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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

Every country I've ever been in, from one region to the next, the folks from a different region will tell you, "oh, they don't make it properly here". All the great cuisines of the world started off as peasant food, with herbs, spices and sauces to make plain, or even lousy/questionable
food more palatable.
As for brick ovens and grilling over open flame, that is all Peasants had to cook on or in. Fresh fruits and veggies, often wild, were all that was available. Escargot, snails! Peasants so desperate for food tried to hide and flavor snails so they could swallow it. Amazing what butter and garlic can do. No kings chef would have dared serve the monarch snails. Heads would roll.
So, you can stop looking down your nose at those of us who like good food from all countries, regions, and all strata of society. 🤗

Without question there is one food that burns into my mind and has left the lasting impression that not even good Italian can top, Schwenkbraten. The southern Hunsruck of Germany makes a pork steak on a spit like no other. Sitting on the Mosel while eating it, then topping it off with a good German beer and you will never forget the meal of all meals.

Sometimes a dinner doesn’t have to be costly, it’s all in the marinade.