National dish
By Sonnenschein
@Sonnenschein (159)
Germany
March 28, 2007 11:11pm CST
Does your country have any kind of a national dish? How is it named and do you like it? Abroad says, the german national dish is knuckle of pork with cabbage, but this is not really true. we don't have a real national dish. Are there special days you enjoy your national dish?
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@winewhisky (345)
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29 Mar 07
In the UK the favourite dish is supposed to be Chicken Tikka Massala, which is a really popular type of curry, made with chicken, yoghurt and garam massala spices.
I don't think we have a national dish, although in Germany I was told that it was fish and chips! Some people in the UK still eat fish and chips from the chip shop, especially on Friday evenings, but we don't have a good chip shop where I live, and I think its much rarer now than it used to be.
There is also an idea that British people eat a lot of roast beef. This is less true in recent times, not just because of mad cow disease. Some families probably still sit down on Sundays for their roast dinner but it is as likely to be lamb or chicken as beef.
@Sonnenschein (159)
• Germany
29 Mar 07
I have eat fish and chips when I was in Penzance some years ago, and I must say I did not really like it, lol. Chicken Tikka Massala I know also and I like it very much.
@chocobaby (677)
• Philippines
31 Mar 07
i didn't know that Chicken Tikka Massala is british. i always see retaurants with that speciality and i am always intirigued to try it. i have some british friends but no one have bothered to mention about that. lol! i used to think its indian or pakistani dish. see how mylot can be so informative? thanks for the info winewhisky.
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@winewhisky (345)
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30 Mar 07
Yes, fish and chips can be really nice or really horrible! It depends on the shop and what oils/fish etc they use.
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@Sonnenschein (159)
• Germany
31 Mar 07
You are from Germany? Which town are you from? Did you emigrate to the US?
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@Sarah1977 (495)
• United States
31 Mar 07
I don't think my country (USA) has a "National Dish".....though I could be wrong. I have met a lot of people from different countries who seem to think that all we Americans eat are hamburgers, hot dogs, and french fries! I always find that amusing, because it isn't true at all. Sure, we love our fast food here (not me), but most of us cook a variety of different foods.
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@Sonnenschein (159)
• Germany
31 Mar 07
I know that Americans not only eat hamburgers, because I know a lot american people here in Germany and they are cooking very delicious :-)
@Sonnenschein (159)
• Germany
29 Mar 07
Oh, I do not know this. what is it exactly? thanks for your response.
@220870 (249)
• India
1 Apr 07
I am not sure whether India has a national dish. But the most popular dish in India is dal and rice. This dish is popular among the rich as well as the poor. It is not only economical but easy to make and nutritious. People from all the corners of the country enjoy it although it is made in different ways.
@airstone (126)
• China
30 Mar 07
National dish? i couldn't understand it very well.You know in China the dish is as a culture!although the Han nationality is the most population of the China,they have different habits of bite and sup!Along the Yangtse River,most of them eat food with cayenne such as Sichuan and Hunan Provence,and some of them like sugary food such as Shanghai City and the south of Jiangsu provence. The north or south of China have different eating from yangtse river area! Welcome to China
