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Do you like the food of your own ethnicity?

  1. RubyCali

    apricot / 303 posts

    Yes, Greek food is my absolute favorite, but it's so labor intensive that we don't eat it as much as I'd like to.

  2. nana87

    cantaloupe / 6171 posts

    Jewish food is mostly meat or starches and I'm vegetarian so that leaves starch-- knishes, latkes, kugels. Not my favorite since that doesn't make a balanced meal! I do love latkes but they're a pain because then your home smells like oil for days, lol. My parents grew up in Texas though and I could eat tex-mex every day!

  3. oliviaoblivia

    pineapple / 12793 posts

    While Spanish food is delicious, it's not my absolute favorite. I could eat my weight in pasta.

  4. MrsRoo

    pear / 1642 posts

    @RubyCali: Yessss, Greek food. I love all of it. Our towns annual Greek Festival is coming up and I can't wait to pig out.

    We don't cook a lot of the traditional dishes at home, but we both love the flavors of Greek food. So we pretty much season everything with basil, oregano, lemon and olive oil. Plus I always have a tub of feta cheese in the fridge.

  5. imbali

    apricot / 347 posts

    @Shutterbug: I don't know if this counts as Dutch or just Afrikaans but have you ever had koeksisters? Or milk tart? deeeeelicious!

  6. blackbird

    wonderful grape / 20453 posts

    I don't know what all this food is BUT I WANT IT ALL.

    Should we start an ethnic food recipe swap or something?

  7. namaste

    persimmon / 1313 posts

    @Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Depending on what it is and how much I make of it but usually not really. I think some things cooked the old fashioned way take longer because meat is involved. My baked macaroni and cheese takes about an hour and a half but it's not very healthy

  8. MrsTiz

    cantaloupe / 6800 posts

    @blackbird: that actually sounds like a good idea! I have no idea what any of these foods are but I see yall posting food on IG and I needz it!

    @.twist.: I don't know what you are, but meat and potatoes is my LIFE. So, I'm gonna go with that one

  9. Snowdrop

    pear / 1846 posts

    I'm half french, half english and I just love the food of both countries especially brittany which is the region my family is from. English food gets a bad name but I think that is because it has become associated with the convenience food and substitutes people came to rely on during the war. Proper english food is great in winter!

  10. fairy

    persimmon / 1343 posts

    I looove German and Irish food But not the nasty animal-organ dishes haha. But I love lots of cuisines and trying new things just as much

  11. alohaorchid

    persimmon / 1404 posts

    @travelgirl1: lol I was about to post the exact same response!

  12. BKCaribBaby

    pear / 1672 posts

    I LOVE Caribean food. My biggest regret is not learning how to cook some of my favorite dishes from my mother. I love rice and peas, curry chicken, curry goat (don't knock it until you've tried it) and some of the recipes that are specifically local to my island.

    I love Korean food , and I am jealous of those of you who got it homemade growing up.

  13. alohaorchid

    persimmon / 1404 posts

    @BKCaribBaby: I love Caribbean food!!

  14. .twist.

    pineapple / 12802 posts

    @MrsTiz: Irish, mostly. I pretty much love anything potato! Unless it's a baked potato, I don't like those unless they're double baked. haha.

  15. Ms.Pumpkin

    apricot / 435 posts

    As someone with a mostly Anglo-Irish background, I do enjoy some of those traditional foods, usually in winter- there's something wonderful about shepherd's pie on a snowy day!

    DH is Vietnamese, and we eat Vietnamese food often, although I'm not terribly proficient in most recipes. My MIL specializes in making fabulous banh xeo (crepes) and bun bo Hue (lemongrass soup), which are absolutely amazing. I really need to get her to write down how she makes them so I can at least know how they're made!

    We want to introduce LO to Vietnamese food at an early age, and we really hope that she loves it as much as we do!

  16. mrs. wagon

    blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts

    @photojane: I consider myself an all-American girl (I have never been to Asia! haha) and my absolute favorite hands-down meal is hamburger and french fries. mmmmmm

  17. Kimberlybee

    grapefruit / 4997 posts

    I went through phases of liking different cuisines, right now I am loving sushi, sashimi, and cooked rolls too. One thing is for sure and it's that I am a foodie and will try anything at least once. I grew up around cousins and extended relatives near by (no siblings) so our meals were mostly homemade Vietnamese cuisine cooked with love and long hours enjoyed with relatives many evenings. Sadly, the recipes were all through word of mouth, memorization, nothing written, and definitely without precise measuring.

    I am trying to learn how to cook the food from childhood but it's so labor intensive and it's hard to replicate without the exact recipe. I do tweak things and take shortcuts so it's not as good as I remember but good enough. My DH's favorite is Vietnamese food. However, our DD clearly loves Italian food. She loves pastas, spaghetti and meatballs especially but I try to feed her whatever we eat.

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