Looking for foods to try and share a bit of my own culture. My family is cantonese viet and I grew up eating in a lot of traditional banquet hall restaurants. Usually these are dim sum menu for lunch and traditional shared foods for dinner. Most people have tried the common ones like siu mai (pork wrapper dumpling) and haw gow (shrimp rice dumpling) but my favorites are the uncommon ones like ngau zaap (beef offal) and baak wan fung zaau (pickled chicken feet).

Ngau zaap is basically braised brown sauce using off cuts, usually stomach and whatnot, with chinese radish. Its very savory, kinda like if you made an asian gravy.

Baak wan fung zaau is just chicken feet pickled in white vinegar. If you had pickled radish it's essentially the same pickling and the chicken feet is gelatinous and a bit crunchy. You can also get them sometimes boneless since eating around the bones is kinda a pain. I really like pickled foods so this is one of my faves

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[–] 28 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Poutine. Fries topped with gravy and chewy cheese curds.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    What do you think second would be? Tourtière?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Maple syrup is pretty high up there. How about bannock, or butter tarts?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    I see maple syrup as more of an ingredient I guess. I also thought the original commenter was talking about Québecois culture, not Canadian, although I guess poutine works for both. I'd say butter tarts are better known though

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Never tried, it seems like either people love it or they hate it and I am afraid I might fall in the latter LOL

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    If you do get around to trying it, most people who hate it use way too much. Start with a very very very thin spread. Thinner than that. No, like so it's barely there. Then if you like that, you can add a tiny bit more. But it's sort of like spreading bouillon paste - you need such a tiny amount.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Hear me out: vegemite fried crab.

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  • [–] 20 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

    Tacos.

    Not the "hard shell" variety that is sold in the USA. There is a whole universe of tacos all over Mexico: beef, pork, goat meat, sheep meat, boiled egg, rice, hot peppers, shrimp, crab, octopus, many insects and larvae (chapulines, ant eggs, mosquito eggs, caterpillars), nopales (prickly pear), many kinds of herbs, sausages, etc. The list is almost infinite.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Tacos are great, never tried the more exotic ones though, except nopale. My college had it once for some reason but tbh it just kinda tastes like the seasoning they put LOL

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    "Exotic" is a strong word for nopales. (Nopal is the singular, not nopale) You can get it at every grocery store in the Seattle area. And yeah it doesn't have a strong flavor on its own. Kinda like green beans?

    I can vouch for ant eggs (escamoles) and roast grasshopper (chapulines), they're tasty but a lot harder to find around here.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Maybe niche then? Didn't realize exotic had a negative connotation

    I don't remember the last time i saw cacti for sale in a supermarket. Though in all fairness I go to asian ones maybe 70% of the time and standard american ones for the rest

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  • [–] 18 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    San Diego has a delicious blend of Baja ingredients and flavors and an American sense of too much. Case in point, the california burrito. Carne asada, french fries, guacamole are the essential ingredients. From there pico, cheese, sour cream are other common inclusions. They are delicious. I nominate carne asada fries as well. Its basically the ingredients i listed above without the tortilla, think like chili cheese fries but with carne and guac. So good.

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    From my particular part of Ireland, Ulster fry probably. Sausages, bacon, eggs, soda bread, potato bread, fried mushrooms. Sometimes with tomato, black pudding, and baked beans if you're into it.

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  • [–] 30 points 3 weeks ago* (9 children)

    Fish and chips. And despite all the jokes about British food, you really do owe it to yourself to learn just how good this meal can be when cooked well.

    Samin Nosrat argues, in her book of the same name, that all cooking comes down to salt, fat, acid, and heat. Fish and chips is the perfect synthesis of this theory. It is cooking stripped down to this core idea. Done right, it is an absolute delight; beautifully flaky fish cooked to delicate perfection within a crunchy shell of light, crispy batter. Malt vinegar brings acidity to cut through the fat and salt. Everything works in harmony. There are contrasts in texture to enhance the melding of flavors.

    Fish and chips, done well, is culinary perfection. But it is very hard to do well. There is nothing to hide behind. It is cooking stripped to the essentials, which means that those essentials have to be perfect. Most people outside of the British Isles have probably never had a good fish and chips in their lives, and even in the UK there are plenty of bad examples.

    Anyway, those pickled chicken feet sound incredible. I had paper wrapped duck feet once and those were absolutely delicious.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Although I have had good fish and chips in the UK, I think New Zealand generally does better - although we do have some shit examples that are over cooked or cooked too cool etc

    Although we do tend to do lemon instead of vinegar.

    I've had pickled chicken legs and chili in rural Sarawak, quite OK but maybe a little out there for many westerners

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    I’ve found some decent fish and chips in Oz too, though of course I have a bottle of malt vinegar at home to complete my lore accurate fish supper.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    I like fish and chips but in the US it's so expensive, it's about 17 USD for a 3 piece

    I'd like to visit the UK once since I heard the old school edm scene is still pretty alive there

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    We don't call it EDM here, that is a dirty "word" ;) but yeh, there are still some great nights depending on where you are. I went to an old skool hardcore night recently that was fucking sick and most big towns and cities you can find decent drum and bass nights. Plenty of Jungalist nights in that same vein too.

    If you are in Brighton, Bristol or London you can find decent proper dubstep nights (not that American brostep crap) and I'm sure there are others out there.

    I'm certain all kinds of flavours of house and techno etc are out there too just less my wheelhouse.

    The best part about all of these nights though, at least in my area of interest, they are all taking place in small, dark and dingy clubs with absolutely sick sound systems. The way it should be! You haven't lived until you are chewing your face off at 5 am standing next to the bass bins feeling the music course through you whilst having a life altering epiphany xD

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Haha yea edm is a funny word. People who listen always like to say edm is not a genre, it's just a label, but whenever I tell someone who doesn't listen about things like frenchcore or dnb they get confused, so I just default to edm.

    I've been following this scene in the UK for a while and it seems fun

    https://youtu.be/WmiWonBy35s

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago*

    Haha yeh I get you, it is definitely used more in the US as here the general populace tend to know what the bigger genres such as dnb, house etc are so dont need a catch all concept.

    Ah Dom Whiting, yeh I know that guy. I remember seeing his videos years ago when he only had a few people following around. He was in my city this year and I joined in the ride for a bit. Absolute chaos but mad vibes! Definitely need more of that in the world these days!

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    I tried Gordon Ramsay's recipe, and i can see why some of them is bland. Fnc basically are lightly seasoned because you're supposed to taste the freshness and sweetness of the fish, just like how sashimi are. So if your fnc taste bland it's usually the fish.

    So go back to the ramsay's recipe, i did that, it isn't as crispy as it should be because i opt out of using beer(i don't drink), but it still a really nice fnc.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child)

    The alcohol in the batter burns off during cooking. But if you're still opposed to using it, substitute club soda.

    The flavour of the fish is extremely important. Cod, haddock or halibut are the only acceptable options, anything else isn't fish and chips. Personally I always go haddock. But I also find that when people say it tastes bland it's because they're treating the salt and vinegar as optional; they're not. That's like sushi without wasabi. Liberally season the finished result with both. Not just the chips, the fish too. And it must be malt vinegar. Do not substitute.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    The issue not with the alcohol i might consume when i eat it, the issue lies with...what the heck am i supposed to do with the rest of the beer after cooking fnc, i sure as hell won't drink it.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago

    Probably meatballs,

    … or Surströmming.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    I’m from Valencia (Spain), one of our mainly known food is Paella.

    The other is Horchata with fartons

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  • [–] 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Its likely to be Chicken Biryani and Mango Lassi. Though the specific area I am from has a different variant of the dish. I actually don't like Mango lassi and would rather just drink Mango juice.

    I have tried Nasi lemak once and enjoyed it. And thanks to the fish and chips comment, am curious about that as well.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    Chocolate sprinkles on a sandwich

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child)

    A barbecued sausage in a piece of white bread, purchased from a tent out the front of a hardware store (it is the glue that holds a multicultural Australia together)

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

    Cheesesteaks (South Jersey, near Philly).

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

    What is your opinion on cheesesteaks from the big sandwich chains like jersey mikes?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    Jerseyite here… I find big chain sandwiches usually have subpar bread compared to smaller shops. I have enjoyed many a Subway cheesesteak but it’s fairly different from Philly style.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    I have to wonder where in Jersey and until what age you lived there if you think Subway serves cheesesteaks.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Exit 148

    In before “you are from the wrong place and your opinion is wrong” 🙃

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    You clearly have not read my other comments on the topic. I still have yet to find any fast food place that serves something that can be called a cheesesteak. And I'm not a Subway hater.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I have not! If you put bread and meat and cheese together, with onions and peppers, what does it lack before you would consider it a legitimate cheesesteak?

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    For one thing, it needs to be either white American cheese or cheese whiz. To most of us, it needs to be white American, but we understand that the whiz people exist alongside us.

    It also should not default to having bell peppers (and definitely should not have chili peppers). It is a minority who prefer peppers, although it is a perfectly acceptable addition. Despite being an onion lover myself, I must also say that it should not default to having onions. Many people do add fried onions, but you should have to request them. Any addition to bread, meat (with salt and pepper), and one of the two abovementioned cheeses should be requested by the consumer.

    The type of bread also matters (crusty on the outside, soft on the inside) and I know that Subway does not offer that type of bread. The quality and slicing of the meat also matters a lot, and Subway does not slice finely enough.

    Anything else can be a great steak sub, but it's not a cheesesteak. A cheesesteak is a specific thing.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    I was going to say cheesesteaks but thought Philly might kill us. So my second thought was salt water taffy maybe!

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    Place I grew up: McDonald's is probably most widely known and somewhat specific.

    Place I've lived for over a decade: either sushi or ramen depending upon when and where you're talking.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (3 children)

    Bread with tomato

    It is the simplest thing there is, a tomato rubbed on a slice of bread.
    It is usually done with a specific variety of tomatoes but it can be done with almost any variety as long as they are ripe enough. Sometimes if they aren't ripe enough or I'm short on tomatoes I put them in the blender and spread the puree instead (it is important in this case to apply some pressure on the bread to simulate the rubbing).
    Add some salt and olive oil and it is done. Then this is accompanied with all kinds of cured meats and cheese.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    You forgot the part where they grind a garlic clove in the bread itself before putting the tomato and oil, although idk if that's done in your region too.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

    Lutefisk, probably. But doing it well from scratch will take you half a year, and it's easy to fuck up.

    I hear Brunost somehow became very popular in South Korea, but that's not really a dish on its own.

    Fårikål is less known, but easy as hell to make. Traditionally the only spices are whole black pepper and salt, but I stumbled across a persian dish that wasn't that different, so I'd think whichever spices and herbs you normally use with lamb would work well.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Lutefisk is always talked about jokingly as being like super gross, but I've always wondered if it could be good if done right.

    Can it actually taste good? And not just like ammonia or whatever?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    It tastes pretty "normal", it's just the prep method that is very strange to most, which gives it a different texture (extremely tender). The only strange part about the flavor (to many) is the fact that mustard is used on fish, but I consider that optional. I like it, tho.

    If prepped poorly, it fucks up both the flavor and the texture, and the result can be anything from jell-o that tastes extremely of fish (too much lye for too long), to just regular boiled cod (watered too long or boiled too long, or not enough lye.

    And using quality Stockfish as a starting point is of course essential.

    And no, it doesn't taste of lye. It might have the tiniest hint of it, but not too much. It's not really noticeable because of the bacon and mustard.

    A really picky Texan I know liked it, so that's an indication that the end-result isn't that strange.

    Oh, and the actual ammonia flavor is reserved for various kinds of candy.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    When I worked in a very, very multi-ethnic place, I habitually asked people to teach me recipes from their cultural origin. The Norwegian guy refused, stating that Norwegian food was basically too fat to be edible.

    For the uninitiated, Fårikål is Sheep-in-Cabbage, ie basically Irish Stew but with less variety in the veggies. The name is brillant, though.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    My people are well known for fast food

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