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Not necessarily the best meals (or places), but the meals (or places) that best represent your culture.

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[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 27 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Currywurst. Chopped fried or grilled sausage with ketchup and curry spice sprinkled on top. Often served with fries.

You can get it almost everywhere in Germany, especially at street festivals. Simple, absolutely unhealthy and delicious.

Edit: I would also have said the Döner Kebab. Veil or chicken grilled on a vertical spitroast, sliced into thin strands of meat, loaded into a slightly toasted flatbread along with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, onions and depending on the region and restaurant white or red cabbage in vinegar and oil, together with a yogurt sauce.

But you could argue that Döner is Turkish because it was invented by a Turkish immigrant and is usually prepared by Turkish descendants (or those who look Turkish). But then again I heard that restaurants in Turkey started offering German Döner because that's what tourists expected to get.

[-] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

One of my biggest regrets in life is not eating currywurst while I was in Germany. I will make it right though. Maybe next year.

[-] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

Boston cream pie... more like a cake. Very delicious. If you're ever in Boston, you can visit where it started at the Parker House Hotel (Omni).

[-] mPony@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

on the east coast of Canada, in the French speaking region known as Acadie (not in Quebec), there is a dish known as Poutine Rapée. it is not the delicious "cheese fries and gravy" Poutine, oh no. This is a big fucking potato dumpling with seasoned pork and onion inside it. Making them is an art form. They are super delicious. Eat one of those for lunch and you'll go for hours.

[-] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

As a former Maritimer, I feel robbed that I was exposed to Halifax donair and not this instead.

Donair sucks and donair pizza is an abomination, and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise. This on the other hand sounds amazing.

[-] mPony@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

well bud, I enjoy donairs enough for both of us put together, so don't you worry about that. I could eat the arse end out of one right now and I'm not even done my coffee.

But yeah, Poutine Rapée is absolutely tits. Like a "cult classic" movie or a super amazing hotspot that only the locals know about, if you know you know, and now you know. I hope wherever you are that you have a kick-ass day.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

New York pizza and hotdogs, Philly cheesesteaks, Vermont cheddar, and San Francisco sourdough clam chowder bowls. I'm sure every state has their specialty, so you'll have to visit every single one to try everything :p

[-] jnplch@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 6 months ago
[-] merari42@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Mmh, the uniquely East German taste of Realsozialismus

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[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Cold smoked raindeer meat.

Just amazing.

[-] TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)
[-] wjrii@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Bunny chow is so good. There’s a South African expat who runs a store/restaurant by my house here in Texas and makes what seems to be pretty authentic bunny chow and Vetkoek. Unfortunately, I found out that he and his wife are so aggressively MAGA that I legitimately wonder if he left S.A. because he was sad to see Apartheid go.

[-] TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Seems far too common. My parents had a difficult time getting into the US so hearing about "all the illegals just strolling into the country" vitriol Fox spews seems to indoctrinate them

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[-] vodkasolution@feddit.it 9 points 6 months ago

Just some pasta with tomatoes, cut in small pieces, with a bit of olive oil and some basil. It takes 10 minutes just of waiting for the pasta to be ready. As simple and quick as delicious.

[-] safesyrup@lemmy.hogru.ch 9 points 6 months ago

Apart from the obvious cheese and chocolate, i‘d reccomend some good ol rösti with a spiegelei

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[-] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 months ago

Poutine, but just the classic kind. Cheese curds and brown gravy over fries. Don't go to a poutinerie for the first time ever and order some stupid shit like buffalo chicken poutine. And don't order your first poutine from McDonald's either.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

The best is in Quebec. Ottawa is a good second best.

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

The best poutine I had was at the Montreal airport, no joke. Big ol pile of Smoked Meat on top!

I love poutine. The only reason it hasn't caught on here south of the border is it's Frenchy.

[-] merari42@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

The Southwest of Germany has two really regional dishes that are worth a try. The one is Käsespätzle which is a special Swabian type of egg-noodles with cheese. The other is Maultaschen which are Swabian Ravioli.

[-] AquaTofana@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

My favorite thing when I visited SW Germany was Fleishkase (I've also heard it referred to as Leberkase), and I've been unable to find it anywhere here in the states. I ate it at least once a week, grilled on a crusty bread with mustard from a Barbarossa bakery, and anywhere I traveled that had it on the menu I tried it (shoutout to Trier for having my favorit!)

I've been meaning to look into how difficult it is to make. I've been dreaming about it for like 2 years now 😭

Edit: Also, yes, kasespaetzle is next level fantastic. That I can kind of get at the Commissary on most military bases though, because us Americans want access to all the neat shit we get used to while serving overseas. However, while it's yummy, it's also prepackaged noodles just-add-water type shit at the Commissary, and not half as good as what I had over in Germany. Does scratch the itch when I'm craving it though!

[-] merari42@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Leberkäse is kinda hard to make yourself and is basically made from what's left after slaughtering a pig and using all the good stuff for something else. Käsespätzle however is super easy to make from fresh dough yourself. For one pan the Spätzle are just made from 250 grams of very fine flour finely mixed with 5 fresh eggs. You just need to get some water cooking and then can either do a technique called "Spätzle schaben" where you just need a small kitchen board and a knife to get them into the water or use a Spätzlepress which is a specialised tool just to make them (safes you a lot of work).

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The recipe my dad uses (was the owner/chef of a local kitchen):

500g Flour type 405
500g Flour for Spätzle (can supposedly substituted for 80:20 wheat and semolina flour according to a random search)
500g eggs (about 10x middle eggs)
30g Salt
400g Carbonated water (airy texture for dough. If not available just use regular water)

Give that a good beating a good beating (mixing) and press it through a noodle press right into hot water and cook until done.
The slower the thicker they will become

Didn't try it yet but I believe it should be about accurate.
Also I dunno about the amount it will result all done. Probably needs to be downscaled significantly since this is aimed for restaurant type of mass ;)

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[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

Can confirm both of those are fantastic!

[-] thehatfox@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Fish and chips, the UK's national dish. Curry sauce or mushy peas optional. From a proper local chippy for the real experience.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

He he the Swedish kebab & bearnaisesås pizza (no one said it had to be good, and I didn't say surströmming which is something nobody eats after all). Very popular! You might never forget it except if the Italians finds out and declare war on Sweden and everyone dies.

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[-] swordsmanluke@programming.dev 7 points 6 months ago

USA: Real barbeque. I don't mean braised meat slathered in a sticky sauce, either. I mean tough cuts of meat, cooked slow and low over woodsmoke until it is fall-off-the-bone tender. No sauce required.

Much easier to find this in the southern US, with Texas, Missouri, and the Carolinas all being particularly famous BBQ regions. In the northern states, your best bet is gonna be to find someone local with a smoker - not just a grill.

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

A Bunnings Snag.

If you visit Australia our main hardware store called Bunnings hosts charity bbq to fundraise. For a couple dollaroos you get a barbequed sausage on a piece of bread with your choice of onions and/or condiments.

[-] mPony@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

I can't read the word "dollaroos" without hearing it in an Australian accent. I hope Australians read the word "loonie" and think there's perhaps a slightly intoxicated Canadian involved.

[-] SEND_NOODLES_PLS@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

The first time I tried a sausage sizzle from Bunnings, I was a bit disappointed. Maybe it's because all my mates have been recommending giving it a try and hyping it up and whatnot, and I was really looking forward to it when I finally got around to it, but I didn't really find it all that after the fact.

I mean, it's not bad. It's a couple of bucks, it's a great sausage on white bread, I'd get it again no worries. I kinda just expected more I guess.

[-] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I'm listing countries where I've lived and split into Savoury, sweet and drinks categories, some countries have less items because I couldn't think of other examples. On most places and categories I tried to limit myself to 3 entries.

Argentina

Savoury

  • Churrasco - Argentinian bbq, it's just meat with salt and possibly chimichurri (a "sauce" made with some herbs, restaurants around the world seem to call any dressing chimichurri but the traditional one is the best and only one for me)
  • Fugazzeta - Essentially a thick dough onion and cheese pizza
  • Empanadas - Similar to a calzone but with more fillings, it can be made in the oven, fried or grilled in charcoal. Traditional filling is meat but also very popular are Humita (corn with bechamel sauce, one of my favorites)

Sweet

  • Alfajor - two biscuits with dulce de leche in between, usually covered with chocolate.
  • Postre Balcarce - One of my favorites desserts, it's a sort of cake with peaches, almond, merengue and other stuff, look it up.
  • Media Lunas - Sweet croissant.

Drinks

  • Mate - A sort of tea, drunk in a special cup with a special straw.
  • Paso de Los toros pomelo - Grapefruit flavoured tonic water.
  • Fernet con coca - An alcoholic drink made by mixing Fernet (a bitter liquor) with a can of coke.

Brazil

Savoury (northeast)

  • Acarajé - A Bean paste fried in dendê oil, filled with shrimp, Vatapá (a paste made of shrimp, coconut milk, peanuts, etc) and Caruru (a paste made with okra, personally I don't like it)
  • Moqueca - A stew made with fish, shrimp, tomatoes , onion and dendê oil
  • Beiju - A tortilla made with cassava flour, filled with a variety of fillings.

Savoury (general)

  • Coxinha - A fried potato dough filled with chicken and usually requeijão/catupiry (a special creamy cheese)
  • Pastel - Similar to Argentinian empanadas, but the dough is lighter and it's only served fried.
  • Feijoada - A stew made with black beans and some meats (sometimes eaten with orange)

Sweet

  • Brigadeiro/Beijinho - Cooked condensed milk with chocolate powder or coconut.
  • Pudim - Cooked condensed milk (Yes, Brazilians love condensed milk) with eggs and a caramel sauce.
  • Paçoca - Sweet peanut crumbly cylinder.

Drinks

  • Guarana - A soda made from a fruit found in Brazil.
  • Caldo de cana - Pressed sugar cane, essentially natural sugary water.
  • Caipirinha - An alcoholic drink made with lime and cachaça (a typically Brazilian alcoholic drink). Cachaça is not vodka, and a caipirinha made with vodka instead of cachaça is called a caipiroska.

Italy

Italian food is very well known, so I'll list less known dishes, some of them are still known but not to the same level of Lasagna and Tiramisu.

Savoury

  • Parmegiana - A lasagna made with eggplant instead of dough and LOTS of parmesan cheese
  • Panzerotti - Similar to a calzone, but lots more filling and a thinner dough
  • Putsnesca - garlic, anchovies, capers and black olives tomato sauce, usually eaten with Penne

Sweet

  • Panettone - A sweet bread with caramelized fruits and raisins
  • Panna Cotta - Cooked cream topped with some sauce
  • Pastafrola/Pasta frolla - Sweet tart filled with jams

Drinks

  • Lemoncello - Lemon liquor.
  • Aranciatta - Similar to Fanta but I think it's made with tonic water because it has a bitter taste to it.
  • Soda - A traditionally made soda with syrup and sparkling water, they have several flavors.

Ireland

Savoury

  • Guiness stew - A stew made with meat, potatoes, onion, carrots and Guiness.

Drinks

  • Guiness

Spain

Savoury

  • Tortilla de patatas - A sort of tall omelette made with fried potatoes and usually onion.
  • Paella - Seafood and veggies with rice and saffron.
  • Patatas bravas - Fried potatoes with a spicy sauce.

Sweet

  • Crema catalana - Custard topped with caramelized sugar.
  • Churros/Xurros - Fried dough covered in sugar and cinnamon, made to be eaten by dipping in chocolate or dulce de leche.
  • Turrón - A sort of nougat.

Drinks

I've only recently moved to Spain, haven't had any traditional drinks here, if someone has some recommendations let me know.

[-] Hugin@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Tostone. Take a green unripe plantain (similar to a banana). peel it cut into 3 or 4 parts depending on size. Soak in salt water over night. Dry and fry 3 min. Remove from oil and smash it flat. Fry for another 3 min. Salt and serve with crushed garlic in olive oil.

[-] TotallyNotSpez@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

Irish breakfast roll

[-] reallyzen@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago

Belgium: French Fries, yes. Common Tourist Etiquette Mistake: don't put ketchup on it, just don't.

Laos: Laap (of fish preferably) and sticky rice, the dry on eyou make a ball with your fingers, grab a tiny bit of extra-spicy Laap, and let it explode in your mouth. Chew lengthily to allow the rice to restore balance in your innards.

Morocco: Couscous. Not a joke, so good and also kind of mandatory on Friday Noon. I love my Fridays!

[-] ABCDE@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Pork and rice, with pickled vegetables and an egg on top.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 months ago

Poutine.

Caesar.

A&W burger family.

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[-] SuperSynthia@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Tacos, Enchiladas, Papusa’s, Gorditas, Tamales, etc. I’m very spoiled where Im at.

[-] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Okay this is going to be a little less high brow then many other suggestions

Fat Shack - There are a number of locations in USA mostly in Colorado and Texas but there are in about 10 state. I would never call this food good for you. But it may be one of the most American things ever.

The main sandwich they make is called the Fat Shack and is a hoagie roll filled with Cheesesteak, chicken fingers, jalapeño poppers, mozzarella sticks, french fries & honey-jalapeño mustard. And you can get your choice of sauce (I always choose cheese sauce because at this point why not). The smallest size of this sandwich comes in at 1600 calories.

All their food is in the same theme and most locations have a you bring it we fry it thing too. They make no guarantees but will try to fry anything you want to bring in.

If you are visiting an area with one or live near one it is quite the experience to eat one of their meals and really one may be enough for a lifetime.

[-] mechoman444@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

I'm Ukrainian. We have a very particular way of making salted hearing. It's really good and totally different from more commonly sold salted hearing and I would recommend it to anyone.

We call it селёдка (see-leot-ka)

[-] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

If you come to Chicago, definitely grab an Italian beef, a Chicago style hot dog, and some deep dish.

If you’re adventurous, try a shot of Malort. I personally like it, but it’s generally hated and used as a joke on tourists.

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

The US at large? Too diverse to have a specific cuisine but corn is a native food here, I recommend corn on the cob, either just with butter or the fancy Mexican style, and also try cornbread.

Local food, we have Cuban sandwiches and deviled crab, I didn't know until recently that those are only served around here, despite the name these are Florida foods. Cuban sandwich is a three meat affair on Cuban bread, deviled egg is a sort of fried dough with seasoned crabmeat in the middle.

[-] scoobford@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 months ago

Texas food is pretty grim, but we we have some good stuff.

  • Beef is very cheap here, so if you like steaks, I'd recommend a nice steakhouse. Especially if you're European, y'alls steaks are the stuff of nightmares.

  • We also have good tex mex, which probably explains a lot of our obesity issues.

  • Watermelons here are both much better and much larger than anywhere else I've ever been.

  • Chicken fried steak does kick the shit out of schnitzel, even if mushroom sauce is amazing.

Otherwise we mostly import any cuisine worth a damn.

[-] swordsmanluke@programming.dev 4 points 6 months ago

Bro - no mention of Texas BBQ? Beef brisket with Texas-style BBQ beans (savory, not sweet for those who haven't had them) is amazing.

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[-] kbal@fedia.io 2 points 6 months ago

I'm not usually much interested in "food experiences" but nonetheless I have an answer and it is the sugar shack pancake breakfast.

[-] tunetardis@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago

Oh yeah, that is the best! They have one at the conservation area near me. You go there around March and slap on some cross-country skis to get to the shack. Then just as the cold is starting to set in a bit, you walk in there where they're boiling the sap and take in the aroma. Then you sit down at a long table and gorge yourself on pancakes with the syrup still hot and mixing with the butter. And then on the way back, if you have any bird seed in your pocket, you can just hold it out and chickadees will land on your hand. It's magical!

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