On the opposite side of this discussion, some of the best dishes I have ever eaten have been in restaurants from various cultural backgrounds, almost all in my home city which has a wonderful cultural diversity and food culture.

So, I will never ever forget the first time I tasted food from restaurants specialising in foods in the tradition of:

Lebanese, Turkish, Greek, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Thai and others.

My favourite foods are:

Hummus, kebabs, anything with Mediterranean salads and olives, and marinated meats like lamb, chicken or beef, pesto, lasagne, Szechuan dry fried green beans (amazing), Korean spicy chicken (also amazing), Thai green curry or red curry or just about anything on the Thai menus.

I will also eternally remember the first time I ever tried avocado. Wow!