant out one day to see what some of the more bizarre things on his menu taste like, but I don't imagine being able to afford it any time soon.
The deep fried Mars bar is a West of Scotland specialty. As is deep fried pizza, and deep fried pretty much anything else. Not for nothing are we known as the sick man of Europe!txbasschik said:Canada's. 'Cause they eat poutine.
http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/poutine.html
Man, that is a bowl full-o heart attack, right there!
But the South does run a close 2nd. I don't think you can find deep-fried Snicker bars anywhere else on Earth.
Cherie
SnoMan said:
Well - do a Google search on the best restaurants - my main point was that 26% of the top 50 in the world are in London!
velvetkevorkian said:
Cultural appropriation at its best. West of Scotland, my arse.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1227_041227_deep_fried_mars_bars.html
This thread is getting awesome. Perhaps later we can argue about whose flag is better. Once that is determined (maybe there's a poll?) we could then argue about something really stupid...like which country has more "variety" in their cuisine. It would be great. First, I would sit and think about all the meals that I'm aware of (let's also assume that there is absolutely no cultural bleed over when it comes to identifying a meal's origin) and then pontificate on how there is NO WAY another country has more. If only.....
Later I'll start a thread about how the colo(u)r blue rules the color wheel.
Mike
Later I'll start a thread about how the colo(u)r blue rules the color wheel.
Mike
Haha whoopsdlloyd said:Cultural appropriation at its best. West of Scotland, my arse.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1227_041227_deep_fried_mars_bars.html
from that article:
"Encouragingly, we did also find some evidence of the penetration of the Mediterranean diet into Scotland, albeit in the form of deep-fried pizza," said Petticrew, director of the social and public health services unit of the UK Medical Research Council, a government health research body.
