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re: Is food disappointing outside of La?
Posted on 2/18/24 at 7:24 am to Gee Grenouille
Posted on 2/18/24 at 7:24 am to Gee Grenouille
Louisiana does one thing well. And that’s it.
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 7:24 am to Gee Grenouille
I’d say no.
Now are you asking is LA food and style of spices one of my favorite? Then yes.
I have been to cities in Cali Washington where I can literally get just about any ethnicity of food cooked to perfection. Meaning I would rate the food 5 stars without a second thought.
Now I absolutely love Louisiana and think the Cajun breakfasts and cuisine in LA is top notch but the smaller the town down here, the shittier the food unless your getting food from a Louisiana speciality butcher and cooking it at home.
Now are you asking is LA food and style of spices one of my favorite? Then yes.
I have been to cities in Cali Washington where I can literally get just about any ethnicity of food cooked to perfection. Meaning I would rate the food 5 stars without a second thought.
Now I absolutely love Louisiana and think the Cajun breakfasts and cuisine in LA is top notch but the smaller the town down here, the shittier the food unless your getting food from a Louisiana speciality butcher and cooking it at home.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 7:31 am to Kafka
quote:this is what makes Louisiana look so braindead. Just about every place or small town takes pride in what they do. You can ride between two random areas like south Mississippi through North Carolina and every single town thinks they cook the greatest this or that.
What makes LA notable is not so much the quality of the food itself but the food culture surrounding it: men as well as women taking interest & pride in cooking, celebrating hole in the wall mom & pop joints, remembering old restaurants, etc...
People in Louisiana hold on to food because we don’t have anything else. It either disappeared or moved to Houston.
This post was edited on 2/18/24 at 7:33 am
Posted on 2/18/24 at 7:34 am to GreenRockTiger
The Indian food in Birmingham, England is fire
Posted on 2/18/24 at 7:35 am to lion
It turns out that salt works just as well in other places
Posted on 2/18/24 at 7:49 am to Gee Grenouille
No, I’ve been to several different states where the food is just as good.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 7:55 am to Gee Grenouille
Villahermosa Mexico has some pretty damn good cuisine. Different than any other Mexican i have had. Lots of fresh seafood also since it lies on the southernmost coast of the GOM.
ETA - I say this as one who lives and grew up in the heart of Cajun Country.
ETA - I say this as one who lives and grew up in the heart of Cajun Country.
This post was edited on 2/18/24 at 7:57 am
Posted on 2/18/24 at 7:57 am to BoogaBear
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Louisiana food is pretty easy to make generally. I think it's overstated how much of a culinary stronghold it is.
Incredibly overrated.
Good marketing fools people
Posted on 2/18/24 at 7:59 am to Gee Grenouille
We traveled up to Niagara Falls for vacation one year, Cooperstown, DC, and back down home, and all I can tell you is I hit the first Popeyes I could get to so I could have some food with any kind of flavor.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 8:00 am to Gee Grenouille
Whenever I am away from Louisiana for long periods of time, I miss the food. A lot of other cuisines aren’t bad by any means. Moreover, some are fantastic. But they are just not the same.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 8:00 am to Cuz413
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is I hit the first Popeyes I could get to so I could have some food with any kind of flavor.
This says more about you than the food that you claim to have eaten, and not in a good way.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 8:01 am to Gee Grenouille
Aside from BBQ (brisket), chicken fried steak and TexMex/Mexican food, Texas food is mediocre at best.
Louisiana food blows out any other food I’ve had.
Louisiana food blows out any other food I’ve had.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 8:02 am to GreenRockTiger
quote:
The food in France is exceptional.
Exceptionally bad.
I base that off of a single experience though, where I starved while in France because I hated the food so much.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 8:04 am to Gee Grenouille
For the most part - yes.
In my travels, only Thailand, Rome, and high end restaurants have impressed.
Otherwise, you generally don’t leave Louisiana to find better food options.
There’s not much that Louisiana does exceptionally well.
Food, Football, and Festivals are the exceptions.
In my travels, only Thailand, Rome, and high end restaurants have impressed.
Otherwise, you generally don’t leave Louisiana to find better food options.
There’s not much that Louisiana does exceptionally well.
Food, Football, and Festivals are the exceptions.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 8:07 am to TDsngumbo
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Exceptionally bad.
I base that off of a single experience though, where I starved while in France because I hated the food so much.
This is just sad. And weird.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 8:15 am to Gee Grenouille
Foods like gumbo and etouffee, generally yes.
Other foods like Asian, BBQ, TexMex, New Mexican, Italian, no.
Other foods like Asian, BBQ, TexMex, New Mexican, Italian, no.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 8:28 am to Mo Jeaux
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This says more about you than the food that you claim to have eaten, and not in a good way.
Popeyes >>>>>>>> Poutine
The Philly Cheesesteak at Bingham's in Pa was nothing better than what we have around here.
This post was edited on 2/18/24 at 8:34 am
Posted on 2/18/24 at 8:29 am to turnpiketiger
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Aside from BBQ (brisket), chicken fried steak and TexMex/Mexican food, Texas food is mediocre at best. Louisiana food blows out any other food I’ve had.
Other than creole/cajun, what is Louisiana bringing to the table?
Posted on 2/18/24 at 8:30 am to Gee Grenouille
Yes, the only food worth eating is Canjun/Creole
Posted on 2/18/24 at 8:34 am to Gee Grenouille
No. The seafood in New England is legit. Different, but good.
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