# I'm at your nationality's restaurant. What should I get? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 26, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120 "2014-07-26T20:57:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/1 "2014-07-26T20:57:14Z")
I’m mostly interested in food that is not commonly served elsewhere. For example, [borsch](https://www.google.com/search?q=borsch&client=firefox-a&hs=rNV&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=0xTUU9mwF461yAS8rIGwBw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1680&bih=894) or [blintzes](https://www.google.com/search?q=blintz&client=firefox-a&hs=3j&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=MBXUU5mTL8-QyAT2o4DgCA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1680&bih=894) for Russian food. You generally cannot find those in non-Russian restaurants. Also, Russian black bread is different from regular whole wheat bread, and much better. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/2 "2014-07-26T20:59:18Z")
A steak. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/3 "2014-07-26T20:59:46Z")
Dutch: pancakes. Pea Soup. Indonesian cuisine. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/4 "2014-07-26T21:02:27Z")
Forgot to add: buttermilk, RAW herring, fries with mayonaise, fresh peas, fresh fish, Bread, cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/5 "2014-07-26T21:41:48Z")
Apple pie. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/6 "2014-07-26T21:46:48Z")
Hot dogs or a hamburger. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/7 "2014-07-26T22:10:10Z")
Counting myself as American: Cornbread. There is no food more distinctively American than cornbread. Counting myself as Irish, which is what I most identify with: Full breakfast with brown soda bread. Except for the bread, it’s all things familiar to Americans, but there’s virtue in simplicity. And Irish brown bread is so rich it could make a meal in itself. Counting myself as German, from the majority of my ancestry: Probably some sort of sausage or schnitzel, though I’m less sure about that. ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/8 "2014-07-26T22:10:33Z")
If I may answer regionally (it _is_ a big country), barbecue for Texas. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/9 "2014-07-26T22:14:01Z")
…a taxi? ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/10 "2014-07-26T22:15:57Z")
Speaking on behalf of my Malaysian-born wife: beef rendang; char kway tiaw; crab curry; roti canai. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/11 "2014-07-26T22:21:54Z")
Belgian family-mussels, frites, cheese, beef stew made with beer, tomato soup, bread, beer, chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![polar\_bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/12 "2014-07-26T22:24:41Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > Forgot to add: buttermilk, RAW herring, fries with mayonaise, fresh peas, fresh fish, Bread, cheese. We should surrender the fries to Belgium. But kroketten and bitterballen are a nice replacement. Kale mash with smoked sausage is another important addition. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/13 "2014-07-26T22:48:44Z")
How about some delicious gefilte fish with that? No? ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/14 "2014-07-26T22:52:16Z")
Speaking for my husband, pierogies. Speaking for myself, Guinness. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/15 "2014-07-26T22:53:32Z")
> [@HelenGawn](#): > > If I may answer regionally (it _is_ a big country), barbecue for Texas. Came to say the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/16 "2014-07-26T23:19:00Z")
For this region it’d probably be either burgoo or a hot brown. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/17 "2014-07-26T23:19:55Z")
A nice corned-beef sandwich – not too fat, not too lean, sliced thin but not too thin – on rye (with seeds, thankyouverymuch) with a little brown mustard. No cheese, no mayonnaise, no bread but rye (although pumpernickel is good in a pinch). Said sandwich must be served with a half-sour pickle. Fake orgasm optional. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/18 "2014-07-26T23:24:50Z")
Ropa Vieja is so delicious. A good Cuban sandwich is always nice. Cuban coffee and Cuban Bread. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/19 "2014-07-26T23:47:34Z")
> [@polar\_bear](#): > > We should surrender the fries to Belgium. But kroketten and bitterballen are a nice replacement. Kale mash with smoked sausage is another important addition. True that about the fries:D ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120/20 "2014-07-27T00:10:05Z")
For me, regionally: An everything bagel with cream cheese and lox, paired with a coffee and finished off with a nice black and white cookie. You can have some fresh, thin-crust pizza, too, but only if you promise not to use a fork. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-at-your-nationalitys-restaurant-what-should-i-get/694120.md?page=2)