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'm going to have to pull Original Poster rank and ask you to choose between Greek and Turkish.
Also, I'm intrigued that you leave Japanese off because restaurants near you aren't good. That sounds to me like, if they were in your area, it would be on your list...but then, being that you're not in Japan, how "authentic" are they?
No snark intended--we're talking about food here, so I'm interested - for trip-planning, or otherwise - in what y'all have to say!