Re:Why Tokyo Is the World’s Best Food City
by jagtesh on Sunday October 16, 2016 @02:22AM
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I read this article with a pinch of salt. The author is biased towards Japanese, French and Italian cuisines. He clearly notes the lack of South Asian and Spanish cuisine restaurants (what about Mexican? Filipino?) in Tokyo. How can a city have the best food in the world, if it's not even a fair representation of the world? That's like saying Japanese, Italian and French cuisines are the best in the world.
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Re:Why Tokyo Is the World’s Best Food City
by seanmcdirmid on Sunday October 16, 2016 @02:28AM
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Indian food is really good in Tokyo (and throughout Japan I guess). Every single Indian restaurant, no matter how cheap, seems to have a real brick wood fired nan oven, and it only got better from there. I liked the Indian food in Tokyo better than in Delhi.
If you are just in for normal food, Tokyo does have a lot of variety in international food, from kabob to Brazilian (of course), most of them foreign operated. The money in Tokyo along with the residents desire for international food drives the industry.
Re:Why Tokyo Is the World’s Best Food City
by nmerouze on Sunday October 16, 2016 @03:24AM
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Mexican food anywhere in Japan is pitiful and only slightly less worse in Tokyo. Living in Osaka, I clearly see a lack of diversity. I'm French, lived in Paris and travels a lot but I agree with the article, I have been to some French and Italian restaurants (run only by Japanese) that offer the best value worldwide.
How is the Mexican food in Paris?
Re:Why Tokyo Is the World’s Best Food City
by joeblow9999 on Sunday October 16, 2016 @08:25PM
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In general, the whole of Europe has no appreciation for Mexican food. I'm sure you can find some rare examples of "good" Mexican restaurants at one or two places in Europe but those are definitely the exceptions.
Mexican food in Europe... <shudder>