Asian Buffet, Indian Buffet, Arabic: Which are you?
@revellanotvanella (4033)
United States
April 19, 2008 8:29am CST
I guess this should be called I love ethnic food because I love Asian, Indian Food, Turkish and Arabic food (Lebanese, Afghan, Moroccon). There's a Morrocon place which is really nice where you can eat a 9 course meal and I love the vegetarian variety. Me and my boyfriend used to frequent buffets once a week when he was off from work but now we spread things out. Has anyone ever found a a buffet with Arabic food, this is something I would really like because I love carmelized carrots, baba ghanouj, hummus and their rice is out of this world.
There was once a Turkish buffet called the 'Meditterian' Buffet but they no longer have it and turned it into a little food market. I do not get to eat that much Turkish now that we do not live close to my bf mom and I miss having some good home cooking. I try to make the recipes and sometimes I do nail it but in my mind its still not the same.
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@revellanotvanella (4033)
• United States
20 Apr 08
Italian food was one of my very first 'ethnic' foods (although many italians would probably beg to differ on this one). I ate it religiously while in my late teens since I didnt know about much else. Eventually I begun to see a connection with the weight, i was a VERY active person but still very chunky--that was the end of Italian for me. I like Mediterranean and i know that is closer to real italian food but you just dont find it around here.
@revellanotvanella (4033)
• United States
20 Apr 08
i really would love to know how to cook with peanut oil, im a little intimidated, i bought some and it just stayed in my cupboard and went rancid. Where can i get some good recipes?
@brimia (6581)
• United States
19 Apr 08
I love Asian buffets. I also like Indian because of the variety of vegetarian dishes. I don't think I've ever tried Moroccan or Turkish buffet but would love to try it since it has vegetarian options.
I love baba ghanouj and hummus and occasionally make them at home.
@MGjhaud (23240)
• Philippines
19 Apr 08
I live in an Asian country and grew up with asian cuisine. I love most of the especialty here. I like other cuisine too such as French and Italian. I've tried Indian but not much of my taste. And I would also love to try Arabic. Wonder what's their especialty..
@revellanotvanella (4033)
• United States
20 Apr 08
French, thats one I don't see much, other than French bread in the grocery store, wouldn't even know it if it hit me in the forehead.
I like Dim Sum because of my boyfriend eating it often.
Dumplings with lots of scallian are my favorite--scallians are so unappreciated but their taste are excellent for so many dishes. I love lots of scallians in my Tabouli salad.
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Apr 08
Since I am a Chinese, so I often have Chinese food. Therefore, I like to try something new. Indian and Arabic food are delicious. But in my opinion, Arabic food has more roast meats which I am very interested in. I like this way to cook. And I hardly have Arabic food because it's not so popular here yet. So I will choose Arabic buffet because of this reason.
@revellanotvanella (4033)
• United States
20 Apr 08
That is so cool. What are common buffets in your home? Do Chinese go to chinese buffets, please don't be offended but I just dont know about this.
My favorite indian food is the paneer palak (cheese and ground spinach)and aloo palak (potatoes and ground spinach)
and I love all kinds of naan, especially the garlic naan right when it comes out of the oven!
