The best if I think about the whole experience, albeit expensive and not my kind of every month meal, was a five course set menu at Le Meurice with my parents.
The best tourist food I had was the Hofbrau meat platter at Hofbrau in Berlin. The only thing i enjoyed in the whole city.
The best cost benefit was at a Krakow meat restaurant. I think it was called Ed Red. I paid about 80 usd and drank glass of decent red wine, beer, water, ate dry aged beef, had a cheese platter as desert, desert wine and ate one of the best selection of entrée i've had in my life. I think it included calf cheek and some of its other organs.
Mushroom gyro at Cookoomela grill in the Gizi-Exarcheia area of Athens. I love mushrooms. They make it by perfectly blending three different types of mushrooms. It I remember right it is baby bell, oyster and shitaki mushrooms(but I think I forgot).
You can get the best food of any country by visiting fine dining restaurants there. It doesn't matter the cuisine, the fine dining version of it cant be beat
I somewhat agree, but you lose much of the experience that should accompany an authentic meal. A lot of my most memorable meals were in Vietnam and China, and they wouldn't have been the same if I wasn't squatting on a plastic stool on the sidewalk while stray cats begged around me. And it's nice when a life-changing meal comes as a complete surprise. Yes, great meals can be engineered at 5-star restaurants, but should they be?
I've had a lot of meals, I've had a lot of whores. One bled on my bed last night. What's the equivilant of that? Probably when I spilled duck sauce on my pants last week. It washed out. Next question?
Noodles with a side of fried mushrooms in Tokyo(The kind of thin mushrooms that just grows together in a "bouqet" all fried together tempura stile, they were delicious)
My first Five Guys Buger I had (In London I think) since there's none near where I live.
Giant Shrimps we used to buy for cheap in African fish markets back when I used to work on ships probably also counts. We grilled them int he classic cut-in-half barrel and havd a lot of fun with the crew.
Ate at a legit churrascaria in Petropolis that absolutely blew my mind in terms of quality AND quantity. The American versions of Brazilian steakhouses can't even hold a candle to the one I visited. Even their pão de queijo was incredible
Best fried chicken: Korea
Best variety: maybe China?
Most delicious: Italy
Cheapest to delicious ratio: Mexico
Most restaurants and restaurant working hours: China
Most overrated: France by far
Best overall: Japan or Mexico
Herring in Paris at Le Gran Colbert
Pork Knee in Prague
Spaghetti al nero di seppia in Venice
Tons of seafood at La Paradeta in Barcelona, Galician style octopus in Madrid
Seafood Mofongo and Lechon in Puerto Rico
Oyster and lobster in Boston are kino
Beef Wellington in London
I had good food everywhere I went. Sometimes a bit disappointing (Korea kek) but the best overall was in Spain, in Extremadura, in the countryside. Not much outside influence and extremely authentic, with top notch service (even in a mountain village they put white tablecloth) and stupid cheap by European standards.
Tiny restaurant in Kyoto. Was about $60 US for like an 8 course meal that had a series of delicious vegetable dishes like baked mushrooms, grilled veggies, sashimi, etc and ended with some Wagyu. The chef salt crusted some sprigs of rosemary and you would sprinkle it over the meat. Fantastic.
For home made meals it was in Italy, Piemonte and Friuli. For restaurant fare, it was in a very good restaurant in Nice. I've had a lot of great meals in Poland, Spain and Georgia too. In Greece I liked the restaurants as well, although their prices are very expensive for what it is, and I am not talking about tourist traps.
>In Greece I liked the restaurants as well, although their prices are very expensive for what it is, and I am not talking about tourist traps.
You listed Italy and France but thought Greece was the expensive one... Unless you go to a upscale restaurant or to somewhere like Santorini or Mykonos, Greece is way cheaper than those two.
in Bangkok i had Sunday Brunch
ate one a half dozen oysters, 2 whole lobstah, 6 slices of wagyu beef, 3 foie gras pate, drank a bottles worth of champagne
waiter seems happy that i was piggying out because i wasn't a fat ass and just recognised that big dawgs gotta eat big
I’m pretty fucking basic, but I will think back fondly to my first high-quality Isaan Thai night market meal forever. Som tam, namtok, chicken, sticky rice, some raw-meat something or other.
I’ve had fancy meals abroad too, of course, including at some pretty hotshot places (El Bulli probably most hyped), but fancy cooking isn’t really my bag (and the best fancy meals I ever had all happened to be in my home country, anyway).
Japan
Lawsons Bento Sushi
It's OISHIII(means tastey for filthy gaijins)
The best if I think about the whole experience, albeit expensive and not my kind of every month meal, was a five course set menu at Le Meurice with my parents.
The best tourist food I had was the Hofbrau meat platter at Hofbrau in Berlin. The only thing i enjoyed in the whole city.
The best cost benefit was at a Krakow meat restaurant. I think it was called Ed Red. I paid about 80 usd and drank glass of decent red wine, beer, water, ate dry aged beef, had a cheese platter as desert, desert wine and ate one of the best selection of entrée i've had in my life. I think it included calf cheek and some of its other organs.
Sauerkraut gnocchi with bacon bits in Bratislava
Roasted pork knuckle in Prague
tacos in Auckland, NZ (seriously)
Chicken vindaloo in Leeds
>Roasted pork knuckle in Prague
was it in karlin? if that's the place I'm thinking about, it's famous for that specifically
>Chicken vindaloo
which restaurant ?
>Sauerkraut gnocchi with bacon bits in Bratislava
lol I just posted about this, it's awesome
final tab?
The lobster bisque at the blue lagoon in Iceland
Mushroom gyro at Cookoomela grill in the Gizi-Exarcheia area of Athens. I love mushrooms. They make it by perfectly blending three different types of mushrooms. It I remember right it is baby bell, oyster and shitaki mushrooms(but I think I forgot).
Site: https://cookoomela.gr/en/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cookoomelagrill/?hl=en
You can get the best food of any country by visiting fine dining restaurants there. It doesn't matter the cuisine, the fine dining version of it cant be beat
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Wrong. The best food of my country can only be found in my grandmother's house.
I somewhat agree, but you lose much of the experience that should accompany an authentic meal. A lot of my most memorable meals were in Vietnam and China, and they wouldn't have been the same if I wasn't squatting on a plastic stool on the sidewalk while stray cats begged around me. And it's nice when a life-changing meal comes as a complete surprise. Yes, great meals can be engineered at 5-star restaurants, but should they be?
I've had a lot of meals, I've had a lot of whores. One bled on my bed last night. What's the equivilant of that? Probably when I spilled duck sauce on my pants last week. It washed out. Next question?
I had dinner at a 3 Michelin star restaurant in Paris. It was no meme, the food was absolutely the best I have ever had.
>inb4 that Jay Rayner review
I went to Dario Ceccinis, pretty damn good.
Noodles with a side of fried mushrooms in Tokyo(The kind of thin mushrooms that just grows together in a "bouqet" all fried together tempura stile, they were delicious)
My first Five Guys Buger I had (In London I think) since there's none near where I live.
Giant Shrimps we used to buy for cheap in African fish markets back when I used to work on ships probably also counts. We grilled them int he classic cut-in-half barrel and havd a lot of fun with the crew.
Is five guys worth trying out? I've seen them around but never bothered.
it's probably the best fast food burger i've had
but it's also one of the most expensive
How about you take 5 guys in your ass
Lemon eclairs in Paris.
AHAHAHA FAAAAAGGGGGOOOOOTTTTT
Ate at a legit churrascaria in Petropolis that absolutely blew my mind in terms of quality AND quantity. The American versions of Brazilian steakhouses can't even hold a candle to the one I visited. Even their pão de queijo was incredible
I went to Fogo de Chao in Rio, and it was also incredible. Too bad I'm European so I don't have the stomach for American size portions.
Even as an American I had trouble making it through the courses. I tried though, dammit. I tried.
It is okay
You are not supposed to eat everything
An onigiri. It's the perfect snack. Yes I'm serious, I truly consider it perfect, thus it's the best thing I've eaten comparatively.
Best fried chicken: Korea
Best variety: maybe China?
Most delicious: Italy
Cheapest to delicious ratio: Mexico
Most restaurants and restaurant working hours: China
Most overrated: France by far
Best overall: Japan or Mexico
Sopa de Macaco
Herring in Paris at Le Gran Colbert
Pork Knee in Prague
Spaghetti al nero di seppia in Venice
Tons of seafood at La Paradeta in Barcelona, Galician style octopus in Madrid
Seafood Mofongo and Lechon in Puerto Rico
Oyster and lobster in Boston are kino
Beef Wellington in London
I had good food everywhere I went. Sometimes a bit disappointing (Korea kek) but the best overall was in Spain, in Extremadura, in the countryside. Not much outside influence and extremely authentic, with top notch service (even in a mountain village they put white tablecloth) and stupid cheap by European standards.
Tiny restaurant in Kyoto. Was about $60 US for like an 8 course meal that had a series of delicious vegetable dishes like baked mushrooms, grilled veggies, sashimi, etc and ended with some Wagyu. The chef salt crusted some sprigs of rosemary and you would sprinkle it over the meat. Fantastic.
>$60 for steak served on construction materials, with a side of yard debris
I don't get it
I mean that wasn't the only thing I got. Did the phrase "8 course meal" confuse you?
For home made meals it was in Italy, Piemonte and Friuli. For restaurant fare, it was in a very good restaurant in Nice. I've had a lot of great meals in Poland, Spain and Georgia too. In Greece I liked the restaurants as well, although their prices are very expensive for what it is, and I am not talking about tourist traps.
>In Greece I liked the restaurants as well, although their prices are very expensive for what it is, and I am not talking about tourist traps.
You listed Italy and France but thought Greece was the expensive one... Unless you go to a upscale restaurant or to somewhere like Santorini or Mykonos, Greece is way cheaper than those two.
in Bangkok i had Sunday Brunch
ate one a half dozen oysters, 2 whole lobstah, 6 slices of wagyu beef, 3 foie gras pate, drank a bottles worth of champagne
waiter seems happy that i was piggying out because i wasn't a fat ass and just recognised that big dawgs gotta eat big
Are Sunday Brunches at hotels just for the guests or are they open to anyone?
open to anyone, might need a reservation
Anantara Siam Bangkok, there's plenty of other nice ones too around town
135 USD for one with unlimited champagne
Where?
Slow-cooked pork and mashed potato in Tallinn, Estonia, i've eaten lots of good meals but that one really stands out for me
I tried the "discovery" menu in a 2 star restaurant in Paris. It was a big fucking meal and everything was excellent from start to finish.
Slovakian sour cabbage and sheep cheese was fucking awesome
I’m pretty fucking basic, but I will think back fondly to my first high-quality Isaan Thai night market meal forever. Som tam, namtok, chicken, sticky rice, some raw-meat something or other.
I’ve had fancy meals abroad too, of course, including at some pretty hotshot places (El Bulli probably most hyped), but fancy cooking isn’t really my bag (and the best fancy meals I ever had all happened to be in my home country, anyway).