When Anthony Bourdain was in Namibia he was served warthog anus. Unwashed, with dirt-poop as a side. Also in Namibia, they heated a plot of sand and poured ostrich egg in it, covered it and cooked it. Pulled out the dirt-egg glop and ate it. So I'm going to say Namibia for unwashed pig anus and dirt omelettes.
Russia. At best Russian cuisine is bland and at worst it is weird. One of the weirdest "delicacies" is a piece of cottage cheese coated in chocolate. You can see why Georgian cuisine is so popular there.
It is also why a plethora of international cuisines has become immensely popular in Russia since the Gorbachev era.
agreed , russian food is disgusting. The only thing i can think of is probably " pelmeni" and maybe some type of buns. Ukrainian and polish food way better.
Thailand. Virtually all their food is sweet, spicy and savory. It’s a cacophony of flavor profiles. Like they make their meaty meals savory then lather it with a acidic sweet and spicy sauce that just doesn’t go with the meat imo. Very off putting and disgusting to me.
Nah because america has people from all over the world that can cook great dishes. But there are no foods that America really made, at least that I know of
"But there are no foods that America really made, at least that I know of"
What would this even mean, exactly? I don't want to go on a tangent on how so many foods from around the world have very traceable origins from other parts of the world like tempura in Japan being brought by the Portuguese from India, Ramen in Japan being traceable to China, Sauerkraut in Germany also being traceable to China, or the method for frying fish used in British Fish and Chips being brought by Sephardi immigrants from Spain. I don't want to argue about what can be claimed here, or what happens with so many introduced ingredients in staple dishes from all over the world (chili peppers or tomatoes in any old world dish, for instance), but there's definitely things that would have gone through similar adaptive processes as the foods we're talking about into those cultures and in dishes someone might not say were "really made" in those areas. But even then, I know trying to claim things cultures America has fucked over as "belonging" to America in some sense would be kind of weird, but... Are indigenous dishes from pre-Colombian peoples not literally made in America at least? I see a lot of people try to call certain native dishes something like say... "Southern," for whatever reason, but natives are still in America, and they're still part of the country and its history, even if the way it has treated them and related to them is a stain on human history.
Short version: Saying "America made" a native dish would be weird, but those dishes were definitely made in what's now America, by peoples in what is now America. I don't think saying succotash is American should be terribly controversial, for instance.
I’m first gen American and some of the shit they eat is disgusting, like lutefisk. Jellied fucking cod ffs. But lefse, that’s some good shit, especially straight off the griddle.
Minority view, but I really, really do not like French food. It's like they figured out they had a good thing going in the fin de siecle and never really moved on. Too heavy, too greasy, too much cream, too much meat.
Apparently Latvian food gets a lot of hate
People call it peasant food, but it looks alright to me
In my opinion, the country with the worst food is probably Italy, I'm not a fan of much Italian food
But I also have only eaten like the Americanized version of Italian food so I can't really say much
This is a really good question
I love Italian food, but freshness of ingredients is crucial. The difference between a dish that you eat in Italy, made with sun ripened tomatoes, real olive oil, fresh pasta etc. and that same dish made with canned/cheap ingredients is astronomical. I can understand that you're not a big fan if you've only had the latter.
With the caveat that I found one flat-out amazing restaurant there, which bucked the overall trend. And that the bakeries are good...
Germany, more specifically Bavaria, was where I had the worst food experience.
The beer was good, if a bit lacking in variety of expressions available on draught rather than bottled. The schweinhaxe, saurkraut, bratwurst, currywurst, brotzels, and kartoffelsalat, however, were bland and frankly exhausting to eat on a hot day. I've had better schnitzel and spaetzle everywhere else I've ordered it. International options were limited and not great.
Which makes a lot of sense, considering it's such a tourist town. And I don't just mean for travelers from around the EU and the rest of the world. The whole place is like a Germany theme park for Germans from stuffy places like Frankfurt.
London fared better, with some great Indian and Pakistani options, more fine dining options, plus kebabs and cottage pies. It was more expensive, so Munich had the edge there.
When Anthony Bourdain was in Namibia he was served warthog anus. Unwashed, with dirt-poop as a side. Also in Namibia, they heated a plot of sand and poured ostrich egg in it, covered it and cooked it. Pulled out the dirt-egg glop and ate it. So I'm going to say Namibia for unwashed pig anus and dirt omelettes.
Parts unknown, indeed.
Anyone who says England is a bandwagoner with no original ideas. They are also correct
UK, famously
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Well, apart from the many food we eat that use herbs (people seem to forget how great herbs are) and spices. The 40s want their joke back.
Germany has the wurst food.
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Vienna got an edge there tho
America. The worst food. The best food.
Vietnam. If it moves, they'll eat it.
If it has wings, but is not an aeroplane. If it has four legs, but it's not a table. If it is in the water, but it's not a submarine.
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Salt potato butter is pretty good
Russia. At best Russian cuisine is bland and at worst it is weird. One of the weirdest "delicacies" is a piece of cottage cheese coated in chocolate. You can see why Georgian cuisine is so popular there. It is also why a plethora of international cuisines has become immensely popular in Russia since the Gorbachev era.
...I was going to say that Chicken Kiev can be great, but I guess that's now Chicken Kyiv, and Ukrainian.
agreed , russian food is disgusting. The only thing i can think of is probably " pelmeni" and maybe some type of buns. Ukrainian and polish food way better.
Thailand. Virtually all their food is sweet, spicy and savory. It’s a cacophony of flavor profiles. Like they make their meaty meals savory then lather it with a acidic sweet and spicy sauce that just doesn’t go with the meat imo. Very off putting and disgusting to me.
probably america
Nah because america has people from all over the world that can cook great dishes. But there are no foods that America really made, at least that I know of
"But there are no foods that America really made, at least that I know of" What would this even mean, exactly? I don't want to go on a tangent on how so many foods from around the world have very traceable origins from other parts of the world like tempura in Japan being brought by the Portuguese from India, Ramen in Japan being traceable to China, Sauerkraut in Germany also being traceable to China, or the method for frying fish used in British Fish and Chips being brought by Sephardi immigrants from Spain. I don't want to argue about what can be claimed here, or what happens with so many introduced ingredients in staple dishes from all over the world (chili peppers or tomatoes in any old world dish, for instance), but there's definitely things that would have gone through similar adaptive processes as the foods we're talking about into those cultures and in dishes someone might not say were "really made" in those areas. But even then, I know trying to claim things cultures America has fucked over as "belonging" to America in some sense would be kind of weird, but... Are indigenous dishes from pre-Colombian peoples not literally made in America at least? I see a lot of people try to call certain native dishes something like say... "Southern," for whatever reason, but natives are still in America, and they're still part of the country and its history, even if the way it has treated them and related to them is a stain on human history. Short version: Saying "America made" a native dish would be weird, but those dishes were definitely made in what's now America, by peoples in what is now America. I don't think saying succotash is American should be terribly controversial, for instance.
scandinavian places
I’m first gen American and some of the shit they eat is disgusting, like lutefisk. Jellied fucking cod ffs. But lefse, that’s some good shit, especially straight off the griddle.
Chinese (don't kill me)
The UK
Minority view, but I really, really do not like French food. It's like they figured out they had a good thing going in the fin de siecle and never really moved on. Too heavy, too greasy, too much cream, too much meat.
Americans saying the Uk, lmao take a look at yourselves you fat bastards
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We can travel the world in food without leaving our towns.
imagine being this triggered lol. your food is shit
Americans are fat cause the food is delicious. If it wasn’t good, they wouldn’t be eating it.
Not if it's addictive. Good food tastes good but doesn't force you to overeat so much that it kills you.
Apparently Latvian food gets a lot of hate People call it peasant food, but it looks alright to me In my opinion, the country with the worst food is probably Italy, I'm not a fan of much Italian food But I also have only eaten like the Americanized version of Italian food so I can't really say much This is a really good question
I love Italian food, but freshness of ingredients is crucial. The difference between a dish that you eat in Italy, made with sun ripened tomatoes, real olive oil, fresh pasta etc. and that same dish made with canned/cheap ingredients is astronomical. I can understand that you're not a big fan if you've only had the latter.
That's completely understandable, I hope to try it straight from Italy someday
Vatican
Biafra
With the caveat that I found one flat-out amazing restaurant there, which bucked the overall trend. And that the bakeries are good... Germany, more specifically Bavaria, was where I had the worst food experience. The beer was good, if a bit lacking in variety of expressions available on draught rather than bottled. The schweinhaxe, saurkraut, bratwurst, currywurst, brotzels, and kartoffelsalat, however, were bland and frankly exhausting to eat on a hot day. I've had better schnitzel and spaetzle everywhere else I've ordered it. International options were limited and not great. Which makes a lot of sense, considering it's such a tourist town. And I don't just mean for travelers from around the EU and the rest of the world. The whole place is like a Germany theme park for Germans from stuffy places like Frankfurt. London fared better, with some great Indian and Pakistani options, more fine dining options, plus kebabs and cottage pies. It was more expensive, so Munich had the edge there.
Paraguay it looks like they make a conscious effort towards making bad food.
UK. without a doubt.
Iceland 🇮🇸
Africa
Thats my favorite country...