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I'm sure that's exactly how pandas feel about Panda Express π
@JN63JPN absolutely
@JN63JPN of course just from the irony as Pandas move slow almost always
The closest thing to Mexican in most of the Mexican restaurants here is the name!
Thereβs a tacos place that serves real Mexican tacos. They sell out if you get there too late π³
The paella spots on the east coast of Spain no longer make 'real paellas,' but rather a rice dish tailored to the tastes of foreign tourists and regions from the north of Spain that apparently resembles paella, but it's no longer the same. It's like when a construction company finds an area whose main attraction is a forest and then clears the land, leaving it devoid of trees to fill it with townhouses; of course, later they name the development 'Forest Grove'... same story with paella
No point in wasting good saffron on uneducated palates π€
My humble opinion, most 'other country' restaurants are catering to their local customers. And I can't argue, they need to make a living.
Even Oklahoma's endless Mexican restaurants are more Tex Mex than authentic. German restaurants are a joke. Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Korean ... all Americanized.
I still enjoy the food! I just know they are not real real.
You can get just about any type of cuisine in Tokyo π
Any cuisine outside it's country of origin is going to be different than the stuff inside the country of origin, surely. I would expect Japanese food in, say, New York or LA to be different than that in Tokyo, Although I've never been to Tokyo so I may be wrong! And everything will be modified for locally available ingredients.
So long as it's good, I don't care if it's authentic or not
California rolls are a US creation, for sure π
Since soy sauce sold in the US is different from whatβs sold in Japan, I have heard that shops have difficulties in replicating the exact taste unless they import soy sauce from Japan.
@JN63JPN I wonder what the difference is, tastewise? I know there's the more traditional soy sauce but I was under the impression that it's also less common in Japan these days.
@JacksonHoleGuy
I sometimes wonder the same thing. I don't use soy sauce all that much and never when I'm in the States.
@JN63JPN I use it often enough to add a little umami to things I'm making that I buy it at Costco
@JacksonHoleGuy
Iβm planning to do a Costco run today after work π
@JN63JPN Sadly, the closest Costco to here is 2 hours away in Idaho Falls, so it's more a "once or twice a month" thing. When I was in NY I had a choice of 3 Costcos within half an hour of home!
@JacksonHoleGuy
The nearest Costco is about a 40-minute drive (without traffic). I found chocolate covered Rainier cherries! $20 for a 22oz bag is an extravagance, but I haven't seen these sold at Costco in years! I picked up 2 bags. I'm hopeless! π
@JN63JPN Oh, wow. I've never seen those here!
@JacksonHoleGuy
My sister found some at Sam's Club
I think we have done that to every type of cuisine here in the US.
It's sad that tastes are so limited that they won't accept anything that's not familiar.
@JN63JPN So true.
Chinese food here in the states is not chinese. It is nothing like what I have eaten in China. There are very few authentic chinese restaurants here.
There are some dishes called Chinese but are actually originals made up in Japan by Japanese or Chinese cooks, like shrimp in chili sauce and shrimp in mayo sauce. But a lot of Chinese restaurants are pretty authentic.
I've long wondered why BBQ ribs are on the Chinese buffet.
Phillie Cheese Steaks - As a former resident of the area, I know MOST of what is now being offered as a "Phillie Cheese Steak" is FAR from the original.
I saw a stall offering Phillie Cheese Steak sandwiches at a morning market and thought about getting one until I saw that processed cheese sauce was being used. Ew.
I want to think our Somali and Ethiopian restaurants are legit, but seeing as Iβve never been to Somalia or Ethiopia I guess Iβll never know for sure.
If they're run by people from the region, I'm guessing they're close to being legit but may be slightly different because the ingredients they can get might be different π€
I can't say that I've had truly "authentic" ethnic food as I've not traveled outside of North America other than a short jaunt to London. That being said, the same differences apply regionally here... stuff like biscuits or grits are so different when you get them in the south.
There's an English pub that serves really good food like bangers and mash, fish and chips, Yorkshire pudding, and scotch eggs. But then, the owner's wife is an excellent cook.
Quite a lot of Indian food served up here, especially in the trendy restaurants, are a far cry from the food served up in India.
There are a lot of Indian restaurants around here, and they are run by people from India, so I'm guessing it's close to what they actually serve, except with better ingredients since the Japanese are so picky π€
@JN63JPN Most authentic Indian food is vegetarian or fish, but lamb and chicken have crept into the Indian cuisine here.
@spunkycumfun
I've seen Indians eating a lot of chicken in Japan.
They call it fusion, for better or worse π€·ββοΈ
We see fusion here, too. Can find interesting dishes at these places
@JN63JPN
My comment was a bit sarcastic as I agree with other comments about how itβs hard to find authentic food.
But restaurants too have to make money π€·ββοΈ
And better not to talk about my take on Chinese or Middle Eastern dishes. π although my versions of: tofu salad, falafel and baklava are decent π
@EnyojLife
Real baklava is good, but lethal with all that sugar used to make it.
@JN63JPN
I know π. Not just sugar but nuts and butter. I calculated that one piece is almost 500 calories π±.
But from time to time it is ok