International cuisine (appreciation thread)

[goat]

i will be having some amazing middle eastern food either tonight or tomorrow, will take pics!

as long as you had some of these:

your meal is great.

Some Lahmajoun is good too:

it's great with za'atar too (only pic i could find.....really doesn't make it look too appealing)

[dismalfuture]

Part of this game is explaining your food dawg. I am gonna pick up two chicken shawarma tomorrow for yall niggaz though when I grab the Temple of Jawnz samples from the tailors.

[isolated_hero]

the other meat inside is minced meat...take whatever sort you like best...

I'm sure it's delicious. It's beef, bacon, then another meat inside? (veal, venison?) More than three red meats in a single concoction and you're reaching stairway to heaven status.

[goat]

Part of this game is explaining your food dawg.

picky picky

First Pic - stuffed vine leaves. Stuffing depends what region of the Mediterranean, but we make ours with rice and ground beef.

2nd pic - ground beef on flat bread w/ spices. oven baked.

3rd pic - za'atar (thyme) on flatbread. oven baked.

there's a few other versions also (cheese, cheese & tomato, cheese and za'atar, etc.)

by "flatbread", i don't mean pita.

[redX]

i think this thread needs some southern german food

if you ever see "Spätzle" on a menu, get iiiiit

here's a wiki that has a good explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sp%C3%A4tzle

you can have spätzle with many types of food here is one of my favorite ways to have spätzle

http://i39.tinypic.com/2mrtrwo.jpg

spätzle with 3 different types of meat (i can't seem to make it show up)

or if you are in siwtzerland and north of the "Rösti-Graben" (that means in the german speaking part of CH) you should get this:

it's coarsely grated potatoes fried in a pan. ridiculously good stuff. goes well with any kind of meat and sauce

[beautyfake]

No one fancy some Indonesian food?

[whitney]

international food i appreciate...

jerk chicken

fucking heart skipped a beat.. best part is the skin <3

i <3 brazilian barbecue

... a lot. its especially good when its homemade and served the traditional 'family style' with lots of beer

gotta say the last time i had this i wasn't impressed but i guess it was the restaurant..they had it buffet style walkin' around bringing the meat to us but i wasn't full yet and they for some reason didn't bring anymore

szechuan hot pot

best type of hot pot there is.

thai red curry. there's a dope place in my area where the red curry is ridiculous, i could seriously just live off the sauce + rice. tastyyyy.

where???

[ProfMonnitoff]

i love vine leaves

never had minced meat in them though and dont think i want to

the supermarket on the way to school has really good 'fresh' olives and really good feta so i usually just get some of that, add a few drops of olive oil and a bit of pepper, that's lunch for me.

[samsikle]

whitney, new krung thai (http://www.yelp.com/biz/new-krung-thai-restaurant-san-jose). service hella sucks though.

[Ichigo100%]

I have yet to try some tandoori chicken.. I hear it's pretty damn delish due to its rich spices (cayenne pepper and red chilli powder) and almost sweet but spicy texture..

India:

One thing I do love though is Peking Duck.. Add some chilli peppers and soy sauce and I'm in heaven. I don't care how oily or fatty this is, it tastes phenomenal.

Beijing:

[samsikle]

chicken tikka masala & naan. omnomnomnom

[DaBestSpoona]

in 50 years, when americans learn to wash their hands after they take a shit, this will be as common as tuna tartare on menus.

[Ichigo100%]

No one fancy some Indonesian food?

Beautyfake, you post some real nice looking indo-food, but what are the names? These dishes actually look quite delicious. It makes me sad though, that there aren't many eateries that carry Indonesian food around my area. I've yet to dive into the indonesian culture of foods although it's been an area of interest.

[Ichigo100%]

Another Jamaican Favorite of mine is Curry Goat Roti.. If you want some extra flavour (and a runny nose), add in some jerk sauce, red peppers and your good to go.

[deusvalor]

1. Satay with lots of fried onion. Curry looks alittle different from the traditional peanut gravy.

2. Not really sure - pre-mixed karedok?

3. Nasi Lemak (literally fat rice cos its cooked with coconut milk

4. looks like gado gado.

Indonesian cuisine done right is hard to come by.

Beautyfake, you post some real nice looking indo-food, but what are the names? These dishes actually look quite delicious. It makes me sad though, that there aren't many eateries that carry Indonesian food around my area. I've yet to dive into the indonesian culture of foods although it's been an area of interest.

[julzkind]

maaaaan, i dont want middle eastern food for like 7 yrs! i dont eat vine leaves unless my mom makes them. gotta get them bone-in lamb chunks cooking with them to get that flavor...

sfeeha? is that lahmajoun? meat packed on to rolled out dough and then cooked not too long? love it! i can make it too!

zaa'tar is best loose, when u take a peice of pita bread and dip in olive oil and then the zaa'tar....

i took pics but they are mad blurry fattoush, i could live on.

as long as you had some of these:

your meal is great.

Some Lahmajoun is good too:

it's great with za'atar too (only pic i could find.....really doesn't make it look too appealing)

[Ichigo100%]

Torontonians know of the Taste of the Danforth, so I'm sure many of you will be familiar with this popular greek dish

Greece/Chicken Souvlaki Platter

[beautyfake]

1. Satay with lots of fried onion. Curry looks alittle different from the traditional peanut gravy.

2. Not really sure - pre-mixed karedok?

3. Nasi Lemak (literally fat rice cos its cooked with coconut milk

4. looks like gado gado.

Indonesian cuisine done right is hard to come by.

Good try!

1. Sate Padang (Lamb sate from Padang region)

2. Pre-mix Rujak (Fruits with spicy peanut sauce)

3. Yes, some sort of nasi lemak

4. Correct! That's gado gado (Vegetables with spicy peanut sauce and some kerupuk)

[beautyfake]

Beautyfake, you post some real nice looking indo-food, but what are the names? These dishes actually look quite delicious. It makes me sad though, that there aren't many eateries that carry Indonesian food around my area. I've yet to dive into the indonesian culture of foods although it's been an area of interest.

Posted the names above!

Ichigo, where you at?

I think Holland is definitely the best place to get Indonesian food in Europe.

Though, being Indonesian myself, I still complain about the taste of the Indonesian food here.

Come visit Indonesia and I'll let you know where to eat!

[jonle714]

bo 7 mon/viet.

the things wrapped in seaweed(i tink) is truth.

[Ichigo100%]

Posted the names above!

Ichigo, where you at?

I think Holland is definitely the best place to get Indonesian food in Europe.

Though, being Indonesian myself, I still complain about the taste of the Indonesian food here.

Come visit Indonesia and I'll let you know where to eat!

Im in Toronto Canada right now. Our city is FULL of multiculture, however I haven't found many places dedicated to Indonesian cuisine. Perhaps I haven't looked thoroughly enough lol. I find that we're saturated with a lot of Cantonese/Mandarin eateries.

I'm down for a trip to indonesia though, wouldn't mind getting to know the culture and lifestyle down there. At the moment, I'm poor so no traveling for a while ahah.

[DaBestSpoona]

I'm surprised dismal didnt bust out the yoshoku food

hayashi rice from Nakamuraya

[suicide]

best

and oh yeah

fuck the thai style

so this:

[Ichigo100%]

Yo suicide, name the food man. How can one appreciate the cuisine without knowing the name lol?

[dismalfuture]

I'm surprised dismal didnt bust out the yoshoku food

hayashi rice from Nakamuraya

I would've but I'm in the midst of a down phase with the youshoku. My girlfriend's curry rice is mad salty and her beef stew leans towards the French side of the house too much. Don't have the heart to tell her it's not how I dream of these fine dishes.

Been eatin a lot of katsu lately though.

[ColdTurkey]

CHICKEN ADOBO

[Ichigo100%]

I know this is pretty common amongst most of you, but I just love spicy salmon rolls..

[shufon]

as long as you had some of these:

your meal is great.

Some Lahmajoun is good too:

it's great with za'atar too (only pic i could find.....really doesn't make it look too appealing)

You forgot these:

Kibbeh naye

Mjaddarah

Meat pies

[Guest jmatsu]

[Ichigo100%]

whats the last image jmatsu?