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Venice. Most of the places my friend and I found were tourist traps with mediocre food. We did end up finding a place that we really liked in a somewhat less-touristy neighborhood and went there for dinner a few times.
Yes!
After enjoying consistently wonderful food in Rome, Sorrento, and Florence, the food in Venice was really disappointing.
Also, I found the food in Prague to be disappointing. In addition to those ubiquitous, tasteless "dumplings", most of the food seemed to lack flavor. However, the beer was simply the best!
New Orleans. We tried all the usual dishes: etouffee, jambalaya, gumbo, shrimp and grits, it was to us just spicey mush. It was the texture that was off putting. The only thing we enjoyed were the Oysters! Sadly, I did not get a chance to try a beignet! Overall, the Big Easy was the Big Mushy and very dirty, not a place we would visit again.
Over the last decade there has been a food revolution in terms of British Street Food and Food Markets, which are now a fusion of so many global cultures and global cusines.
On the train riding the Sunset Limited in the US I saw Mexican enchiladas or some such on the menu. We ordered them, they used flour tortillas instead of corn, the tortillas were dry and had not been immersed in any liquids to roll them and then cooked in an oven like normal enchiladas, they were basically soft shell tacos. They had a splash of salsa on top, a dab, tasted like Pace. Inside they had whatever vegetables were leftover I assume: squash, broccoli, weird mixed with corn or cheese I think!
Well sure it's about personal preference. But to say that food in France is overrated because you don't like the style is kinda like eating in China and complaining that all the food there is Chinese.
If you're only expectation is "really good food" then I still claim that you missed some opportunities in France. But if you don't like the style, then your expectations are for more than just "really good food".
Yep, damn those Michelin/Cordon Bleu Chefs anyways, what do they know... After reading through this whole thread one thing becomes clear, people seem to rate whole cuisines strictly off what they're used to or a specific taste they like/don't like.
Examples: "I don't like ginseng or ginger and so go eat cuisines that use the heck out of them and are surprised that I don't like 'em.
Or,
I can't eat spicy food yet go and eat at a place in Old Town Albuquerque NM which is known for it's spices.
Or,
Italian food tastes like Chef Boyardee BUT all I've ever had in comparison is AMERICANIZED Italian food or <insert food here>.
In my observation/opinion this is the biggest problem with americans (yes, I'm one too). We have all these different cultures and cuisines here (that have been americanized btw) and we seem to think it's the same in their country of origin.
That is a false notion.
Chinese food <or insert food here> is NOT the same here as it is in China <or insert country here>. It is a U.S. "rip" or "takeoff" on what it's originally like or, it wasn't invented there to begin with.
Actually, Santa Fe, NM. Whereas I LOVE this city, I was not fond of the overly spicy food. My husband and I wound up eating at a fast food place - the familiar was better than constantly being overwhelmed by spices every time we went to eat.
of course that would be a matter of opinion. When I think of disappointed I think of compared to what I expected. When dining at a restaurant in a city like Santa Fe I would be disappointed if the food wasn't spicy. BTW, spicy in NM isn't nearly as spicy as some SoWest cities. This goes for all others who said they were disappointed with a particular county's or regions food cause they don't that regions food. For me and it might be just me: I think of disappointed as knowing the regions food and thinking you have had better other places. For us I think London would come to mind. We expected better fish and chips than we got. The other would be Aruba: They are not known for any particular type of food, but what we have had there has been just so/so and very expensive!!!!
I'll say it: If you failed to locate a good meal in France or Italy, it's entirely on you.
Sure, I've had disappointing meals in either country. I've had disappointing meals in every country I've been. But the high notes, the memorable meals, seem to focus on those two countries.
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After reading through this whole thread one thing becomes clear, people seem to rate whole cuisines strictly off what they're used to or a specific taste they like/don't like.
