This is acutally a problem. I am from germany and a friend of mine went to japan for half a year. She said the thing she missed the most were real german potatos.
PS: It would be "Japan ist das beste." because most countries are gender neutral in german
This is acutally a problem. I am from germany and a friend of mine went to japan for half a year. She said the thing she missed the most were real german potatos.
PS: It would be "Japan ist das beste." because most countries are gender neutral in german
What would be the difference between German and Japanese potatoes? The only thing I can imagine is the completely unnecessary addition of vinegar in Kartoffelsalate.
PS: It would be "Japan ist das Beste." because most countries are gender neutral in german
To be fair we would prolly say something like: "Japan ist großartig!" "Japan is' geil!" "Japan rockt!" "Japan fetzt!" Or my all time favourite: "Japan is voll krass, Alter!"
This is acutally a problem. I am from germany and a friend of mine went to japan for half a year. She said the thing she missed the most were real german potatos.
PS: It would be "Japan ist das beste." because most countries are gender neutral in german
NEEEIN! DEUTSCHE WISSENSCHAFT (und Medizin) IST DIE ALLERBESTE IN DERRRRRRR WELT!!!!!!
I'm temporarily in Asia right now and this comic hits home real hard. I want a German-style potato salad with a couple of brats so bad right now. I ain't even a German, just an American that used to live a couple blocks from a bratwurst stand. Oh God, and spaetzle. And raclette (though really a Swiss thing I guess)
I'm temporarily in Asia right now and this comic hits home real hard. I want a German-style potato salad with a couple of brats so bad right now. I ain't even a German, just an American that used to live a couple blocks from a bratwurst stand. Oh God, and spaetzle. And raclette (though really a Swiss thing I guess)
Speaking as an Asian who had spent some time in 'Murica...
Me: So these are buffalo wings? Friend: Yes.
Me: *munch* And they're supposed to be spicy? Friend: Yes.
Me: So spicy that the gentleman over there is wearing gloves? Which for some reason were supplied by the restaurant itself? Friend: ...yes.
Me: And so spicy that I had to sign some sort of liability-waiver form before I even got to eat them? Friend: ...what are you getting at here?
Me: Well, it's not like the wings are bad or anything—in fact they taste rather good, and I do appreciate you bringing me here—it's just that well, I wouldn't exactly call them spicy.
Speaking as an Asian who had spent some time in 'Murica...
Me: So these are buffalo wings? Friend: Yes.
Me: *munch* And they're supposed to be spicy? Friend: Yes.
Me: So spicy that the gentleman over there is wearing gloves? Which for some reason were supplied by the restaurant itself? Friend: ...yes.
Me: And so spicy that I had to sign some sort of liability-waiver form before I even got to eat them? Friend: ...what are you getting at here?
Me: Well, it's not like the wings are bad or anything—in fact they taste rather good, and I do appreciate you bringing me here—it's just that well, I wouldn't exactly call them spicy.
In New Zealand, if you go to an Asian restaurant as a non-Asian, they'll assume that you don't want proper spicy unless you ask for it - often as 'Asian Spicy' or '<INSERT ETHNICITY OF THE RESTAURANT HERE> Spicy'. I can only assume that American places are the same, in that you need to seek out places to get the real spice fix, or just make it yourself.
I miss getting South Indian food... Japan just can't do spicy dishes properly, and I was spoiled back home since we have such a large Asian population that they just don't accept knock-off 'westernised' dishes. (Not that they don't offer them, it's just not the whole menu)
In New Zealand, if you go to an Asian restaurant as a non-Asian, they'll assume that you don't want proper spicy unless you ask for it - often as 'Asian Spicy' or '<INSERT ETHNICITY OF THE RESTAURANT HERE> Spicy'. I can only assume that American places are the same, in that you need to seek out places to get the real spice fix, or just make it yourself.
I used to live in Waltham, Massachusetts, which has a sizeable Gujarati population and a number of accompanying restaurants. At the one I went to most often, they'd ask you how spicy you wanted your food on a three-step scale (mild, medium, hot), but there was an unspoken code by which there was White Folks Hot and then there was Actually Hot Hot. A friend of mine who is much more into spicy food than I am (I'm perfectly fine with White Folks Hot, I'm not proud) said it took her about six months of pestering them to graduate from White Folks Hot to Actually Hot Hot. :)
More like the idea of what qualifies as "spicy" is really different unless you are in someplace like Louisiana or Texas or something.
As an American who enjoys spicy food, I've gotten used to having to assure waitresses in Asian restaurants that, yes, I really DO want "4 star spicy", and "Yes, I know that's 'actual Thai person spicy'" when I want something good. Or, for that matter, just telling them to bring me some of the diced chilis on the side so I can dump it into my food.
Basically, it seems like there's an awful lot of post #1759006 going on, and so restaurateurs just lie about how spicy food is so customers can save face.
Not every place is like that, but they're notably the "screw pandering, we're authentic" types of restaurants. There's a Sichuan-style restaurant in my town complete with a "like grandma used to make" section of the menu where "three pepper" means "bring a box of tissues and a bottle of Tums, you're gonna have a good cry." (Their idea of five peppers, incidentally, is pig's feet marinated in naga jolokia which is a pepper I don't even touch anymore, since it's like swallowing dental drills for what it does to my stomach...)
Although, to be fair, that guy might have been wearing gloves just because he didn't want to wash up after handling wings covered in sauce.
Meanwhile in my country, spicy is spicy, there is no "how spicy is it?". So every time I eat spicy food from unfamiliar restaurant is a gamble since I don't know how spicy is it. (I'm not too good with spicy food)
What would be the difference between German and Japanese potatoes? The only thing I can imagine is the completely unnecessary addition of vinegar in Kartoffelsalate.
Ye kiddin me? You have, like, 4 types of potatoes. Basically, first type does not break after cooking, and are used for salads and where whole, unmashed potatoes are desired. Fourth type falls apart very easily, because it has loads of starch. It's used for making potato flour, also in vodka destillation. 2 and 3 types fall between.
And in each type of potatoes, you obviously have different cultivars.
I kinda doubt your average Asian farmer see any difference. Do you see any difference in rice?
What would be the difference between German and Japanese potatoes? The only thing I can imagine is the completely unnecessary addition of vinegar in Kartoffelsalate.
They taste differently according to my friend. Didn't go myself so I can't say for myself. But according to her there was a major difference.
There is a stereotype that white Americans don't like spicy food, so if you go to an ethnic restaurant and attempt to order something with heat they'll be somewhat condescending about it.
"Are you suuuuuure? You're whiiiiite."
And sometimes I get it and, you know what, it really is too fucking spicy. So maybe they're right.
Most restaurants here, the new ones particularly establish how spicy their food is in SHU.
One time, I dared myself to take on a 10K SHU food because I was sick. My tounge numbed and anything sweet was unbearably bitter.
Not even milk helped.
Wurst and Kartoffel dishes...
Sausage and potatoThe Kriegsmariners, they're...!...und sie lebten glücklich und
zufrieden bis ans Ende ihrer Tage....and they all lived happily ever after.We miss the taste of the old country...Right from the get-go, huh...
Today only, okay.What do you want to eat, then?I have them prepared.And some beer..Japan ist großartig!~Japan's the best