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adwred · Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:34 pm Post subject: Best Cuisines for All-Meat

I just thought I'd start a thread on good cuisines for supporting a mainly carnivorous diet, as they tend to be meaty in nature. This list will be good when you can't think of restaurants if you have to take people out to dinner and also to give you inspiration for flavours when cooking at home. Please feel free to add to the list, if anything occurs to you!

Korean. Particularly the all-you-can-eat table-grill Korean BBQ. So good. You get a huge variety of marinated meats and seafood and grill it yourself on a tabletop grill. Great for socializing. High in MSG, for those of you sensitive to it, btw. If you don't do MSG, marinate your own thinly sliced meat and do it up Korean-style at home on your own grill. Very fun!

Japanese. Particularly sashimi. Great for fans of raw (I'm looking at you, PG).

Churrasco. There are a few kinds, but the two most common are Portuguese and Brazillian. Both are idea for meat-eaters. Basically, a bunch of grilled meat and totally delicious. If you see the word 'Churrasco' in the restaurant name, you know there will be lots on the menu for you.

Argentinian. This is rare to find, but so good. They are big on grilled meats and various vegetable condiments and salad type things, all of which can be skipped, or eaten, if you do moderate vegetation. Argentinians also love rice and bread, but that part of the meal can be skipped. The same goes for Chilean food, although it's even harder to find.

Indian. Although it's difficult to resist the naan and rice, Indian food is perfect for meat eaters, as everything is generally a la carte, so you don't have to even order the starch dishes. Curry sauces are a bit carby from all the spices and the tomatoes and nuts that sometimes are included in them, but also very high in fat and incredibly high in delicious. Just don't eat the sauce with a spoon and stick to the meaty bits and you'll be fine.

Southern BBQ. If you can find a place that does dry bbq or doesn't put the sugary sauce on until the end of the cooking process and is willing to leave it off entirely, then you have found a gem. Cherish this restaurant. I've also found a couple of pubs that do wings that are willing to fry them for me without the flour coating on them. Just ask. No good for coeliacs, as they use the same deep fryer, but fine for regular low-to-zero-carbers. Yup

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EricaB · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:53 pm Post subject:

Thanks for posting this, Adwred! We've got a Brazilian Restaurant and an Argentinian one here in Seattle-- so, now the next time someone wants suggestions for dinner, I know what to suggest. Most of the time, my friends and I eat at Indian or Thai places, and that's difficult for me-- I tend to do a lot of Tandoori Chicken or Swimming Rama/no noodles. Question, do most Brazilian and Argentinian places also have Vegetarian fare? (Two of my roommates are Vegetarian.)
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adwred · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 3:07 pm Post subject:

Nothing significant, I'd say. Just salads, rice, potatoes. Nothing with protein, as protein sources in SA almost always come from meat.
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kallyn · Pack Member Joined: 21 Nov 2006 Posts: 74 Location: NoVa

The hubster and I looove going out for churrasco! Although around here they usually call it rodizio. It's the only place we feel like we actually get our money's worth.

Another good one is if you can find a Turkish grill house. We used to go to one when we lived in New Jersey and you could get a giant grilled meat platter with about 6 different kinds of meat/sausage on it. I haven't found one in Virginia yet though.