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Your favourite foreign food? (pg. 9)
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| srussell0018 |
| quote: | Originally posted by ziptnf
I've never tried Pho.
You all should just excommunicate me now :( |
Do it. Best soup ever. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by srussell0018
Do it. Best soup ever. |
I'd say it's a toss up between pho and tom kha... can't go wrong with either. |
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| srussell0018 |
| I've never been able to get into the thai food that uses coconut like Tom Kha. The combination of that and the spices just remind me of soap or sunscreen or something. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by srussell0018
I've never been able to get into the thai food that uses coconut like Tom Kha. The combination of that and the spices just remind me of soap or sunscreen or something. |
The smell of coconut and lemongrass? |
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| srussell0018 |
| It must be, the taste isn't as bad as the smell, but the smell is kind of off-putting. I don't like sweet and spicy mixed together. I also don't like coconut at all, which is most likely the main culprit. When I go to Thai places, I tend to just get the spiciest thing on the menu and ask them to make it like they would for someone who was Thai. The last time I did this they gave me this stuff called Evil Jungle Prince, and it was that coconut stuff and I just couldn't get through it at all. |
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| ziptnf |
| Mmmm I love Tom Kha. It's a weird, soury type taste, but I find it appealing. I don't like how they leave some of the lemongrass in the soup, it's inedible. |
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| EarnYourKeep |
lemongrass is great, i make this awesome tuna tartar that I mix with a sauce (soy sauce, lemongrass, ginger, sugar)..best way is to premake the sauce, let it sit in a container in the fridge (like a squeeze ketchup bottle). The lemongrass and ginger can just be chopped into pieces (long strips or chunks) and let it sit in the soy sauce and sugar for a night.
When ready to serve, take the tuna chunks and squeeze some of the sauce in it while tossing the tuna chunks. Add a layer of avocado ontop/bottom using a plating ring and you're good to go. |
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| Lagrangian |
| I have to go with Pad Thai. |
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| srussell0018 |
| I feel like 90% of Americans order Phat Thai every time they go to Thai places. It's kind of funny actually. |
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| srussell0018 |
It's funny because Americans don't tend to vary what they eat. They find something they like and never try anything else. It's why places like The Olive Garden and Outback Steakhouse offer like 50 variations of essentially the exact same meal. Americans just like dull, fried food, preferably covered in cheese. That's why they plaster big "spicy" warnings on restaurant menus and typically dull down the spice level on traditional dishes when serving them to Americans.
Ramen is also #8 on that list. |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
I agree it's rather shameful, given the means and variety that are available to most every American living in or near a major city, but I don't think it's a strictly American convention at all. Humans are by and large creatures of habit.
But yeah, it's hypocritical that so many people profess to like trying new things, but never willing to go the literal extra mile to try something they haven't before. The worst part is that really exotic establishments have to 'tone it down' just to fit with this palette. I think we touched on this when we discussed hot sauce. |
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