Bradwell Jackson wrote:

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>>Bradwell Jackson wrote:
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>>>>>Bradwell Jackson wrote:
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>>>>>>Is French cooking still the premier cooking in the world?
>>>>>
>>>>>The question assumes that it once was. That's a matter for debate.
>>>>>Many cuisines could be considered better. I'd say that French cooking
>>>>>is up there, but so is Italian, Thai, Chinese, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>>--Lia
>>>>>
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>>>>Exactly. Trying to put one cuisine above all others is silly IMO.
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>>>Wouldn't it be fair to say that French cuisine is more sophisticated
>>>than that of Gambia, for example?
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>>>Brad
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>>Using what self-referencing criteria? Someone with out any
>>preconceptions might disagree.
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> What if we use the criterea of foods that are most desired by gourmets
> around the world?
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>>jim

And who determines who is a gourmet and what standards are used to
judge? Betting it would be, in your clear cut preference, Euro-French.
Again, an ethnocentric post, begging your desired answer.


jim



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