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You have to eat three countries’ cuisine for the rest of your life. What are they?

你的余生只能吃三個國家的美食。你會選誰？

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Grayson Kent, lives in Los Angeles
I live in Los Angeles, which is known for its amazing food diversity. Still, if I had to pick…
Japanese
This one’s kind of a no-brainer. Ramen, udon and gyoza are some of my favorite comfort foods; besides, sushi is incredible. What I like best about Japanese cuisine is that it manages to be very flavorful without being super spicy; as someone who can’t tolerate spice very well, it helps to have flavors such as shiso, yuzu and dashi instead.
Beyond that, Japanese snacks are incredible! From savory snacks like Pretz and arare crackers to sweet snacks like Hi-Chew, Pocky and Meiji mushrooms, Japanese supermarket aisles are the best.
2. Italian
Again, this one was a no-brainer. I might be a little bit biased because my grandparents are Italian, but i piatti italiani are the best. Not only is the pasta great (can you tell that I’m a carb lover?), but so are the salads, the risottos, and the desserts (gelato and cannoli for the win!)
I think the main thing that makes Italian food great is the sauces. Italy has so much food diversity: any two given cities that are even just an hour away from one another will have incredibly different regional dishes. The north is known for its cream sauces and pesto (my absolute favorite pasta sauce) and the south for its spice and tomatoes. Italy knows how to combine sauces with meats, vegetables and carbs to create amazing dishes. I also love truffle and truffle oil, and Italy has the best truffles in the world!
I have to admit, the last one was really hard to come up with. I wanted to pick Mexican food; then again, apparently American Mexican food isn’t that authentic. (Maybe it is where I live in SoCal?) Korean and Thai were possibilities, but they’re not my absolute favorites. American wasn’t even a thought: the United States are so big that there’s no one “American” cuisine. (Don’t believe me? Look up New England’s food. Then look up Louisianan food. You’ll see the difference.)
I finally decided on one last cuisine…
3. Levantine
The Levant isn’t technically a country; it’s the eastern border of the Mediterranean, including Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Jordan, and Cyprus (and, some would argue (in terms of cuisine), Turkey and Greece). But, each country’s recipes are very similar. With very fresh ingredients and a balance of vegetable and meat dishes, Levantine cuisine tastes both healthy and delicious. From spreads like hummus and baba ghanoush to kebab to pickled turnips, there’s a lot to love.
I think the ingredients make a big difference in Levantine food. Pomegranate seeds add a lot of tartness to savory recipes; good olive oil makes all the difference, too. However, my favorite flavor is toum- aka Lebanese garlic sauce. it’s good on any meat and delicious.
Those are my picks! Then again, if this were about desserts, two countries come to mind…
France
Duh. If anyone knows how to make good pastries, it’s the French. I love macarons, palmiers, galettes de roi and profiteroles especially. Maybe I’m biased here, too: I speak fluent French and have visited Paris several times. Then again, who could resist a good nutella crêpe?
2. The United States
The U.S. might seem unusual for desserts. Non-Americans, you might be asking yourself, “Aren’t these the people who make sandwich cookies out of chemicals? The ones with nasty neon candy?” While that’s true, the United States is responsible for a lot of amazing treats. From chocolate chip cookies…
…To New York Cheesecake (my absolute favorite)…
… to carrot cake…
… to key lime pie, the U.S. has some truly iconic desserts.
My mouth is watering now. Time to make a cheesecake!

我住在洛杉磯，這里以驚人的食物多樣性而聞名。不過，如果讓我選擇... ...
1.日本菜

這個是我可以無腦選的。拉面、烏冬和餃子是我最喜歡的舒適食物；此外，壽司也是不可思議的。我最喜歡日本料理的一點(diǎn)是，它能做到很有味道，但又不會超級辣；作為一個不能很好地忍受辛辣的人，有紫蘇、柚子和大醬等味道來代替是很有幫助的。
除此之外，日本的小吃也是不可思議的! 從咸味零食如百利滋和阿拉蕾餅干到甜味零食如嗨啾、百奇和明治蘑菇，日本超市的貨架是最棒的。

2. 意大利菜

同樣，這個是一個可以無腦選的。我可能有點(diǎn)偏心，因?yàn)槲业淖娓改甘且獯罄?，但意大利菜是最棒的。不僅僅是意大利面很好吃(你能怪我是個碳水化合物愛好者嗎？)，而且沙拉、燴飯和甜點(diǎn)也很好吃(冰淇淋和奶油甜餡煎餅卷完勝！)。
我認(rèn)為意大利美食的主要特點(diǎn)是醬料。意大利的食物種類繁多：任何兩個給定的城市，哪怕是相隔一個小時的車程，都會有令人難以置信的不同的地方菜。北方以其奶油醬和香蒜醬（我最喜歡的意大利面醬）而聞名，南方以其香料和番茄而聞名。意大利知道如何將醬料與肉類、蔬菜和碳水化合物相結(jié)合，創(chuàng)造出令人驚嘆的菜肴。我也喜歡松露和松露油，而意大利有世界上最好的松露！我必須承認(rèn)，最后一個是我最喜歡的。
我不得不承認(rèn)，最后一個真的很難想出來。我想選墨西哥菜，話又說回來，顯然美國的墨西哥菜沒那么正宗。(也許只是在我住的南加州這樣？)韓國和泰國菜也有可能，但它們不是我的絕對最愛。美國菜根本就沒想過：美國這么大，根本沒有一個 "美國"菜。(不相信我的話？查查新英格蘭的食物。再查查路易斯安那州的食物。你就會明白其中的區(qū)別了）。)
我終于決定了最后一種美食是... ...
3. 黎凡特菜

嚴(yán)格來說，黎凡特并不是一個國家，它是地中海的東部邊界，包括黎巴嫩、以色列、敘利亞、約旦和塞浦路斯（有人會說（在美食方面），還有土耳其和希臘）。但是，每個國家的食譜都非常相似。由于食材非常新鮮，蔬菜和肉類菜肴的平衡，黎凡特美食的味道既健康又美味。從鷹嘴豆泥和巴巴加努什到烤肉串，再到腌制蘿卜，有很多值得喜愛的地方。
我認(rèn)為食材在黎凡特食物中起著很大的作用。石榴籽為咸味食譜增添了很多酸味；好的橄欖油也讓所有的食物都變得不同。然而，我最喜歡的味道是“toum”--又名黎巴嫩大蒜醬，它適用于任何肉類，非常美味。
這些都是我的選擇! 然后，如果這是關(guān)于甜點(diǎn)的，我想到了兩個國家......
1.法國

嗯！如果說有人知道如何做好吃的糕點(diǎn)，那就是法國人。我喜歡馬卡龍，棕櫚餅，國王餅和巧克力泡芙，尤其是。也許我在這里也存在偏見。我說著一口流利的法語，也去過幾次巴黎。不過，誰又能抗拒美味的果仁餅?zāi)兀?br>2.美國

對于甜品來說，美國可能顯得不同尋常。如果你不是美國人，你可能會暗地里想："美國人不就是用化學(xué)品做夾心餅干的人嗎？或者吃著惡心的霓虹糖的人？" 雖然這是真的，但美國也創(chuàng)造出了很多令人驚奇的點(diǎn)心。從巧克力餅干...

...到紐約芝士蛋糕（我的絕對喜愛）....

...到胡蘿卜蛋糕... ...

...到檸檬派，美國有一些真正的標(biāo)志性甜點(diǎn)。
我的口水都快流出來了。是時候做個芝士蛋糕了!

Rajesh Sampathkumar
The US has some fantastic desserts, and among them cinnamon rolls and pumpkin pies - these are among the best dishes I’ve had in the US.
Levantine cuisine has been a point of interest for the numerous vegetarian options. Falafel, hummus and the salads they make there are truly great.
Were I to pick comfort food, though, good old South Indian food would rank highest, perhaps followed by North Indian and Thai food.

美國有一些奇妙的甜點(diǎn)，其中肉桂卷和南瓜餅，這些都是我在美國吃過的最好的菜品之一。
黎凡特美食一直是眾多素食者非常好的選擇。法拉菲、鷹嘴豆泥和他們在那里做的沙拉確實(shí)很棒。
不過，如果讓我選擇舒適的食物，正宗老牌的南印度菜會排在最前面，其次也許是北印度和泰國菜。

Natasha Plotnikova
Literally none of the deserts you mentioned originated from the US. Just because a specific food is made in the US, doesn’t mean it’s their cuisine.
The only original cuisine the US has is the one from Native Americans, everything else was brought to the US by immigrants.

從字面上看，你提到的甜點(diǎn)都不是美國的。僅僅因?yàn)橐环N特定的食物是在美國制造的，并不意味著這是他們的菜肴。
美國唯一的原始菜肴是美洲原住民的菜肴，其他一切都是移民帶到美國的。

Krishna Das
What about Austria? Austrian pastries and Konditerei outclass the French in every way.

奧地利呢？奧地利糕點(diǎn)和Konditerei（一種業(yè)務(wù)，通常提供各種各樣的糕點(diǎn)）在各個方面都超過了法國。

Grayson Kent
I actually have an interesting note on that: French breakfast pastries (croissants, raisin rolls, etc.) are called “Viennoiseries”… literally, “food from Vienna!” While I haven’t gotten around to trying real Austrian pastries (unfortunately, L.A. isn’t known for its Germanic/Scandinavian food, so I don’t know of any Austrian restaurants), I love the French spinoffs!
That being said, I really, really want to try sachertorte. It looks so good!!!

對此其實(shí)我發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個有趣的地方：法國的早餐糕點(diǎn)（羊角面包、葡萄干卷等）被稱為 "Viennoiseries"...字面意思是 "來自維也納的食物！" 雖然我還沒來得及嘗試真正的奧地利糕點(diǎn)（不幸的是，洛杉磯并不以其日耳曼/斯堪的納維亞食物而聞名，所以我不知道有什么奧地利餐廳），但我喜歡法國的副食品！
說到這里，我真的，真的很想嘗嘗薩赫蛋糕。它看起來很好吃!!!

Avinash Kumar Singh
why not indian

為什么不選印度菜

Grayson Kent
I love the desserts (especially jalebi); however, because I can’t handle spicy food, I feel like I can’t really enjoy all the amazing dishes without being overwhelmed. I wish I could- Indian recipes look and smell incredible!

我喜歡印度甜點(diǎn)（尤其是jalebi（注：印度一種類似糖耳朵的小吃））；然而，因?yàn)槲也荒艹孕晾钡氖澄铮矣X得我不能真正享受所有驚人的菜肴而不被辣味淹沒。我希望我可以--印度菜譜看起來和聞起來都很棒!

巧妙地使用鮮香的草藥和植物，融合了歐洲和亞洲的技術(shù)和食材。越南菜就像加州的融合菜但比加州還早。很多亞洲國家都被歐洲殖民者占領(lǐng)過。但沒有哪個國家能如此完美而出色地融合亞洲和歐洲的影響，這兩種美食在很多方面幾乎是截然相反的，但越南人卻把影響結(jié)合得如此天衣無縫。越式法包、腌制的炭烤肉、越南咖啡、pate chaud（也是一種法式面包）、酥脆的Banh Xeo (可麗餅)、法式牛柳粒，以及這種文化結(jié)合的天才終極表達(dá)：越南河粉。
還有專門針對亞洲人的經(jīng)典美食，如順化牛肉粉、精選牛肉、粉條烤肉、豬肉蟹湯和我最喜歡的烤鯰魚春卷。這些美食的味道都是超前的。復(fù)雜的、可持續(xù)的、現(xiàn)代的、健康的，更難能可貴的是，這些美食都是在長期的戰(zhàn)爭、斗爭和貧困時期發(fā)明的。

美國菜
我在洛杉磯生活過，這里的移民是如此的主流，也是如此的多元化，食材也是如此的新鮮，你可以在如此高的水平上品嘗到世界各地的每一種食物。洛杉磯的孩子長大后，對世界上很多所謂的美食都非常挑剔。我覺得這也是美國做得特別好的地方，至少大城市是這樣，因?yàn)檫@些大城市的移民是如此的幸運(yùn)，他們什么地方的東西都有。
但如果排除這種情況，美國的食物也比人們給予的評價要復(fù)雜得多。它不只是麥當(dāng)勞和熱狗。雖然我會為芝士漢堡和南方炸雞辯護(hù)，認(rèn)為它們是最讓人渴望的幾樣?xùn)|西，但如果你在德克薩斯州吃過熏了12小時的燒烤牛腩，或者在新奧爾良吃過辣味濃湯，在舊金山吃過鄧杰內(nèi)斯蟹和西奧皮諾，你就會意識到美國的美食是多么的多樣。

墨西哥菜
這里有太多的地域性和風(fēng)格，足以與中國和意大利相媲美。輝煌的塔克餅也許是最通用的食物，適合任何喜歡冒險和創(chuàng)意的人。還有什么比這更令人滿意的嗎？就是無盡的創(chuàng)意。然后你還有一個世界上最好的街頭美食場景，以及數(shù)千年的歷史。

Ethan Moin
If I were to only be able to eat 3 countries’ cuisines there would definetely be 2 main factors to take into account: they be very different from one another and that they be cuisines of large countries with many different dishes and flavours (sorry Liechtenstein). That being said here′s my list:
Chinese- Soooooo many diferent dishes and flavours, the sauces are amazing, the soups to die for, and fried rice has to be one my top 3 favorites foods (if not my favorite). I grew up with the Americanized version, but later trying real Chinese food completely blew my mind.
Some of my favorite dishes
Hotpot
Sweet and Sour Pork
Wonton Soup
Pork Buns
and last but definitely not least, Fried Rice
Next would be Mexican- So diverse, in America we tend to think that Mexican food is all tacos and burritos but it is so much more than that (PLEASE ANYONE THAT HAS NOT TRIED MOLE DO IT INMEDIATELY). The great thing about Mexican food is that everything is so flavourful, just try comparing tortilla chips and salsa to that cheap complementary bread and butter they serve in American restaurants.
Mole Poblano with Chicken
Enchiladas Suizas
Torre de Mariscos
Chile Relleno
and to finish it off, the famous Tacos al Pastor
To round of this list I have to end it with probably one of the lesser known cuisines and that is……
Argentine- After all home is where the heart is, and despite being born and raised in the USA, my parents are from Argentina. So while other kids would fill up on mac and cheese or pb&j sandwiches, in my house we ate milanesas and empanadas. Many people don’t realize also just how big and diverse Argentina is, it’s the 8th biggest country in the world and was the country to recieve the most european inmigration after the USA. Argentine food basically includes all Italian food (as this was the most important inmigration group and about 63% of Argentines are of Italian descent), but with an important Spanish influence and local flair. Fun fact Argentina is the worlds biggest beef consumer by FAR with the average Argentine eating 150 to 200 pounds of beef per year, 3 to 4 times more than the 57 pounds of beef Americans eat per year and the USA is second place after Argentina in beef consumption……
Milanesa Napolitana
Gnocchi
Empanadas
Fugazzeta Rellena
and most importantly ASADO!!!!
Looks like Arbys got some competition….
Definitely hard to leave out Indian and Thai food though.
Bonus- A cuisine I’d like to avoid the rest of my life: British, talk about bland food….

如果我只能吃3個國家的美食，肯定有2個主要因素要考慮：它們之間有很大的不同，而且它們是大國的美食，有很多不同的菜品和口味（對不起，列支敦士登）。下面是我的清單。
中國菜--好多好多好多不同的菜肴和口味，醬汁是驚人的，湯要了我的命，炒飯必須是我最喜歡的三種食物之一（如果不是我最喜歡的）。我從小吃的是美國版的，但后來嘗試了真正的中國菜，完全讓我大吃一驚。
我最喜歡的一些菜
火鍋

糖醋里脊

餛飩湯

叉燒包

最后但絕對不是最不重要的，炒飯

其次是墨西哥菜--種類繁多，在美國，我們往往認(rèn)為墨西哥菜就是玉米餅和卷餅，但它遠(yuǎn)不止這些（請沒有嘗試過巧克力辣醬的人馬上去試一下）。墨西哥食物最棒的地方就是每樣?xùn)|西都很有味道，試著把玉米片和沙拉醬與美國餐館里的提供的廉價補(bǔ)充面包和黃油做個比較。
莫爾波布蘭諾雞肉

辣醬玉米餅

Torre de Mariscos（沒找到中文名）

填餡紅辣椒

最后是著名的炸玉米餅。

在這份名單的最后，我不得不用可能是鮮為人知的一種美食來結(jié)束它，那就是......
阿根廷--畢竟家是心靈的歸宿，盡管我在美國出生長大，但我的父母來自阿根廷。所以，當(dāng)別的孩子會以奶酪通心粉或花生醬果醬三明治充饑時，在我家我們吃的是米蘭炸肉排和恩巴納達(dá)。很多人都沒有意識到阿根廷有多大，有多多樣化，它是世界第八大國家，也是繼美國之后接受最多歐洲移民的國家。阿根廷的食物基本上包括所有的意大利食物（因?yàn)檫@是最重要的移民群體，大約63%的阿根廷人是意大利后裔），但也有重要的西班牙影響和當(dāng)?shù)靥厣?。有趣的是，阿根廷是世界上最大的牛肉消費(fèi)國，阿根廷人平均每年吃150到200磅牛肉，是美國人每年吃57磅牛肉的3到4倍，而美國的牛肉消費(fèi)僅次于阿根廷，位居第二......。
拿破侖炸牛扒

意大利團(tuán)子

恩巴納達(dá)

Fugazzeta Rellena

還有重頭戲：阿薩多烤肉?。?！

看來阿比漢堡有競爭者了
當(dāng)然很難把印度和泰國的食物漏掉。
特別指出：一種我想避免余生的美食：英國菜，很平淡的食物...。

Ethan Moin
I wouldn′t compare british food with Argentine at all…

我完全不會把英國食物和阿根廷食物相提并論...