Multicultural Foods!
What are some of your favorite foods from other cultures? Which foods would you love to try? <3
I love Turkish Delight, fish katsu (Japanese), and sausage rolls (English). Flake is the BEST English chocolate! Like the name implies, it is so incredibly flaky and yummy <3
I want to try White Rabbit candy (China). I got one today and I'm looking forward to trying it! What does it taste like, for those who have tried it? :)
Kiara
@jesusredeemedme2425 I'm not a big eater, but oneday I would like to try Chinese restaurant food (but not the meat 😬) in uk our main dishes are fish and chips and English breakfast. But UK is 4 countries joined in one island England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. I live in Wales, and our traditional dish is called ' Welsh rarebit ' which is basically cheese on toast😋
@Tinywhisper11
You’ve never had Chinese food???? It’s soooo good!!!! You’ll be hooked instantly. <3
Not a fan of meat?
I LOVE fish and chips!!! But I bet UK fish and chips is soooo much better than American… lol! My mom is English and she loves eating it with vinegar <3 So good! <3
Is Welsh the language that’s basically unpronouncable to Americans? Or is that Gaelic? Lol
Why is it called rarebit?
I love fried egg on toast <3
Isn’t English breakfast beans and some other stuff?
Is cheese on toast good? Is it like grilled cheese but open-faced?
@jesusredeemedme2425 yep grilled cheese on a slice of toast. I like meat ❤ I've just heard some rumours of chinese restaurants in the uk😬 I don't no I guess cheese was expensive so they called it rarebit (rare bit)
@Tinywhisper11
I bet it costs more than grilled cheese lol
I wonder if there’s less Chinese food restaurants in the UK because more Chinese people emigrate to the US? We have TONS of Chinese restaurants like everywhere. Lol
Now it’s eggs that are expensive. Thanks COVID. lol
@jesusredeemedme2425 haha! Yep cabbage over here is really expensive right now *Waves fists angrily at covid* I think we have quite a few chinese restaurants, but I live in a carehome, we have great chefs here, so no need to eat out really ❤
@Tinywhisper11
Cabbage, of all things?? Why???
I never figured out why it was eggs that suddenly got super expensive. lol
Awww that's awesome! You prolly eat way better than me. I eat microwaved stuff mostly. Anyway, British food is way more amazing than American food! <3
I love Italian food, Japanese food, and Chinese food. I grew up on Mexican food. I’ve tried middle eastern food, Nigerian food, Burmese food, Korean food. Nearly all food is amazing!
I want to try more Chinese foods because it is so good. And, I want to try Indian food because of all the Bollywood movies I have been watching.
@crimsonKitten1865
Any examples of your favorites from each culture? We need recommendations so we can try it too! <3
What Chinese foods would you like to try? I love orange chicken and sweet and sour chicken :)
Indian food is soooo good! And sometimes spicy, FYI.
What Bollywood movies have you watched? Any recommendations? (I have Netflix and Amazon Prime) :)
I highly recommend Dangal! It’s an Indian movie with depth and a ton of humor, it’s inspiring, and has an AMAZING soundtrack!!!! <3
Have you tried the White Rabbit candy yet? The best way to describe it is like milk or those Asian-styled yogurt drinks.
@jesusredeemedme2425
I haven’t tried it yet. Does it taste good?
What are some other yummy Chinese candies? <3
It's been decades since I had any. But they were one of our favourites back then. I've always liked the guava flavoured candies too. There are also these special candies that come out during Chinese New Years.. not sure what they are called, or how to describe the taste, but they are yummy too.
@jesusredeemedme2425
@Jaeteuk
I don't know if I've ever tasted an actual guava. Like, the fruit itself.
I've tried mooncakes (those are Chinese right?), which people say are super good, but I'm not a fan. lol
There are many type of fillings for the Mooncakes. But the most original one is the lotus with egg. But there are many other types, some without the egg and a different filling other than the lotus.
@Jaeteuk
What does lotus taste like? That's a flower right?
😃 This post is targeting only those of us who have access to "foreign food". Some of us live in areas so remote that foreign food is a dream.
I have excellent memories of my first pesto, some sashimi that was actually still alive, my first Peking duck and my first ink paella. All eaten in the country of origin. Now I make do with local cheese, game, and whatever is on sale at our small supermarket. My son is my cook nowadays and makes miracles, so there's that.
@Fradiga you still have haggis 😝😝😝 that's foeign good to me😁😂😂
@Tinywhisper11
I would try haggis if I went to Scotland, sure! I understand that the original recipe was from France and that "haggis" is derived from "hâchis", which means chopped-up food in French. The dish evolved with its name change
@Fradiga yep! It looks and sounds gross 😝😝 oh I remember calling you my neighbour🤔🤔🤔are you french!?
@Tinywhisper11 just scrolled down, I yep your in france ❤❤hi neighbour ❤
@Tinywhisper11
Hi, neighbour! I live in the boondocks - the least populated area of France, actually, just SW of the centre. This is why the food here is varied to some extent, but not quite exotic. I am not too squeamish about where the food has landed from in my plate.
@Tinywhisper11 ❤❤ I'm lucky here at the old folks nursing home where I live, we have chefs, so I don't have to worry about food. And your son is your chef, ❤❤❤
@Tinywhisper11
Well, if my son is the chef, it often means that I am the one cleaning up behind and my name is Conchita then
@Fradiga ohhh! I hope he's not a messy chef😂😂
@Fradiga
I’m sorry :( What about buying food (chicken or herbs or whatever) at the store, and cooking them using a recipe from a different culture? You could make the food differently and it would still taste like the food from that culture :)
What is sashimi? And why was it still alive??? Was it moving when you ate it???
What’s ink paella?
@jesusredeemedme2425
:) Thank you for your comments and questions
I’m sorry :( What about buying food (chicken or herbs or whatever) at the store, and cooking them using a recipe from a different culture? You could make the food differently and it would still taste like the food from that culture :)
Of course, I do this once in a while, having bought some groceries online and even growing a few exotic veggies here, but it's not the same really, having known the real thing.
What is sashimi? And why was it still alive??? Was it moving when you ate it???
Sashimi is plain raw fish, and it is also served with picked ginger and wasabi. Some restaurants in some countries prepare a part of the fish without killing it and throw it back in the aquarium. It is actually a very expensive meal. Oysters are supposed to be alive when you eat them. I also had shrimps who were cut but moving in my plate while I was eating the tail Cruel, wasn't it?
What’s ink paella?
It like a regular paella, but the cook uses the squid ink to give both a wonderful taste and colour to the rice.
A lot of ethnic food sold in other countries is not quite the real thing. For instance, if you go for Chinese food, it won't taste the same if you eat it in the US or in - say - Germany. The Chinese will tell you also that the food you consider Chinese is actually a pale comparison of some regional dish in Canton.
Since I am from France, I can tell you that the food is rather different region by region. A ratatouille is from Provence, and quiche is rather germanic for instance. Onion soup was made in Paris. You eat way more seafood when you live close to the ocean.
@Fradiga
Yeah, it’s never quite the same lol
Whyyyyyy do people insist upon eating animals while they’re alive? And boiling lobsters alive??? It’s so cruel :’(
What does squid ink taste like?
Yeah, Chinese food in the US just isn’t “real” usually. It’s sweetened and fried and generally focused on matching the American palate.
Speaking of the ocean… I love the scent of the salt water, the fresh breeze, and the sound of the birds crying when you’re by the ocean. <3
@jesusredeemedme2425
Whyyyyyy do people insist upon eating animals while they’re alive? And boiling lobsters alive??? It’s so cruel :’(
Well, people look for a specific taste and guaranteed freshness. There are a lot of values about food and beyond that are not shared by everyone. That is what make us diverse and less boring
@jesusredeemedme2425
I am reminded of the time I was following the conversations between two ladies, new colleagues, eating with me. This was in the early 1980s and we were from three different continents. Well, let's call ourselves L-1, L-2 and L-3.
L-1: I understand you eat worms in your country?
L-2: Hmmm, well, you are referring to the seasonal caterpillars we eat in season?
L-1: Yes, those
L-2: Yes, we do! But in your own country you eat critters too, don't you?
L-1: Yes, but they are edible!
L-3: ....... (food for thought)
@Fradiga
I mean... Everything is edible unless it's poisonous. It's really a mental and societal thing on what's acceptable to eat and what's not lol. People always get on people's case about other countries eating dog. So? It's meat. Their culture thinks of dogs as food. It's just a cultural thing, people. lol
@jesusredeemedme2425
Yes, judgement is too easy when you do not know anything. I agree with you there
@Fradiga
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What kind of foods are there in your part of the country? I'm American and don't know lol
@jesusredeemedme2425
esusredeemedme2425 OP 6 hours ago
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What kind of foods are there in your part of the country? I'm American and don't know lol
@jesusredeemedme2425It won't let me reply to the thread.
What kind of foods are there in your part of the country? I'm American and don't know lol
A lot of them have names that would not describe anything to you, such as pounti, farcidure, mique, flognarde, truffade, aligot, (all words that my computer is underlining in red after attempts at correcting the text).
Duck is rather popular here, as well as hard and soft cheeses, game in winter, chestnuts and walnuts (a ton of walnut trees cultivated here) - plenty of chestnuts in the woods. Sea fish is expensive but people get their own local river fish too.
One popular dessert which made it out of this region is clafoutis, a flan filled only with black cherries
@Fradiga
You’re right, they mean nothing to me because they’re all in French lol! What are a couple of your favorites, and what are they made of?
The food in your area sounds amazing, especially because it all sounds like it’s fresh and good. The food in America is full of preservatives and chemicals. Bleh. IDK what real food tastes like anymore lol! Even the fruit and veggies are full of stuff lol
I’ve never heard of clafoutis. Is it good?
And do they actually serve French fries in France? ;)
You’re right, they mean nothing to me because they’re all in French lol! What are a couple of your favorites, and what are they made of?
A lot of them are made of potatoes, garlic and duck fat, as well as pork and the local cereal. Swiss chard is popular also in those dishes
The food in your area sounds amazing, especially because it all sounds like it’s fresh and good. The food in America is full of preservatives and chemicals. Bleh. IDK what real food tastes like anymore lol! Even the fruit and veggies are full of stuff lol
Yes, I lived in the USA for 30 years and then another 17 in Canada where it is not much better. What we call ordinary food here is what you would call natural, but some stores sell even more natural foods.
I’ve never heard of clafoutis. Is it good?
Depends who makes it !!
And do they actually serve French fries in France? ;)
:) They come from Belgium - where they invented this type of fried potato. We do have those but we do not eat them regularly. Frying food is messy around the kitchen and traditionally, fat of any kind was an expensive commodity.
There was a lot of difficulties to make French people eat potatoes and a botanist called Mr. Parmentier managed to organize a banquet where the king (Louis XVI at the time) ate those in public to show potatoes were yummy and did not hurt your health.
@Fradiga
What’s the local cereal?
What’s “more natural” foods?
I wonder why they’re called French fries then lol
Why wouldn’t they eat potatoes????
Yes, lotus is a flower, usually grown in ponds. In the Mooncake, it's like pureed lotus seeds. Kinda sweet, almost nutty flavour.. it's really hard to describe what it tastes like though. Since it's only sold during the Moon Festival weeks, it's difficult to remember its flavour, but it is one of my favourites.
@jesusredeemedme2425
@Jaeteuk
I didn't know they were edible lol!
Did you grow up in China? (I'm assuming you're Chinese? My apologies if my assumption is incorrect) <3
I believe the only edible parts are the seeds.. but, if eaten on its own, it's bitter. That's why they put it in the Mooncakes, like a dessert.
Yes, I'm Chinese, from Hong Kong.. but living in Canada since Kindergarten years.
@jesusredeemedme2425
@Jaeteuk
What are the biggest differences between China and Canada that you've noticed?
If we're talking about delicacies. China is different from Hong Kong. But honestly, I'm not too sure myself, as I was only in Hong Kong at a very young age, I don't quite remember much about where I lived even, let alone the food. But after watching traveling shows where people eat, either in Hong Kong or the Mainland China, I think when it comes the food, the main difference is the type of food. In comparison to the Western Culture, many spicy foods that use a ton of red chili, it's like the soup is red. Not to be disgusting, but I heard in Mainland China, they eat a lot of organs.. like from cows or pigs.. they even have bugs that are fried. One type of food is, the Chinese have something called the Hot Pot. It's basically you have an over-the-counter stove (runs on propane), then, you put a pot on top of the fire with a soup base of your liking, then you can have veggies, beef, seafood on the table, and you have this little strainer where you can take a piece of food and let it cook in the boiling soup. There are restaurants that do this kind of food, so, you'll order a variety of foods, and you get to cook it yourself.
We do Hot Pot at home too. Except, a lot of our veggies, we'll first cook on the stovetop, then, once everything comes to a boil, we transfer to the smaller stove, where we'll cook the meat ourselves. There are thin-sliced beef that can be bought in markets, that are specifically for this purpose. That way, it cooks within 10secs. As for the sauces.. we can choose, when at home, we normally just use soy sauce, sesame oil, and wasabi. But, if you eat in a restaurant, you have many other choices of sauces to combine, some places even have raw eggs.
@jesusredeemedme2425
@Jaeteuk
The English eat a lot of organs too lol
Hot pot sounds amazing <3
Are raw eggs safe??
Personally, I haven't tried the raw eggs in the sauces during Hot Pot. My family doesn't feel safe eating raw eggs.. But, I've seen in TV dramas, either dramas from China or South Korea, that people eat them raw, almost like an energy booster. Put it in a cup and swallow it whole.
@jesusredeemedme2425
@Jaeteuk
That sounds slimy hehe
@jesusredeemedme2425
Savory wise Biriyani is amazing. Dessert wise I think I'd go with apple strudel. I tried to make it once and it went not so great, but once I got the hang of it boy was it amazing.
I'd like to try Thai food, my sister swears on it and Korean food as well.
@JollyRacher
What's biriyani?
@jesusredeemedme2425
I have never been so thrown off by a question in my life. Maybe it's because I have been to so many different gatherings and it's always served but I have never in my life met someone who didn't know what biriyani is. Biriyani is like a rice dish mixed with chicken or meat. I am not doing this dish justice with my poor explanation, but it's amazing. 10 out of 10 would recommend.
@JollyRacher
I'm kinda lame. Don't know enough multicultural foods XD
@JollyRacher
Thank you for your explanation <3