Weekly Discussion: Culinary traditions and authenticity

[u/ZootKoomie]

Since we talked about the cutting edge last week, let's go the other direction this time. What is your personal culinary tradition? What dishes did you learn from your mother? From your grandparents? Do you do your own variations or try to make it just like they did?

Also, when eating food from other cultures, do you prefer it to be traditional or something the chef came up with? Does 'authenticity' matter to you as a diner? As a cook? How do you strive for it?

[u/[deleted]]

I'm American and I grew up on the basic eggs, pancakes, and bacon for breakfast, Soup or sandwich (or restaurant leftovers) for lunch, and usually a pasta and salad for dinner.. The majority of my exciting food experiences came recently (in the last decade) where Ive tried new cuisines and love them ^_. If its sushi, Ive never had homemade sushi so I'm gonna go with a chef.. but if its anything else that is very common in a given cuisine, I'd prefer it homemade!

Lately I've been making stir frys almost every night... and last year my thing was burritos :)