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| w.shipley Groupie United States Joined 5680 days ago 42 posts - 43 votes Speaks: English* | Message 1 of 12 26 June 2009 at 12:04am | IP Logged | ||
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I have a problem. I really, really am interested in Russia and Russian culture, and as a classical musician, I would absolutely LOVE to play and study music in Russia. However, I am an EXTREMELY picky eater. The only think I dislike about Russian culture (so far) is the cuisine. Has anyone else experienced something like this? Is there a way around this problem?
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| Sennin Senior Member Bulgaria Joined 6038 days ago 1457 posts - 1759 votes  5 sounds | Message 2 of 12 26 June 2009 at 12:05am | IP Logged | ||
Supermarkets :). 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Katie Diglot Senior Member Australia Joined 6722 days ago 495 posts - 599 votes Speaks: English*, Hungarian Studies: French, German | Message 3 of 12 26 June 2009 at 1:34am | IP Logged | ||
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Learning the language and living in the country doesn't mean you have to eat Russian cooked meals. I live in Australia. My Hungarian friends eat Hungarian meals (actually.... so do I, hahaha). My Italian friends eat Italian meals, and so on. It just means you prepare the food yourself, as opposed to having someone else make it.
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| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6089 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 4 of 12 26 June 2009 at 7:48am | IP Logged | ||
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You may grow to like some aspects of it. I've gotten accustomed to a lot of German food -- like putting sauce on a lot of things that Americans would just leave dry, or putting butter on bread and then cheese or salami. That took a while for me to get used to that. The sweets also took some getting used to. American sweets do taste different. (What are Russian sweets like, anyway?)
I'm sure it's the other way around, too. When people come to America/or travel to other host countries they have preferences that are hard to change at frist. There could be a dozen threads with titles like "love the language, hate the footwear!" 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| qklilx Moderator United States Joined 6190 days ago 459 posts - 477 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Korean Personal Language Map | Message 5 of 12 26 June 2009 at 10:02am | IP Logged | ||
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I wouldn't say I love Japanese, but I do think that I at least "like" the language. However, the food is just not for me. I have a hard time with seafood of most kinds, and some of the more well-known cuisine of Japan just doesn't sit well with me for some reason. I just don't see the appeal of okonomiyaki...
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| anytram Bilingual Tetraglot Groupie France Joined 5673 days ago 85 posts - 89 votes Speaks: German*, Polish*, French, English Studies: Japanese | Message 6 of 12 26 June 2009 at 10:12am | IP Logged | ||
I know a lot of people who LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE okonomiyaki, but just as you I don't, well, find it particularly interesting. Whew, I'm relieved! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sunja Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6089 days ago 2020 posts - 2295 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, German Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 7 of 12 26 June 2009 at 10:15am | IP Logged | ||
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Okonomiyaki is just a Japanese pizza, right? I've never had it. I just checked the recipe. Hmm, cabbage leaves mixed in with a pancake-like pizza dough. Interesting.
I'll try anything once - even takoyaki when in Rome... 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| anytram Bilingual Tetraglot Groupie France Joined 5673 days ago 85 posts - 89 votes Speaks: German*, Polish*, French, English Studies: Japanese | Message 8 of 12 26 June 2009 at 10:24am | IP Logged | ||
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Personally okonomiyaki reminds me more of a dried omelette than a pizza.
(with pictures: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okonomiyaki) Edited by anytram on 26 June 2009 at 10:24am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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