I’ll get the ball rolling with a nomination of my own: BARBECUE. This would encompass the multitude of regional styles in America as well as global traditions.
How about KOREAN BARBECUE?
It’s a great theme, also something everybody can relate. Each cuisine has some type of barbecue dishes.
Also been busy, so I really need a break. YES BBQ!
Nothing says summer like AMERICAN food.
Are we defining barbecue? For some of us it’s simply “grilling”. For others, a long roast submerged in sauce. Others, a myriad ways of cooking meat. Except when the main ingredients are vegetables….
Adding the link for past Cuisines
Middle American was nominated and won a few summers ago.
Might help to narrow American - American BBQ? Northeast (I’m thinking lobster rolls and clam strips and the like)? Something else?
Yes, I would define barbecue (especially if we are focusing on American BBQ) as smoked, low-n-slow meat. Grilling is something else entirely.
Perfect. Although I gave never cooked a piece of meat this way in my life.
I nominate BURMESE
I like this nomination. Because of the pandemic . Not all foods are readily available. They might be good or look terrible. Price point might be a factor also . AMERICAN FOOD .
Definitely Regional Spanish - Mediterranean or Italian - Mediterranean: Paella Marinara (just shellfish), A “frittura” of the day´s Catch, Calamari Romana (breaded lightly and fried), Sepia (squid grilled ) with ali oli; Adobe tope baby shark called “cazon” which is in Latin, “Galeorhinus Galeus” and of course tons of wonderful salads especially, fennel with blood oranges and rocket (arugula) and radicchio … For a bit of Japanese, nigriri, eel, squid, wild salmon & yellowfin tuna with Wasabe and eco Japanese teriyaki. AND a wonderful mozzarella di bufala, fresh basil and fresh eco tomato pizza … Some fresh fruit and incorporating a wide variety of traditional eco green veggies which can be eaten wonderfully cold.
Salads: traditional Niçoise with Ventresca, albacore wild tuna is another fave lunch and Insalata di Mozzarella di Bufala, tomato & fresh basil called a Caprese. The only salad dressing we use is Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Aged in oak, Balsamic Vinegar from Modena or Vinagre de Jérez de La Frontera.
That is about it … Light … and low cal on most part …
NOMINATIONS: Greek, Moroccan or Lebanese or Italian or Spanish …
I actually just checked the master list myself, and it looks like we focused on picnic/cookout/BBQ foods last summer. I have ZERO memory of this - we were obviously in the thick of things pandemic-wise, so no wonder it’s all a blur!
Moroccan, Lebanese and Spanish have all been covered previously.
Or perhaps MARITIME: that would include fried clam strips, lobster rolls, fish& chips, Newfie fries, butterscotch pie, blueberry pie, blueberry grunt, chowder, chowder fries. From Boston to Newfoundland, including the Gaspé, New England, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
I like that, and more inclusive too!
Given pandemic amnesia, perhaps we could renominate them individually?
I’d certainly love PICNIC as a category!
Then, Italian or Greek …
Nominations:
Italian or Greek.
I had been advised that Moroccan, Lebanese and Spanish Regional had been done previously.