Best food in the world

[Admiral Yi]

When I think hipsterized I think of places that serve food on weird "plates". I don't want to eat fries off a shovel, thanks.

I think of food that has altitude.  A meatloaf tower.

I like my food all down at sea level thank you very much.

[Barrister]

It's not that I want the chef's personal take, but rather walking into an Indian restaurant is like walking into a "European" restaurant that serves all the greatest hits from around europe: a menu of French Onion Soup, spaghetti bolognese, viener schnitzel, beef wellington, swedish meatballs and pyrogies. (and I spent no time coming up with this list so don't roast me on it).

Gotcha.  You want Indian restaurants to be Bengali restaurants, or Tamil restaurants etc.

I don't want them all to be like that, but maybe some,  Or at least for me to be exposed to more different varieties, before me saying it's the #1 cuisine.

[The Larch]

Fun trivia about Indian cuisine: Vindaloo is actually of Portuguese origin. 

Other typically Asian dish of Portuguese origin? Japanese tempura.

[Admiral Yi]

And of course Japanese donkatsu is a rip off of snchitzel.

[The Larch]

And of course Japanese donkatsu is a rip off of snchitzel.

Which is Italian in origin.

[Admiral Yi]

Which is Italian in origin.

No shit.  Didn't know that.

[The Larch]

Which is Italian in origin.

No shit.  Didn't know that.

It's based on the "Cotteletta alla Milanese", which is documented since the Middle Ages. The Austrians imported it when they took over Northern Italy.

[Barrister]

Fun trivia about Indian cuisine: Vindaloo is actually of Portuguese origin. 

Further fun fact: that's fairly common knowledge.

[celedhring]

As for, "what's becoming trendy now", in Barcelona it's the plague of hipsterised traditional restaurants.

What makes it a plague? And for that matter, what makes it hipsterised?

Some 10 years ago, there were some great new restaurants in Barcelona that took traditional Catalan cuisine, gave it a makeover and put it on the limelight- but now there's a lot of me-tooism going on, with a bunch of restaurants that follow the same concept but it's style over substance, and very overpriced.

[The Larch]

Fun trivia about Indian cuisine: Vindaloo is actually of Portuguese origin. 

Further fun fact: that's fairly common knowledge.

Well, I find it interesting. 

[Syt]

I learned that during a pub quiz.

[Josquius]

And of course Japanese donkatsu is a rip off of snchitzel.

And ramen from China.

That's what Japan does very very well. Nipponify foreign food.
As mentioned native Japanese food, bar sushi, is broadly shit.

[The Larch]

And of course Japanese donkatsu is a rip off of snchitzel.

And ramen from China.

That's what Japan does very very well. Nipponify foreign food.
As mentioned native Japanese food, bar sushi, is broadly shit.

Gyozas are also Chinese in origin, right?

[Josquius]

And of course Japanese donkatsu is a rip off of snchitzel.

And ramen from China.

That's what Japan does very very well. Nipponify foreign food.
As mentioned native Japanese food, bar sushi, is broadly shit.

Gyozas are also Chinese in origin, right?

Si.

[Sheilbh]

Isn't there that map of Mongol invasions spreading dumpling culture all over Eurasia (if so - their greatest achievement)?