Intra-continental cuisine champ: Europe

in reality, all of this has been a total load of old bollocks

Which European country/region/culture has the best food?

France
1
5%
Spain/Portugal
1
5%
UK
2
10%
Russia
0
No votes
Baltics
1
5%
Italy
11
52%
Germany
0
No votes
Scandinavia
0
No votes
Other
5
24%
 
Total votes: 21

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Re: Intra-continental cuisine champ: Europe

Postby WG Kaspar » 15 Jan 2016, 22:03

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Re: Intra-continental cuisine champ: Europe

Postby copehead » 15 Jan 2016, 22:15

sloopjohnc wrote:
Copehead wrote:It is hard to get British cuisine right.


:lol: :lol: :lol:

You said a mouthful there, but I think I take it differently than you mean it to be taken.


I just mean it takes time and effort, and those are things that most run of the mill eating houses are not prepared to spend.

There is little better than roast stuffed lambs hearts or a steak and kidney pudding, but both require a decent cook with time on their hands to prepare properly.

Liver is lovely if cooked properly but pretty unappetising if cooked poorly, you could properly make the same case for most peasant cuisines.

In Italy they seem to be prepared to spend that time and effort, even more so than in France in my recent experience.
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Re: Intra-continental cuisine champ: Europe

Postby sloopjohnc » 15 Jan 2016, 22:56

Copehead wrote:
sloopjohnc wrote:
Copehead wrote:It is hard to get British cuisine right.


:lol: :lol: :lol:

You said a mouthful there, but I think I take it differently than you mean it to be taken.


I just mean it takes time and effort, and those are things that most run of the mill eating houses are not prepared to spend.


I know what you meant.

And I realize it does take a lot of time to boil all the taste out of each vegetable in a pot.
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Re: Intra-continental cuisine champ: Europe

Postby Jimbo » 16 Jan 2016, 01:20

sloopjohnc wrote: And I realize it does take a lot of time to boil all the taste out of each vegetable in a pot.


Dude, the ale pie I had in a pub hanging about with the slider and the bear was one of the most delicious and memorable dishes I ever had. First of all, it was big. And then it was beautiful, a crunchy golden brown pie crust bladder wrapping up a gooey and succulent beef stew. Remember those frozen Mrs. Smith's pot pies we ate when we were in college because they cost like four for a dollar and took ages to cook and another age to cool off? Like that but this came to the table in less than 50 minutes and was edible pretty soon after as well. Breaking the crust into the stew and spooning it down, man that was good eatin'!

You Brits, however, can keep your kippers. Yuck.
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Re: Intra-continental cuisine champ: Europe

Postby Deebank » 16 Jan 2016, 11:04

sloopjohnc wrote:
Copehead wrote:
sloopjohnc wrote:
:lol: :lol: :lol:

You said a mouthful there, but I think I take it differently than you mean it to be taken.


I just mean it takes time and effort, and those are things that most run of the mill eating houses are not prepared to spend.


I know what you meant.

And I realize it does take a lot of time to boil all the taste out of each vegetable in a pot.


When you were over here did you only eat in old folks' homes?
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Re: Intra-continental cuisine champ: Europe

Postby BARON CORNY DOG » 16 Jan 2016, 14:21

So it seems.
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Re: Intra-continental cuisine champ: Europe

Postby Xeopac » 20 Jan 2016, 10:15

This is almost too difficult to vote on. The best meals I've ever had are French, the best home cooking general food I've ever had is probably Italian, I'm very pro-UK when it comes to tradition and comfort and Spanish meals are some of the most memorable I've ever eaten.

It's a four-way tie.
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Re: Intra-continental cuisine champ: Europe

Postby Fireplug » 20 Jan 2016, 14:03

I love French food. It's been a big influence on restaurants everywhere (and on a lot of UK home cooking, through celebrity chefs who learned in restaurants or through Elizabeth David) but there's an awful lot of awful cooking in France. I lived in Italy for a while and the food was amazing, simplicity elevated to great heights, but the fanatical regionalism can get wearisome and repetitive. I've lived in Catalonia for nearly 2 decades and its superb traditional food (which we'll call Spanish for the sake of this poll) has formed the foundation for some of the best fine dining restaurants that exist. And British food is, sometimes, an eclectic delight.

So, like Xeopac, I can't choose.

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Re: Intra-continental cuisine champ: Europe

Postby Nolamike » 22 Jan 2016, 01:37

John aka Josh wrote:Is South American food any good? The home of chillis, tomatoes, maize and chocolate after all. Don't believe I've had any food cooked to recipes south of Mexico.


I'm far from an expert, but I can say that there's quite a broad range of cooking styles in S.A. Much of it has evolved from a merger of Spanish cooking and assorted indigenous ingredients. And some of the best red wines you'll ever drink, at least dollar for dollar, are from Argentina and Chile.
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Re: Intra-continental cuisine champ: Europe

Postby Six String » 22 Jan 2016, 06:19

I ate really well in Scotland, particularly on Islay. That place we stayed at which was across the street from Bowmore made amazing food every day. Breakfast as you know was OTT. It kept is fortified for the walks.
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Re: Intra-continental cuisine champ: Europe

Postby Spock! » 22 Jan 2016, 22:26

Nolamike wrote:
John aka Josh wrote:Is South American food any good? The home of chillis, tomatoes, maize and chocolate after all. Don't believe I've had any food cooked to recipes south of Mexico.


I'm far from an expert, but I can say that there's quite a broad range of cooking styles in S.A. Much of it has evolved from a merger of Spanish cooking and assorted indigenous ingredients. And some of the best red wines you'll ever drink, at least dollar for dollar, are from Argentina and Chile.




Thanks.

Agree about the wine from Chile, not tried many Argentine wines yet.
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