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Thai is pretty terrible compared to Vietnamese and Indonesian cuisines. Such a shame the latter two have made so little of an impact on most of the west, France

Thai is pretty terrible compared to Vietnamese and Indonesian cuisines. Such a shame the latter two have made so little of an impact on most of the west, France and the Netherlands, respectively, excluded.

anoncoward111 8y ago
Never have I seen such a subjective statement in my life. For what it's worth, I prefer Afghan cuisine, but all food is a fusion of earlier ideas anyway.
- russnewcomer 8y ago
  Kabuli Pulau is fantastic. I used to live down the street from a kebab shop that had the best kebab and pulau, all cooked on outdoor grills in front of it. Fantastic food, and I wish there were more good Afghan places in the U.S. I'm in the midwest, and the closest Afghan place I know of (that serves Afghan food, not just owned by Afghans) is in Chicago.
  - anoncoward111 8y ago
    Incredible, I love it :) Hicksville NY has a decently large diaspora, we are a bit spoiled here. I taught myself how to cook their way, here's what I do: Buy onions by the 50lb sack, chop them up, put them in the food processor, cook them once then freeze them into smaller containers. Whenever I want to cook a quick meal in 10 mins, grab the onion puree from the freezer, throw it into a pan with garlic and oil and paprika, fry it up and serve over some bread :)
namdnay 8y ago
Honestly, the Vietnamese cuisine in France is quite bad (outside of certain spots in Paris) - Just like pizzas have become synonymous with low-effort fast food, Vietnamese cuisine has become synonymous with dodgy buffets of bland taste and questionable hygiene. I find far better Vietnamese food in London than I do in the south of France
- M_Bakhtiari 8y ago
  I'm sorry to hear that. My experience in France and the Netherlands comes from being invited by people with a history in the colonies, they would obviously be better equipped to separate the wheat from the chaff.

anoncoward111 8y ago

Never have I seen such a subjective statement in my life. For what it's worth, I prefer Afghan cuisine, but all food is a fusion of earlier ideas anyway.

russnewcomer 8y ago
Kabuli Pulau is fantastic. I used to live down the street from a kebab shop that had the best kebab and pulau, all cooked on outdoor grills in front of it. Fantastic food, and I wish there were more good Afghan places in the U.S. I'm in the midwest, and the closest Afghan place I know of (that serves Afghan food, not just owned by Afghans) is in Chicago.
- anoncoward111 8y ago
  Incredible, I love it :) Hicksville NY has a decently large diaspora, we are a bit spoiled here. I taught myself how to cook their way, here's what I do: Buy onions by the 50lb sack, chop them up, put them in the food processor, cook them once then freeze them into smaller containers. Whenever I want to cook a quick meal in 10 mins, grab the onion puree from the freezer, throw it into a pan with garlic and oil and paprika, fry it up and serve over some bread :)

namdnay 8y ago

Honestly, the Vietnamese cuisine in France is quite bad (outside of certain spots in Paris) - Just like pizzas have become synonymous with low-effort fast food, Vietnamese cuisine has become synonymous with dodgy buffets of bland taste and questionable hygiene. I find far better Vietnamese food in London than I do in the south of France

M_Bakhtiari 8y ago
I'm sorry to hear that. My experience in France and the Netherlands comes from being invited by people with a history in the colonies, they would obviously be better equipped to separate the wheat from the chaff.