Germany was the first pick in this draft that was nowhere near my radar. Maybe it's just I personally rank it near the bottom when it comes to cuisine.

Well there's a reason they kept invading France LDO

German breakfast is very underrated

My girlfriend, a lovely and knowledgeable and opinionated eater, just ranked the picks so far based on her own personal criteria (understanding the premise of the draft and knowing, but absolutely not caring, which picks were mine):

1. Japan
2. China
3. Italy
4. France
5. Spain
6. Mexico
7. USA
8. Singapore
9. Thailand
10. India
11. Vietnam
12. Peru
13. Germany

Disclaimer: she is UNDRAFTED AUTONOMOUS ISLAND ASIAN COUNTRY-American and she likes pasta. And she's not super-crazy about Thai a lot of the time. But she has been to (counting) 9 of the 13 countries drafted so far.

I was wondering why Moocher was talking about undrafteds when I saw the Tapatalk thread preview, then I was like "oh".

This is the single best picture of the thread btw. Really cool.

Ooh, I just realized that filthy gets Hawaiian poke for his USA tent. Mmmm.

If you like food maps....

I really really really want to go to San Sebastian some time

Spain on the same level as [REDACTED]. Just no.

I never trust the döner. No idea what's in that thing amongst the pressed meat!

Germany gets Yiddish food, right?

was hoping Germany would fall to me tbh, think it's decent for a second round pick

walked up the Rhine valley a few years ago and was really impressed with the food there

Meh.

It's hard to argue with Italy & Spain as 1/2, they'd be my top choices I think. I could have Spanish food & wine every day and be eternally happy. Mexico & India are good value picks in their respective positions. Thai food is amazing, but I'm not sure I'd pick it so highly because [REDACTED REASONS].

I don't personally rate Japanese food that highly, so that seems out of place to me. I wasn't initially sold on France, but god damn well named knows how to sell it.

I'm not convinced I've ever eaten proper Peruvian cuisine, but looks good to me.

Obligatory lolUSA

sugabat was skipped a while ago. wn is on the clock.

Oh. Ok we're going to pick



Write-up this afternoon when my celestial orb of bliss is around to help with it.

I'm up now, correct?

Yes, I believe so.

Nice one; it was on my radar.

This cuisine is perfect for this type of event, because some attendees with think "omg that stuff is AMAZING" and go stuff their faces.

Whereas others will chuckle, make the most obvious joke in the world, and eventually be intrigued enough to go in. They may decide never to leave.

My personal number 1 overall and my 2nd round pick in this draft:


Here is the most important spice, berbere. It's a blend that's pretty spicy. It's in a lot of dishes.


Here is injera, the basis for every proper meal.

This bread (gluten free, btw, for those with celiac or who otherwise like to avoid wheat products) looks and feels like a pancake. It's also your utensil! That's right; you fill up your piece of injera with food and eat the whole thing.

And what food might this be?



Well, there's doro wat, Ethiopia's chicken stew.


Kitfo, Ethiopia's answer to steak tartar:


Gored gored, if you like your beef cooked:


And if you're a vegetarian, you're in luck. There's a whole range of options. Even I, who would choose meat over vegetables almost every time, can't resist some of this stuff. Here is shiro wat, a lentil and chick pea stew.


And gomen wat, spiced collard greens:


And of course, the best way to do Ethiopian: get a bunch of people together and have ALL THE THINGS:


And finally, tej, a honey wine that is one of the oldest alcoholic drinks in the world. Just thing you need with all of this delicious food.


Known by some, unknown by many, but everyone will come away from this tent full and happy.

Damn was really hoping people would sleep on Ethiopia

Never had the opportunity to try it but I've always heard that it's amazing.