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I had amazing ramen in Estonia. It was run by a Japanese lady though so I'm not sure that counts.
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Sushi in Singapore, and Indian food (Tikka Fahl, iirc) in Czech Republic
Had the most amazing burger in Japan. I'm not sure what they put in their food, but EVERYTHING there tastes amazing.
I lived in Russia for a while about 15 years ago. Burger King and KFC were so fucking good there. I was so disappointed when I came back to the states to find Burger King as cold uneatable garbage again.
Do you know what makes them better?
Massive win for communism btw 🥰. Just think about how they pushed back at those western brands setting up shop in the USSR. If only they knew one day they could say "Even capitalist slop taste better in Mother Russia 🐻🇷🇺"
Vietnam has amazing French food. Especially top tier baked good like croissants. Up there with the best in Paris.
I would never have guessed, this is what I made this post for.
French toast in a Hong Kong restaurant in (Low Yat tech mall in) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was awesome. Just some toast with some peanut butter, done in a very special way so that it seemed a totally new dish to me. Place has shut in the meantime. :(
Also, if you're ever in Prague, visit Yuniku, the best Korean BBQ restaurant I've ever been to, and that list is not short.
Do döner kebabs in Austria count as a Turkish food?
Look at this Scotch egg! Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Had some great Neapolitan pizza in Weesp, Netherlands.
I had something in Germany they told me was from Austria that was just ham steaks with eggs and potatoes in an incredible red sauce.
I don't remember what it was called, nor where it actually originated from. But fuck, I wish I knew what that sauce was because the rest of it was super simple and something I can get easy at home. It's not the same without the sauce, tho. It wasn't spicy, it wasn't BBQ and it wasn't ketchup. It was just pure deliciousness.
I had something in Germany they told me was from Austria that was just ham steaks with eggs and potatoes in an incredible red sauce.
It sounds a bit like Tiroler Gröstel but with Gulasch Sauce. Gulasch is usually it's own dish, but you could use it as an addition to another dish.
Curry with nan in Japan
Had the best Indian food, in Australia.
NYC is cheating
I've had some really good fried chicken in Vietnam, one of the best burgers ever in Singapore, and conversely, terrible Mexican food in Spain, lol
Singapore has some of the best food for sure. Absolutely world class across nearly any cuisine. Say what you will about their economy/politics, but that kind of variety is really hard to find.
I dunno, London has that sort of variety ... but is also a capitalist hellhole :-/
I'd throw San Francisco in there as well, but I don't think either really match Singapore in that regard. I think it's a combination of having been a gigantic financial and trade hub for centuries (I see London and San Francisco more as endpoints, honestly) and the pressure/post colonial culture from the island state's government to curate their image/culinary scene.
It's a very unique crossroads and set of circumstances which I have not seen anywhere else in the world.
Edit: "an" to "a"
London was, in some ways, a hub thanks to the Empire. Less so now, but it does have variety, much more than any other European city IME
You can get stuff like jellyfish salad, jerk chicken, Lebanese food, etc, with little effort.
Also, it's legal to take durians on the London underground, so that's one up on Singapore :-P
Lol the durian debate continues! Yeah, the variety is definitely true of London. It has more of an organic sort of variety that I would compare with San Francisco, New York, or Hong Kong.
I think what really hit me was the overt curating I saw in Singapore (which also has a chilling/freezing effect on the small restauranteur) All the restaurants I went to were completely amazing and, like anything in that city, way more costly than in any other country I'd visited that trip. Singapore, at times, felt a bit gauche and decadent with how great/polished everything was.
I also think it's interesting to see what permeates these trade hubs in terms of food. I will say that I did not catch any Caribbean fare in Singapore, although I wouldn't be surprised given its imperial past. International hubs for technology, finance, and pretty much anything else miss out on varied cuisines if they're sufficiently culturally or geographically insulated (looking at Paris and Shanghai from my experience lol).
Yeah, the careful curation of everything put me off, over all ... I'd rather stick with provincial but real, personally (she says while getting a tattoo in a Vietnamese alley)
I've only passed through Shanghai - what's it like?
Agreed. Singapore felt like Disneyland. There's a place for that experience and I can only take it in doses lol.
I loved Shanghai. During that trip, we stuck mostly to the historical bits, which I was suuuuper fascinated by. We had a few days there and a few more in and around Beijing with some traveling in between.
Foodwise, it was awesome, but all very traditional fare (which I never grew tired of and would definitely go back). We were on our own, though, so we didn't have the luxury of local friends and their preferences. Definitely got gawked at a bit more than in Hong Kong, but everyone was super kind. A bit more businessy, I'd say.
Hmm, if the opportunity passes I'll check it out ... I'm used to people gawking, lol
Thanks :-)
I had pretty good baguette in London.
This question is basically tailor made for the UK.
Only because the US is cheating. Somebody commented that and I agree.
I had a blintz in Bali.
Paint my fence!
Sounds like a 1930s tap dancing song.
Or a 70s rock song
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I had some really good Chinese takeaway noodles in Athens. Bonus: 500mL Heineken’s were a €1.50.
I had an excellent home-made lasagne in a restaurant in Gent, Belgium.
Can I ask in which one? I'm planning to go to Gent soon
Certainly! It was: 't Vosken, Sint-Baafsplein 19. I'll try to upload a photo.
Was the restaurant attached to a home?
Nope. It was on the main square and was called 't Vosken.
I had one of the best seafood alfredo pasta dishes of my life in Cambodia. Just a random place down the street from our hotel in Siem Reab and I happened to see someone else order it or I'd have gotten another likely amazing plate of Nasi Goreng.
I also had insanely good sushi in Istanbul. Idk if this one really counts because I went with a local friend from university who showed us around, but I was still surprised since it wasn't a super pricey or ritzy kind of place and had a lot of locals working alongside some Japanese chefs.
puerto rico is not really a country, but it did have the absolute best hummus pizza I've ever had. the food there in general was top notch.
Hummus... Pizza? That's a new one for me. Where is that popular/from?
I’d describe it as a Mediterranean fusion food. It’s not common, but when you see it, it’s typically an option at trendy artisanal pizza places.
Went to an Italian-irish-indian restaurant in a small town on the Shannon. I think it was just the restaurant family that normally ate the Indian food, but they let us order it and it was great.
Does doner kebab in England count?
I've had excellent Thai food in the US.
I've also had pretty bad Thai food too. 😔
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