Hey everyone! I would like to make an exotic food thread to help me and other members discover new foods from other countries and regions. For this post, I'd like each member who replies to list an exotic food (something uncommon to eat in their country) they've had that they like, and a food from their home country that they like. (Dishes, junk food, candy, drinks, all welcome. As long as it's made to consume.)

So for example, if you're American, list your favorite food from here, and one from another country that is uncommon here, and give a small description of either, or both foods listed.
So one response could be:

"Country: USA- American
Favorite Home Food: Stuffed Cheese Pizza
Favorite Foreign Food: Sushi- Japan
Cheese pizza is super delicious. All the cheese, complimented with tomato sauce underneath, the fluffy cheese-filled crust is my favorite part!"


Anyways, try choosing unique foods for your favorites. I used pizza and sushi in the example because in America, they're very common here XD

Alright enough rambling, I'll start:

Country: USA- American
Favorite Home Food: Deep Fried Eggplant
Favorite Foreign Food: Chicken Tamales- Mexico
Deep fried eggplant is so tender to bite into, when served you spread tomato sauce on it and tastes so freaking amazing. Chicken tamales comprise of succulent seasoned chicken covered in masa dough, cooked and wrapped in corn husks.

Oh, but this is neat! I can't believe this hasn't caught on yet.

Country: USA
Favorite Home Food: Hummus
Favorite Foreign Food: Gnocchi (Italy)
Hummus tastes amazing. It's blended chickpeas mixed with tahini, olive oil, and some spices such as cumin and paprika. Homemade hummus is infinitely superior to store-bought.

no prob :D

Country: Slovakia
Home Food: Bryndzové halušky (potato dumplings with special sheep cheese and bacon - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Bryndzov%C3%A9_halu%C5%A1ky_so_slaninou.jpg)
Foreign Food: Goulash (originally hungarian, but I prefer the czech one - http://www.mooshujenne.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CzechGoulashSmall4.jpg)

Cheeses offer a marvelous diversity. (I'm currently eating the one pictured, it's exquisite)

Concerning foreign food, Belgian chocolates such as Leonidas are excellent.

Country: USA- American
Favorite Home Food: French Fries (yea, "french," "not american," whatever. Bite me.)
Favorite Foreign Food: Spicy Fideo (burnt some) - Mexico
French Fries have many styles of taste and texture, and work for both snacks and meals. But Fideo is my favorite, due to childhood memories with my mother. It has just the right spiciness to it, isn't dry nor soggy, and tastes delicious.

Country : Indian
Favorite Home Food : Pani Puri(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panipuri), made by me, and I get to choose the shops where Im buying my ingredients, that's important..
Favorite Foreign Food : Hard Choice here...Pizza probably, given Im making it with toppings of my choice.

Country: Phillipines

Favorite Home Food: Sinigang na baboy (Savory Sour pork stew... or so wikipedia says.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinigang I usually don't cook this since it takes quite some time... but it's wort the wait.

Favorite Foreign Food: Chicken Cordon Bleu. It's a Swiss cuisine (says the internet) Though here, it's also known as Tori chizu maki. Dunno why, they look different but meh... Can't really complain. But it's good.

Country: Phillipines

Favorite Home Food: "Kwek kwek" it's basically quail eggs wrapped around flour and orange coloring,it usually enjoyed with a sauce or some vinegar(or if youre like me, no dips at all)

Favorite Foreign Food: carbonara, well it kinda holds a special place in my heart, my "senpai" taught me how to do it at work...hehe

country: Philippines

Local Food: Senior Pedro Grilled Chicken.. mmm
Foreign: Four cheese Pizza .. USA

nakakagutom sheet.. oh! may Fishball sa labas!

Just to make it clear " Pizza " is not from the USA, they are from Italy -_-

>>10 American Style Four cheese pizza.. not Italian.. XD

i never said Pizza originated in USA..

Country: India
Favourite home food: There's wayyy too many but I'll stick with homemade dosai (it's a kind of pancake) and coconut/tomato chutney. It's the besttt:)
Favourite foreign food: Pizzas are a gift from heaven. I'm not kidding. (Italy, God bless them)

Country: USA
Favorite home food: Bacon cheeseburger(stereotypical, I know)
Favorite foreign food: Kielbasa(though, most sausages will do)

Country: USA
Favorite home food: Burnt ends.
Burnt ends are made by a beef brisket being smoked for a long period of time until the thickest part of the brisket is done. Then, the fattier ends of the brisket are cut off and cooked further to render down the remaining fat. The result is some of the best meat you'll ever taste, hands down.

Favorite foreign food: beef or pork Shawarma.

Country: Austria
Favorite Home Food: Wiener Schnitzel
A traditional Austrian dish made with boneless meat thinned with a mallet (escalope-style preparation), and fried with a coating of flour, egg, and breadcrumbs. (You can also combine this with a hard roll and make it look like a burger or something. Tastes also good with some fries ;)

Favorite Foreign Food: Spaghetti Bolognese. I just love the sauce and parmesan on top. But only if the sauce is really good and delicious.

Country:Jamaica
Favorite Home Food:Seasoned Rice(rice mixed with ackee,saltfish and/or sausages and vegetables. Ackees are a fruit we have here, but you must prepare it properly or you'll get poisoned...you can look it up)
Favorite Foreign Food:Spaghetti and Meatballs (especially with a ton of sauce);)

Country:Malaysia

Favorite Home Food: Roti Canai / Paratha(in other countries)
Roti Canai is an indian-influenced flatbread that usually comes with dhal (type of sauce), fish curry or coconut milk. It is mainly found in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

Favorite Foreign Food: Grilled Salmon- Japan
Grilled Salmon is what its called. Tastes great with rice and some soy sauce. Also, the skin is crunchy.

Country: Philippines

Favourite Home Food: Balut
Seriously. Some people are totally grossed out by it but trust me, one sip from that oozing broth and you're in for a rainbow ride. Not too mention the fetus chicken in there tastes so exquisite and just melts in your mouth. BTW, it is an egg with a fetus chicken inside. You drink the broth and eat the fetus. Done.

Favourite Foreign Food: Kimchi - Korean
My favourite kimchi is literally any green vegetable smothered with that out-of-this-world paste. The taste is just so unique and it also goes par with all the crunchy snacks here in the Philippines :3

P>>18 Puchang balut yan.. di ko ma-appreciate.. sumusuka parin ako jan eh..

Country: China (technically Hong Kong)
Favourite Home Food: Wonton noodles (comfort food always wins)
Favourite Foreign Food: Cheese crust in pizza from Pizza Hut (oh my god melted stretchy cheese...I'm craving cheese crust now)

Country- USA
Favorite home food- Cheeseburgers
Favorite foreign food- enchiladas (Mexico)

Cheeseburgers are awesome, and I love enchiladas they're so spicy and good

Country- USA
Favorite home food- milkshakes
favorite foreign food- Miso soup(Several Asian countries)

Milkshakes are amazing and basically drinkable flavored ice cream and miso soup is an undescribable delicious soup

Country: Australia
Favourite home food: ANZAC biscuits
Favourite foreign food: Fettuccini Carbonara - Italy

Australia really doesn't have any distinctive meals... we're a culmination of everywhere else... ANZAC biscuits are definitely Australian/New Zealand though, and I do love them ^^

^^Lamingtons are the best thing Aussie's have ever created.

Country- Australia
Fav home food- Vegemite XD, or milo
Fav foreign food- Ramen, like, any ramen - Japan

Country: Peru
Favorite Home Food: Spaghetti w/ pesto sauce or Causa de pollo
Favorite Foreign Food: Ramen or Pockys - Japan
Yeah, just look up Causa de Pollo and you'll see why, look up spaghetti with pesto sauce too, *italian accent* BEAUTIFUL

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