What is your underrated cuisine that you think people should try before they die?
For me, it’s Ethiopian food. I’ve mentioned it before, but I don’t eat meat, and Ethiopian cuisine naturally has a lot of vega(n) dishes. I discovered it when I randomly went to an Ethiopian restaurant in the city.
You’re served these big plates with pancake like bread called Injera. They have a soury-sweet taste and are a delicious side dish to your meal.
You’re supposed to rip a piece of the Injera and use it as a tool to pick up the food on the plate.
The meal consists of lentils, chickpeas, kale, pepper, cabbage, veggies and fruits, which does not sound special at all to be honest, The real magic is in the spices, which are probably something you have never tasted before if you haven’t eaten Ethiopian food yet.
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What is your favourite, underrated cuisine?
Vegetarian and I adore the Ethiopian food I’ve had as well. It was a little bit of a tiny culture shock not being given a fork or spoon, but the food was delicious and the experience enjoyable. The only awkward part was perhaps running out of injera whenever there was still food on the plate haha.
I love it and think, in my area at least, flan is an underrated desert. Just ridiculous how good it is – a bit like a wet cheesecake.
The meals I had in Peru were also phenomenal. Fujimori was a fuck but something interesting his presidency brought was a lot of Japanese-Peruvian fusion places that had delectable combinations, utilizing Japanese serving styles and Andean spices and the like, just wonderful.
The lady where I eat Ehtiopian food makes sure that you never run out of injera. I’m a bit scared to turn it down actually. But at least I get to take home a bag of leftovers that can feed you for multiple days somehow.
My cooking lacks a good South-American cuisine, so I might give Peruvian food a shot