What is the most underrated ethnic food?

Question

We have probably all tried Mexican, Chinese and Italian food and while all three are great, I was curious if there was another ethnic food out there that could really rock someone’s taste buds but did not receive the attention it deserved?

Is there an ethnic food out there that you have tried but is not popular in the mainstream but you would rate as one of the best?

Answer 1

Hawaiian kalua pork

Korean style "kalbi" ribs with bean sprouts on the side (sesame emphasis)

Portuguese sausage (Gouvea (sp)) and Portuguese bean soup

Filipino linguisa AND lumpia

Chinese roast duck and chinese fried noodles

Answer 2

Transylvanian cuisine is bloody good.

Answer 3

I think it's funny that someone on here thinks "southern" is an ethnicity. That is just hilarious.

I've been trying to make an authentic style Jamaican patty lately, and man, is it difficult. There are few recipes to be had, little information published on theory or method, and I guess most people either covet their patty-making secrets, or purchase their patties from a well-regarded bakery. I would have to say that Jamaican food is highly underrated- most people go to some mediocre American restaurant and get jerk chicken, or curry, and go, "hey mon" and make marijuana references, and think that is Jamaican food. A friend of mine took me to an awesome Jamaican spot recently, the patties were freakin' great, the curry goat was superb.

I also think Ethiopian food is really underrated. There seem to be few places to get it, and I live in a city where there's a pretty big diversity of culinary experiences to be had. I was going to try to make injera once but couldn't get teff flour anywhere.

Answer 4

i love chinese food... but the best food u can eat is italian food! italian is the best food in the world!i'm italian and i'm so so so so so lucky

Answer 5

Yes, Greek is luscious, can't get enough. I'd go with Morrocan or Spanish as most underrated.

Answer 6

I prefer Native American Food.

Answer 7

Japanese food, people think its all just raw fish, when its much more sophisticated than that.

Answer 8

romanian

Answer 9

Well, I'm a tad biased, but, I've got to vote for Southern.  Nothing like sitting down to supper and having some hot cornbread cooked in a cast iron skillet, a big ole bowl of pintos with fatback cooked in 'em and some fried taters and greens on the side of 'em and some good, good, good sliced up tomatoes and cucumbers in vinegar to go with it.

Then, think sawmill gravy with big hunks of good sage sausage in it, biscuits so light and fluffy you have to catch 'em to break 'em up to pour the gravy over top, fried eggs with the yolks nice and runny, black coffee, and fried taters and country ham, and grits with oodles of butter, salt, and pepper.  Good country ham from Virginia, not overly salty, with that nice peppery bite.  Ummmm!  Good!

Answer 10

I love Lebanese food and think it's one the under rated cuisines

Answer 11

English food. I am serious. "Ye Cannae Beat a Guid Fish Supper!"

Answer 12

Moroccan definitely!  It uses alot of sweet spices and it's fun to cook and serve.   Everyone I know who's tried it luvs it.

Answer 13

Might be Greek

Answer 14

filipino foods are great..

go try one

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Answer 15

Cuisine from Nepal or Tibet, it's different but delicious.  Also, Sri Lankan, Fijian, Tahitian or other Polynesian cuisines (besides Hawaiian).  Burmese (Myanmar), Laotian or even Cambodian foods are all delicious.

Answer 16

Portuguese food, korean food and hungarian food is seriously underrated- it makes up most of my diet!

Answer 17

arabic /  filipino are the best.

Answer 18

Got to say Soul Food is underrated.  Soul food is primarily prepared by African Americans up north and from the south.  Everyone tries Mexican, Italian, Chinese and or Indian food.  Soul food rocks.  But it is approached hesitately by the mainstream.  Why?  Who knows Could be dozen of reasons.  All I have to say is once you taste it you'll be sold.