Okay I have tried foods from all around the world...

[RedRubyBlue]

Indian, Thai, Chinese, Italian, French, Morrocan, Spanish etc etc

Are there any hidden gems out there that are overlooked? Which country has a cuisine worth trying that is not widely known about?

Persian/Afghan

Indonesian

Lebanese/Syrian

ah now I'm hungry

Turkey has, imo, one of the best cuisines in the world.

Ahh! Now I am intrigued. I just get bored churning out the same old dishes and fancy a new challenge.

Something very, very different.

I shall start at the top and look up Persian.

Peruvian food seems to be the next new thing in fusion and creativity.. yummy..

this sounds like a good winter dish

Romanian. Yum.

And some German dishes are exceptional (though not Bavarian... ugh) thinking more along the lines of Black Forest.

I'd agree with Persian too

Polish cuisine has some lovely hearty winter dishes (soups, dumplings etc) and nice summer foods (cold beet or cucumber soup, for example) as does Russian.

Never tried Peruvian? Will be watching with interest.

Have you had proper restaurant quality scottish food? Think it would surprise you.

Vietnamese. Very sweet / salty / spicy. Really good.

Also, although you say 'Indian' have you really explored dishes from different regions? Eg I'm not madly keen on a lot of Rajistani cooking - a bit cloying and heavy for me, while I adore Kerelan dishes, particularly Kerelan street food. Vegetarian heaven! I think that British Indian exists as a food genre in its own right and a perfectly cooked Bradford Dopiaza can be fantastic, but it bears little resemblance to food eaten every day in most parts of India.

You can do similar with Chinese - it's a big country and 'Chinese food' is about as diverse as 'European food'. Regional Chinese is easier to find in better UK restaurants though.

Thanks for Peruvian tip had a google and am doing this for dinner tonight. Dss will enjoy it too

Great thread op.

Agree re: Indian. Have you ever tried masala fish?

I was lucky enough to travel quite widely in India and agree with the Keralan food. Very spicy but quite light - not stodgy.

I have tried Vietnamese - again I spent quite a long time there. The white fish in ginger is to die for.

Jenny

My Dad was Scottish and my mum lives on a Scottish island. I agree, the seafood especially is fantastic and tonight we are going to have haggis for supper. I introduced my DP to haggis as he was reluctant and now he loves it and we have it regularly.

Agree with Peruvian, also Nepalese is lovely.

I was not fond of my Armenian experience, played havoc with my system.

Icelandic is ermm different

Korean.

Indonesian. Swedish.mmmmmm

lebanese, nepalese, south american (we had feiojada for tea yday) it's a stew with beans,you have it with shredded raw cabbage and quinoa\bulgur type stuff.

Lizzy

What was wrong with Armenian food?

Totally second MidnightExpress.... Korean food is yummy. Well Ok some of it tastes better when knocked back with Soju their local tipple, but in general its great.

I second Korean food. My favourite.

Nepalese is probably my favourite after Italian and French.

Who knew there were so many Kimchi lovers on MN!

Malay! Seriously, check out Malay, Indonesian and Nonya cuisine...little known in the west but amazing. Also recommend Turkish and Moroccan cuisine.