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To ask what your most/least favourite cuisine is and why?

116 replies

Bumbles55 · 30/10/2025 20:36

I love Japanese - fresh, simplistic food done well. Big emphasis on whole foods and mostly on the healthier side. Doesn’t leave you with regret after eating!

On the flip side.. Indian is my nightmare! I hate cumin, fennel & coriander which rules most dishes out. I don’t mind the occasional korma but that’s as far as it gets - greasy curries etc aren’t really my cup of tea

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AgnesMcDoo · 30/10/2025 21:26

Favourites are Italian and Indian - beautiful, lush big flavours that I enjoy

least favourite is Spanish especially tapas - not keen on the spice mix, loathe chorizo, don’t like fish and there’s too much cheese

SpiceGhoul · 30/10/2025 21:24

Bumbles55 · 30/10/2025 21:07

Agree re: kebabs! How can anyone look at a massive rotating piece of mystery meat and think it’s appetising?! 🤢

Definition of kebab:
a dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted or grilled on a skewer or spit.

I love a kebab and assume your comment is referring to the rotating spits in takeaway shops (which I actually am not adverse to if I'm in the mood).

But a chicken shish for example is lovely and my go-to "healthier" takeaway option. From my local Turkish kebab house it is literally marinated chicken breast, peppers and onions grilled and served with homemade, bread sauces and salads. Granted not all kebab shops are the same but also not all kebabs are massive rotating mystery meats either.

I also make my own kebabs at home regularly which are meat and veg on a skewer. We like jerk chicken and pineapple skewers for example, still a kebab but not a mystery meat on a skewer

Skimama123 · 30/10/2025 21:18

Favourite is difficult, either Indian, Austrian, middle eastern or Greek.

least favourite, Japanese or Mexican.

chocolateychurros · 30/10/2025 21:11

For some reason I never liked chinese. I just don’t like the sweetness and am not a fan of their noodle dishes either. It’s just the flavours I don’t like.
I love Indian though, and I’m Iranian so I love that quisine too. I also love sushi that is not raw.

Sunflower2461 · 30/10/2025 21:11

Bumbles55 · 30/10/2025 21:07

Agree re: kebabs! How can anyone look at a massive rotating piece of mystery meat and think it’s appetising?! 🤢

I think authentic Turkish kebabs are meant to be quite good as they are made from real meat, as opposed to minced offcuts mixed with fat and fillers you can get from a UK kebab shop.

Cornflakegirl7 · 30/10/2025 21:10

Greek/turkish. I am a vegan and a hummus lover, love dips, beautifully cooked veg and breads.

I love pizza too so perhaps italian but not a pasta fan.

I don't mind Indian but I seldom eat it as it lingers on me! But I love spices and interesting flavours.

Dislike-english unfortunately. The only thing that is traditionally english that I can actually eat as a vegan is pottage I think!

Don't like chinese. All seems so samey and I find it very boring to eat.

Luiu · 30/10/2025 21:09

I struggle to just pick one favourite, I love Indian, I could live off pav bhaji and the million different dhals, but I also love Polish and Mexican.
least favourite also a struggle as there’s none I’ve tried that I’ve really disliked massively as a whole but if I had to choose Ethiopian, I like the main dishes I’ve tried but I just really dislike the taste of injera and the sourness.

TheChosenTwo · 30/10/2025 21:08

But what I really hate, and it transcends many cuisines, is savoury dishes with fruit in them 🤢

Gigglepastell · 30/10/2025 21:08

Least is cauliflower cheese cos it’s just yuck!

DiscoBob · 30/10/2025 21:07

Favourite Greek, Turkish or French. I also love British/Irish, Spanish, Thai, Italian...gawd most things really!

Least favourite (that I've tried) is Mexican. It feels like lots of iterations of rice, beans, cheese and tortillas. I'm also a big potato fan and they don't seem to feature mutch. There are still some things I've had from that cuisine that are tasty though. And I've never been to Mexico where it's probably much better.

TheChosenTwo · 30/10/2025 21:07

Oh tough choices but I think I’d also put Spanish at the bottom (though there are a lot of Spanish dishes I like too!) and top would either be Chinese or Italian.
Love noodles and also tomato salads 😂

Bumbles55 · 30/10/2025 21:07

jaelato1 · 30/10/2025 21:02

Thai and Japanese are my fave
Anything kebab is just eww...sorry, not sorry

Agree re: kebabs! How can anyone look at a massive rotating piece of mystery meat and think it’s appetising?! 🤢

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JaceLancs · 30/10/2025 21:06

Favourite would be Chinese
least favourite trad English

Sunflower2461 · 30/10/2025 21:04

Are you talking about the country's local cuisine or the typical UK takeaway's version of it.

Either way I would probably say my least favourite is British/American as I dislike stodge and blandness.

I think my favourite is probably Vietnamese as I love the freshness of the food and the variety of subtle flavours.

Thaimonstera · 30/10/2025 21:02

I love all food.

jaelato1 · 30/10/2025 21:02

Thai and Japanese are my fave
Anything kebab is just eww...sorry, not sorry

FaitesVosJeux · 30/10/2025 21:02

Least favourite -Japanese. I like the idea but I despise wasabi with every fibre of my being and that taste of vinegar in the rice - just why?

Love Persian/Turkish/Lebanese or anything like that.

Simonjt · 30/10/2025 21:01

I don’t think I can pick one as a favourite, I could never knock it down to one.

Least favourite I would say British food, not a great variety and generally flavour free.

cowslick · 30/10/2025 20:59

CoffeeCantata · 30/10/2025 20:38

Thai.

This probably makes me unique. But that smell of lemongrass, ginger, garlic and coconut makes me retch.

And I hate watery soup/broths with large things afloat in them, especially fungi of any sort.

Feeling queasy now…

@CoffeeCantata

I'm with you on this. Can't stand Thai; it's like washing up water with lumps of vege stuff. Revolting.

BoarBrush · 30/10/2025 20:59

Love Italian, could easily eat it for every meal for the rest of my life and be gloriously happy.

I think I'll have to pick japanese as my no. Though maybe Indian as its so filling I can't eat much of it but it's so bloody nice. Gives leftovers for next day though I suppose

CoffeeCantata · 30/10/2025 20:56

Hoolihan · 30/10/2025 20:52

I love Middle Eastern food best e.g. Turkish/Lebanese/Persian.

Not a big fan of middle Europe e.g. German/Austrian. Too much meat and potato.

I think even Mr Positive, Rick Stein, struggled to be complimentary when he visited some parts of Germany.

QueenClinomania · 30/10/2025 20:54

I love a lot of Chinese food. But my experience has only been takeaways so I dont know how representative it is.
I also cant eat it any more because about 20 years ago it started making me very ill.
I still yearn for it even now 🤣

I have not been fond of the limited amount of Greek food I have tried but I dont think i have had enough to form a proper opinion.

BengalBangle · 30/10/2025 20:54

I hate typically British food.

Bumbles55 · 30/10/2025 20:53

toastofthetown · 30/10/2025 20:50

You think a country the shear size of India, with so much regional diversity and over a billion people can be generalised by your high street’s korma?

DH worked there for a while within various cities (Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai) so I’ve visited quite a few times and yes, in general I did find it to be quite grease/oil heavy!

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Hoolihan · 30/10/2025 20:52

I love Middle Eastern food best e.g. Turkish/Lebanese/Persian.

Not a big fan of middle Europe e.g. German/Austrian. Too much meat and potato.