5 New Cuisines You Need To Try In 2016

The world of cuisines changes quickly and what was fashionable last year isn't now. We live in an every connected world and so have the chance to avail of all sorts of foods from across the globe.

So, here are some new types of cuisines you need to try ASAP.

 

Australian cuisine: Burke & Wills, New York, NY

 

There's a lot more great food that the Land Down Under has to offer foodies other than just Tim Tam biscuits, Foster's beer and Vegemite.  Some of these delicious possibilities can be explored at this Australian redoubt, headed by Rodrigo Nogueira, the executive chef and graduate of Resto and Montmartre, Colicchio & Sons.  The menu offers plenty of contemporary southern hemisphere cuisine.  Yes, kangaroo is served.  The pleasant and ultra-lean protein is available as a 'Roo Burger or loin steak.  The burger is topped with tomato jam and pickled onions.

If Australian-spiced seafood is more what you are in the mood for then there are ginger and fennel pan-roasted clams, mussels and scallops available.  Pavlova is a perfect way to end you meal.  It is the official dessert of Australia – made with kiwi fruit, berries, passion fruit curd and whipped cream.  Just wait until you out of the restaurant to serve up your best Crocodile Dundee impersonation.

 

Turkish cuisine: Ankara, Washington, D.C.

 

With familiar elements incorporated from Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food, Turkish cuisine is uniquely its own.  Starting with an assortment of cold and hot mezze dishes, like sigara borgi in the shaped of a cigar (feta wrapped in phyllo and deep-fried), fried mussels in a walnut-rich garlicky sauce, and karides guvey (baked shrimp with tomato-garlic sauce).  Then a pideler simply must be ordered.  These are Turkish-style pizzas that are doughy, open-air canoes that are filled to the brim with a combination of meats, vegetables and cheese.

One of the true standouts is the peynirli, which features a sunny yolk, herbs, sauteed onions and feta.  The menu is rounded out by a generous selection of grilled meats, salads as well as spread and dips (one you should definitely try is the creamy haydari with garlic and dill).

 

Lao cuisine: Bida Manda Restaurant & Bar, Raleigh, NC

 

If this is one of those south-eastern Asian cuisines that you haven't tried yet, here is a great place to start.  Fresh ingredients will dazzle your tongue, with all of its spicy components packed with plenty of zing along with unique flavor combinations that you will remember long after you have finished your meal.  Some of the best include beef larb salad loaded with Far Eastern herbs, thom khem (pork ribs with carmelized ginger) and crispy pork belly in an Kaffir coconut curry lime leaf broth (mee ka tee).  To finish your meal with a little sweetness, you can always opt for the traditional purple sticky rice with coconut custard and pureed mango topping.  Or go for a potent iced Lao coffee with a generous amount of condensed milk, the creaminess and coolness of the beverage with help to subdue any spicy flavors from your main entrees.

Sengalese: Bissap & Little Baobab, San Francisco, CA

 

This vibrant Senegalese restaurant can serve as a great introduction to West African cuisine for you.  It helps to bridge the gap between what is foreign and what is familiar.  The food has been inspired by both its neighbors and colonials, with the food being an exciting mixture of North African, Portuguese and French elements that have been combined together to create a unique sensibility all of its own.

Fried plantains are one of Africa's staples, and here they are served with a tamarind-yogurt tangy dipping sauce.  Another traditional dish is mafe which is known for its rich and delicious peanut butter curry sauce for covering vegetables and chicken.  Yassa features a lemon-garlic mustard sauce with your choice of tilapia or chicken.  This same sauce is also used with chunks of grilled lamb alongside vegetables and rice. This region isn't well known for dessert, but a bowl of thiakry shouldn't be missed.  It is a Senegalese yogurt redolent that is similar to rice pudding and includes sweetened cous cous, raisins, nutmeg and cinnamon.

 

Hawaiian: MW Restaurant, Honolulu, HI

 

The Aloha State's island fare is one of the most under-appreciated regional cuisines in America.  Here, South Pacific and Asian culinary traditions are combined with mainland cuisine to create a fusion that is worth the price to fly there, with its eye-catching and surprising offerings.  Classic poke – which is diced raw ahi tuna – combed topped with slabs of salty uni and trout roe.

The crispy arancini balls are made with unagi (freshwater eel from Japan) and butterfish.  There are also plenty of delicious comfort foods, including moco loco which is topped with a sunny side up egg and side of vegetable fried rich and the fried pork tonkatsu sandwich.  To finish off your meal, there is shaved ice: which in this case is a delicious combination of mochi ice cream, tapioca pearls and strawberry crystals.

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