Let's talk about food

[simonm]

I want to know the best dish of each different type of cuisine. I will then compile a list for my own (and perhaps others) benefit! Nominations will be greatfully received.


Here is the list so far:

Italian

• Spahgetti con la vongole (spahgetti with clams)
• Antipasta: Tuna Carpaccio with rocquet and pine nutes 1st Course: Linguine with rabbit ravioli (actually Linguini with butter and truffles comes VERY close) 2nd Course, steak layer with fois gras
• Grilled Chicken Alfredo
• Scallopini Ai Quattro Formaggi (slab of pork with a four cheese sauce)

German

• Schweinhaxen mit kartoffeln und sauerkraut (pork knuckle with mash pots and sauerkraut, all washed down with a stein of local german beer)
• Bratwust with german mustard

Czech Republic

• Beek stew with Garlic Potato Pancakes, washed down with a pint of Pilsner urquell (mmmmmmm)

Spanish

• Tapas, especially Wild mushrooms sauteed in olive il and garlic, splinkled with sea salt
• gambas alioli (hot prawns in oil)
• Serrano Ham drizzled with olive oil
• spicy chorizo sandwich.
  All washed down with a chilled bottle of Albarino white... (my last meal in Barcalona)

Portugese

• Sardines, grilled over open flame, outside

French

• Moule Marinare

Flemmish

• Waterzooi (dinner soup with vegetables)
• Rabbit with prunes
• Jambon des Ardennes.
• Chips!

Swedish

• Gravadlax
• Rollmop Herring

British

• Steak & Ale Stew with Dumplings
• Roast Pork Belly, Roast potates and spinch (YUM!!!!)
• Craster Kippers
• Offal - Haggis particularly from a butcher shop in Berwick
• Cockles in white wine
• Bangers and mash
• Fish'n'Chips
• Cornish Pasty

Irish

• Guinness and Oysters

Japanese

• Hamachi sashimi (yellowtail)
• agadashi dofu (deep fried tofu with horserashish and licquer - is the bollix mate)
• Shabu Shabu (loads of raw fish, raw meat, veggies dipped into a boiling pot of stock - tasty)
• Miso Ramen (soup noodles with vegetables and raost pork slices - eaten with very loud slurps). great for hangovers.
• Sansai Curry: chicken and vegetable mild curry, with boiled rice. Very tasty in a comfort-food kind of way.

Thai

• Tom Yung Gong (Hot and Sour soup) and Pad Thai noodles

Indian

• Prawn Puri starter
• Lamb Rogon Josh
• Vegetable Doza
• Tarka Dall
• Saag Bahji
• Tandoori Chicken

North African & Eastern Mediteranean

• Hake with tahini sauce with safron rice and taboulah
• Schwarma Kebabs
• Oven roasted lamb leg with cous cous
• Aubergine salad

Australian

• Fresh King Prawn and Mango Salad with
  aiolii and vietnamese dipping sauces.
• Beef carpaccio, with S.A. extra virgin olive oil
  sea salt and fresh pepper.
• Seared Tasmanian Salmon Steak
  on a bed of linguine and Rocket
  with a Thai inspired fresh mint and chilli dressing

American

• inch thick T-bone on a charcoal grill, with
  a bit of onion salt and garlic powder,
  done medium to medium well, pink but not mooing
  Grilled potatoes with onion, butter and Lowrys seasoning,
  asparagus (with of course butter and salt)
  with a basket of garlic bread (extra butter)
• Deep-fried Turkey.

Mex

• Chilli
• Carne Asado (and I DON'T mean the spineless garbage they claim as asado in Mexico)

Cajun

• Steamed Crawdads, Gumbo, plenty of pepper sauce and ICE cold beer.