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Which country/region has the best cuisine?

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Armenia

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That first one is Lahm ajin (arabic for meat pie), and I'll fight you to the death over who's cuisine it is lol
 
I know this isn't quite what you are asking, but I'm going to say Australia.

Australia's migrant population has led to a huge range of cuisines that are all to a large extent better than the places from where they came, primarily because of the quality of the ingredients. It is not even a matter of my Western palate, as this is something said by my friends who come from these places.

The Turkish food in Auburn is better than Turkish food in Turkey.

Viet food in Cabra is better than that in Vietnam etc.

Only thing letting Australia down is bad barbecue and a smaller range of fast food venues, apart from that, the food here is the best in the world.

If we are talking cuisine, then I'd have to say Uighar food is the best, though not what people eat in Uighuristan unfortunately (meat is too bad quality). The spices and diversity of the food is amazing.

Also Mantu.
 
That first one is Lahm ajin (arabic for meat pie), and I'll fight you to the death over who's cuisine it is lol

I think we (the Turks) have claimed it, it's called Turkish pizza in the west afterall. But Sarma is certainly Turkish... means wrapped in Turkish. Never knew the Armenians were claiming it, they could have atleast change the name. Oh well whatever... it all orginates from the Ottoman Empire anyway.
 
That first one is Lahm ajin (arabic for meat pie), and I'll fight you to the death over who's cuisine it is lol

No it aint!

Sfiha/lahm bi`ajin

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Lehmeyun/Lahmacun


I think we (the Turks) have claimed it, it's called Turkish pizza in the west afterall. But Sarma is certainly Turkish... means wrapped in Turkish. Never knew the Armenians were claiming it, they could have atleast change the name. Oh well whatever... it all orginates from the Ottoman Empire anyway.

in Heshinsi's case he's confusing it with something else but in yours I think you might be right. I remember that Lahmacun seems to be cited as originated from Turkey or Armenia
 
My darkhorse is Vietnam.

Pho
Banh Mi <---- These are pretty much the best sandwiches ever made.
Caramelized pork
Fresh spring rolls
Plus you have various Vietnamese takes on Chinese dishes

It's also pretty healthy food.
 
I think we (the Turks) have claimed it, it's called Turkish pizza in the west afterall. But Sarma is certainly Turkish... means wrapped in Turkish. Never knew the Armenians were claiming it, they could have atleast change the name. Oh well whatever... it all orginates from the Ottoman Empire anyway.

There is just so much back and forth culinary sharing between Turkey and the Arab world, that is is pretty much a wash as to who did what first.



The pies my mom makes, as well as those I've eaten at varies bakeries looks like yours. I'm so confused :(
 
And this is the other sticking point. Are we talking about where to get food NOW or where the food traditions came from? Burgers are technically German.

I'm aware of the origin, but I'd argue not only has the US has taken ownership of the burger, but it does it significantly better than Germany.

I'm sure some people make that argument for pizza as well, but I'm not in a position to comment on that having not been to Italy.
 
Chinese and Thai are my favorite.

Really, most Asian food is my favorite. Everything except Korean. That food is pretty gross.

Da fuq? Korean food is awesome and apparently vastly underappreciated. Not big myself on pickled vegetables but everything else is great.
 
Man, everywhere has great food. Gotta list the favorites!

1. Indian - curry meat and naan is a nearly unbeatable combo.

2. Japanese - ODEN, hitsumabushi (eel), misosaba, kaisendon... the list goes on.

3. West Indian/Caribbean - pigeon pea soup, salt fish and dumplings, goat or chicken roti, the best fruit in the world =p forget strawberries, apples, peaches, etc.

4. Thai - coconut or peanut flavored goodness =o
 
This. At some place in the US you can find authentic food of any cuisine.
man, that blows my mind. i wish there were places in london like that; i'm sick of having to choose between pie & mash or jellied eels every night.
 
Probably a tie between Thai, Korean and Spanish.

Thai curries are godly.

Korean food seems so balanced.

And it's damn hard to beat well made tapas.

Edit:

Who the hell am I kidding, tons of food is great. I'm regretting my choice of 3. Should've made it 30. D:
 
hard to choose. I love asian food (japanese, korean, thai, indian, vietnamese, chinese when its not too oily), but I also like French, Spanish.

Every place has its highlights. Even the UK can have some pretty great stuff. A good ploughmans lunch is great.
 
Thailand is my number one, for sure.

Spicy, nuts, vegetables, curries..... Yum.
 
What other good dishes do you guys have?

Im actually not from there, but a good friend of the family is and she learnt how to do all these awesome dishes. There's also a chain of Armenian restaurants with Armenian chefs that sell all kinds of goodies. Ive been eating Lehmeyun since I was a kid and I always loved it.

as for my own Uruguayan cuisine, well we got the Chivito:

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awh yiss
 
To be honest most of the middle eastern cuisine is shared by the entire region but made differently in its respective country. For example the dolma is made differently in all of the countries but its still a dolma
 
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