What do you think is the top cuisine in the world?

[WelshBloke]

I'll take hormones over mad cow....

Well enjoy because that's been in the US since 2003.

 

[brianmanahan]

We were eating roast dinners here long before 1707.

yeah i joke but i love it over there, everything is so old and awesome. i was thinking about doing canada for vacation this summer but i might just come over to britain again and drive around the island.

 

[tynopik]

American food is the best. We take food from other cultures and make it our own. American-Chinese food is the bomb, but real Chinese food? No way.

so much this

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Well enjoy because that's been in the US since 2003.

There have been 5 whole cases - 5 - in 15 years according to the CDC. Britain has that in what, a year?

The best steak I've had in Europe was in Florence at what was allegedly their best steak place - good, but not exceptional.

 

[Zeze]

Zeze I know you got Zedd on your mind, but since you live in northern NJ I take it, have you taken missions around the NYC Metro area to eat some of the best ramen in the galaxy? Every shop is a bit different.

I like ramen but I sure love pho if I had to choose. Where i grew up (MA) pho rocks.

I had my share of ramen here yea:
Santouka (mitsuwa)
Ippudo
Ivan ramen (awful after watching his netflix special)
That David Chang joint. Too salty.
And more.

 

[WelshBloke]

yeah i joke but i love it over there, everything is so old and awesome. i was thinking about doing canada for vacation this summer but i might just come over to britain again and drive around the island.

I thought that you were talking about me then!

 

[ponyo]

I'm not worldly by any means, but I'm a foodie. I can find something I love in just about any region. Only things I really don't like are tofu, sushi, tons of fat on meat (usually like you find on fancy lamb chops), asparagus, and muscles.

That's lot of tasty food you don't like.

 

[MrSquished]

I like ramen but I sure love pho if I had to choose. Where i grew up (MA) pho rocks.

I had my share of ramen here yea:
Santouka (mitsuwa)
Ippudo
Ivan ramen (awful after watching his netflix special)
That David Chang joint. Too salty.
And more.

I do like Santouka (my first bowl of real Japense ramen) and Mitsuwa is just a cool place to go to. Ippudo has the best broth and noodles but their pork pieces are wimpy and average plus the wait time sucks unless it's a weekday lunch. Minca in the east village is pretty good too. And Hide-Chan ramen makes some bangin tonkotsu stuff. We got a good ramen joint in JC too called Miso Ramen. But put Hide-Chan and Minca on your short list.

 

[ponyo]

I like ramen but I sure love pho if I had to choose. Where i grew up (MA) pho rocks.

I had my share of ramen here yea:
Santouka (mitsuwa)
Ippudo
Ivan ramen (awful after watching his netflix special)
That David Chang joint. Too salty.
And more.

I'm with you. I'll take pho over ramen. I like ramen but it's so over hyped.

 

[WelshBloke]

There have been 5 whole cases - 5 - in 15 years according to the CDC. Britain has that in what, a year?

I don't know, why don't you look it up? We have really rigorous public health laws so we test everything so it should be easy to find out. It's why you can't sell American beef over here.

 

[Zeze]

I'm with you. I'll take pho over ramen. I like ramen but it's so over hyped.

Pho is God's gift to man.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

I don't know, why don't you look it up? We have really rigorous public health laws so we test everything so it should be easy to find out. It's why you can't sell American beef over here.

Your loss

 

[Zeze]

I don't know, why don't you look it up? We have really rigorous public health laws so we test everything so it should be easy to find out. It's why you can't sell American beef over here.

Get along you two. No one cares about US vs UK for the umpteenth time.

 

[ponyo]

Best steak I've had is in the US but you can find good steaks in lot of countries. I hear Argentina has good beef.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Best steak I've had is in the US but you can find good steaks in lot of countries. I hear Argentina has good beef.

I have heard Argentina has very, very good (and super cheap) beef. They're on my travel agenda at some point, I think.

 

[MrSquished]

I have heard Argentina has very, very good (and super cheap) beef. They're on my travel agenda at some point, I think.

Maybe we can send Zedd there to bring us back some beef. And he could find himself a nice gaucho while he's down there.

 

[ponyo]

Maybe we can send Zedd there to bring us back some beef. And he could find himself a nice gaucho while he's down there.

Good beef is important but so are the cooking techniques and spices/sauces. Argentinians know how to cook the beef and Chimichurri sauce is great. Like the Koreans, they know the best cut of beef is short ribs.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Maybe we can send Zedd there to bring us back some beef. And he could find himself a nice gaucho while he's down there.

WTF is Zedd?

 

[MrSquished]

Good beef is important but so are the cooking techniques and spices/sauces. Argentinians know how to cook the beef and Chimichurri sauce is great. Like the Koreans, they know the best cut of beef is short ribs.

I'm familiar with the reputation of Argentinian beef, and have had chimichurri sauce with flank steak numerous times and it's amazing. Perhaps you haven't been following the Zedd threads

 

[ponyo]

Pho is God's gift to man.

I drive an hour one way to eat pho. I don't do that for most food. But I've been practicing making pho at home and I can make pretty good pho now using Korean bone broth.

 

[Ns1]

I hear the pizza in Japan is great and that would not surprise me.

No one - NO ONE - beats the US in pizza. As someone who has been to Italy many times and tried a ton of different pizza there, nothing comes close to good (ie, not Pizza Hut) American pizza. A local mom and pop or even a high-end regional chain here is going to slap an equivalent Italian pizza place silly.

I've never had lasagna anywhere in the world that can remotely touch what I've had in Italy. Tuscany has an awesome wild boar ragu that is incredible. But the thing you'll notice about authentic Italian sauces is that they use more plain ingredients and they generally aren't as "spiced" (for lack of a better term) as much as sauces we have in the US. I don't think either approach is wrong and both can yield excellent results. I'm not one of those people who go to Olive Garden, hold my nose in the air, and say "Oh, I've been to Italy many times and this isn't authentic!" I appreciate pasta and sauces no matter where I get them and there aren't many truly bad ones.

I saw French cuisine mentioned here - I love it. Duck, foie gras, the various sauces and cheeses - just incredible, even at your average corner establishment. If you get the chance to go to Normandy, try the salt marsh lamb which is raised in the coastal areas (esp. around Mont Saint-Michel).

Regarding American food, I have to agree - we have so much variety and different regional selections that we have to be mentioned too. Our steaks are the best (though South Americans might disagree) and good luck getting a hamburger outside of the US which approaches even a mid-tier chain here.

 

[ponyo]

I'm familiar with the reputation of Argentinian beef, and have had chimichurri sauce with flank steak numerous times and it's amazing. Perhaps you haven't been following the Zedd threads

I think the best beef is actually Wagyu beef from Japan, followed closely in second by Hanwoo beef from Korea. But you never hear people say Japan or Korea have the best steaks. Steaks are more Western cuisine. I'm more interested in Argentina BBQ style of cooking than their beef. In my limited opinion, US has the best BBQ but I've yet to try Argentina BBQ.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Hey you have a very diverse taste. If you don't mind, what's your race and age? Also location?

Late 30s Chicago area white guy. But, to be fair, I work in IT so have lots of coworkers from all over the world.

 

[brianmanahan]

WTF is Zedd?

clarityzedd, all ATOT's been talking about for days

 

[snoopy7548]

British food is awful. One time I was at the BBC and I asked for chips, expecting real British chips like the potato slices, and they gave me freaking potato chips! What the hell?!