Originally Posted by
Duke787
This is a very tough one. With a gun to my head I would probably land at:
-Italian
-American -- hard to pick a specific region but thinking: fresh caught fish and shrimp from the NC fish (low country boil type meal), NC BBQ, steak and mashed potatoes, burger and fries, shrimp and grits, crawfish, brown butter lobster, cornbread, stovetop mac and cheese, etc.
-Greek/Turkish
I find it hard to believe that I'm leaving off Indian (UK Indian -- give me the entire Dishoom menu), TexMex, and Japanese (sushi as a standalone would make this dish and I love a good ramen but it doesn't quite make it all the way to the top -- especially with the lack of authentic Japanese restaurants near me)
I considered both Indian and TexMex as well. On the latter, since Mexican was in my top 3, I figured I could safely leave it off. But it was really close between Thai, Japanese, and Indian for third place.
I'm surprised so many people have Italian on their list. I think of Italian as a cuisine that everyone likes, but I never go out of my way for an Italian restaurant (and we do have a few authentic ones here in Chicago), or crave Italian food. Other than Italian-American pizza, I can't think of an Italian food that I would order for takeout or delivery either.