A normal raclette consists of potatoes, charcuterie (cold, pork-based products) and raclette cheese.
Everyone cooks his cheese in a device that looks like this (you can put the potatoes on top of it to keep them warm).

{ToT}Strafe

Thailand7026 Posts

January 13 2008 13:59 GMT

#83

On January 13 2008 22:49 baal wrote:

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that looks so dry

kroketten are the shit

MyLostTemple

United States2921 Posts

January 13 2008 14:01 GMT

#84

i'm American...

hamburgers?

alias

114 Posts

January 13 2008 14:01 GMT

#85

On January 13 2008 12:21 KOFgokuon wrote:

yup. i think that's "hor fun". (Some type of noodle dish). my fav.

got to try it. It's a white flat, noodle, i think made out of rice. Goes well with any vegies or meat. It can be made into noodle soup or stir fried noodles (shown above), in which case the noodle turns a browner colour from the soya sauce.

edit: oh yeah... it's Chao Kway Teow actually. The noodles look so similar to each other. :D They're both my favourites!

haduken

Australia8267 Posts

January 13 2008 14:21 GMT

#86

lol

Play

Australia608 Posts

January 13 2008 14:24 GMT

#87

Idk if there are many restaurants like this in America, or any western/European country, but if like Indian you need to go to a traditional restaurant. You get this massive 15" tray and 6 little bowls on it each filled with different curries, ranging from sweet to spicey, vegetable to different meats etc. Then they just dump rice in teh middle of the tray and you eat with your (right) hand. If it is traditional like this then there will be real Indian chefs, and it will be beautiful. Not only is the food sooooo good, but it is a real experience and different to normal eating...a million indians can't go wrong...

ray1234

Canada679 Posts

January 13 2008 14:34 GMT

#88

gourmet cat legs served with a sidedish of dog butt.

baal

10708 Posts

January 13 2008 14:39 GMT

#89

On January 13 2008 22:59 {ToT}Strafe wrote:

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kroketten are the shit

ive tried them and they arent very tasty

CaucasianAsian

Korea (South)11603 Posts

January 13 2008 15:03 GMT

#90

Peking duck. It's chinese (or what we americans all chinese, idk if they eat it in China) but it is AMAZING. cooked duck + green onions + plum sauce + flour tortilla (or is it corn?) but its sooo good.

Asta

Germany3491 Posts

January 13 2008 15:05 GMT

#91

"Leberkäse" (with "Brezen", or on a "Semmel"), bavarian.

"Currywurst"

"Rostbratwürste" with "Kraut" ^^

And since all of that can be eaten as a little snack, I'll add

"Schweinebraten" with "Knödel"

Chill

Calgary26004 Posts

January 13 2008 15:28 GMT

#92

I made this last night and can't stop talking about it. Try it, it's super easy to do:
http://degenerate.shackspace.com/Shack/steak.pdf

Juglinjugglo

Korea (South)187 Posts

January 13 2008 15:29 GMT

#93

dog Meat!!!!

click to see must see

CLICK!

zuqbu

Germany797 Posts

January 13 2008 16:07 GMT

#94

I'm from germany and I really advise you to avoid german food. Really. Germany's food culture is the second worst in the world, only to be surpassed by England.

If you happen to be on a roadtrip through europe, make sure to visit France right before Germany so you can survive a week or two with your marché shopping.

If you happen to visit Germany exclusively, look out for restaurants that are distinguishably not German (Chinese, Maroccan, Afghanian, Japanese etc.) and run away from all places that spell something like "Brauhaus", "Jägerhof", "Gaststätte" or "Schnitzelkeller".

If you live in Germany, cook for yourself or get really drunk all the time.

EDIT: I just had a second thought about my post, let me rephrase my recommendation in a more optimistic, catchy and easily understandable way:

OctoPuSs

Canada5279 Posts

January 13 2008 16:11 GMT

#95

Pâté Chinois (Chinese Pie)

Poutine!

alffla

Hong Kong20321 Posts

January 13 2008 16:23 GMT

#96

On January 13 2008 23:01 alias wrote:

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yup. i think that's "hor fun". (Some type of noodle dish). my fav.

thats not chao kway teow that's just gon chow ngau hor lol o_O

but they're similar enough i like both and they're good shit w/e

zonbi

Hungary514 Posts

January 13 2008 17:18 GMT

#97

This gonna be my favourite thread, since I like my stomach better then my computer :D

My second favourite food is also a Hungarian speciality, the Hungarian fish soup

If you want to make a real fishsoup you have to cook it in <dunno the english word, picture is below>

Jibba

United States22883 Posts

January 13 2008 17:38 GMT

#98

The problem with Japanese food is that so much of it is bland and the stuff they serve in restaurants in the US is not really that great. Soy sauce is the main seasoning for most stuff and it's really just salt, and I rarely ever had sushi or teriyaki while I lived there. What they really do best is the junk food. All of this stuff is pretty cheap, but people pay exorbitant prices for Japanese food in the US.
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Pork Katsu

Okonomiyaki (kind of like fried cabbage pancake)

Duh

Yakisoba (like Ramen noodles out of soup, with a really good sauce)

Takoyaki (Octopus balls, especially fun since you can help make them)

And any kind of donburi rice bowl, especially oyako donburi (chicken + egg over rice.)

Omochi (rice balls) is pretty awesome too, especially after you watch them make it.

And of course kare

They also do a really good job copying other people, particularly toast and german pastries (Japanese bakeries are all excellent.) On the other hand, their version of sausage (IT'S A FISH PENIS) and pizza is a bit horrific.
Shucream (cream puff)

The only "really" Japanese desert you can find is sweet bean paste stuff, but that's pretty gross. So here's some strawberry shortcake.

Also, for some reason Japanese people are in love with flan.

Melon cream soda

Their parfaits are pretty badass too (yes, those are corn flakes at the bottom)

As for great American food, look no further than chili, buffalo wings and:

maleorderbride

United States2916 Posts

January 13 2008 17:43 GMT

#99

On January 14 2008 01:07 zuqbu wrote:
I'm from germany and I really advise you to avoid german food. Really. Germany's food culture is the second worst in the world, only to be surpassed by England.

If you happen to be on a roadtrip through europe, make sure to visit France right before Germany so you can survive a week or two with your marché shopping.

If you happen to visit Germany exclusively, look out for restaurants that are distinguishably not German (Chinese, Maroccan, Afghanian, Japanese etc.) and run away from all places that spell something like "Brauhaus", "Jägerhof", "Gaststätte" or "Schnitzelkeller".

If you live in Germany, cook for yourself or get really drunk all the time.

EDIT: I just had a second thought about my post, let me rephrase my recommendation in a more optimistic, catchy and easily understandable way:

Im American and spent about 6 weeks in Germany this summer. SOME of the food is not so great, but the basics I enjoyed. Blood sausages were god awful. Those and the extra sweet/weird ketchup and mustard were the biggest minuses in basic german fare that I saw. Luckily I saved some spicy french dijon that kept until about 2 days before we left. Coca-Cola also tasted sweeter than the american version.

For the pluses. How can you go wrong with a decent schweinenschnitzel though? Pretty much every pork dish I had was fine. Although, I could not understand the preoccupation with turkey as a meat staple. I would describe German food as hearty and basic. So long as you like meat, bread, and potatoes you will not be disappointed. If you eat it too much its more boredom than distaste that sets in.

I think my favorite food is probably a home made burrito that I like to make.