rhouses Like to think I have a pretty worldly taste in food.

Have another think. Regional/provincial Spanish food is some of the best in the world hands down. You haven’t been so can’t possibly comment. Might as well say Italian is shit having only eaten dominos pizza and had that shitty pre grated parmesan in a shaker on your microwave spag bol yet never actually been to Italy. Tit.

      Cankles-McJeggings Spain as a holiday destination never appealed to me for some reason, perhaps the multiple people who said the food was rubbish. But I’ll be happy to eat my words when I eventually visit.

      Tbf I went with the same mentality to Portugal, and the food blew me away.

          rhouses You had the equivalent of Bombay mix, although arguably better. Not really the best measure.

            rhouses Tbf I went with the same mentality to Portugal, and the food blew me away.

            Portuguese to Spanish food is like Vietnamese to Chinese.

            The former has some good dishes (many derived from the latter), the latter is a serious cuisine with massive regional variety.

              The statement is almost preposterous.

              Like slating Indian food but saying ‘Bangladeshi food blew me away’.

                bosstrabs well to be fair, besides the bifanas, the egg tarts, and the seafood in ramiro, I wouldn’t say the food that blew me away out there was pure Portuguese. Also being 50% Goan, with a pure love for Goan food, I’m biased.

                And you dimwit, Bengali food is a cuisine on its own.

                    rhouses And you dimwit, Bengali food is a cuisine on its own.

                    So is Portuguese and Vietnamese.

                    Lads, I’d like to apologise for Rhouses, the biggest fucknuckle to walk God’s earth.

                        rhouses You didn’t. You slated a globally renowned cuisine, and then said you were ‘blown away’ by its inferior nearby counterpart.

                            bosstrabs if I wasn’t ill with the seasonal flu I would have absolutely demolished you for your “Vietnamese and Chinese food are similar.” The kind of statement you’d expect from a chav who wears adidas and Nike in the same get up, and has lived on chicken breast, roast beef and steamed Brussel sprouts through his childhood.

                                rhouses But it’s very common knowledge that most techniques in Vietnamese cooking and, indeed, many aspects of Vietnamese culture are Chinese-derived. The other major influence being French.

                                All it takes is the briefest of glances on Wikipedia or any other source to confirm it:
                                “In culinary traditions, the Chinese introduced to Vietnam several dishes, including vằn thắn/hoành thánh (wonton), xá xíu (char siu), há cảo (har gow), hủ tiếu (shahe fen), mì (wheat noodles), bò bía (popiah), bánh quẩy (youtiao), mooncake and bánh pía (Suzhou style mooncake), bánh tổ (nian gao), sủi dìn (tang yuan), bánh bò, bánh bao (baozi), cơm chiên Dương Châu (Yangzhou fried rice), and mì xào (chow mein). The Vietnamese adopted these foods and added their own styles and flavors to the foods.”

                                    bosstrabs For someone who prides himself in knowing the intricacies and variety of cuisine in the different regions of China, you know that statement was fuckall, Dave. No need to go into Wikipedia with the plebs to feel better about it.

                                        So besides the quality of cuisine in Iberia, how are the revolts going? How many have been sent to the blender so far?

                                          Hursty How many have been sent to the blender so far?

                                          Lol, was thinking about blending a few of my clients earlier as it happens

                                            rhouses For someone who prides himself in knowing the intricacies and variety of cuisine in the different regions of China, you know that statement was fuckall, Dave. No need to go into Wikipedia with the plebs to feel better about it.

                                            Dispel the statement. With evidence.

                                                bosstrabs You’ve partly answered it yourself, flavour profile is vastly different because there is a major French influence. Might be the only country in the far east that has the European variable. I’ll start with the Bo Kho.

                                                  rhouses brilliant, saying tapas is hardly filling! It’s like going to a restaurant and only eating a starter and complaining the portions are small

                                                  Clearly whoever went to Spain doesn’t know what tapas is. Bellends

                                                    Not one mention of a Spanish dish that is delicious or hearty, but everyone up in arms about my comments where I readily admit it’s hearsay. Does it go beyond paella, chorizo, shit loads of oil, and cold cuts of ham?

                                                      I still stand strong on Spanish food being way down my list of nations with culinary bangers. not even close to top 10.

                                                      rhouses you have named some great dishes already, but throw in croquettes, patas bravas, tortilla as some obvious ones

                                                      And why does it need to be hearty? Is that what you look for in all food?