Originally Posted by
stimpy
My point is that you are not getting the best food in NYC, or SF or any one city. My experience from eating all over the world, is that the source always offers the best version of a particular dish. Indian food, despite the great efforts of expats in England, is always better in India. Chinese food is better in China. Or to be more specific, Hunan cuisine is better in Hunan. Cantonese is better in Canton, etc. Provencal is better in Provence. Even in Paris, you can't get the best examples of regional French dishes.
I agree with you 100%. Please read my post below. You say the exact same thing.
Originally Posted by
SFflyer123
That's exactly my point. The USA is not Japan. It does not have massive numbers of Japanese immigrants (relative to other demographics). Yet it has food that can be 'acceptable-to-good' in tokyo by your own asessment. This is what I mean. In addition to good Japanese food (not better than Japan's, of course), it also has excellent French, Chinese, Italian, etc. Very few countries have such an excellent representation of so many different cuisines. Sure, Japan may dominate in Sushi, but will it have an phenomenal Italian restaurant down the street, then a world-class Michelin-starred French place across town, and an outstanding chinese dumpling place like you can in the USA? Very few countries have this.
But you can have good sushi (not better than Japan's, mind you, but comparable) in S.F. for lunch, then go downtown to a Michelin starred restaurant for a French-style dinner. The next day, Chinese dim sum for breakfast, then go to Korean BBQ for lunch, then go to Italian Michelin star restaurant for dinner. And all these meals will be very good to excellent. Will the dim sum better than Hong Kong's? No. Will the korean BBQ be better than Seoul's? Of course not. But will they all be pretty good? Very much so. Some will be even excellent. For the most part, the meals that you will have can be quite tasty, regardless of the country of origin. Very few countries have this breadth and depth.
Originally Posted by
GadgetFreak
It sounds like you need more education in where to eat, both here and in other countries.
Ouch!
