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For me it's Indian food, but then... what else? Ugh... what a question.

Bah. My mind is a whirling blank right here. I mean, freshly-prepared tiradito right off the boat is like... ffff, like tasting heaven.

I mean, I've never had *truly* fresh, truly authentic sushi, but I imagine it would be like tiradito? (note: it's a form of ceviche, i.e. latino lime-cooked fish slices)

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[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

For me it would be Indian and Italian with mexican as an honourable mention id sorely miss.

All three are super easy to make on your own too and almost everything I make could be classed as imitations of either. Heck, I already make Christmas pizza every year instead of the usual Christmas dinner. A few years I've made Christmas enchiladas too which is why I'd miss mexican but I definitely have more curries than mexican over the course of any given year.

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I go with the two big Is.

Italian - because you have never truly lived if you didn’t eat authentic Italian food. There is a reason Italians take their food serious and there is so much to explore beyond pizza and spaghetti.

~~Indian~~ UK - because sometimes you just want to shove that Chicken Tikka Masala in your face. Fun fact: The best Chicken Tikka I ever had was in fucking Perth, Scotland. Make of that what you will.

Edit: Turns out what I call Indian food is British. So, at least one good thing came out of the Brits colonising half the world.

[–] Denjin@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago

Well Tikka Masala was invented in the UK, so that sounds about right.

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Where in Perth??? (If you'd like to share)

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sure. We went to a place called Everest Inn. The reviews were excellent (besides some cringeworthy stuff absolutely no one sane cares about) and it didn’t disappoint.

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[–] Berengaria_of_Navarre@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Scotland takes curry very seriously. But also I'm pretty sure tikka masala was first made in Britain so technically you want British food. Sorry about that.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

German and Indian. German for the breads and the sausages, Indian for the variety and spices.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 0 points 22 hours ago

Korean and British

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Does "American" count as a cuisine? 'Cause it encompasses just about everything else, as long as I don't need it to be "authentic."

[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Excellent choice. I hope you're happy with barbecue, fast food hamburgers, and all-day breakfast.

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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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Mexican and Italian

Cajun, and I could stop there. Cajun food is hands down the best of the Southern US foods. Then it's a toss up between Mexican, Tex-Mex, or Greek. I might have a thing for spicy meats/fish and flat breads

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] Pothetato@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Mexican and Indian.

Or Mexican and Mediterranean.

Or Mexican and something I haven't discovered yet. I hear Thai is good.

[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago

Haitian and German

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

American, and Mexican.

[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Italian: I can still eat pasta, rice dishes, cheeses, drink bomb coffee, have I memtioned pizza? & let's not start with desserts.

Thai: I can get all the spices and sweetness of SEA food.

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[–] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Mexican and italian. Mexican and Indian, mexican and korean.

So many options!!

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mexican and Chinese.

But like the american type chinese takeout with a seventeen page menu of sushi and bubble teas I will never once get. And the mexican restaurants that also serve americanized tacos, so you know everything else has extra cheese and sauce.

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[–] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago

Korean and Italian

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

South Asian first, probably Middle Eastern second

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Indian and Thai, but I'd really miss pho.

That being said, no way I don't grill some steaks and burgers and brats..

I would miss Mexican for sure but this is also my answer.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (7 children)

For my mouth and dopamine, Italian. For my health, Greek.

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[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Give me Japanese, and give me Thai.

Japanese cuisine runs far and deep, and so does Thai food.

Of course, this begs the question: what about a good burger with kewpie on it, or what happens if I put carnitas in pad thai? Where’s the delineations?

Eventually I can argue that frosted animal crackers, the pink and white ones, furthest from any kind of national or regional cuisine whatsoever, are Thai food cause they’ve been eaten by Thai people.

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[–] Playdoughrepublic@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

Italian and Korean. I would count a lot of deli food in the Italian category, so you have pasta, pizza, baked dishes, and deli food. Then Korean for the BBQ and kimchi (to fix my stomach after fucking it up with all the deli food.)

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

Chinese and Australian

Australian because we don't have a culture of food beyond appropriating the rest of the world's on corner stores and such.

A very cop out answer though

Chinese and pizza maybe?

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