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Apr 19, 2010 16:18:12 GMT -5
Post by Ganbare! on Apr 19, 2010 16:18:12 GMT -5
My favorite is Vietnamese cuisine, it features a huge array of appetizers, salads and desserts compared to other Asian cuisine, it's very balanced, fresh tropical fruits, herbs are commonly used while avoiding the systematic use of sauces denaturing the taste of ingredients. Plus, it's a little spicy but not too much like Thai's for example.
My other favorite is Mediterranean for similar reasons also because grilling method is the tastiest and healthiest way to cook vegetables and meat/fish. Can't believe I used to praise Chinese food so much as I find it too sweet and greasy now.
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Apr 20, 2010 12:08:59 GMT -5
Post by hypeforlife91 on Apr 20, 2010 12:08:59 GMT -5
I love Cantonese cuisine, I grew up with it since my mom is the cook. Tasty. (Grease doesn't really affect me as it is hard for me to get fat.)
I love Italian as well, gotta love that Pasta and Pizza.
Japanese is always nice, though I've only had the more popular dishes (a.k.a. sushi, sashimi, donburi, ramen, miso, etc.) I'm sure there are more.
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Apr 20, 2010 15:24:06 GMT -5
Post by Ganbare! on Apr 20, 2010 15:24:06 GMT -5
^Having a high metabolism doesn't prevent anyone from balancing their diet, skinny people can be afflicted by diabetes and strokes as well.
My second favorite Asian cuisine is Thai, I'm a sucker for Tom Yum soup, satay chicken brochettes, Thai crab rolls, green papaya salad, fried banana on a bed of coconut milk and of course Pad Thai!
Like everyone else I used to love Italian but the same few ingredients are used so often: ground beef, tomato, cheese, it quickly gets repetitive, I usually favor stuff like Prosciutto with melon, minestrone, risotto, bruschetta, sausages and pepper soup or garlic bread. I never got the hype with French cuisine, it definitely features a large variety of quality products: cheeses, fishes, fruits/vegetables etc but despite that meals are not very tasty, desserts excepted which are easily the best and most diverse of all (opera, macaron, mille-feuilles, profiteroles, crème brulée).
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Apr 20, 2010 15:52:09 GMT -5
Post by hypeforlife91 on Apr 20, 2010 15:52:09 GMT -5
^ I get the impression that French cuisines are often very skimpy; you are usually never close to being full after a dish.
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Apr 20, 2010 16:39:58 GMT -5
Post by Ganbare! on Apr 20, 2010 16:39:58 GMT -5
^You're definitely right, few high calorie ingredients and small servings but most people living in developped countries have an excessively high calorie intake, no matter how much physical activity you do, eating too much is still detrimental for digestion and the stomach but abundance encourages eating anything, anywhere, at anytime time of the day.
I've felt great ever since I quit junk food and snacking because of bodybuilding!
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Apr 20, 2010 16:48:02 GMT -5
Post by hypeforlife91 on Apr 20, 2010 16:48:02 GMT -5
How do you manage quitting junk food? O__O
I've tried being healthy but that's so expensive especially since college kids are usually not allowed to cook in their pods!
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Apr 20, 2010 17:03:09 GMT -5
Post by Ganbare! on Apr 20, 2010 17:03:09 GMT -5
Healthy eating is so difficult in NA, source water is overpriced, basically as expensive as coke, same thing for fruits and vegetables. And then there's this mediocre culture of junk food, only sports/diet freaks or some minorities eat well (essentially South Europeans, Middle Easterners and Asians).
People overlook great desserts, drinks and appetizers to eat chips, soda or chocolate bars... You mentioned you eat alot of sauce on another thread, I used to do that too, you need a little sodium but spiralling into more and more is terrible, it ends up denaturing the taste of dishes and poses risks. I don't even feel the need to salt my meals anymore, the savour repulses me these days. You can't imagine how amazing using herbs and spices are, it's better taste-wise and for the body, it's only a matter of education and habit.
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Apr 20, 2010 17:12:28 GMT -5
Post by hypeforlife91 on Apr 20, 2010 17:12:28 GMT -5
I need to be educated. I don't know why I have been craving lots of salt lately, I seem to have no appetite for sugary treats except maybe ice cream and yogurt when i can get it. I just love salty snacks and prefer it much over sugar. That can be an issue.
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Apr 20, 2010 17:27:43 GMT -5
Post by Ganbare! on Apr 20, 2010 17:27:43 GMT -5
When I moved back to France as a teenager after years in Canada, I faced a reverse culture shock and found the local diet horrendous. Smelly cheeses, crusty bread, few fatty dishes, widespread use of herbs and olive oil; everything was weird.
At that time I just wanted my mac and cheese even though I had at my disposal undoubtedly the finest ingredients of Western cuisine. How silly I was. When you have indulged your palate with the good stuff, there is no way you could ever return to eating tasteless processed blocks of cheese, sliced bread or bologna. I'm not even talking about GMOs, drugs in livestock feed and the numerous other appalling agribusiness practices so widespread on the continent.
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Apr 20, 2010 20:35:59 GMT -5
Post by Ganbare! on Apr 20, 2010 20:35:59 GMT -5
^Not having the appropriate equipment is troublesome, I've always envied the owners of Italian design kitchens with glass-ceramic cooking plates and silver utensils, definitely one of the first things I'll buy as soon as I make real €£$. Noodles cup ;D, I haven't had one in years, can't say I miss it even though I love soups. I cook pho and soba quite often, they take a little longer to prepare but aren't complicated at all. You can't really compare the taste of industrial noodles and fresh ones.
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Apr 24, 2010 0:50:53 GMT -5
Post by TeeHee on Apr 24, 2010 0:50:53 GMT -5
(Grease doesn't really affect me as it is hard for me to get fat.) I miss those days of eating anything I wanted, not exercising, yet still being a size 0 with to-die-for abs. I was able to pull that off up until about my mid 20's. Now in my later 20's, I have to torture myself in order to not get bigger than a size 6; while size 6 isn't fat or anything, I have to put a whole lot more effort into not ballooning.
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Apr 24, 2010 9:30:11 GMT -5
Post by jefe on Apr 24, 2010 9:30:11 GMT -5
Cooking for myself, I complete avoid adding any salt (and soy sauce, fish sauce, patis, etc. anything salty), avoid sugar, and try my best to avoid adding any oil at all. I steam vegetables and put NOTHING on them. That is the only way you can actually taste them. I don't mind adding chilis, spices, vinegar, etc.
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Apr 24, 2010 19:26:26 GMT -5
Post by hypeforlife91 on Apr 24, 2010 19:26:26 GMT -5
^ I find the steamed taste too bland now. I need more "fire" in my food. I guess at my age I do have a different taste than most of the people who are older than me. I feel like eating a cup of salt now, to be honest.
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Apr 24, 2010 22:34:48 GMT -5
Post by hypeforlife91 on Apr 24, 2010 22:34:48 GMT -5
(Grease doesn't really affect me as it is hard for me to get fat.) I miss those days of eating anything I wanted, not exercising, yet still being a size 0 with to-die-for abs. I was able to pull that off up until about my mid 20's. Now in my later 20's, I have to torture myself in order to not get bigger than a size 6; while size 6 isn't fat or anything, I have to put a whole lot more effort into not ballooning. I have to prepare myself for that! While I am always underweight and slim, back then I still had a bit of a gut. Now, my stomach is pretty much as flat as a board. Now I'm thinking about what I would look like when I have babies.
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