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[whereshegoes]

On our travels, we get to taste many new flavors and culinary delights.

I really enjoy Ethiopian (tho I didn't make it there, I had some VERY good authentic Ethiopian dishes in Kenya) and inerja makes my mouth water.

The thin-crust pizza and iressistable gelato in Italy calls me regularly, and is reason enough for a trip to Rome.

And ofcourse, its not a "dish" per say, but my beloved cherimoya.

What dish particularly pleased your palette?

[wakingdream]

Gaeng Ped Gai; Thai Red Curry Chicken. MMMM!!! Will always been my ultimate favourite food! Breakfast, lunch or dinner, anytime is good!

[z e n t o]

hmmmm.......cold Spanish gazpacho with a side dish of olives stuffed with spicy peppers, and a loaf of warm bread and homemade ali-oli.

Heaven.

[Jessica_CDN]

I SOOOO hear you on the Red Curry....although I like mine with tofu




I really like Iranian!!! There's a good Iranian restaurant in Montreal. Tasty! Lots of yogurts and spices. Mmmmm.



Generally I love most ethnic food....although Greek has yet to grow on me. (I HATE olives!!!)

[wakingdream]

Oh! You hate olives?! Too bad. Yeah, I'm pretty much game for anything. The only thing I have a problem with is when it seems my food is looking at me. Then, um, not so good. Other then that, bring it on, the spicier the better!
PS Sorry to gross out any veggies.....

[fourloves]

Mee-anything, and anything-goreng. My goodness, such a cheap and tasty way to live.

We once dispatched some paua on the north-circuit trail on stewart island in NZ. Sliced them and a local fried them in butter. Best. Seafood. Ever.

I hear you with the "staring back at you" thing, although full prawns and crab are fairly manageable IMHO.

My barefoot hiking partner and I once got a dungeness crab on day 2 of the West Coast Trail near Bamfield, B.C. we put it in a ziploc bag, live, and lightly strapped him to the back of Niall's pack. We had a few hours to get to camp, and the crab settled down after a minute, sitting in his bag quite happily for some time. We met a girl hiking the other way, and she stepped aside to allow us to climb up a large root structure. As Niall leaped up, only a foot away from the place where she was standing, the bag let loose, dropped on the ground by her feet, and the crab started flailing his legs and claws, having landed on his back! She looked on with some horror, and I smiled at her while picking up the bag to put it back on the pack, saying calmly, "they're really tasty, you should get one when you get to X river". She only looked at me with disgust and horror on her face, replying "But I'm... a vegetarian." I apologized, and felt like an ass for the rest of the day. 'Twas good eating though, we boiled it up, and ate it without any condiments whatsover. Fresh seafood is killer. mmm

Sorry to any veges!

Edit: I just realized this was favorite ethnic dish. meh

[whereshegoes]

Edit: I just realized this was favorite ethnic dish. meh

"Ethnic" can be described as pertaining to or characteristic of a people, esp. a group (ethnic group) sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like. Referring to the origin, classification, characteristics, etc., of such groups.

I suppose if you really are stretching it, seafood is all part of an "ethnic" group. Especially if you are a veggie...

If "plants are people too" then certainly crabs and clams can be considered, no?

[rbisset]

I've said it in another post but your taste really seems to evolve as you get older! Love olives and seafood now and couldn't stand them a few years ago.

I love Japanese food, especially sashimi! Would I have thought 5 years ago that I'd like raw fish? Hell no! Whereever I was in Asia I loved the fresh sashimi everywhere. When I was in Sihanoukville, Cambodia we found this brilliant tiny Japanese restaurant. I ate there 3 days in a row because it was so good! I swear I ate squid every day in Cambodia for 2 weeks!

I was lucky to be travelling with a Swedish chef who had a passion for sushi so we were hunting out the kaiten-zushi restaurants in every town! The sushi was so fresh and cheap that I was in heaven. I remember ordering a sashimi set in Singapore and it was incredible! Had some baby octopus in plum/bbq style sauce and I can't describe how good it was!

Other than that I'm game for anything. Loads of good Indian restaurants round here and the hotter the better I'm with you guys on the Thai red curry! Ate it everywhere in Thailand although everyone I met always went for green curry. Never hot enough for me and the hottest curry I had in Thailand I cooked myself in Chiang Mai lol!

Love a good Chinese too. In my village there are so many restaurants and take-aways we are really spoiled! 4 Chinese, 3 Indian, 2 pizza restaurants, 1 Italian, 1 Greek and 6 pubs selling English pub grub! Wish there was a tapas bar though

[wakingdream]

Honestly I didn't really try any proper sushi in Japan which is a disgrace.

Well, I never went to a proper tapas restaurant the entire time in Barca. Maybe it's a disgrace, but sometimes you just don't get doing what you "must" do in a certain place. When in Rome, you don't always have to do as the Romans do!

[jeznkez]

Everyone is talking about all those oriental dishes but there is nothing like good old French Canadian "Ragout de pates de cochon".

mmmmmmmmmm

[whereshegoes]

Everyone is talking about all those oriental dishes but there is nothing like good old French Canadian "Ragout de pates de cochon".

mmmmmmmmmm

Um...can you explain what that is?

[kacampau]

Ummm... sashimi!

My favorite is Natto (Japanese fermented soybeans), add the sauce, mix them up so they are froathy and enjoy. I used to eat it everyday when I was in Japan. Outside of Japan I have only found it in New York.

[kris]

I've been living on chicken rotis for the last couple of months, they are of east indian origin and i think they have potatoes, some curry sauce stuff and obviously chicken in it, most have bones left in the chicken which makes no sense as you cant bite into it.. but the boneless ones are heaven.. all wrapped in some pastry stuff.. sorry about the crap desciption as i'm not very technical when it comes to food, theres alot of stuff i eat and don't know what excactly is in it

[whereshegoes]

Kris maybe those are samosas. That's what it sounds like and yes, they are very famous in most places. Roti is the round flat bread...really thin.

[ScottWoz]

We once dispatched some paua on the north-circuit trail on stewart island in NZ. Sliced them and a local fried them in butter. Best. Seafood. Ever.

You're not wrong. I've been there. Bags and bags of Paua hand fished from the north west coast of Stewart Island fried merrily in butter, wine and garlic with bacon, the most subliminal feed...

I generally eat everything and generally can't get enough of anything so I'm a bit of a bloater. Singapore Laksa would have to be one of my favourites, and one which I've almost got to a satisfactory standard having cooked and prepared well over a hundred. Still tweaking and trying and scratching my head though..

These days I always opt for the local dish. Whatever it is I don't care , I'll try it to experience it.

And I'm looking forward to every passing moment..

[whereshegoes]

These days I always opt for the local dish. Whatever it is I don't care , I'll try it to experience it.

This is a fine approach Scott. I sometimes have a terrible time making decisions so I often just ask what their best dish or specialty is. Everywhere has something they are famous for or really good at. It's a great way to be open minded and adventurous.

[wakingdream]

Singapore Laksa would have to be one of my favourites, and one which I've almost got to a satisfactory standard having cooked and prepared well over a hundred.

Singapore Laksa! Yum!! I'm the same as you Scott, I'll pretty much try anything & everything, the only exception is if it's looking at me, and now I'm getting over that too, asking Jer politely to "please remove the face". Then I'm good to go. My only problem is I have a really nasty nut allergy, so I have to be careful of what I eat as loads of stuff comes with nuts but is not mentioned on the menu. Bit of a bummer, but better then one of my best girlfriends who cannot eat anything fish, or anything seafood. Now that's a major bummer!

[rbisset]

Laksa is really good! Had it a few times in a tiny street restaurant in Singapore and it was amazing. Never even heard of it before but I'm up for eating anything now

[wakingdream]

Also, any kind of thali, meat or veg, with naan, and raita and katchumber and a super spicy curry! Mmmmm!

[whereshegoes]

Oh my gosh I can't believe I didn't say it sooner....

Poke! This flavorful specially prepared raw ahi tuna from Hawaii is by far my favorite. I am salivating just thinking about it.