What International Foods Have You Tried ?

Chris21E said:
Share your food adventures.
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I'm an authentic Mexican food slut.

However;
Chinese food runs a close second

The most pleasant surprise was finding an open air eatery in Dongguan

Never tasted such delicious chow mein in my life

Yeah, it had a bit of dog in it...but......it was a good dog

WOOF!

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Murrmurr said:
Not all Americans, dear Holly. šŸ˜œ
But we do have to be told, "No, I mean Spanish from Spain."
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RadishRose said:
Not where I am. I've never heard such a thing.
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When someone in the US is speaking Spanish, given our location and the migration patterns over the past several centuries, it makes sense to presume their recent roots are from the Western Hemisphere.

Likewise, if I hear someone speaking French in Toronto I presume they are French Canadian unless told otherwise.

If I'm in Europe and hear someone speaking Spanish I presume they're from Spain. If they're speaking French I presume they're from France.

It's that whole thing of when you hear hoofbeats you're most often correct to think of horses before zebras, unless you happen to be in Southeast Africa, in which case zebras are more likely than horses.
 
In 8th grade, my French teacher brought Escargots for us to try (for those who wanted to). I ate a couple of them. They tasted & chewed just like shrimp.
My piano teacher's husband was Romanian & he considered himself a chef. He'd always have me taste whatever he was cooking.
Once, he wanted me to try "Sweet Bread." I said, "Great; I love bread." :ROFLMAO: He just chuckled.
When he opened the oven, I said, "What the hell kind of bread is that? It doesn't look like bread & it doesn't smell like bread."
He told me what it was & I said, "I ain't goin' near that." He got mad & cursed me in Romanian. :ROFLMAO:
 
win231 said:
Well, I haven't tried it, but it's popular in France.....
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...horsemeat-french-eaters-idUSBRE91B0RX20130212
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WE had horse meat in Italy... we unintentionally had it, stupidly stopping off at a roadside burger joint... WE knew straight away this tasted like no other meat we'd had, ( and I've eaten croc, ostrich, kangaroo etc so no stranger to different types of meat)... and had been warned about horse-meat being sold.. ..my companion got sick as a dog from it for 2 days ( I didn't eat mine)...
 
hollydolly said:
WE had horse meat in Italy... we unintentionally had it, stupidly stopping off at a roadside burger joint... We knew straight away this tasted like no other meat we'd had, ( and I've eaten croc, ostrich, kangaroo, etc so no stranger to different types of meat)... and had been warned about horse-meat being sold.. ..my companion got sick as a dog from it for 2 days ( I didn't eat mine)...
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Wow...if I ever had that happen it would be awful, to say the least. I can not even handle the basic fare as far as meat goes.
As a kid had a hard time eating meat.
 
I have eaten most European and East European foods which includes the UK and liked the majority. As for South of the Border of the U.S., I do like Mexican and some South American food. Only authentic Chinese food is appealing to me. I do not like Indian food at all and loathe rice. I cannot stand the feel of it in my mouth.
 
One of the most interesting meals I ever had was at an Indian restaurant in New York City. I went there with a good friend. I can't even remember what I had. My husband and I used to go to a nice Indian restaurant in Montclair N.J. so I do like Indian food. I like Chinese food. My ex nephew-in-law is Chinese. He remains close with my sister's family so has clued them in that Chinese food we have here isn't authentic. I prefer using halal Chinese restaurants so I don't have to worry about pork products being used in or near the food.

I've had Jamaican food. In fact, my late husband used to own a take out "joint" and had hired a Jamaican cook. His curry chicken and curry goat were so good. And he did the cabbage almost as good as my mother used to make it and that's saying something! I've had Spanish food from an alleged authentic Spanish restaurant. I like Mexican food as well. The worst so called Mexican food ever was from Chipoltle. Taco Bell may not be authentic but I love their bean Chalupas. :D
 
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Lewkat said:
I have eaten most European and East European foods which includes the UK and liked the majority. As for South of the Border of the U.S., I do like Mexican and some South American food. Only authentic Chinese food is appealing to me. I do not like Indian food at all and loathe rice. I cannot stand the feel of it in my mouth.
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That was my feeling eating it, I'm used to fluffy rice, then add intense flavoring...
 
Chris21E said:
How does everyone feel about Fish Sushi, I would be concern about getting sick, it needs to be refresh, even then...
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I've eaten it in the past. Raw tuna is very good w/soy sauce and wassabi...that 's the way I like to eat it. Sushi was quite popular around here back in the 90's. Still are a lot of Japanese restaurants around that serve it.

But, I've kinda moved on from the fad....and only eat the cooked food now. Tempura...rice, although I will have an occassional California roll.
 
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