What culture / country ..

Chicken_Biryani · February 25, 2011, 10:42am

.. are you most intrigued with , when it comes to food?

I get very intrigued with Desi ( india , pakistan ) food … and the second strong inflence comes with Italian food … I get so inspired and influenced by those two cultures .. that I try to eat out at different places offering desi or Italian food .. and then try to make them at home :hinna: … I have even collected tonns of spices that could be possibly used in both the cuisines … freaky much?

Reha · February 25, 2011, 11:23am

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Desi food rocks, hands down!

Thai food is also very intriguing...their curries are so yummy!

I think because of where I live...I am tired of Italian food. I like pasta but its no longer my first choice.

Chicken_Biryani · February 25, 2011, 11:46am

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Yeah I guess that happens with time Reha .. I used to be in love with Arabic food .. but eventually got over my fixation with it ! since the last few years , I keep getting shocked at the variety of food that the desi culture has ... I mean every now and then I keep coming across new stuff !

English_lady · February 25, 2011, 1:21pm

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i Like Meditteranain other then desi and collected there spicecs for makin all such food.

Chicken_Biryani · February 25, 2011, 1:24pm

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EL , how come you have never shared any mediteranean recipe’s with us …

PS : I want to squeeze all your knowledge out of you

Hadeel · February 25, 2011, 1:39pm

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Desi all the way.. but then again..I am a paindu

Dil_Pakistan · February 25, 2011, 2:08pm

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Desi on number 1
and then Turkish and Italian

Chicken_Biryani · February 25, 2011, 2:30pm

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Its amazing how desi food remains a common denominator for all of us , while our second influence hardly matches so much variety Allah mian has created for us humans to enjoy

English_lady · February 25, 2011, 2:32pm

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lol sure actually no one asked ever …)

Chicken_Biryani · February 25, 2011, 2:53pm

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awww ok , I am going to open a special thread for you EL , where you will teach us Med recipes .. are you up for it?

English_lady · February 25, 2011, 3:00pm

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yeah sure no problem :)

dosa_chick · February 25, 2011, 7:55pm

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Iranian/medditr./south indian

Reha · February 25, 2011, 8:10pm

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I think Persian food is also amazing

redvelvet · February 25, 2011, 8:13pm

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I love desi food....and I love Italian food (especially pasta) and Chinese food....more recently, Thai food.

But I'm intrigued by or curious about French cuisine.

The_Player · February 25, 2011, 9:04pm

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Just curious - other than having more vegetarian fare, how is Indian (North Indian) food different from Pakistani food ?

dosa_chick · February 25, 2011, 10:19pm

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It is very similar..but still a regular eater(if that would be the right word :)) of both can tell the difference.

TLK · February 25, 2011, 10:22pm

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Intrigued as in like to eat it, or variety of it, or what they could eat.

I am honestly intrigued by the cuisines of far east. ts just amazing what these people could eat without any inhibitions.

TLK · February 25, 2011, 10:25pm

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when you go from north to south, and even east to west in India, food changes dramatically. Same with Pakistan. Yes you can find similarities in Indian and Pakistani food, but try to find similarity in food of Peshawar vs food of Banglore and you would be comparing apples and oranges.

The_Player · February 25, 2011, 10:33pm

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I guess I should have been more clear - I meant food available commonly in Indian/Pakistani restaurants in the west. I am sure there would be a big difference between South Indian cuisine and that of NWFP/Balochistan for example, but I dont think thats what is commonly available in the name of Indian/Pakistani food in the west.

TLK · February 25, 2011, 10:55pm

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Because desi restaurants of west caters to more diverse customer base, they have to come up with a unified menu if you may. What is comonly available in India/Pakistani restaurant is North Indian/Punjabi food which is a good mix of food from different cultures.