What those poor montagnards know about proper food? Would you think that Tennessee hillbillies are more sophisticated in regards to food than Charleston or Richmond gents? Look for Armenian, Azeri, Persian or Uzbek cuisine.
What do you have against Georgians? And don't insult Tennessee hillbillies. :)) This is one of my favorite States! Btw, I have no idea what Uzbek cuisine is. How does it differ from Georgian or Russian food?
I mentioned Uzbek food in my previous comment. It is the food of Central Asia. They are landlocked, so they are big on meat, especially lamb. It is kind of similar to Afghan food. Lots of rice pilaf, different kinds of meat dumplings called "manty", and various grilled lamb, beef and chicken dishes. They also use youghurt a lot, like their Turkish ethnic cousins. Georgian food is more spicy, I would think. And more imaginative with sauces. As for Russian food... Meat, cabbage, potatoes, herring, and mayonnaise. I know some people will not like that comment. OK, just kidding:-) Russian food is grreat! But it is much better because we borrowed a lot fromour non-Russian countrymen:-)
I don't like any type of fish and hate mayo! Plus, I noticed in Russia a lot of dishes are served cold. For instance, at the meals I ate with the villagers, the kholodets were cold, various mushroom dishes cold, cold salads and cucumbers. The only thing hot was the potatoes. :) I really prefer warm dishes when I'm sitting down to eat a hearty feast. I never once tasted anything spicy in Russia.
Traditional Russian foods were not spicy. Spices were very hard to get in the Middle Ages:-) I am not a big fan of kholodets, but a lot of my friends and family love it! Go figure...:-) The part I don't like is too much mixing of ingredients- a sure recipe for indigestion! For that reason, Italian cuisine is far more agreeable with me. Especially in Italy proper, where I spent a lot of time. If they have fish, they stick with fish. If it is meat, it is meat. And pasta, plus simple greens. None of these crazy mixtures of pickled fish, marinated fish, meat pirozhki, kholodets, olivier salad, etc etc etc. Every time I eat at a Russian restaurant, I wake up sick the next day. No matter how hard I try to pick and choose. Home food is better, of course, but still the mixing of ingredients does not go well with me.
Well, I has a lot! But, I do not allow my feelings to cloud my judgement. It is simple fact of life that most montagnards are losers expelled from more fertile grounds by stronger/smarter/more organized opponents. Life in bare mountains is not conductive to development of fine cuisine then. Uzbek cuisine is one of finest Central Asia because it is a cross of Chinese and Persian on the solid base of millennia old agriculture and availability of meats of different animals. Moreover people has centuries to develop all those dishes to perfection. Seems that there is restaurant in Arlington: http://www.rus-uzcuisine.com/ Check it out. Start with samsa, then ask for shurpa and finish with plov.
I have nothing against Tennessee in general and hillbillies in particular. Siple used them as an example. Or I miss something and Tennessee is the culinary capital of the US?
It's amazing we have an Uzbek restaurant here! I had no idea, but will try to visit this place. Tennessee is a great barbecue capital of the USA! They have awesome smoked meats, made right in the barbecue pits. :)) I ate a lot of it when I drove through this State for a week.
Look for Armenian, Azeri, Persian or Uzbek cuisine.
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As for Russian food... Meat, cabbage, potatoes, herring, and mayonnaise. I know some people will not like that comment. OK, just kidding:-) Russian food is grreat! But it is much better because we borrowed a lot fromour non-Russian countrymen:-)
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I am not a big fan of kholodets, but a lot of my friends and family love it! Go figure...:-)
The part I don't like is too much mixing of ingredients- a sure recipe for indigestion! For that reason, Italian cuisine is far more agreeable with me. Especially in Italy proper, where I spent a lot of time. If they have fish, they stick with fish. If it is meat, it is meat. And pasta, plus simple greens.
None of these crazy mixtures of pickled fish, marinated fish, meat pirozhki, kholodets, olivier salad, etc etc etc. Every time I eat at a Russian restaurant, I wake up sick the next day. No matter how hard I try to pick and choose. Home food is better, of course, but still the mixing of ingredients does not go well with me.
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Uzbek cuisine is one of finest Central Asia because it is a cross of Chinese and Persian on the solid base of millennia old agriculture and availability of meats of different animals. Moreover people has centuries to develop all those dishes to perfection.
Seems that there is restaurant in Arlington:
http://www.rus-uzcuisine.com/
Check it out. Start with samsa, then ask for shurpa and finish with plov.
I have nothing against Tennessee in general and hillbillies in particular. Siple used them as an example. Or I miss something and Tennessee is the culinary capital of the US?
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