this is so embarrassing i'm repping for muslim influence on indian culture it's like i've become my dad
― horseshoe, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:16 (twelve years ago) link
still might vote italian tbh
― horseshoe, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:17 (twelve years ago) link
another reason to vote Indian is that the Vaisnava cuisine of west Bengal makes do without onion & garlic and I guarantee even the most exacting insufferable foodie here would, having chowed on a good Vaisnava feast, declare it delicious and lacking nothing, whereas if you take onion & garlic away from Italian cuisine it's game over for Italian cuisine
― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:17 (twelve years ago) link
I'm voting india, I can't trust a nation who changed their entire cuisine because of a conquistador
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:18 (twelve years ago) link
oh well that's fucking every restaurant in America tho, we are talking about cuisines, not olive gardens/carrabas/macaroni grill
making vegan Italian food at home is hella easy
xp
― 2191: celebrate the m bisontennial (m bison), Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:18 (twelve years ago) link
― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, November 6, 2011 5:17 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
i see we are undertaking a rhetorical sleight-of-hand that allows us to divide "indian food" into region-specific cuisines but regards "italian food" as a monolith. i will not take part.
― max, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:19 (twelve years ago) link
in conclusion, shakespeare was likely a kashmiri muslim. /my dad
― horseshoe, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:20 (twelve years ago) link
is a national cuisine more than the sum of its parts?
― 2191: celebrate the m bisontennial (m bison), Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:21 (twelve years ago) link
only if it's the creamofsumyungguy
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:22 (twelve years ago) link
― horseshoe, Sunday, November 6, 2011 5:20 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
i like this theory
― max, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:22 (twelve years ago) link
my dad has a lot of theories 4 u
― horseshoe, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:23 (twelve years ago) link
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9287652/images/kashmiri.jpg
― max, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:24 (twelve years ago) link
haha
― horseshoe, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:25 (twelve years ago) link
horsehoe's dad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjWd9a8Ck8U
― ceci n'est pas un nom d'affichage (ledge), Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:26 (twelve years ago) link
is there any region of Italy where the cuisine doesn't involve onions or garlic and is still flavorful? there's no question northern italian vs. southern italian is a whole range of tastes but the vaisnavas seriously elevate the game when they do their "take away our onion and garlic and we can still make stuff that will make you slap yourself" deal
― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:27 (twelve years ago) link
omg ledge! that skit otm.
― horseshoe, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:28 (twelve years ago) link
In fairness India is like 10 times the size of Italy at the very least.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:36 (twelve years ago) link
I really love all the Italian staples obviously but when you go to one of the more authentic Italian restaurants in London the main fish/meat courses, while usually really great, aren't exactly anything you don't get in other cuisines.
Indian food > British Indian food > US Indian food >>>>>>> French Indian food. By contrast I don't think there such a variance in the quality of Italian food outside Italy.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:41 (twelve years ago) link
I'm going to vote Indian here but the playing field is considerably levelled here when you factor in all the awesome Italian desserts. Indian desserts are basically just a load of different uses for condensed milk.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:44 (twelve years ago) link
yeah not a fan of indian desserts beyond rasmalai. indian sweets are an abomination.
― horseshoe, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:45 (twelve years ago) link
Kulfi is great but Italy invented ice-cream so that's an automatic point in its favour.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:50 (twelve years ago) link
I don't understand gelato, can somebody explain gelato to me
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:53 (twelve years ago) link
- tastes good
― iatee, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:55 (twelve years ago) link
every time I've thought, I would rather be eating ice cream
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:56 (twelve years ago) link
overall indian much tastier to me but yeah dessert is a total victory for italy. what does one eat for breakfast in india???
― buzza, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:57 (twelve years ago) link
cheerios
― 2191: celebrate the m bisontennial (m bison), Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:58 (twelve years ago) link
or w/e you want to call early morning meal/snack
― buzza, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:58 (twelve years ago) link
aloo parathaharissaan omeletcheerios
― horseshoe, Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:59 (twelve years ago) link
Masala Dosa. Breakfast of Kings.
― 50,000 raspberries with the face of Peter Ndlovu (aldo), Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:59 (twelve years ago) link
paratha is a perfect food all by itself
gonna open up an indian breakfast shop called harissa dalloway
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Sunday, 6 November 2011 22:59 (twelve years ago) link
Had breakfast at an Indian wedding (in the uk), was sooo good. It was... curried stuff, y'know? Thank you, my incredible memory.
― ceci n'est pas un nom d'affichage (ledge), Sunday, 6 November 2011 23:00 (twelve years ago) link
Breakfasts I had in India basically revolved around eggs, bread and fruit. Nothing to write home about.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 6 November 2011 23:01 (twelve years ago) link
I'm the total opposite, I realized recently that 'regular ice cream' is basically my least favorite types of frozen dairy dessert...prefer gelato, frozen yogurt, sherbert, custard
― iatee, Sunday, 6 November 2011 23:01 (twelve years ago) link
least favorite type
another day another poll
― iatee, Sunday, 6 November 2011 23:02 (twelve years ago) link
Haggis pakora vs pizza crunch.
― calumerio, Sunday, 6 November 2011 23:03 (twelve years ago) link
in the most one-note, reductionist, misguided, ignorant reading of this poll: curry w/ rice >>>>>>>>>>> pasta w/ tomato sauce.
― ceci n'est pas un nom d'affichage (ledge), Sunday, 6 November 2011 23:16 (twelve years ago) link
Because of this thread I am totally sauteeing some garlic in butter and dumping in a can of tomatoes. Thank you, all.
― WE DO NOT HAVE "SECRET" "MEETINGS." I DO NOT HAVE A SECOND (Laurel), Sunday, 6 November 2011 23:21 (twelve years ago) link
^ occams razor
― 2191: celebrate the m bisontennial (m bison), Sunday, 6 November 2011 23:21 (twelve years ago) link
i am eating a tuna sandwich and its the first thing ive gotten to eat since about 8 am because i didnt get a lunch break and i kind of hate this poll and anyone who has the option to eat either of these cuisines right now (or really anything better than a soggy tuna sandwich at this moment in time). (though in the future whrn im hungry or trying to lose weight i might just look up old loujag posts about food and creaming.)
also : indian.
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Sunday, 6 November 2011 23:55 (twelve years ago) link
man I am often with you on food-related issues but what are you even on about here. gelato is a thing, is what. anybody who gets all "gelato is vastly superior to ice cream" is posing but it certainly isn't ice cream's inferior.
― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 7 November 2011 00:05 (twelve years ago) link
come with me to a state where they allow ice cream to be made with >20% milkfat, you'll change your tune
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Monday, 7 November 2011 00:07 (twelve years ago) link
I concede that I am not familiar with the local ice cream milkfat laws
― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 7 November 2011 00:08 (twelve years ago) link
is that really a thing? tbf i cant even remember the last time i had ice cream.
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Monday, 7 November 2011 00:10 (twelve years ago) link
I spent a summer up at penn state, I think because of county laws you could make ice cream with 20% milkfat, it was glorious
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Monday, 7 November 2011 00:11 (twelve years ago) link
unfortunately since penn state is actually located at the gates to the entrance of hell you only had about .5 seconds before the intense searing demonfire vaporized your ice cream
― ASPIE Rocky (dayo), Monday, 7 November 2011 00:12 (twelve years ago) link
& every time I've thought, I would rather be in pennsylvania eating ice cream
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― flopson, Monday, 7 November 2011 00:13 (twelve years ago) link
i have plenty of other ways to get fat that arent subject to antiquated laws or driving more than 40 miles outside philly city limits.
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Monday, 7 November 2011 00:13 (twelve years ago) link
a.k.a. the part of pennsylvania we pretend doesnt exist.
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Monday, 7 November 2011 00:14 (twelve years ago) link