Food trends
We've seen a boom in Mexican food in the past year or two and now I'm noticing Scandinavian food getting 'mad props'.

I put it to you that this move is due not due to the excellence and especially tasty nature of the cuisine but because food journalists are jaded and bored and need something new to get excited about. It looks like OK grub but nothing to have a wank about.

Which nation or region's food is criminally overlooked and which is overrated? I like Thai a lot but think it's extremely limited.

Alt: smegging smeg you smeg-head!!!! LOL!!!!!
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 15:48, 72 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

This is quite possible
My wife's old housemate is one of the Scandanvian chefs being "bigged up" by the press right now. Just released a book called Scandilicious. The food is interesting and her stuff is great, but I suspect it's a bit of a fad. And in her case, it helps that's she's extremely attractive.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 15:53, Reply)

I found the food in Norway to be fresh and pleasant but a little dull.
Not unlike Norway itself.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 15:56, Reply)

Sig is half Swedish, half American
so her stuff is pretty varied rather than dull ... but it's still nothing earth-shattering
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 15:59, Reply)

Traditional Romanian food is absolutely fucking repulsive.
That shit will *never* become trendy.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:05, Reply)

*googles*
Oooo she is a bit isn't she!
( Peej, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:23, Reply)

Would
www.henleyliteraryfestival.co.uk/author_2011/Signe-Johansen-c.jpg
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:03, Reply)

Have

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:03, Reply)

Eh...
*hand side to side rocking gesture*

She's pretty enough but a bit straight up and down ifyouknowwhatImeanandI'msurethatyoudo.
( Kroney, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:06, Reply)

Oh sweet, I can't wait for rotterfisk on every street.
Beeeaaauuutiful
( Kroney, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 15:53, Reply)

I'm quite partial to a bit of lutefisk
Surstroemming and hákarl can, however, get to absolute fuck.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 15:58, Reply)

Scotland.
This weekend I will be making skirlie. And haggis makes an excellent stuffing.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 15:54, Reply)

London needs a proper, cheap, US Diner (not out in the middle of fucking Shoreditch and most definitely not shitty "Ed's") that sells proper American breakfasts and proper American sandwiches stuffed to the brim with meat and cheese.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 15:55, Reply)

Everyone's gone spastic about Pitt Cue Co in Soho.
Not been yet, but Bubba's Barbecue Pit in Spitalfields (alas no longer there) was truly excellent. I am going to defy B3ta tradition and declare that Bodean's food is fucking rubbish. It's no better than TGI Fridays.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 15:58, Reply)

RIP Bubba's. It was fucking superb.
I dislike a lot of Mexican food, most seems to be fried slop.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:09, Reply)

Lupita's is excellent - some of those burrito chains are bollocks.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:13, Reply)

fried refried
( Peej, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:21, Reply)

Not that I am averse to BBQ Pits, but that's not a diner.
Although I may well be checking it out now anyway.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:58, Reply)

I'm with you on bodeans
I love the company I'm with but the food is shit. I had ribs in harvester last weekend and you know what? They were fantastic.

Bodeans is all boil in the bag bullshit. Not a single char mark on my last lot of ribs.

I could go through a ton of creamed corn though
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 18:11, Reply)

I was impressed with Malaysian food,
but it's basically a mix of thai, chinese, indian, and eggs. So it's not exactly original.

American food, specifically the creol sort from southern states is pretty rare at the moment and it's awesome.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:04, Reply)

Southern US food is fucking lovely.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:13, Reply)

But still fairly rare I think.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:17, Reply)

Some is; collard greens, biscuits & gravy, chicken pot pie etc.
But grits can fuck the fuck right fucking off.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:22, Reply)

Jambalaya FTW

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:27, Reply)

That's creole, not southern US. Different type of food entirely.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:28, Reply)

I expected better from Sportscow, but then I remembered that lasagna and stella was fine dining for him

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:30, Reply)

It's hampered by the inclusion of celery.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:56, Reply)

racist.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:07, Reply)

I have discovered a great new foodstuff from India
Known as "curry".
It might not be to everyone's taste, but I think it could become quite popular over here.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:04, Reply)

It'll never catch on.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:09, Reply)

everytime i ate it i'd be thinking of john major's dick

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:10, Reply)

Was reading some book written in 1906
which featured two maiden aunts popping down to town for their thursday treat- a curry at the Indian restaurant.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:10, Reply)

London's first Indian restaurant opened in 1812

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:14, Reply)

I wonder how much the food they served has changed from then to now?

(berk, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:15, Reply)

As I understand it
early anglo-indian food veered towards Indian-ified British dishes as opposed to 'authentic' stuff. Things like Coronation Chicken and Mulligatawny soup.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:39, Reply)

Yes, but I'm led to believe that even now the stuff we consider to be authentically 'Indian'
isn't what they eat in India, so... Mind you, we're probably a sight closer now than with Coronation chicken.
(berk, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:48, Reply)

Actuall Japanese food
and not just the wagamama shit we get over here, is fucking amazing. Mind you, you can't get most of the ingredients and veg over here.
( Peej, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:20, Reply)

It's five to pub
I'll probably eat some peanuts or something when I get there.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:25, Reply)

I can't get enough of the Congolese
jungle food.

Gorilla's really good, but Rhino's my favourite, not white Rhino though, just the black stuff.
(Che Grimsdale Best before:, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:43, Reply)

A food thread fail.
Jesus Monty, I didn't think it was possible.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 16:57, Reply)

I know. Times really are fucking hard.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:04, Reply)

god it's shit here, i'm off 'down the dev' to catch up with cq and darth

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:13, Reply)

See you there!
make sure you have a stupid 'tache or 'ear tunnels'
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:15, Reply)

Gone 5 innit

( Kroney, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:15, Reply)

I'm going to be here for another hour or so
despite the fact that I have just been given a bollocking for staying late to do some training using MY OWN FUCKING BLOOD which I rather think demonstrates initiative and commitment, but no, it just makes me a fucktard apparently. *weeps*
(berk, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:18, Reply)

are you and kroney going 'steady' now ?

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:19, Reply)

Use some of her blood instead.
I'd suggest about ten pints of it, just to be safe.
( Kroney, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:23, Reply)

Sigh
*hums theme from M*A*S*H*
(berk, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:24, Reply)

She made me throw mine away
I was fucking using that.
(berk, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:39, Reply)

If it's any comfort
self-exsanguination is rather further than I'd be prepared to go for my job.
( Kroney, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:56, Reply)

It's often as not the easiest way to get blood to practise certain techniques on
as there's a ridiculous catch-22 that you can't work on study bloods until you're trained, but we only have study bloods to work/train on unless we bleed ourselves...
(berk, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 18:14, Reply)

Yeah thanks Watson , but the initial posting was 15.48
it's time stamped and everything
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:18, Reply)

louise is getting fired
FUCK YOU LOUISE
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:27, Reply)

That's truthfairy, according to urban legend.
Can we expect her to rise phoenix-like from the ashes of her career to wage an online war against you, Quint?

I do hope so.
( Kroney, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:29, Reply)

CAN WE HAVE DETAILS PLEASE
I HOPE IT'S BECAUSE OF HER SHIT TATTOO OF A BEAR OR A UNICORN OR WHATEVER THE FUCK IT WAS THAT SHE POSTED
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:32, Reply)

Just thought I'd pop by to let you all know
I've got the day off tomorrow.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:31, Reply)

God I wish I did.
Fucking end of financial year stocktake 'lolz' for me.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:37, Reply)

I'll be in Mancland
For a rainy Stone Roses gig.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:42, Reply)

I read today that the guest lists for those shows stand at 8000 people.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:59, Reply)

Me too Jeff!
But I'll be in sunny London!

Who's still at work? Suckers
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:49, Reply)

Someone from Scotland has scored more tennis points than someone else
Now an English tenniser is getting mad goals against an American Fish!
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:51, Reply)

I am definitely the Trent Reznor of Off Topic.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:52, Reply)

A massively overrated cunt?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:55, Reply)

Sorry I forgot pompous

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:56, Reply)

Thought he was good at what he did
until some old codger came along and did it thirty times better.
( Kroney, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:57, Reply)

I never thought that.
His lyrics are truly dire. I give them 3 CombiChrists out of 5.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:58, Reply)

I sometimes think we were separated at birth
Your the Danny de Vito to my Arnold schwarzenegger
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 18:01, Reply)

That was meant to read *he* thought etc

( Kroney, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 18:39, Reply)

I just find his music tedious and self indulgent
Technically I should like it, I like metal and I like electronic music
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 17:59, Reply)

He's a ghastly wanker too, just like you!!!!!

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 18:00, Reply)

it is IMPOSSIBLE to like both metal and electronic music.
Everyone knows that electronic 'music' isn't music, and that Metal is the only outlet for meaningful lyrics and musical talent.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 18:05, Reply)

Watch me

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 18:16, Reply)

South American food
I want to eat Guinea Pig, I assume it takes like tiny pork
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 28 Jun 2012, 18:16, Reply)