Soulnet
February 16, 2026, 6:13am
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Been thinking about this a bit lately for some reason, but I was thinking which country has the best cuisine in the sense of it being of the country. So i’m not looking for say Melbourne which has good food from all over the world, but more so Chinese food, French food, that sort of thing.
I’m sort of leaning towards the Italians, but perhaps the Chinese might be the better choice given they gave the Italians a fair few ideas.
Who would you give the award to?
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Tricky.
Asian desserts kind of rule them out for me, including Indian.
I wanna say Italian, but…French pastries…
It’s nice that we don’t have to choose.
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Soulnet
February 16, 2026, 6:23am
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But you do have to choose.
There are some good Chinese desserts though. I’m a fan of their Almond Jelly.
Then I will survive on tiramisu and vienetta.
The Italian mains are just too good to go without.
Oh, and biscotti.
And canolli!!!
Oh, Mrs Wim has reminded me of bombelini!
Panna Cotta!!!
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frosty
February 16, 2026, 6:24am
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Judging by the proliferation of restaurants in Melbourne, the podium is Italian, Thai and Indian.
Obviously there are so many regional variations within even country level decisions that it’s going to be tough to choose a victor!
barnz
February 16, 2026, 6:27am
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You struggled with structured assignments didn’t you?
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Soulnet
February 16, 2026, 6:27am
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I always thought tiramisu was a funny word for the Italians. Sounds more Japanese. Ti ra mi su.
Thai by the length of the Flemington straight
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hambo:
Vietnam
Agreed.
However if you love comfort food that’s full of carbs, Hungarian food is 10/10
mrjez
February 16, 2026, 6:30am
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And “chotto matte” going the other way
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Soulnet
February 16, 2026, 6:31am
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It’s turned into a bit of
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Italy and it is running laps over any other cuisine.
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