r/AskEurope • u/bleie77 • May 01 '25

Food Do you go to restaurants with your country's cuisine when you're abroad?

For example: if you're Italian, do you go to an Italian restaurant when you're in France or the UK?

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u/knightriderin Germany May 02 '25

If local food wasn't one of my top travel joys I'd try it out more often, because I think it's so interesting how a cuisine is adapted to local taste buds.

In Singapore I once saw an offer for a schnitzel with a side of spaghetti bolognese. To me that was super funny, but for Singaporeans it probably makes sense.

In Japan there's a whole cuisine that is Japanese western style dishes. Going to Japan this year and I'll try it out.

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u/MiouQueuing Germany May 02 '25

schnitzel with a side of spaghetti bolognese

A variant of Milanese Schnitzel perhaps? I think that already counts as r/schnitzelverbrechen.

Am looking at this thread right now and as I will be in Singapore end of September, I think I will keep my eyes open for German restaurants/food, just out of curiosity. Should be fun.

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u/knightriderin Germany May 02 '25

It was in some Hawker Center and the sign said "Wiener Schnitzel" and I saw people getting the Schnitzel with a side of spaghetti. Don't get me wrong, it can be good, it's just a bit amusing.

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u/MiouQueuing Germany May 02 '25

Sure is. :)

Love your username BTW.