Why is European food bland?

[SlySlickSmooth]

I live 15 minutes away from NYC, I live in North Jersey and I can get any type of food I want and it will be awesome.

Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Greek. You name it.



Oh and McDonalds

I feel bad for the people in Central USA. My boy told me he went to a "Chinese" restaurant in Utah and it was Half American/Half Chinese.. like they sold burgers at the restaurant to comply with the rest of the population (guess lil Timmy didnt want chow mein). The owners were the only chinese people in the town apparently too.. but their waiters/workers were white aside from the family that owned the business.

[fight_professor]

European food is great. I mean the UK has 'Fish and Chips' - ATG #1 HOF food. Italian food is tasty, French food is good - esp desserts.

If you are talking availability - then even a smallish town like Oxford has every global cuisine you can think off - from Afghan to Vietnamese. The bigger cities have endless options.

[fight_professor]

I live in California too and love Mexican food .

We have a few Mexican joints here. There food is good - quite similar to Pakistani/Indian food in some ways - tortillas are akin to rotis, ****es are similar, rice is a common theme.

I like it.

Now I am hungry and its only 09:40 - you ****s.

[Hitman Hodgson]

I think Greek food is amongst the best in Europe, Paris is overrated but the food is good, I love Eastern European food too. I can see why you maybe a little underwhelmed especially on pizza, but you have to remember the Chicago style deep pan pizza is entirly American. Italian pizzas are traditionally thin and crispy with local ingredients so they're obviously going to be very different to pizzas in the US.

[SirTomJones]

In future all European restaurants will have bottle of squeezy cheese to satisfy the culinary needs of the americans.

[Weltschmerz]

The best food you will find in Europe.

[rorymac]

Probably because in Yankland they use loads of salt and fat.

English food is bland, but Italian food is excellent. Pizzas are meant to be light, not deep fried monstrosities with a kilogram of cheese on top.

By the way I always eat fantastically in America.

[rorymac]

I think Greek food is amongst the best in Europe, Paris is overrated but the food is good, I love Eastern European food too. I can see why you maybe a little underwhelmed especially on pizza, but you have to remember the Chicago style deep pan pizza is entirly American. Italian pizzas are traditionally thin and crispy with local ingredients so they're obviously going to be very different to pizzas in the US.

This guy knows. Nothing better than sitting on a beach in Greece with Mount Athos in full view with calamari, tomatoes, tzatziki and Greek bread.

[Weltschmerz]

If you have traveled authentic cuisine of Italy, Spain, France, Greece... you need no chinese or sushi in your life Again... maybe only occassionally.

[BrushMyCage]

balut > pizza