【龙腾网】如果你的余生只能吃三个国家的美食。你会选哪三个？

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You have to eat three countries’ cuisine for the rest of your life. What are they?

你的余生只能吃三个国家的美食。你会选谁？

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Grayson Kent, lives in Los Angeles
I live in Los Angeles, which is known for its amazing food diversity. Still, if I had to pick…
Japanese
This one’s kind of a no-brainer. Ramen, udon and gyoza are some of my favorite comfort foods; besides, sushi is incredible. What I like best about Japanese cuisine is that it manages to be very flavorful without being super spicy; as someone who can’t tolerate spice very well, it helps to have flavors such as shiso, yuzu and dashi instead.
Beyond that, Japanese snacks are incredible! From savory snacks like Pretz and arare crackers to sweet snacks like Hi-Chew, Pocky and Meiji mushrooms, Japanese supermarket aisles are the best.
2. Italian
Again, this one was a no-brainer. I might be a little bit biased because my grandparents are Italian, but i piatti italiani are the best. Not only is the pasta great (can you tell that I’m a carb lover?), but so are the salads, the risottos, and the desserts (gelato and cannoli for the win!)
I think the main thing that makes Italian food great is the sauces. Italy has so much food diversity: any two given cities that are even just an hour away from one another will have incredibly different regional dishes. The north is known for its cream sauces and pesto (my absolute favorite pasta sauce) and the south for its spice and tomatoes. Italy knows how to combine sauces with meats, vegetables and carbs to create amazing dishes. I also love truffle and truffle oil, and Italy has the best truffles in the world!
I have to admit, the last one was really hard to come up with. I wanted to pick Mexican food; then again, apparently American Mexican food isn’t that authentic. (Maybe it is where I live in SoCal?) Korean and Thai were possibilities, but they’re not my absolute favorites. American wasn’t even a thought: the United States are so big that there’s no one “American” cuisine. (Don’t believe me? Look up New England’s food. Then look up Louisianan food. You’ll see the difference.)
I finally decided on one last cuisine…
3. Levantine
The Levant isn’t technically a country; it’s the eastern border of the Mediterranean, including Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Jordan, and Cyprus (and, some would argue (in terms of cuisine), Turkey and Greece). But, each country’s recipes are very similar. With very fresh ingredients and a balance of vegetable and meat dishes, Levantine cuisine tastes both healthy and delicious. From spreads like hummus and baba ghanoush to kebab to pickled turnips, there’s a lot to love.
I think the ingredients make a big difference in Levantine food. Pomegranate seeds add a lot of tartness to savory recipes; good olive oil makes all the difference, too. However, my favorite flavor is toum- aka Lebanese garlic sauce. it’s good on any meat and delicious.
Those are my picks! Then again, if this were about desserts, two countries come to mind…
France
Duh. If anyone knows how to make good pastries, it’s the French. I love macarons, palmiers, galettes de roi and profiteroles especially. Maybe I’m biased here, too: I speak fluent French and have visited Paris several times. Then again, who could resist a good nutella crêpe?
2. The United States
The U.S. might seem unusual for desserts. Non-Americans, you might be asking yourself, “Aren’t these the people who make sandwich cookies out of chemicals? The ones with nasty neon candy?” While that’s true, the United States is responsible for a lot of amazing treats. From chocolate chip cookies…
…To New York Cheesecake (my absolute favorite)…
… to carrot cake…
… to key lime pie, the U.S. has some truly iconic desserts.
My mouth is watering now. Time to make a cheesecake!

我住在洛杉矶，这里以惊人的食物多样性而闻名。不过，如果让我选择... ...
1.日本菜

这个是我可以无脑选的。拉面、乌冬和饺子是我最喜欢的舒适食物；此外，寿司也是不可思议的。我最喜欢日本料理的一点是，它能做到很有味道，但又不会超级辣；作为一个不能很好地忍受辛辣的人，有紫苏、柚子和大酱等味道来代替是很有帮助的。
除此之外，日本的小吃也是不可思议的! 从咸味零食如百利滋和阿拉蕾饼干到甜味零食如嗨啾、百奇和明治蘑菇，日本超市的货架是最棒的。

2. 意大利菜

同样，这个是一个可以无脑选的。我可能有点偏心，因为我的祖父母是意大利人，但意大利菜是最棒的。不仅仅是意大利面很好吃(你能怪我是个碳水化合物爱好者吗？)，而且沙拉、烩饭和甜点也很好吃(冰淇淋和奶油甜馅煎饼卷完胜！)。
我认为意大利美食的主要特点是酱料。意大利的食物种类繁多：任何两个给定的城市，哪怕是相隔一个小时的车程，都会有令人难以置信的不同的地方菜。北方以其奶油酱和香蒜酱（我最喜欢的意大利面酱）而闻名，南方以其香料和番茄而闻名。意大利知道如何将酱料与肉类、蔬菜和碳水化合物相结合，创造出令人惊叹的菜肴。我也喜欢松露和松露油，而意大利有世界上最好的松露！我必须承认，最后一个是我最喜欢的。
我不得不承认，最后一个真的很难想出来。我想选墨西哥菜，话又说回来，显然美国的墨西哥菜没那么正宗。(也许只是在我住的南加州这样？)韩国和泰国菜也有可能，但它们不是我的绝对最爱。美国菜根本就没想过：美国这么大，根本没有一个 "美国"菜。(不相信我的话？查查新英格兰的食物。再查查路易斯安那州的食物。你就会明白其中的区别了）。)
我终于决定了最后一种美食是... ...
3. 黎凡特菜

严格来说，黎凡特并不是一个国家，它是地中海的东部边界，包括黎巴嫩、以色列、叙利亚、约旦和塞浦路斯（有人会说（在美食方面），还有土耳其和希腊）。但是，每个国家的食谱都非常相似。由于食材非常新鲜，蔬菜和肉类菜肴的平衡，黎凡特美食的味道既健康又美味。从鹰嘴豆泥和巴巴加努什到烤肉串，再到腌制萝卜，有很多值得喜爱的地方。
我认为食材在黎凡特食物中起着很大的作用。石榴籽为咸味食谱增添了很多酸味；好的橄榄油也让所有的食物都变得不同。然而，我最喜欢的味道是“toum”--又名黎巴嫩大蒜酱，它适用于任何肉类，非常美味。
这些都是我的选择! 然后，如果这是关于甜点的，我想到了两个国家......
1.法国

嗯！如果说有人知道如何做好吃的糕点，那就是法国人。我喜欢马卡龙，棕榈饼，国王饼和巧克力泡芙，尤其是。也许我在这里也存在偏见。我说着一口流利的法语，也去过几次巴黎。不过，谁又能抗拒美味的果仁饼呢？
2.美国

对于甜品来说，美国可能显得不同寻常。如果你不是美国人，你可能会暗地里想："美国人不就是用化学品做夹心饼干的人吗？或者吃着恶心的霓虹糖的人？" 虽然这是真的，但美国也创造出了很多令人惊奇的点心。从巧克力饼干...

...到纽约芝士蛋糕（我的绝对喜爱）....

...到胡萝卜蛋糕... ...

...到柠檬派，美国有一些真正的标志性甜点。
我的口水都快流出来了。是时候做个芝士蛋糕了!

Rajesh Sampathkumar
The US has some fantastic desserts, and among them cinnamon rolls and pumpkin pies - these are among the best dishes I’ve had in the US.
Levantine cuisine has been a point of interest for the numerous vegetarian options. Falafel, hummus and the salads they make there are truly great.
Were I to pick comfort food, though, good old South Indian food would rank highest, perhaps followed by North Indian and Thai food.

美国有一些奇妙的甜点，其中肉桂卷和南瓜饼，这些都是我在美国吃过的最好的菜品之一。
黎凡特美食一直是众多素食者非常好的选择。法拉菲、鹰嘴豆泥和他们在那里做的沙拉确实很棒。
不过，如果让我选择舒适的食物，正宗老牌的南印度菜会排在最前面，其次也许是北印度和泰国菜。

Natasha Plotnikova
Literally none of the deserts you mentioned originated from the US. Just because a specific food is made in the US, doesn’t mean it’s their cuisine.
The only original cuisine the US has is the one from Native Americans, everything else was brought to the US by immigrants.

从字面上看，你提到的甜点都不是美国的。仅仅因为一种特定的食物是在美国制造的，并不意味着这是他们的菜肴。
美国唯一的原始菜肴是美洲原住民的菜肴，其他一切都是移民带到美国的。

Krishna Das
What about Austria? Austrian pastries and Konditerei outclass the French in every way.

奥地利呢？奥地利糕点和Konditerei（一种业务，通常提供各种各样的糕点）在各个方面都超过了法国。

Grayson Kent
I actually have an interesting note on that: French breakfast pastries (croissants, raisin rolls, etc.) are called “Viennoiseries”… literally, “food from Vienna!” While I haven’t gotten around to trying real Austrian pastries (unfortunately, L.A. isn’t known for its Germanic/Scandinavian food, so I don’t know of any Austrian restaurants), I love the French spinoffs!
That being said, I really, really want to try sachertorte. It looks so good!!!

对此其实我发现了一个有趣的地方：法国的早餐糕点（羊角面包、葡萄干卷等）被称为 "Viennoiseries"...字面意思是 "来自维也纳的食物！" 虽然我还没来得及尝试真正的奥地利糕点（不幸的是，洛杉矶并不以其日耳曼/斯堪的纳维亚食物而闻名，所以我不知道有什么奥地利餐厅），但我喜欢法国的副食品！
说到这里，我真的，真的很想尝尝萨赫蛋糕。它看起来很好吃!!!

Avinash Kumar Singh
why not indian

为什么不选印度菜

Grayson Kent
I love the desserts (especially jalebi); however, because I can’t handle spicy food, I feel like I can’t really enjoy all the amazing dishes without being overwhelmed. I wish I could- Indian recipes look and smell incredible!

我喜欢印度甜点（尤其是jalebi（注：印度一种类似糖耳朵的小吃））；然而，因为我不能吃辛辣的食物，我觉得我不能真正享受所有惊人的菜肴而不被辣味淹没。我希望我可以--印度菜谱看起来和闻起来都很棒!

巧妙地使用鲜香的草药和植物，融合了欧洲和亚洲的技术和食材。越南菜就像加州的融合菜但比加州还早。很多亚洲国家都被欧洲殖民者占领过。但没有哪个国家能如此完美而出色地融合亚洲和欧洲的影响，这两种美食在很多方面几乎是截然相反的，但越南人却把影响结合得如此天衣无缝。越式法包、腌制的炭烤肉、越南咖啡、pate chaud（也是一种法式面包）、酥脆的Banh Xeo (可丽饼)、法式牛柳粒，以及这种文化结合的天才终极表达：越南河粉。
还有专门针对亚洲人的经典美食，如顺化牛肉粉、精选牛肉、粉条烤肉、猪肉蟹汤和我最喜欢的烤鲶鱼春卷。这些美食的味道都是超前的。复杂的、可持续的、现代的、健康的，更难能可贵的是，这些美食都是在长期的战争、斗争和贫困时期发明的。

美国菜
我在洛杉矶生活过，这里的移民是如此的主流，也是如此的多元化，食材也是如此的新鲜，你可以在如此高的水平上品尝到世界各地的每一种食物。洛杉矶的孩子长大后，对世界上很多所谓的美食都非常挑剔。我觉得这也是美国做得特别好的地方，至少大城市是这样，因为这些大城市的移民是如此的幸运，他们什么地方的东西都有。
但如果排除这种情况，美国的食物也比人们给予的评价要复杂得多。它不只是麦当劳和热狗。虽然我会为芝士汉堡和南方炸鸡辩护，认为它们是最让人渴望的几样东西，但如果你在德克萨斯州吃过熏了12小时的烧烤牛腩，或者在新奥尔良吃过辣味浓汤，在旧金山吃过邓杰内斯蟹和西奥皮诺，你就会意识到美国的美食是多么的多样。

墨西哥菜
这里有太多的地域性和风格，足以与中国和意大利相媲美。辉煌的塔克饼也许是最通用的食物，适合任何喜欢冒险和创意的人。还有什么比这更令人满意的吗？就是无尽的创意。然后你还有一个世界上最好的街头美食场景，以及数千年的历史。

Ethan Moin
If I were to only be able to eat 3 countries’ cuisines there would definetely be 2 main factors to take into account: they be very different from one another and that they be cuisines of large countries with many different dishes and flavours (sorry Liechtenstein). That being said here´s my list:
Chinese- Soooooo many diferent dishes and flavours, the sauces are amazing, the soups to die for, and fried rice has to be one my top 3 favorites foods (if not my favorite). I grew up with the Americanized version, but later trying real Chinese food completely blew my mind.
Some of my favorite dishes
Hotpot
Sweet and Sour Pork
Wonton Soup
Pork Buns
and last but definitely not least, Fried Rice
Next would be Mexican- So diverse, in America we tend to think that Mexican food is all tacos and burritos but it is so much more than that (PLEASE ANYONE THAT HAS NOT TRIED MOLE DO IT INMEDIATELY). The great thing about Mexican food is that everything is so flavourful, just try comparing tortilla chips and salsa to that cheap complementary bread and butter they serve in American restaurants.
Mole Poblano with Chicken
Enchiladas Suizas
Torre de Mariscos
Chile Relleno
and to finish it off, the famous Tacos al Pastor
To round of this list I have to end it with probably one of the lesser known cuisines and that is……
Argentine- After all home is where the heart is, and despite being born and raised in the USA, my parents are from Argentina. So while other kids would fill up on mac and cheese or pb&j sandwiches, in my house we ate milanesas and empanadas. Many people don’t realize also just how big and diverse Argentina is, it’s the 8th biggest country in the world and was the country to recieve the most european inmigration after the USA. Argentine food basically includes all Italian food (as this was the most important inmigration group and about 63% of Argentines are of Italian descent), but with an important Spanish influence and local flair. Fun fact Argentina is the worlds biggest beef consumer by FAR with the average Argentine eating 150 to 200 pounds of beef per year, 3 to 4 times more than the 57 pounds of beef Americans eat per year and the USA is second place after Argentina in beef consumption……
Milanesa Napolitana
Gnocchi
Empanadas
Fugazzeta Rellena
and most importantly ASADO!!!!
Looks like Arbys got some competition….
Definitely hard to leave out Indian and Thai food though.
Bonus- A cuisine I’d like to avoid the rest of my life: British, talk about bland food….

如果我只能吃3个国家的美食，肯定有2个主要因素要考虑：它们之间有很大的不同，而且它们是大国的美食，有很多不同的菜品和口味（对不起，列支敦士登）。下面是我的清单。
中国菜--好多好多好多不同的菜肴和口味，酱汁是惊人的，汤要了我的命，炒饭必须是我最喜欢的三种食物之一（如果不是我最喜欢的）。我从小吃的是美国版的，但后来尝试了真正的中国菜，完全让我大吃一惊。
我最喜欢的一些菜
火锅

糖醋里脊

馄饨汤

叉烧包

最后但绝对不是最不重要的，炒饭

其次是墨西哥菜--种类繁多，在美国，我们往往认为墨西哥菜就是玉米饼和卷饼，但它远不止这些（请没有尝试过巧克力辣醬的人马上去试一下）。墨西哥食物最棒的地方就是每样东西都很有味道，试着把玉米片和沙拉酱与美国餐馆里的提供的廉价补充面包和黄油做个比较。
莫尔波布兰诺鸡肉

辣酱玉米饼

Torre de Mariscos（没找到中文名）

填馅红辣椒

最后是著名的炸玉米饼。

在这份名单的最后，我不得不用可能是鲜为人知的一种美食来结束它，那就是......
阿根廷--毕竟家是心灵的归宿，尽管我在美国出生长大，但我的父母来自阿根廷。所以，当别的孩子会以奶酪通心粉或花生酱果酱三明治充饥时，在我家我们吃的是米兰炸肉排和恩巴纳达。很多人都没有意识到阿根廷有多大，有多多样化，它是世界第八大国家，也是继美国之后接受最多欧洲移民的国家。阿根廷的食物基本上包括所有的意大利食物（因为这是最重要的移民群体，大约63%的阿根廷人是意大利后裔），但也有重要的西班牙影响和当地特色。有趣的是，阿根廷是世界上最大的牛肉消费国，阿根廷人平均每年吃150到200磅牛肉，是美国人每年吃57磅牛肉的3到4倍，而美国的牛肉消费仅次于阿根廷，位居第二......。
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