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I made kimchi on Sunday because I miss it! There used to be Korean and Japanese restaurants here, but they went out of business or moved to a bigger city.
I miss the cosmopolitan culinary choices (ie: Hmart or 99 Ranch) from the US, but definitely not the prices.
I can't speak for the whole of my country due to it being the US, but in my city, I don't know a single place that does takoyaki or hot pot in general.
With hot pot I can see why it wouldn't be feasible because a parent sues over not watching their kid drop their electronics into the hot oil, but takoyaki wouldn't be a big deal! I need more takoyaki!
toronto and seattle have incredible variety but i'm sure it depends on the diaspora
Lots of cities in the US have hot pot.
Good to know.
Chicago style Pizza. It's almost never made in my own country much less anywhere else.
Maduros street tacos
Basically fried plantains, cuban black beans, raw onion, cilantro, sriracha and lime on corn tortilla
It is absolutely made in the US but not in most places. Made some about 2 hours ago and they are delicious
Make the corn tortilla yourself trust me, store bought is shit and falls apart.
Indian food
Also Italian pasta and pizza made in the original ways, they're a completely different food if you make it without cutting corners
Tiramisu
God tier dessert
Moussaka
Weird that moussaka is pretty common in Australia with the greek diaspora here, but I only rarely see stifado.
Papa Rellena... It's basically a meat stuffed potato croquette (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_rellena). I could basically eat them all day every day if they were more readily available (and cheaper) where I live.
Have you tried Boliyucas? Theyโre similar and easier to make.
I do love a good Paella; especially seafood with plenty of lemon juice squeezed on.
A really well made Steak Tartare is great too
"Well made steak tartare"
U wot m8?
That's just raw hamburger with bits in it.
By what criteria can you consider raw hamburger with bits thrown in "well made"?
the quality and proportions of the meat, egg, shallots, capers, mustard, tabasco and worcester sauce make all the difference. I've had it DIY style, and I've had it pre-made, and one particular time in Bruges it was made to absolute perfection
tbf if you can eat raw meat in Egypt or Michigan without dying, they won, they officially made it well
CW: meat
sichuan boiled fish ({ๆฐด็
ฎ้ฑผ|shuวzhวyรบ}) is delicious, but you can only find it at the rare real Chinese restaurants, not the americanized ones.
Why a CW ?
Instance rule, I think
Tlayuda. I've never seen it outside of Oaxaca.
does a vegemite sandwich count?
Vegemite on hot buttered toast, mmm.
vegemite on crumpets...... mmmmmm yum.
Sinigang na baboy. Or basically anything my mum makes.
There is a food called murtabak that ive never seen outside of Singapore and Malaysia.
Its like a stuffed roti that you dip in curry. Fantastic and I wish I could find it in Europe.
kashkeh bademjan
Katsudon
