In your opinion, most underrated kind/genre of food? (russian, peanuts, clams)

[Seafood Junky]

Originally Posted by mainebrokerman

Deep Fried Foods

I cant find a whole gut battered fried clam anywhere!!
vastly under-rated

New England specialty. Legal Seafood chain does them very well.

Love these. Place in Punta Gorda Florida (USA) has them. Big pile, light breading, great cocktail and tartar sauces.

Mike

[Seafood Junky]

Originally Posted by Dirt Grinder

Who hasn't burned the roof of their mouth eating one of those?

Yup! "You coundt wait for it to cool down" (my mom)

[mainebrokerman]

Originally Posted by Seafood Junky

New England specialty. Legal Seafood chain does them very well.

Love these. Place in Punta Gorda Florida (USA) has them. Big pile, light breading, great cocktail and tartar sauces.

Mike

thanks for posting,,,,

fried clams are one of my all time favorite...

[TabulaRasa]

Russian.

[burdell]

Totally agree about Cuban and Eastern European.

I'd add virtually any 'peasant' food.

Take something simple like a pirogi, it's flour, eggs, salt, potatoes, onions. Couldn't be much simpler but when done well, it's pure soul food to me.

[vision33r]

Real ethnic foods are underrated. Too many fusion, American-styled ethnic foods that are over-rated and reputation hurt because of the Americanization of the cuisine.

[Timemachineman]

Originally Posted by Jkgourmet

Under rated? Cuban, Peruvian and Korean. (Not necessarily MY favorites, but all are under rated gems, IMHO.)

I agree, Koreans definitely make some of the best barbeque, and ramen. About the other two, they must be underrated, because I've heard very little about food from those countries.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by Timemachineman

I agree, Koreans definitely make some of the best barbeque, and ramen. About the other two, they must be underrated, because I've heard very little about food from those countries.

For Cuban, a simple to make introduction would be Ropa Vieja, a shredded beef stew. A search will yield many recipes, pick one that sounds good and enjoy.

[Timemachineman]

Originally Posted by TabulaRasa

Russian.

Do you have any good Russian recipes? If so, I'd be happy to hear about them.

[arctic_gardener]

Probably South Indian vegetarian cuisine. The vast majority of the Western world associates Indian cuisine with dishes like butter chicken, tandoori chicken and naan. That is like associating European cuisine with pizza.
Besides, the typical dishes served in Indian restaurants tend to be very oily and greasy, with unhealthy amounts of butter and cream used in cooking. There is a lot of Indian food that is healthier.