Favorite food?

[Shaggy]

When you do, Liathiana, go for a california roll. They're pretty awesome.

[The Jade Knight]

Personally, I find them (California rolls) pretty boring.  Locally, a lot of the Mountain Rolls, Godzilla Rolls, and Caterpiller rolls are pretty good (not all places may have all of these).  And it isn't on their menu anymore, but last time I went to Ichiban's, they had a good Spider Roll you could order.  FYI about Ichiban's, though: Locals get a big discount, so if you go, ask about it (you might need to flash ID).

BTW, if you're not sure if you'll like Sushi, then when you first try it, stay away from Nigiri at first.  I love Nigiri, but it's kind of weird for people who've never tried it, and most Americans take more naturally to the rolls.  So try some rolls—anything fried will probably be particularly appealing to the American palate, but I'd recommend a variety.  It's helpful, the first time you go to sushi, to go with a friend who knows it.  If you're ever feeling adventurous, and want to go on a sushi date in Reno, Ari (my fiancée) and I would be glad to double you and your date for sushi (we absolutely love it—and it's best to eat sushi with about 4 people, so you can taste a little of a lot of different things).

If you're weirded out by meeting online people (i.e., me), that's okay too—we here at TWG are a pretty tight-knit group that way, though (I have to admit, I was glad to see a local sign up—gets tiring having to travel to Utah to see any TWiGgers.)

[Shaggy]

Never heard of any of those in that first paragraph except for the Spider Roll. I find california rolls quite tasty, though, especially with tobiko on the outside.

[Patriotic Kaz]

Disregard my stupid earlier post... i put italian, korean, american (southern cooking is good even if its simple), other asain (vietnamese), mexican (traditional that you can't find unless you go to a hole in the wall or know people and i do both frequently), and something else (Texas style BBQ)

[little wilson]

I'm confused how Italian can have 30 votes when only 21 people have voted....

Anyway. I voted for American, Mexican, Italian, and British/Irish.....I love British food. It's good. At least the stuff I had when I was over there a month and a half ago. I miss it....You just don't get bakeries in Idaho like you do in England...

[The Jade Knight]

Disregard my stupid earlier post... i put italian, korean, american (southern cooking is good even if its simple), other asain (vietnamese), mexican (traditional that you can't find unless you go to a hole in the wall or know people and i do both frequently), and something else (Texas style BBQ)

Texas food still counts as American food.

And Shaggy, Sushi rolls tend to be very local, with only a very few kinds of rolls that seem fairly universal (like the Philidelphia and the California, though the Caterpiller is pretty universal, too), so while a lot of Sushi joints in the same area might have similar/the same rolls, the menu might be totally different a state away.  And, of coures, each joint has its own specialties.

(We're all wondering about that, Little Wilson.)

[Liathiana]

It's helpful, the first time you go to sushi, to go with a friend who knows it.  If you're ever feeling adventurous, and want to go on a sushi date in Reno, Ari (my fiancée) and I would be glad to double you and your date for sushi (we absolutely love it—and it's best to eat sushi with about 4 people, so you can taste a little of a lot of different things).

If you're weirded out by meeting online people (i.e., me), that's okay too—we here at TWG are a pretty tight-knit group that way, though (I have to admit, I was glad to see a local sign up—gets tiring having to travel to Utah to see any TWiGgers.)

I would love to meet up! I have no problem meeting people online, the first time I met people I'd met online I flew all the way to Colorado to the mountains so driving to Reno is no great hardship! It would be fabulous to meet y'all I'll pm you my #!

[Patriotic Kaz]

BBQ is it's own catergory i just said TExas style because i dislike mustard BBQ which i think is from South Carolina... and a couple of other kinds of BBQ i don't care for

[Bastille]

I really enjoy thia food which is in the "Other Asia" catagory. It's made up of mostly sea food like crab and fish and yummy things like that.

[The Jade Knight]

BBQ is it's own catergory i just said TExas style because i dislike mustard BBQ which i think is from South Carolina... and a couple of other kinds of BBQ i don't care for

American-stlye BBQ is American food.

Bastille:  From where in Asia?

[Patriotic Kaz]

I revised my vote..i selected the correct one for vietnamese this time too... i missed it the first time around

[Renoard]

Well in the sense that Taco bell and the burrito are American food then yeah barbecue is American.  But the fact that it is really just a reinterpretation of barbacoa, it's really no more American than Chow Mein or Gyros. . .

[The Jade Knight]

Chow Mien is American—or American Chinese, which is really not terribly similar to authentic Chinese.

Gyros, on the other hand, I think are pretty solidly Greek.

[Renoard]

Chop Sui means waste or leftovers and yeah it's Californio cuisine.  Chow Mein means stir fried noodles and it's Chinese, of course what we get at Panda Express is not much like the noodles from a shop in Shanghai.

[The Jade Knight]

"Chow Mein" is Chinese?  Where in China do you think they say "Chow Mein"?

"Chow mein", called as such, and containing its distinctly American form, is nothing but an American dish with vague roots in Chinese cuisine.  It is no more Chinese than Apple Pie is French or than Hamburgers are German.