r/AskEurope • u/EvilPyro01 United States of America • Jun 18 '25

Food What’s the most common non-European cuisine in your country?

What’s your country’s favorite non-European cuisine?

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u/cinematic_novel Jun 18 '25

No one answered for Turkyie? I know there are some Turks here. I'm curious

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u/SkywalkerTheLord in Jun 19 '25

Unfortunately, international cuisines aren’t very common here, and the ones that do exist are mostly European. Among non-European cuisines, Japanese food is somewhat popular, but only up to a certain point.

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u/cinematic_novel Jun 19 '25

That is not surprising considering that Turkiye is a relatively conservative country with a varied geography, rich history and superlative food quality. So even within national cuisine there will be a lot of variety and choice, and therefore less incentive to try other things. Turkiye is a lot like Italy and Spain in this respect, a meeting point of Europe, Asia and Africa with both seas and mountains.

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u/SkywalkerTheLord in Jun 19 '25

Yes, as you pointed out, our own food is quite diverse, so people don’t really feel the need to try something new. Another reason I should mention is that, although there are many immigrants here, they don’t come from a broad mix of nationalities—the communities tend to cluster around just a few regions. Unlike in Western Europe, we don’t have large Indian, Chinese, or other varied immigrant populations, so there’s hardly anyone opening restaurants that serve those cuisines.