What is your country's national dish?
By abitcurious
@abitcurious (1422)
Philippines
February 1, 2010 8:37pm CST
If somebody could call it that, that is. In our country it would be adobo. It would be liempo (the part they use for barbecue). It would be simmered in soy sauce, a few laurel leaves, some sugar, some salt, peppercorns and vinegar when it's all soft. Yum.
In your country what would that be? I've heard of pot roast but I have no idea how it's done. Anything with curry? We have that here but I think nothing beats the way they do it in its home country.
It should be something that you'll remember even after you've moved to another place or another country.
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@PeacefulWmn9 (10420)
• United States
2 Feb 10
This is a great question. I live in the US, and we are a blend of so many nationalities, that it would be a bit hard to answer that with great accuracy. Years ago, there was a song that supposedly summed up part of "America," baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet.
I don't know so much about that these days, though, as the food parts would not be considered especially healthy.
My personal favorites are soups, salads, and casseroles.
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@abitcurious (1422)
• Philippines
8 Feb 10
sorry for the delayed reaction...
my father just loves the salads. Imagine my surprise when I got home one day and he whipped out a salad out of our garden vegetables. He found a recipe online. We enjoyed so much that every week he'd try out something new.
@chazzief (237)
• Malaysia
2 Feb 10
For Malaysia, it may be Nasi Lemak, a rice set with chilli paste, along with cucumber and boiled egg as the side dish. This is my fave local dish and everyone who came to Malaysia never forgets to try it. It is best to eat for breakfast, along with milked tea.
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@abitcurious (1422)
• Philippines
8 Feb 10
I can almost imagine the steaming rice and the chili paste. I just wish foreign restaurants are cheaper here in our country so I could taste different dishes. I found a hole in the wall that cooks vietnamese food and it was heaven for me. I would have out of body experiences every time I ate their soup. Or was it too hot for my soul to stay in my body?
Anyway tahnks for sharing this. Maybe I'll surf around and find a recipe.
Anyway tahnks for sharing this. Maybe I'll surf around and find a recipe.
@abitcurious (1422)
• Philippines
16 Jun 10
Sounds really delicious, so do they cook that? is it spicy or tangy or drenched in coconut milk perhaps?
@TAZNEM (656)
• Philippines
26 Feb 10
adobo. hmm so your a filipino also that's nice. i like it too. i know its our national dish but people cook it differently and sometimes the common characteristic between these many adobo version is that all of em has a black color cuz of the soy sauce, i like cooking mine sweet, salty, hot and spicy,a and with a little touch of lemon. i know it sound weird but if you taste it its not that bad, its good
@abitcurious (1422)
• Philippines
13 Mar 10
I know what you mean. I think every household would have their own version of adobo so trying out a neighbor's cooking would actually surprise you. If you're used to your own household recipe every other recipe would taste bad.
Ours is quite sweet has a bit of fresh oregano. Yum.
Ours is quite sweet has a bit of fresh oregano. Yum.