If you have an ethnic background...(this isn''t a race question btw)...

[Gypsy]

You all made me crave Korean so I just HAD to go get me some tonight. AND IT WAS SO GOOD, and yes DF I can use chopsticks just fine. I can even eat rice (even if it''s not sticky) with them.

 

[cakeny]

Korean food. Jealous of you Gypsy. SF not so good in the Korean food dept.

 

[Gypsy]

I can't say the East Bay/ Tri-Valley is either, but this is a small family place with pretty solid food. Is it the best? No. But it satisfies when you have an itch to scratch. I miss working in Santa Clara. Lots of great food down there. Ahh well. Now you want a serious lack of ethnic food? Marin. It's so sad.

 

[sba771]

I am an east coast Jew and can honestly eat bagels and lox 3 times a day. That is why being in Germany has been so hard. Also I happen to love Mexican food since I stopped keeping kosher and I also cannot get that here. I should open a taco bell, I would get rich...and probably fat

 

[AdiS]

Date: 5/28/2009 5:28:23 AM
Author: sba771
I am an east coast Jew and can honestly eat bagels and lox 3 times a day. That is why being in Germany has been so hard. Also I happen to love Mexican food since I stopped keeping kosher and I also cannot get that here. I should open a taco bell, I would get rich...and probably fat

sba, you mean there aren''t any Mexican restaurants in Germany?! How''s that possible?

 

[sba771]

Date: 5/28/2009 5:40:47 AM
Author: AdiS

Date: 5/28/2009 5:28:23 AM

Author: sba771

sba, you mean there aren''t any Mexican restaurants in Germany?! How''s that possible?

I live in Frankfurt and there are 2...their versions of nachos are ''american doritos'' (which are cool ranch doritos) covered in weird cheese. It just doesn''t really feel the same or take care of the cravings...just 1 more year to go!

 

[AdiS]

Date: 5/28/2009 5:51:23 AM
Author: sba771

Date: 5/28/2009 5:40:47 AM
Author: AdiS

Date: 5/28/2009 5:28:23 AM

Author: sba771

sba, you mean there aren''t any Mexican restaurants in Germany?! How''s that possible?

I live in Frankfurt and there are 2...their versions of nachos are ''american doritos'' (which are cool ranch doritos) covered in weird cheese. It just doesn''t really feel the same or take care of the cravings...just 1 more year to go!

Oh, that sucks. I feel your pain-when I was in Egypt I fell in love with one of their flat loafs with spices. When I came back to Sofia, I found a place where they made it but it just wasn''t the same. I guess I''ll just have to visit Egypt again, poor me.

Well, in just one more year you can have all the Mexican food you want, right?

 

[Lynnie]

I am a mutt also... my mom has traced her ancestry to the early 1800''s.
I love all kinds of food. I love all things barbequed.
Two weeks ago I went to a wedding, and the bride is from Peru. They had a backyard tented reception, and the authentic Peruvian food was delicious.
Sba... now I want a lox and bagel!! We aren''t Jewish, but when we were little it was a staple on Christmas. My mom would always go to the local Jewish Deli on Christmas morning - I think maybe it was the only place open on Christmas? I know, my family''s weird!
I love Jamaican food, too.... mmmm jerk chicken.

Yummy thread!

 

[ChargerGrrl]

I love food!

But for me, it''s not so much the type of cuisine, but rather how it''s prepared. I love food with lots of spices, flavors and seasonings. So that can be a wide range!

I just got back from Argentina, and fell in love with the cuisine. And i''m not a huge beef-eater! But there''s just something about the way food is celebrated there- actually, it''s the same feeling/flavor you get from most Latin-American countries.

 

[Julianna]

Awww, what''s with all the hatin'' on German food? I was raised in Munich, and Brötchen, Brezen, Wurst, Schnitzel and Spezi (and so on and so forth!) are some of my favorite foods on the planet! Nobody but nobody makes a pretzel like the Germans. Not the Amish (who are German in ancestry anyway), not "Aunt Annie''s" sad and pathetic mall kiosk. Not ANYBODY! I love Mexican food (red snapper tacos, anybody? droool) and Italian food and sushi/Japanese (I love squid salad) and Thai and American, but let us not forget German Wienerschnitzel and fried potatoes, people! Veal never died for a worthier cause. Mmmm. Vealicious.

That''s it, I need a plane ticket.

 

[Bia]

Date: 5/28/2009 1:31:03 PM
Author: Julianna
Awww, what''s with all the hatin'' on German food? I was raised in Munich, and Brötchen, Brezen, Wurst, Schnitzel and Spezi (and so on and so forth!) are some of my favorite foods on the planet! Nobody but nobody makes a pretzel like the Germans. Not the Amish (who are German in ancestry anyway), not ''Aunt Annie''s'' sad and pathetic mall kiosk. Not ANYBODY! I love Mexican food (red snapper tacos, anybody? droool) and Italian food and sushi/Japanese (I love squid salad) and Thai and American, but let us not forget German Wienerschnitzel and fried potatoes, people! Veal never died for a worthier cause. Mmmm. Vealicious.


That''s it, I need a plane ticket.

I love Aunt Annies

lol. I already gave my faves, but I forgot, I love Italian too. Not so much American-Italian, but authentic Italian seafood, risotto, pasta, soups (love the soups), cheese, wine...etc.
I also love good Chinese

Really I just love food. I eat most anything.

 

[oobiecoo]

My grandfather came here from Italy so I''m 1/4 Italian and LOVE Italian food! Its probably my favorite... but in a close contest with Mexican! I also really like Greek and Vietnamese.

 

[Alienor]

I am French and love french food. Yup!
Give me snails in a garlic butter sauce any time of the day.

 

[Mara]

Taco Bell is NOT Mexican food...!! It's Mexerican...but yeah it can be good from time to time!

Speaking of German food, the last few times I have been to Germany I LOVE LOVE LOVE their food. It is not like what we Americans eat here that passes for German food. It's way more fresh tasting, with less sauces, and some of it can rival the best restaurants I have eaten at in SF. The last time I was there I had an amazing roasted chicken and frites in a WORK CAFETERIA no less. Roasted chicken tasted as good as some of the five star restaurants. AND I had these amazing German meatballs and mashed potatoes in a lemon caper sauce...I came home and googled and found some old family recipe and made them for a dinner party and peeps here loved them to no end. I wrote my German counterparts asking for their family recipes after that.

But yeah, German food in Germany not like American German IMO. And they told me that Schnitzel is more Austrian, btw.

 

[Miscka]

Date: 5/28/2009 5:28:23 AM
Author: sba771
I am an east coast Jew and can honestly eat bagels and lox 3 times a day. That is why being in Germany has been so hard. Also I happen to love Mexican food since I stopped keeping kosher and I also cannot get that here. I should open a taco bell, I would get rich...and probably fat

Thanks for giving me a SERIOUS craving for lox and a bagel. Argghh there is only one place in my town to get it, and its only marginal.

I am of no particular ethnicity, but all my fave foods are "ethnic"....sushi, Thai, Indian, Greek, Mexican. I live in the Southeast, and I like southern food as well but am a vegetarian, so there aren''t a lot of choices! I have no idea how I ended up with the tastes I have, since most people around here think I am weird for being a vegetarian and ethnic foods aren''t that popular. Maybe I should move...

 

[sba771]

Date: 5/28/2009 5:40:58 PM
Author: Miscka

Date: 5/28/2009 5:28:23 AM

Author: sba771

I am an east coast Jew and can honestly eat bagels and lox 3 times a day. That is why being in Germany has been so hard. Also I happen to love Mexican food since I stopped keeping kosher and I also cannot get that here. I should open a taco bell, I would get rich...and probably fat

Thanks for giving me a SERIOUS craving for lox and a bagel. Argghh there is only one place in my town to get it, and its only marginal.


I am of no particular ethnicity, but all my fave foods are ''ethnic''....sushi, Thai, Indian, Greek, Mexican. I live in the Southeast, and I like southern food as well but am a vegetarian, so there aren''t a lot of choices! I have no idea how I ended up with the tastes I have, since most people around here think I am weird for being a vegetarian and ethnic foods aren''t that popular. Maybe I should move...

Sorry!!! I will also agree that real German food is AMAZING! very flavorful and surprisingly not heavy feeling. So far we have traveled to a bunch of the countries that people tend to associate with great cooking- but, for us, they have not stacked up to the food here. While many will disagree- even the pastries here are better than in Paris (IMHO)

 

[Mara]

sba...while i do love german pastries and eat my fair share on my visits there.....imo NOTHING beats a fresh parisian chocolate croissant...so light and flaky. omg i am drooling just thinking of it. i would have 2-3x a day in paris hahaha.

though one of my friends just got back from spain and said their pastries there were better than paris. now we HAVE to go.

 

[Julianna]

Date: 5/28/2009 5:30:24 PM
Author: Mara
Taco Bell is NOT Mexican food...!! It''s Mexerican...but yeah it can be good from time to time!

Speaking of German food, the last few times I have been to Germany I LOVE LOVE LOVE their food. It is not like what we Americans eat here that passes for German food. It''s way more fresh tasting, with less sauces, and some of it can rival the best restaurants I have eaten at in SF. The last time I was there I had an amazing roasted chicken and frites in a WORK CAFETERIA no less. Roasted chicken tasted as good as some of the five star restaurants. AND I had these amazing German meatballs and mashed potatoes in a lemon caper sauce...I came home and googled and found some old family recipe and made them for a dinner party and peeps here loved them to no end. I wrote my German counterparts asking for their family recipes after that.

But yeah, German food in Germany not like American German IMO. And they told me that Schnitzel is more Austrian, btw.

Wiener Schnitzel = Schnitzel from Wien. Wien = Vienna. Vienna = fabulous city in Austria. So, yeah, it''s Austrian. Being''s that you can ski (or jump, drive, mosey) into Austria from Germany without any hassle, though, I guess the cultures ended up mixing a tidge.

I didn''t spend much time in Wien and thus had to partake of my Schnitzel in Deutschland, which, as it were, wasn''t much of a loss.

Sorry about the Aunt Annie crack, Bia! Hee hee! I''m sure she''s a lovely lady.

 

[LadyBlue]

Date: 5/28/2009 5:30:24 PM
Author: Mara
Taco Bell is NOT Mexican food...!! It''s Mexerican...but yeah it can be good from time to time!.

That''s true, but sometimes when I''m traveling to cities and I don''t eat any mexican food for days and I see a taco bell I just run there lol. I should be ashamed

lol, it''s not that bad when you are craving so badly for mexican

 

[Giada]

I'm Greek American with a little Italian thrown in and I adore both cuisines! I literally clap when I have good Greek food, though. It warms the soul!

I grew up in Austin, so I'm a big fan of Tex-Mex as well.

My husband is half-Persian and I've really learned to love Persian food as well (only when cooked by someone in his family, though). There are no good Persian (or Greek for that matter) restaurants in Austin.

Mara, we are going to the annual Texas Greek Festival this Saturday and I cannot wait to eat and dance all night!

ETA: We have Taco Trucks in Texas, too! They are the best!

 

[princesss]

Date: 5/29/2009 12:51:50 AM
Author: Mara
sba...while i do love german pastries and eat my fair share on my visits there.....imo NOTHING beats a fresh parisian chocolate croissant...so light and flaky. omg i am drooling just thinking of it. i would have 2-3x a day in paris hahaha.

though one of my friends just got back from spain and said their pastries there were better than paris. now we HAVE to go.

ITA! I have yet to find a place outside of France that makes a really great croissant. And I absolutely ADORE Nutella crepes. Adore them. Ate 2 or 3 a day (on top of the croissants) when I was in Paris. Yummy oooey goooey deliciousness.

And you know, I don''t remember any specific pastry from Spain. I do remember turron at Christmas was amazing. And pintxos (tapas) was fabulous, and I''m kind of in the mood for a kalimotxo now (Rioja and Coke). Mmmmm....now I''m hungry again and all I have for lunch is a chicken salad sandwich.

 

[Mara]

princess what about churros and hot xocolate??!!? the pictures they uploaded via mobile from spain were droolworthy.

giada, i joke around with my friends about moving somewhere and opening up a taco cupcake truck...hahaha. tacos on one side, cupcakes on the other!

 

[Giada]

Mara, you would have a booming business in Austin!

A new little cupcake shop opened up (they sell them out of a shiny Airstream Trailer) in a few of the trendy districts. It's called "Hey Cupcake!". We also have a similar crepe shop called "Flip Happy".

http://www.heycupcake.com/noflash.html

http://www.fliphappycrepes.com/

 

[princesss]

Date: 5/29/2009 11:25:00 AM
Author: Mara
princess what about churros and hot xocolate??!!? the pictures they uploaded via mobile from spain were droolworthy.

giada, i joke around with my friends about moving somewhere and opening up a taco cupcake truck...hahaha. tacos on one side, cupcakes on the other!

I didn''t have those there. I was up north in the Basque country, though, so that could be why. Cuisine was just a little bit different up there, lol. Food was very different in Madrid and Barcelona than it was in Bilbao.

 

[sba771]

Date: 5/29/2009 11:37:48 AM
Author: princesss

Date: 5/29/2009 11:25:00 AM

Author: Mara

princess what about churros and hot xocolate??!!? the pictures they uploaded via mobile from spain were droolworthy.


giada, i joke around with my friends about moving somewhere and opening up a taco cupcake truck...hahaha. tacos on one side, cupcakes on the other!

I didn''t have those there. I was up north in the Basque country, though, so that could be why. Cuisine was just a little bit different up there, lol. Food was very different in Madrid and Barcelona than it was in Bilbao.

I had Churros and chocolate in Madrid last week- OMG heaven! I should upload my pictures

 

[Peepa]

I am SO craving Korean food now. Not that I don''t crave it every other day but especially today with all this talk of Korean food.
Maybe some soondoobu?
Bibimbap?
Kimchi with seaweed soup and rice? You gotta love birthdays since seaweed soup is what my mom makes me along with a table full of banchan and goodies.

Sigh. Is the workday over yet? Ah!