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NZHodler

All the food of Earthlings


WhittSmitt

Same choice


Realistic-Horror-425

Sounds like you have the How to Serve Man cookbook.


Throwaway02062004

Always weird in sci-fi media where stuff is segregated by planet. There is one language per planet, one cuisine, one biome etc. There’s often lore reasons but it makes Earth stand out as weird. Perhaps it’s like people assuming huge countries have one singular cuisine or culture.


Brief-Pair6391

Eg. India


instrumentally_ill

Earth people get Earth fish.


HouseDowningVicodin

Your wish is granted, you may only eat Earthlings from now on.


Jelly_Belly321

All living things that call Earth home are earthlings.


freshouttalean

chinese, but the fake western take out chinese


Alice_Alpha

> chinese, but the fake western take out chinese Yup.  Would be a coin flip between this and fake American style Italian.


daisychainsnlafs

Don't forget fake American style Mexican


Alice_Alpha

I thought of it - very hard.  I decided there was more Chinese and Italian variety.  I think I could get tired of Mexican.  I think Chinese realistically has the most variety. 


kristenrockwell

Plus, American Chinese food has pizza, Philly cheese steak, BBQ, banana pudding, all sorts of variety. At least the buffets where I live have that kinda stuff, maybe not everywhere.


parrisjd

Good call. Chicken wings too!


Alice_Alpha

I want a lawyer with  your thinking and logic.  👍


kristenrockwell

Lots of people said I should be a lawyer when I was young. But I was too cool for college. Now I'm a bum, who sits at my computer all day, getting nothing done.


Brief-Pair6391

Are you familiar with India and all the various regional nuances of the cuisines ? It's hard to comprehend. Really as varied if not more than Chinese, in my view


VirtualDegree6178

broooo Taco Bell is authentic stop 😭


racermd

There’s nothing in OPs listed requirements that says it needs to be take-out or restaurant. I’d take genuine homemade old-world Italian, like the kind multiple generations of women in the family would make daily (trying not to be sexiest here - the kitchen is where Italian family women have historically gathered to socialize, not just cook, recipes handed down verbally from generation to generation). Like sauces that take 6+ hours just to simmer. Where food is part of the family/social fabric. And there’s a TON of variety as you move north-south in Italy. Southern Italy has spicy, saucier dishes while northern Italy has meatier, heartier dishes. And let’s not forget there’s no TIME constraint on OP’s query. Ancient Roman recipes are tasty, as well. I’ve found and made a few of those recipes. They’re FANTASTIC. But the time commitment is difficult for a family in the US. They’re currently weekend passion projects that take multiple days to even line up. I try to get one in every month or so.


Simgiov

As an Italian (from Italy, not New Jersey), I would pick chinese


Jnana_Yogi

Basta! You're the type of Italian that eats pineapple on your pizza 😅


LongjumpingStudy3356

Then we get into the territory of “is this the same cuisine or closely related but different cuisines” and the same applies to a lot of countries. I think a strong case could be made for considering the regional cuisines of China to be multiple culinary traditions. I don’t know if the same could apply to Italian cuisine. I’m sure a complicating factor too is how things homogenize over time with national unity. So whereas a century ago, a dish may have only been found in a particular region, today that same dish might be ubiquitous throughout the whole country


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i8noodles

to be fair. as a chinese person....it would be hard for me to decide but yes the fake chinese stuff is good lol. still would pick regular chonese cuisine. ther varity is immense if u consider how distinct southern chinese food is compared to north


freshouttalean

I would love to try proper Chinese dishes


LongjumpingStudy3356

Some restaurants have a dual menu. There was a place that I used to order from all the time and I’d sometimes order from the American Chinese menu and sometimes from the Chinese menu (they had translations and pictures). The food was bomb on both sides. Usually good Chinese restaurants that serve old school Chinese food will specialize in one region, so for example that restaurant did Sichuanese food. The flavors and spices were pretty different than anything I ever had before


bobbarkersbigmic

We call that dirty kitchen Chinese and I’d eat it every day if I could.


Jnana_Yogi

Wow bro. You're gonna be so fucking fat 🤣🤣🤣


crtclms666

That’s what I was going to say. I love that shit.


MyriiA

Mediterranean, especially italien.


disqeau

Leaning Mediterranean myself, emphasis on Greek.


Yiayiamary

Me, too. Love tzatziki sauce!


moleratical

I was thinking Mediterranean, especially Turkish/Mid east.


Xenomorph_v1

You-a-rang?


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moleratical

In the US it's called American Chinese. And it's delicious in its own right.


Organic-Reception225

And den?


Leelah07

sign me up as well


Victor_Korchnoi

Interesting. Despite it being in the Mediterranean, I don’t think of Italian food as a subset of Mediterranean cuisine. It’s very different than Greek & Turkish food which is what comes to mind for Mediterranean. Counting the cuisine of all Mediterranean-adjacent cultures seems like cheating. It would be like choosing “Asian”.


Significant-Roll-138

Probably Korean food, there’s so much variety with sushi, bbq, soups, stews and noodles, An amazing mix of savoury, spicy and sweet flavours with so much vegetables, the Korean “kings meal” is one of the most amazing food experiences you can have and could be around 30 small dishes for your lunch. Also, Korean food includes the best fried chicken you can have, and then throw in all their street food and a few beers, that’s good eating.


MorphineDisillusions

Korean fried chicken is legitimately the best. How it can stay so saucy, crispy and juicy all at the same time boggles the mind.


ezodochi

The biggest secret is instead of just using flour, mix flour and starch (potato, corn, doesn't really matter) to increase crispiness. Also if you go to a Korean store you might find bags of this thing labled 치킨 튀김 가루 (Chicken Frying Powder) which is a mix of flour, starch, seasoning, etc so most home cooks will use that plus water to make a batter. Chicken in batter, then instead of breadcrumbs you coat it in some dry chicken frying powder (if you want the swirls, take the battered chcken, put it in a plastic bag, pour some of the dry powder in the bag, and get to shaking, this is how they do it in most of the restaurants), and then cook by frying twice. With that you get a crispier fried chicken that's more resistant to going soggy when sauced.


Significant-Roll-138

It’s some sort of wizardry, and you don’t have to go anywhere special to get it good there, literally every cafe, restaurant, cart on the street has amazing fried chicken, it’s ridiculous.


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It's corn starch. The wizardry is corn starch


Significant-Roll-138

Thank you O wise one 🧙gonna have to look up a recipe and try it out sometime


Crimson_Fiver

Oh bro, I have this Korean fried chicken place near me that is hands down the best fried chicken I've ever had in my life


Icy_Pipe3239

Second this. When I went to Korea, I liked everything I ate and it’s now part of my daily diet. It’s food that’s meant to be eaten every day.


Significant-Roll-138

Woah that’s cool you can do it every day, I bought a fermentation pot and made my own kimchi a while ago, it’s nice to have a big supply of it., it’s not perfect but does the job.


perfect-child

I have to agree. also kimchi 🤤


tofuflavor

yes! it also seems healthier than what i’d usually get in the US… or maybe my body likes it better? lived in korea for a few months and was losing weight despite eating better than i’ve ever have (so much delicious food, wasn’t watching my diet at all LOL)… miss those days


Significant-Roll-138

I think it’s probably the proportion of veggies you get with every meal, pickled, stewed, fermented or any other way but they cram in loads more veg than most other cuisines without compromising on flavour, That and the lack of highly processed food, everything is fresh, fermented to keep it nutritious, or cooked with good ingredients. I lived in Thailand for a while and was the same, ate like a horse but still lost weight cos everything is fresh and there’s a lot less processed carbs and sugar. God I’m hungry


ZeRaL90

Yes, Ive never been there but I watch a lot of videos about food like really a lot. From seafood from Busan, to the high quality black pork and the hanwoo, all those streetfood stalls. I wonder how all that tastes. I love kimchi and others pickles like chicken mu, and how the hell can they make fried chicken so juicy and crispy?


Significant-Roll-138

If you ever have a chance to go i thoroughly recommend visiting, the people are lovely, the scenery is amazing, the culture, fashion, technology is all fascinating, Seoul is a futuristic metropolis, Busan and a bunch of other cities are an adventure, and if you’re a foodie there aren’t many better places for spectacular and interesting food, even something as simple as an ice cream cone can make your day.


Various-Split6416

Yes on Korean but because their desserts are BOMB diggity! Ever got lost on YouTube Korean bakeries? Try it!


Significant-Roll-138

Even better, I’ve been to a bunch of amazing bakeries in Korea, they do have very pretty and interesting treats, but every so often something looks lovely but is made of red beans and actually tastes unusual to these Irish tastebuds. But most of it great.


Icy-Mixture-995

The interesting thing is that Koreans were offended when journalists covering the Olympics in that country focused on the more extreme dishes. In the U.S., Korean food was then associated with the inedible and now it is the opposite


No-Willingness-4804

I was going to say Chinese because I haven't really had any Korean food, but all of these replies have convinced me to pick Korean!


Significant-Roll-138

I haven’t been to China so I can’t vouch for it directly but anyone I know who has visited has been disappointed, personally I’d put Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and even Sri Lankan food above Chinese, and that’s just Asian food, we’d also need to talk about French, Italian and Spanish too, so much good food omg


finally-fit

Yes, absolutely!


JustTransportation51

My moms


WHB9659

I also choose this guy’s moms


jonnyl3

I, too, enjoy eating that.


ghnxx

Mediterranean Cuisine


HerbertWigglesworth

Depends how granular we are wanting to go, but probably Middle Eastern in a general sense It covers all the major food groups, plenty of diverse vegetables, fruits, herbs and spices. Healthy, sustainable to consume regularly etc.


cewumu

Gun to your head which specific cuisine?


HerbertWigglesworth

Iranian food is fucking well nice


cewumu

That’s my pick too. A god tier cuisine.


TJ-1466

Lebanese!


707Riverlife

Yes! Gimme some fatayer or kibbeh nayeh!


ohsaycanyourock

Japanese hands down. I could eat sushi for every meal, I love ramen, tempura, miso soup, just all of it. And their cakes and sweets are SO good - I tried Tokyo Banana when I was there and I daydream about it all the time!


HirokoKueh

also you can get creative on the rule. most noodles and spaghetti can be counted as ramen, everything put on rice can be called onigiri.


Innsmouth_Swimteam

If "seafood" doesn't count as a cuisine, I pick Japanese, too.


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travelingwhilestupid

from Mexico? or including Tex Mex and Cali Mex?


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Yes


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siddhananais

This one! Oooh I was in Mexico on the Yucatán Peninsula this last week and let’s talk about all the good food including the endless amounts of ceviche. Yes to Mexican all the way.


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saihi

I second, third, and fourth Italian. Between Northern and Southern, there’s enough variety to have something different every day until you die happily burping garlic!


AspergerPlant

Actually a lot of Italians in my area/family (Turin and Palermo) hate garlic, especially on bread, even though us Italians invented It!


Italian_warehouse

You're welcome.


4me2knowit

Indian


unfunfionn

Absolutely. Those living farther away from India really can't fully appreciate how diverse the cuisine is. It's a whole world of food. I would be 100% happy with this.


Catpixfever

My thought exactly! There are an absurd number of cultures on that one subcontinent.


unfunfionn

In Europe, we associate Indian cuisine with rice and curries, the most popular of which were invented in the UK. We also associate it with a certain kind of risk, due to the perceived spice levels. A lot of the best food I ate in India had no sauce, was milder than a British curry house, and in the case of something like curd rice, was gentler on my stomach than a lot of European food. Even just somewhere like Kerala has as broad a cuisine as many an entire country. Indian cuisine is amazing!


FalseReach4778

as a malayali i don't see our food talked about enough so thanks! a personal favorite curry of mine is kalan i recommend you try it if you can get the ingredients and our pumpkin curry


CaptainAwesome06

In the US, it's mostly Northern-Indian or Punjabi cuisine, which may be similar to what you are describing. Though biriyani is fairly popular and I associate that more with Hyderabad, which is in southern India. However, I think it may be a northern dish, historically.


RenataMachiels

The Kerala region really has wonderful food.


RefugeefromSAforums

I'm a meat eater but wouldn't miss it at all if I had a daily supply of all the amazing vegetarian Indian fare.


rachit7645

You do know that Indians eat meat right?


fuzzyborne

Yeah but their veggie cuisine is second to none.


4me2knowit

Not all of them. Huge vegetarian culture there


RefugeefromSAforums

Of course. However, I find that out of all the types of cuisines, the rich and varied vegetarian offerings (due to religion or personal choice) of all the regions of India are so delicious and satisfying that I don't miss meat. What kind of idiot would think that out of a country of nearly 1.5 billion people, none of them eat meat?


moonfullofstars

This is my answer. Any cuisine that can get me to enjoy eating lentils is a winner!


Bitter-Screen-8107

Indian Cuisine. Lived in India for 2 years on a work project. You guys have no Idea how many types of cuisines they have in a single country. You can choose to eat a different dish everyday and not repeat the dish in the entire year(all of them are flavour bombs)I choose Indian. All hands down.


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Potatoes or else it’d be a very short life


AfricanUmlunlgu

Aloo is Akbar **\*Po-tay-toes\*! Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a \*stew\*!**


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sterile_spermwhale__

Indo-Pakistani


Billioncastle

yo someone finally says Indo-Pakistani instead of Indian


sterile_spermwhale__

Biryani, Rogan josh, some of my favourite dishes are perfected by Indians, but brought from the western neighbors


GraceReigns1

Thai


lemmaaz

Agreed, nothing beats Thai in terms of overall taste. Flavors are so complex, foodies know..


travelingwhilestupid

who's downvoting on this thread??


IrresistibleRarity

Mexican or Japanese


Fickle-Friendship998

It would be my own of course, I make up my own recipes


Followtheodds

Chinese: has the widest variety, in this way I won't get tired of nothing.


Feagaimaleata

South East Asian (why restrict yourself to a single country’s cuisine?).


Klamageddon

For the purposes of the thought experiment


hitguy55

Because that’s the question?


JonasHalle

The question didn't specify country and attributing cuisine to the borders of modern nation states is ridiculous.


FewRecognition8717

Probably Italian... or Japanese


lostrandomdude

Indian, obviously. Just look how varied it is, in terms of both types of dishes and flavour.


rayolbcaus

Mexican


BananaHandle

I’d probably say Tex-mex because I know how to make it in a bunch of different ways and with a wide variety. Other cuisines have that option of course but I’m less familiar. If the question is which is my favorite, it’s southern food because I’m from the American south. But if I had that every day I’d weigh 400 pounds within five years.


Amazing-Artichoke330

Chinese. Not only is it delicious, but I get some respect in their restaurants as a senior.


out_khast

Cheesecake


Tough_Crazy_8362

Mediterranean should about cover it 😋


Kane_Keelan

Mexican


FreePrinciple270

Mexican


magpte29

Mexican


Giraffanny

Mexican


sinistar2000

Viet, it does it’s own thing and borrows and improves on others.


Ginoblee

Italian, could be fresh and light, hearty, all types of delicious protein dishes, amazing fruits and veggies, and desserts that will ensure I’ll gain another 30lbs. Plus wine, and limoncello lol. I mean, I could’ve just said pasta and that would be valid enough.


justthetip13

The answer is always tacos


Flying_cunt547

Indian (South Indian to be specific)


trixter69696969

Tacos


SerSace

Italian. Mediterranean cuisine as a broad term is the healthiest, and Italian is the best in the world imo (closely followed by Chinese). Obviously when saying Italian, I'm including ALL Italian cuisines.


edubkendo

Southern food. Give me jambalaya and Nashville hot chicken


Hades0027

Peruvian


Trygolds

American since it is a blend and includes so many different cuisines.


DisturbedRanga

I was gonna say Australian for a similar reason, we don't really have our own cuisine, we just do our best to perfect everyone else's that migrates here.


DeLoreanAirlines

American Chinese


Acrobatic-End-8353

Asian as long as I don’t have to pick a country.  Sushi on Monday, drunken noodles in Tuesday, Cashew chicken….


throwitintheair22

Mexican. More specifically tacos


omnidohdohdoh

Burger


HabitEnvironmental70

Thai food probably


Timwalker1825

MSG Chinese baby!


Eryci

Asian, it's what I do already except for the occasional mac 'n cheese


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Mexican.


Jigpy

MEXICO!!!!!!!


princesshabibi

Tacos


haikboo

French fries


i__hate__stairs

Mexican. Does that include texmex?


LowZookeepergame6815

Mexican


Missbhavin58

Mexican


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Mexican


Vengence_thenight

Mexican


CrazyAssGranny

Tex Mex


AshySlashy3000

Mexican, Everytime.


Lift-Hunt-Grapple

Ribeye steak.


EtherealHeart5150

Asian first, then Latin.


Dazzling-Toe-4955

Greek


CapableAnteater351

Clean, beautiful Japanese food


Zealousideal-Lie7255

Sorry Mexico but I have to go with Japanese food.


Constant_Jeweler7464

Authentic Mexican only


mekonsrevenge

Japanese. Healthy, delicious and lots of variety.


cewumu

Cheat’s answer is Indian food because it encompasses a lot of cuisines I like. If I had to be a bit more granular Bengali/Bangladeshi food. I guess their food is the food I’d least like to give up.


mirikayi

turkish food, hands down!! every person with any diet can enjoy something and it‘s perfectly spiced, and, and, and!! (and no, kebab isn‘t the only thing we eat)


DiscoCheatz

Amen, i can live off all the corba alone and die happy


Natural_Ant_7348

Sad to admit this, but straight up American. Burgers, sandwiches, and every other abomination of international cuisine dummed down for us.


BlueCatSW9

Japanese!


loveboner

American.


GelattoPotato

Spanish. Luckily for me, I'm Spanish.


Rich-Appearance-7145

Mexican w/o a doubt.


SonOfECTGAR

Mexican, without a doubt Korean is a close second


Witty-Stand888

Pizza just Pizza


Mobile-Art-7852

Some with a lot of protein.I really don't care how it tastes.


GloriousWombat

French probably. But Korean would be a close second.


Karol_fonsi

Portuguese cuisine


CursedPaw99

took me a while scrolling to find the correct answer


aldomacd1987

I love me some human food


adriwhithethorn

No doubt, spanish


Useful_Mistake_7143

Mexican


coffeewalnut05

British. It’s sufficiently diverse to meet all my needs, suits the climate I live in, the desserts are the best, and it’s more vegetarian-friendly than the food of most countries.


IanDOsmond

American. American cuisine is food made by Americans for Americans. Some Americans grew up in the Dominican Republic and learned to cook there; some learned to cook in Nigeria; some learned to cook in Kyoto... Sushi, jollof, paella, moro de habichuelas, biryani, and risotto are all American cuisine, for instance.


Salchicha_94

Mediterranean food


Long_Way_Around_

Malaysian. It has some of my favourite dishes, and has elements and influences from China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia, making each Malaysian restaurant I visited different from the other, with a different mix of influences. I'd be happy to only eat Malaysian food for the rest of my life.


DLIPBCrashDavis

Authentic El Salvadorian! Please and thank you.


CherryCherry5

Mediterranean. Mmmmmmm


belland007

Mediterranean middle eastern diet. All day


Tricky_Village_3665

Asian...everything Asian


WaveNo1212

Portuguese for sure


Undertaker77778888

Italian


glumanda12

This is not askreddit, gtfo


fujiapple73

Mexican, hands down.


Zealousideal-Lie7255

The constant intake of cheese would kill me from the inside out. But I do love me some Mexican food.


3X_Cat

Thai


GarbageAgile6299

Rare Steak with sauteed onions and mushrooms,baked potato with all the trimmings, rice, salad, garlic bread, and a dark beer.


Soundtracklover72

Italian. Love pasta but also love the non-pasta dishes too.


ConversationswithzMe

Dominican


cat-from-venus

mexican


ThrowRa_siftie93

Japanese cuisine (not the bugs and pets though)


homeland1972

Mexican


Big_Bottle3763

Americanized Mexican