[JASonic]

All these food threads again are making me hungry. I found a steak frozen in the back of the freezer and marinated it in American Ale for dinner. Turned out really good for a cheap steak. The kids and I were talking about what our favorite cuisine was. My daughter is all about Italian and my son is big on German foods like schnitzels and kraut. I like Mexican the best and wifey likes German and polish food best too.

What do you like best?

[TrueBlue]

Polish and eastern Europe mostly

[Safi]

Why no middle eastern?
I like middle eastern the best

[JASonic]

Originally Posted by TrueBlue Polish and eastern Europe mostly

Polish...my wife eats those "Pazcki" or whatever they are called. Its like a real fattening donut but she only eats them on one day each year. Its like a donut holiday or something. I think it may even be religious. I think its "fat tuesday"or something.

[JASonic]

Originally Posted by commandersafi Why no middle eastern? I like middle eastern the best

Shit, sorry Safi. I just rolled through some I am familiar with the list. I dont know anyone that can cook middle Eastern correctly around here. Hell, come to think of it, I dont think Ive ever had an authentic Middle Eastern dish. Whats good? Any recipes to try?

[Safi]

Originally Posted by JASonic Polish...my wife eats those "Pazcki" or whatever they are called. Its like a real fattening donut but she only eats them on one day each year. Its like a donut holiday or something. I think it may even be religious. I think its "fat tuesday"or something.

I thought mardi gras was fat tuesday

[JASonic]

Originally Posted by commandersafi I thought mardi gras was fat tuesday

Sounds right. Im not sure.

[Safi]

Originally Posted by JASonic Shit, sorry Safi. I just rolled through some I am familiar with the list. I dont know anyone that can cook middle Eastern correctly around here. Hell, come to think of it, I dont think Ive ever had an authentic Middle Eastern dish. Whats good? Any recipes to try?

Yeah it takes a bit to learn how to cook middle eastern dishes correctly. The hard part is you purposely want to burn certain things, but you dont want to burn it too much (thats the hardest thing imo though....some may find difficulty in different areas. But that could be said for cooking any types of food really)

By far my favorite dish is Ghormeh sabzi. Heres a link to the recipe
Gastronomie: Ghormeh Sabzi, or Persian Green Herb Stew

[JASonic]

lime, beans , cilantro....almost sounds like the flavors of Mexican that I like so much.

[atlacatl213]

My favorite thing to do is to try new foods actually, but I could never turn away good latin food, not so much Mexican or salvadorean food, but even spanish paella, cuban ropa vieja, pastellitos ect ect...

outside latin foods, I like sushi, fried chicken variances, love pizza, and good chili burgers/fries haha.

[1FUN4RD]

I voted Chinese. Mongolian Beef FTMFW

[JASonic]

Originally Posted by atlacatl213 My favorite thing to do is to try new foods actually, but I could never turn away good latin food, not so much Mexican or salvadorean food, but even spanish paella, cuban ropa vieja, pastellitos ect ect... outside latin foods, I like sushi, fried chicken variances, love pizza, and good chili burgers/fries haha.

I like trying new foods too, especially when they are made by someone who learned from their mother who learned from her mother who learned from her mother...you get the idea. Not so much from restaraunts but real people cooking with the ingredients they pick out and cooking in their kitchens.

It took me years to find out I like tortilas. As a kid, I always ate "restaruant" tortillas and never liked them. Then when I met Wifey, her dad had good ones and he heated them on a komal (spelling?) and it was like night and day the way they tasted. Guacamole is another thing. I make it now and eat it on everything. One cuisine I dont like is Indian...seems like they use too much curry in everything.

[TrueBlue]

Pazcki are delicious we always ate them around easter time.

[JASonic]

Originally Posted by 1FUN4RD I voted Chinese. Mongolian Beef FTMFW

Crap ragoon and steamed chicken and broccoli...with a side of won ton soup. giddie up.

[JASonic]

Originally Posted by TrueBlue Pazcki are delicious we always ate them around easter time.

They sell these generic ones at Publics down here. I'd love to try one made by an old polish lady the right way.

[atlacatl213]

yea traditional way to make tortillas are awesome haha.

[06RedfireGT]

My favorite is Italian. I also love Chinese and Mexican.

[JASonic]

Originally Posted by atlacatl213 yea traditional way to make tortillas are awesome haha.

I tried once with the mesa and all. I did it by hand so they were too thick. They turned out more like a flauta or something...or like a pita shell made from corn...they sucked.

I found the best ones are bought from any small shop where the owner doesnt speak English and pulls them out of a cooler( even though the cooler is more like a steamer).

"Cinco maiz" "Por Favor"

Then leave the $5 for the 5 dozen you just bought. I;ve gotten good at that . LOL.

[coreysr5]

i voted mexican

my GF is salvadoran and makes some AWESOME food. almost the same as mexican

[JASonic]

The Mexican shops around the Tampa area are incredible. I've never gotten bad tortillas from any of them.