What is your favorite ethnic food?

[Swede]

Right now I'm into Greek cuisine.

[Jack_Dawson]

1. THAI THAI THAI THAI

Pad Thai Chicken

Pad Si Ew Chicken

Tom Ka Kai Soup

:toast:

[NYC Liberal]

11. Yes! Yes! Yes!

It's even better homecooked. My uncle is Thai, so I get the real deal. :D

[arwalden]

25. Sa-wah-dee-kop! Yes!!! I love Thai cuisine!

[jpgray]

32. I like pasta with Thai peanut sauce--excellent. (nt)

[BlueHandDuo]

56. Those Thai noodles with peanut sauce...

...and chopped cilantro, yes, yes, YES!

[Mizmoon]

2. Do Old El Paso taco kits count? n/t

[unslinkychild1]

10. NO

you gotta make REAL tacos. Old LP don't count.

[Mizmoon]

13. Dang, now I've gotta grow corn

to make my tortillias. :)

[unslinkychild1]

21. Nah, you can buy MAZA

That's what the Mexicans do--even in MEXICO

[BlackVelvetElvis]

3. Middle Eastern.

I haven't had it in sooo long-not since I lived in Chicago.
It was like a party in my mouth.

[AlCzervik]

4. Thai, especially pad thai with chicken and shrimp

[unslinkychild1]

5. tabouleh n/t

[tedoll78]

6. It will probably always be Chinese.

Or, as my food-snob partner calls it, 'Americanized-Chinese.'

[Ellen Forradalom]

7. Indian

Tandoori nan and sag paneer - mmmmmmmmmmmm

[unslinkychild1]

28. damn, dude

I'm making Tandoori Chicken tomorrow. WOW. First time, too--It will probably taste like shit.

[BigMcLargehuge]

8. Portuguese, always has been and always will be

[GRLMGC]

52. What exactly is Portuguese food?

Like, what dishes are Portuguese? Never in my life have I ever come in contact w/ Portuguese food. I'm curious.

[BigMcLargehuge]

69. lots of pork, chicken, and fish dishes

lots of garlic and paprika
lots of saffron

hard to describe without having you in my kitchen to cook for.

[EstimatedProphet]

9. Indian, no question

There is something about Indian food, some special oomph, that nothing else has, and when you're in the mood for it nothing else works.

[sasquatch]

12. I'm into German and Thai food

:)

[BeatleBoot]

14. Baloney on White Bread

with or without ketchup

:9

[beanball]

15. Ethnic food

Soul food,need I say more?.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

16. Oh yeah. That's some good food. n/t

[beanball]

17. soul food

Neckbones and burritos,yummy for the tummy.

[TlalocW]

18. Mexican or Vietnamese

Real Mexican - not the "throw some food into a tortilla, drench it in red sauce and serve with refried beans and Spanish rice. I want my spicy chocolate chicken, damn it (pollo con mole).

There's also a great Vietnamese place in town. The owner recognizes regular customers and will make suggestions on new menu items that he thinks they'll like - he got me hooked on Sesame Soy - which is offered in three different flavors - little sweat, medium sweat, a lot of sweat. I go for a lot of sweat.

TlalocW

[unslinkychild1]

34. chocki chicki---BLEHHHHHHHHHHHH

MY stepmom used to make the shit with about 3 Hersheys Special Dark chocolate bars. Way GROSS! Plus, she chucked in a box of raisins. Oh man, talk about learning to COOK, the NASTIFYING WAY. GAG, trust me, the starving SUDANESE would refuse THAT bitch's food!!!! There was also "greasy spaghetti" and "chicken-ass burritos". Take your pick--it was ALL nasty. I am SERIOUS, she used to buy BOXES, HUGE BOXES, of chicken asses, and make fucking NASTY BURRITOS out of them, not even cook them long enough to be TENDER. She just kinda SAUTEED the bastards and threw them in yer burrito with some beans and rice. GAGOLLA!!!!!!!!!

[TlalocW]

38. It's not milk chocolate

It's more like baker's chocolate - it's not as sweet, and it's mixed in with different spices, crushed peanuts, etc. It's quite good and spicy. I would recommend trying it sometime.

TlalocW

[bratcatinok]

43. Do you have a good mole recipe?

I haven't had any that was really good since I moved from San Antonio. I've given up on getting any good Mexican food here in Ok and am settling for half way decent Tex-Mex. Not many places can even do that well.

And I don't even want to talk (too much) about what people here in Ok call hot sauce. It's either so hot it has no flavor or else it has so much sugar it isn't edible. Thankfully this year I grew my own tomatoes and peppers so I could make my own. Mine is pretty good but it's not great.

[TlalocW]

45. Unfortunately, no...

But if you're in Oklahoma and in Tulsa, there's a good restaurant on 15th and Sheridan called Santa Fe - at least it was last time I went. I've heard some bad things about it since. Anyway, they have a pollo con mole dish. There's another small one just north of 21st on Garnett whose name I can't remember, and they have mole as well.

I love San Antonio - I had some really good mole down there when I went to the fiesta one year. You're not going to find as good Mexican food here, but we're getting better.

TlalocW

[bratcatinok]

53. Unfortunately

I'm a good 200 miles at least from Tulsa. The nearest largish city is Lawton and so far I've found one decent Mexican food restaurant there. The problem with them is they aren't consistent though. One day the chips are warm, the hot sauce is good and the Tex-mex is fine. Then, the next time you eat there, you swear you're never going back. Of course, you do end up going back hoping for the good days.

I wish I could get into the Indian Taco thing but so far blech!

[LeighAnn]

19. Yep, Greek

Spanakopita and gyros and souvlaki and baklava. Bring it on!

Best restaurant in the world (Greek or otherwise)

Mad Greek Deli in Portland Oregon
185th & NW West Union

[unslinkychild1]

24. YEAH, but..........

what about them NASTY things wrapped in grape leaves? Dolmada? what are they called?

ICK, SHUDDER, VOMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dude, I turned 18 at Athens West. Is it the same place? I'm 40 and I STILL remember the yucky shit WRAPPED IN GRAPE LEAVES. BLEHHHHHH.

Oh yeah, and the dancing pervie GREEKS. BLEH. The soup was good, tho'. So was the MUSIC.

On Edit:

My queer friend didn't get beat to death, my aunt (God rest her soul) DID GET CRABS (well, she SLEPT with the asshole lead singer--"I like womans wid big legs" and I got dry-humped on the dance floor), and they provided lemon slices for the soup. And, my hair didn't catch on FIRE like it did at the GERMAN RESTAURANT in Portland. What was THAT bastard called? The Rhinelander? Damn, it was about 21 years ago. Gross food, good BREAD.

[LeighAnn]

31. Right about the dolmada

My people are Croatian, we wrap our "yucky shit" in cabbage leaves, which are slightly more palatable.

Mad Greek is a different place than what you're talking about. It's up in the NW, across the street from the Rock Creek Deli, which is owned by the same bunch and also has pretty exciting food.

Don't miss it any time you're anywhere close to the Pacific Northwest!

[unslinkychild1]

36. REALLY?????

WRAP the icky shit in a cabage/grape leave?

Aha, no tortillas in Croatia!

[LeighAnn]

41. No, but there is this

"Povitica"

Yummm!

[amerikat]

20. It's still sushi for me. although i'll try almost anything

it's the wasabi stupid.

[blue neen]

22. Our friends had an ethnic food party this summer.

Everybody brought food that reflected their own ethnicity. There was Italian food (my favorite), Slovak (Pigs in a Blanket, Pierogies, etc.), German, Chinese, etc. I took Swedish Meatballs and Swedish Nut Rolls and Absolut!

It was a great idea for a party. We had a blast!

[vajraroshana]

23. Indian: especially uppma

I'm not sure if you're asking about cuisine types in general or specific dishes.

But uppma (prounounced oohp-muh) is probably my most favorite ethnic dish. It's certainly the "ethnic" dish I make most often. It can be made in dozens of ways and I've never seen it on a menu in Indian restaurants. Not fancy enough for restaurants, I suppose, though it can be made elaborately.

It's very *homestyle*. So it's not offered in restaurants. But so soul-satisfying.

Generally it's made from farina (cream-of-wheat) and spices with some vegetables (sometimes also with coconut). Somewhat a south-Indian homestyle comfort-food type dish. Good for brunch, lunch or a late-night meal.

[Rowdyboy]

26. Easy...Italian and, to a lesser extent, Greek

a Mediterranean diet is incredibly healthy and delicious to boot!

[Lady Effingbroke]

27. Vietnamese and Thai

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[frylock]

29. donuts

[AngryAmish]

33. I go to NY fairly often

Great ethnic food of all kinds.

EXCEPT Mexican food. In Chicago, there are hundreds of Mexican places where one can get ok Mexican food. But in NY I have yet to find a place where the food is better than the average Chi-Chis.

Hell, the guys who come into the bars selling tomales out of coolers are better than NY Mexican food.

Then again, there about 1 million Mexicans living in Chicago so I suppose there is a larger N.

Oh, go and try to find masa in Manhatten.

[slinkerwink]

35. Italian, Thai, and Mexican

[JVS]

37. Wienerschnitzel.

Lutfisk is good too

[BiggJawn]

39. I love ALL food! but I'm very fond of Sushi and Curry...

And middle-eastern, and Italian, and German, and oh, what were those little stuffed roasted eggplants I used to get at the place run by the Syrian couple? Mak-Shi? that sound familiar? been years....

[JohnKleeb]

40. after tonight

Egyptian :).

[Spider Jerusalem]

42. Thai. Especially pad prik khing.

Makes me salivate just thinking about it.

[peach720]

44. Indian food is my favourite....absolutely love it....

Also Italian,Lebanese and Mexican

[skygazer]

46. So many foods, so little time

Love Greek

I also love real Italian (live with a real Italian so i've lucked out there).

Mexican (real Mexican served in small hole in the wall places filled with older men wearing cowboy hats and nothing but Spanish songs on the jukebox)

virtually any Spanish ethnicity

Thai food is great

Mmmmm.... now I'm hungry. Going out for Mexican and margaritas for lunch.

[ronnykmarshall]

47. Mexican!!

Being from Southern California it's what I grew up on.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

48. Not my fav ( I can't pick ONE)......................

but I sure could go for some chicken pho right about now.

[gauguin57]

49. Indian and Chinese

But I'll try anything. I like Greek, Ethiopian, Middle Eastern, Thai and Japanese, too.

But Indian is what I hanker for most often, followed closely by Chinese.

My faves: Garlic or peshwari naan, samosa, mango lassi, dal makhani and navratan korma! In fact, I'm going to an Indian restaurant with friends in about two and a half hours. Yikes! I'd better start my Pepcid regimen.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

50. Italian....

YUMMY.
Duckie

[St. Jarvitude]

51. Sicilian

No contest.

None.

Nada.

Olive oil blood flows through my flour + eggs veins.

(Even though I'm German Polish and Irish :))

[Jean Louise Finch]

54. Ethiopian!

I love everything (and I live in Bangkok so get the real Thai deal three times a day, oh YUM), but Ethiopian food is DELICIOUS, and I can't get it here. There's a fantastic place in the Back Bay in Boston. Yum!

[curse10]

65. I eat at Addis Red Sea quite regularly!

But there is actually a better place in Boston (and Boston Ethiopian pales in comparison to Denver Ethopian).

There's a place near Mission Hill called Fasikas. It's a total hole in the wall and turns into an Ethiopian night club after hours, but man, the food is darn good. If you ever make it back to Boston I recommend it :-)

[HEyHEY]

55. Hamburgers!

[IronLionZion]

57. I love all Ethnic food that is not from Northern Europe

mmm.... I'm really into Mediteranean of all kinds now.

[Kat45]

58. I love Greek food. It's the best.

[curse10]

59. Ethiopian

By far my favorite. Lots of vegan and vegetarian choices :-)

[shingashong]

60. Filipino. Straight up

Of course, being half Filipino doesn't make me biased, does it?? I only like it if Nana cooks it. :)

[philosophie_en_rose]

61. Pancit, Lumpia, Rice, & Adobo!

As long as its not dinuguan or balut, Filipino food is the best.

[shingashong]

62. LOL! I agree with you there...esp on the dalut

YUCK!

[Nightowl_2004]

63. Italian!

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

[Swamp Rat]

64. The food I catch and cook.

I ate alligator last night (but that was at a restaurant in the French Quarter).

[tibbir]

66. Mexican food from a local taqueria here

and then there's a Turkish restaurant in my neighborhood that has really good bargains for lunch. Umm...baklava. It's really too sweet but it's so good. :toast:

[fujiyama]

67. I'm good with anything really

I like Indian food a lot. My parents are Indian, but like the restaurant stuff because it's north Indian stuff. Someone mentioned garlic naan...with maater paneer or navratan koorma...good stuff.

I also like Thai. Damn that's some good stuff.

Italian is good. So is Mexican, though all the restaurants nearby are chains and not very good at that.

Arabic food is good. I haven't had it in a while.

I haven't tried Ethiopean. I've heard it's pretty good. I heard there's a restaurant in Ann Arbor, MI (the Blue Nile?). My friends aren't quite as brave though.

[RebelYell]

68. Haluski (heart attack on a plate)

1 head of cabbage, chopped and boiled

Drop noodles-(Grated potatoes, eggs, flour, dropped into boiling water to make noodles)

1 small onion, fried in butter until brown

1/4 lbs. bacon, fried crisp and crumbled

1/4 lbs. butter, tossed with above

Depression food. Eat a bowl of it and you don't need to eat until tomorrow.

[Cheswick2.0]

72. and eat it with a little cottage cheese.......yum

[TXDemGal]

70. Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean

Mexican, Indian, Italian, French, Soul Food/Home Cookin'....

I'll eat anything, basically. :9

[JSJ]

71. arab- fafala, hummus, etc.

[Cheswick2.0]

73. Vietnamese

It is like Chinese only lighter. They use fish stock rather than chicken and after you get used to it, it's delicious.