Originally Posted by
BiziBB
I love this argument about 'the best' as the OP is most likely asking fellow Americans, in a similar socioeconomic, age and lifestyle group about their judgment of American v. every other country's food.
If you believe that the food that you are consuming is, overall, of a higher quality than every single country in the world, bully for you.
Ha!
I think asking this questions to business travellers who happen to dine in some great cities and restaurants as well as sampling local street cuisine, is hilarious!
Thanks!
Anytime! I thought I'd enjoy seeing some heads explode saying that I like Olive Garden and Pizza Hut more than authentic Italian food :-D
(I'd rather continue my on/off travel around the world and sample life and cuisine - one of life's pleasures for me.
My world's best could even include
some American food, but I couldn't agree with your hypothesis
USA Foodie#1!
I know it's probably not worth your while, but it might be worth considering which major, developed western countries have also had large migrant inflows, before declaring the US the one true source of multiculturalism and dining!
I'm not taking it THAT seriously! When talking to my peer group to people who have traveled similar places to me, when I say the thesis of my OP, people look over their shoulder, make sure no one's listening, and say (really, whisper), "I agree with you."
Basically, I think we glorify far-off cuisine. I will always love traveling and trying new food. It's the best part of traveling to me, is trying new things. But I still never have been able to shake that feeling that foreign food really isn't that much better than what we have here.
Doesn't mean I'm right, just my opinion.
And I think the fact that some posters don't see the obvious tongue-in-cheek aspect of my comparison of, for example, Prego to Italian marinara, is just hilarious to me.