Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'
Most home cooks would think nothing of whipping up an Asian-inspired stir fry, some tacos, or a bowl of linguine with pesto for a quick weeknight dinner. Although these dishes are not American in origin, they have worked their way into our culinary vernacular over the years.
While Indian food is not exactly exotic, it has not really been widely adapted into most American home kitchens. I have a feeling that most of us are not familiar with the techniques, or stocked with the ingredients to make a batch of saag paneer and some chapati for dinner. But why not?
In the introduction to Modern Spice, Mark Bittman speculates that inaccessibility of ingredients is the primary reason why most Americans have shied away from cooking Indian food at home in the past. Thankfully, in recent years Indian ingredients have come to grace the shelves of most larger supermarkets all over the country. Bittman credits the increase of Indian products to Monica Bhide, author of the much anticipated Modern Spice.
Born in New Delhi, and trained as an engineer, Bhide has written three cookbooks covering the basics of Indian cooking, including The Everything Indian Cookbook, and The Spice is Right. She might not be as well-known as Madhur Jaffrey but there isn't a food-related publication out there that she hasn't written for.
Bhide is pioneering a new kind of Indian cuisine, taking traditional ingredients and techniques and translating them into the modern kitchen. In her introduction to Modern Spice she says, "We love tradition, but embody change. We respect technique, but are playful. Our style is refined; our tastes are global."
We are going to be easing you into the world of Indian cooking by sharing Bhide's modern Indian dishes with you every day this week. We'll start off with a delicious cocktail, a guava bellini, and continue on with some Indian-influenced American classics such as the Indian Burger, curried egg salad with caramelized onions, and Indian chicken wings. —Caroline Russock
Win 'Modern Spice'
Thanks to the good folks at Simon and Schuster, we are giving away five (5) copies of Modern Spice this week. All you have to do is tell us what kind of cuisine you would like to learn how to cook at home in the comments section below.
Five (5) people will be chosen at random among the eligible comments below. We're sorry, but entry is only open to residents of the U.S. and Canada. Comments will close Monday, June 15 at noon ET. The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.
Comments are closed: 465 Comments:
I think I would like to use more spice, in general, not necessarily in a specific type of cuisine. I'd like to be a bit more adventurous instead of always relying on the old standbys.
arm1970 at 1:37PM on 06/08/09
vietnamese pahleeeaseee!
BaguettenBrie at 1:43PM on 06/08/09
I would LOVE to learn how to cook traditional Island food. Jamacian, etc. I just love the freshness of it all!!1
hoff_83 at 1:47PM on 06/08/09
I'm going to have to second BaguettenBrie, I've always wanted to learn how to cook vietnamese food!
purplepotato at 1:48PM on 06/08/09
Spanish would be nice!
amaLosAngeles at 1:50PM on 06/08/09
I'd like to feel more comfortable making Thai food.
beano at 1:51PM on 06/08/09
Indian food that doesn't include a pre-mixed spice blend from Whole Foods. 'Splain me, please!
RachelDP at 1:52PM on 06/08/09
Indian or Thai.
karen r at 1:56PM on 06/08/09
food from a remote island in the south pacific...of course I would need to experience that lesson on location.
derosa at 1:57PM on 06/08/09
Bittman is right -- my cooking would be more diverse if I did not have to trek to the local international foods store and then solve the mystery of matching up the ingredient list with the items on the shelves.
I would like to know how to make more Thai dishes . . . especially that nam kao tod (sour sausage appetizer) that is appetizer #14 at Lotus of Siam in Las Vegas.
Mizbee at 1:58PM on 06/08/09
really good mexican.
french tart at 2:03PM on 06/08/09
I would like to be able to make Morrocan and Persian food.
JudyH at 2:06PM on 06/08/09
Indian, without question-- this looks like the perfect cookbook for me!
shalomblack at 2:10PM on 06/08/09
We have gone totally Thai for the summer.
SMartin at 2:10PM on 06/08/09
Vietnamese food, would love to learn how to throw together an amazing bowl of pho...
saschala at 2:11PM on 06/08/09
Indian food, I got this book from the library and love it! Her recipe for Pan Fried Zucchini and Yellow Squash with Cumin is already an early summer favorite of ours.
bobcatsteph3 at 2:12PM on 06/08/09
definitely indian. it's intimidating because the ingredient list is so long and it's such a different style than the western european dishes i make all of the time. but i need to branch out!
megannesta at 2:14PM on 06/08/09
I would love to learn more about Indian and Thai food.
foodiebeth at 2:14PM on 06/08/09
Vietnamese food!
mrsbao at 2:17PM on 06/08/09
Definitely more indian food. I can cook a bit of a curry, but I want to know more.
Brewer at 2:18PM on 06/08/09
Sichuan. Vietnamese. Hell, Polish... basically everything my mother never cooked.
cookthinkcorinne at 2:19PM on 06/08/09
I'd like to learn ethiopian food.
rhino876 at 2:19PM on 06/08/09
Saschala's got the right idea--if I could make my own pho, I'd be a happy camper.
licoricewhip at 2:20PM on 06/08/09
Norwegian/Scandinavian food would be great. Make the ancestors proud.
loefflea at 2:20PM on 06/08/09
I would love to learn ANY new cuisine. I am trying to try foods outside my comfort zone.
blbst36 at 2:21PM on 06/08/09
I recently tried my hand at making authentic al-Kabsa, and it was... ok (I need to practice!). Now I want to know everything about Saudi cooking, or even any Middle-Eastern nomadic cooking traditions. I love dried limes and pomegranate powder!
djwackfriz at 2:21PM on 06/08/09
indian..if i could figure out a way to get a tandoor in my tiny kitchen.
sloppy at 2:23PM on 06/08/09
I had a gift certificate for the bookstore that I won at an office party. I was trying pretty hard to find an East African cookbook (ethiopian, somali, etc) and came up virtually blank. There's a lot of North African stuff available (Moroccan being the obvious leader here) but not much for other parts of the continent.
Ever since a local tv show covered ethiopian groceries and shops in the city, and a few trips for ethiopian food, I've been trying to find some reliable, tested instruction on how to cook these foods. Ethiopian!
bearsarefree at 2:23PM on 06/08/09
Thai, for sure
peechfish at 2:25PM on 06/08/09
I really want to learn how to use more spices in general - especially indian food that doesn't involve sauce from a jar or the generic "curry" spice from the grocery.
mariandenver at 2:26PM on 06/08/09
ETHIOPIAN~!
Okay, sorry, I got a little carried away there. I only just had it for the first time a couple of weeks ago and fell instantly in love. Ohhhh, all the delightful pulses and legumes.... *drool* It was lovely.
I wouldn't mind learning a few good Moroccan recipes.
Or Indian.
Or Persian.
Stufsocker at 2:26PM on 06/08/09
Thai food, for sure! I always love it at restaurants, but can't seem to replicate it exactly at home when I try.
Cupcake819 at 2:26PM on 06/08/09
I would like to learn to cook both Thai and Indian
Luby26 at 2:26PM on 06/08/09
Indian Food. I made an easy Butter Chicken recipe that was so good that I'm craving more more more Indian.
kalajo at 2:26PM on 06/08/09
Cape Malay food from South Africa! Yum!
wesselj at 2:27PM on 06/08/09
Probably Indian, or Vietnamese. I eat those two cuisines almost exclusively when I eat out - I think I had butter chicken, either take-out or from a restauarant, three times last week! Yikes. I'd love to learn to make it myself.
suburbanamnesia at 2:27PM on 06/08/09
As much as I enjoy food from around the world, what I really want to learn how to do well at home is Memphis-style BBQ. My last attempt at ribs was... not entirely successful.
sidebernie at 2:28PM on 06/08/09
I'd like to learn how to do great Mexican food. Not the kind with lava cheese!
sueb84 at 2:34PM on 06/08/09
no cuisine in particular, just want to get better at cooking and seasoning meats and fish.
_greenbean at 2:34PM on 06/08/09
Really authentic Japanese food!
Yum.
BigtroubleinlittlePhilly at 2:36PM on 06/08/09
I would love to learn how to cook some good Thai food, so I have it without breaking the bank whenever my cravings hit!
blgrimes at 2:37PM on 06/08/09
I would love to learn classic French pastry (croissants especially).
reubensandperrier at 2:37PM on 06/08/09
Southwestern food - that blend of native American, Mexican & American cuisine. I love that stuff, and there's no way I can find it around here in New York, so I'll *have* to learn to make it on my own!
Erisgrom at 2:37PM on 06/08/09
Indian
tech9803 at 2:38PM on 06/08/09
Indian, Thai, or Vietnamese. I live much too far from any good restaurants, and wish the cuisine could be a regular part of our menu instead of a "going out treat."
hloehr at 2:40PM on 06/08/09
I am interested in becoming better at so many different cuisines I'm not sure where to start. If I had to choose only one I would probably say Thai cooking because Thai recipes are always a hit with our family.
HSlater351 at 2:41PM on 06/08/09
I would really like to learn how to cook indian food. my boyfriend is a vegetarian, but i am a meat-eater and i find this cuisine to be friendly to both our tastes.
christeenie at 2:41PM on 06/08/09
I'd love to be able to make good naan at home.
erickemde at 2:43PM on 06/08/09
Thai!
thebeef at 2:44PM on 06/08/09
vietnamese or other south east asian.
ephraim at 2:46PM on 06/08/09
North African fur sure. Tagines and slow cooked stews with gobs of spice? YUM.
kitchengeeking at 2:46PM on 06/08/09
I cook indian inspired food all the time but I would love to learn more about how to use indian spices and make REAL Indian food. Sometimes I want to try but the ingredients list always intimidates me.
denvergal at 2:48PM on 06/08/09
Free spice book? Yes please.
mkfrantz at 2:49PM on 06/08/09
Indian. My father's on a restricted diet, and being able to find new, healthy alternatives to the traditional steak and potatoes would be nice. God knows he's a picky eater!
lovepunch at 2:49PM on 06/08/09
Indian
Elmig at 2:50PM on 06/08/09
Burmese!
KarynMC at 2:51PM on 06/08/09
Indian cuisine
ansypants at 2:52PM on 06/08/09
Ethiopian. I have eaten at a few restaurants here in Chicago and the food is amazing, it would be awesome to learn how to cook it at home.
biabiaboiler at 2:54PM on 06/08/09
I am most interested in Indian cuisine. I need help with making ghee most. Not intimidated by the long ingredient list, to me, that makes it better. I also love Thai flavors.
alpsgirl at 2:56PM on 06/08/09
Definitely Thai.
cvandeven at 3:03PM on 06/08/09
Thai food!
bottomlesspit at 3:04PM on 06/08/09
I would love how to master Thai food....I love the freshness and the combination of spicy and cool...
Definitely love to eat it out, but I've not mastered doing it at home!
juliebugsmama at 3:04PM on 06/08/09
Actually, I'd love to learn how to cook Indian food--all types of Indian food, not just the dozen or so dishes that seem to be all one can find in the grocery store freezer case (at least here in the Midwest). I'd *really* like to learn how to make Indian street food. :)
msmla at 3:04PM on 06/08/09
indian or korean
Shelby at 3:05PM on 06/08/09
Indian - the closest Indian restaurant is over 70 miles away. I love the flavors of Indian spices!
au_dmr at 3:05PM on 06/08/09
Thai, Spanish, or Indian is what I want to get better acquainted.
n5rat at 3:05PM on 06/08/09
Indian.
gr8Eat at 3:08PM on 06/08/09
indian, i'm already trying to learn!
mbcorwin at 3:09PM on 06/08/09
North African, Middle Eastern cuisines - delicious Tagines, lamb dishes, authentic Tabouli, Kibi, recipes with dates, figs, pistachio, pomagranates, exotic and amazing combinations - take me to the Casbah!
bareneed at 3:12PM on 06/08/09
I have heard so many good things about this book already! Indian is definitely the top cuisine I've been hoping to learn, but every time I look at a complicated indian recipe I tend to shy away.
jenl at 3:13PM on 06/08/09
Eritrean, definitely. And I've been warned several times not to call it Ethiopian, no matter how similar they might be!
negociants at 3:15PM on 06/08/09
Indian food for me. I've got a collection of spices and some inspiration from the local Indian place.
joeqboo at 3:16PM on 06/08/09
Indian cuisine!
etirv at 3:22PM on 06/08/09
I've been trying to get my Indian cooking to taste restaurant-worthy, with not much success.
plantainsandkimchi at 3:22PM on 06/08/09
I'd like to list some exotic cuisine that I would like to become proficient in, because many of the foods are so great, but I can't. For me, my one obsession is to find good Cajun/Creole food wherever I can; if I could master any type of cooking, it would be Cajun food, so I could make it all the time.
cerus at 3:23PM on 06/08/09
Authentic chinese, japanese and korean.
sjwoodin at 3:24PM on 06/08/09
Indian! I try and try but it never tastes as good as my favorite restaurant dishes. Whats the secret?!
pezbabypez at 3:24PM on 06/08/09
I love Mexican food. But I don't really ever make it at home I've realized.
wunami at 3:29PM on 06/08/09
I'd love to learn to cook anything Asian. I dabble with flavors but would really like to learn authentic Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, and Indian.
theminx at 3:32PM on 06/08/09
i'd like to learn Thai cookery a little better. Great balance of flavors, and lots of fresh ingredients.
mr guy at 3:35PM on 06/08/09
Indian is my favorite cusine, but I would like to explore it beyond the typical curries one encounters everywhere. Currently, I am exploring raitas.
roxlet at 3:36PM on 06/08/09
I have a Pad Thai addiction that no clinic can cure. If only I could learn to make it (and other delicious Thai recipes) at home as well as they do at my favorite restaurant!
atammal at 3:36PM on 06/08/09
I'd like to be able to do Thai at home.
blueskyman at 3:42PM on 06/08/09
Authentic Mexican food
edinat at 3:42PM on 06/08/09
Swedish!
aolmsted at 3:44PM on 06/08/09
I would love to learn how to cook Indian dishes. They seem simple in practice, but I start looking at the long list of ingredients (mostly spices) and I get scared away!
threedogkitchen at 3:45PM on 06/08/09
i'd like to hone my skills cooking japanese
eliemalone at 3:48PM on 06/08/09
Thai - I have an impossible time getting the flavors to balance. Too much fish sauce, too much sugar, too much acid...just can't seem to get it right.
mixedberries at 3:49PM on 06/08/09
I've been interested in experimenting with Vietnamese.
deenarae0 at 3:49PM on 06/08/09
I would love to learn to cook Thai or Indian at home. :)
cupcakemuffin at 3:50PM on 06/08/09
I would love to learn to cook Thai food, if it could be as good as my favorite hole-in-the-wall Thai restaurant.
RhondaB at 3:51PM on 06/08/09
Definitely Indian!
cochon at 3:51PM on 06/08/09
I'd love to learn to cook Indian food!
laur_uic at 3:53PM on 06/08/09
Indian or Thai. The ingredients just baffle me, but I love the cuisine.
MeganCochran at 3:54PM on 06/08/09
Indonesian
pickled at 3:59PM on 06/08/09
Thai or Vietnamese!
littlestcapy at 4:04PM on 06/08/09
North African (Morocco, Egypt, etc)
thatgrrl at 4:06PM on 06/08/09
Moroccan, Cuban, Jamaican, and Indian.
merstar at 4:07PM on 06/08/09
Vietnamese.
madball911 at 4:08PM on 06/08/09
I would like to learn Korean or Indian food. My Indian cooking is limited to curry powder and heat-n-serve envelopes. My Korean cooking is nonexistent.
kuromu at 4:09PM on 06/08/09
I'm totally clueless on cooking Ethiopian food, so I'll go with that one.
skokefoe at 4:09PM on 06/08/09
I want to learn how to cook Indian food. I am new to spicy food, and I am trying to slowly increase my appreciation/tolerance for it. Being able to cook Indian at home would be helpful for this. Also, I crave Butter Chicken and Nan bread at the oddest hours.
jserdnom at 4:15PM on 06/08/09
Indian, Middle Eastern, African, Indonesian. I'm comfortable with most Asian flavors and most European flavors and techniques, but the spices and aromas of Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines are shrouded in mystery for me.
wookie at 4:15PM on 06/08/09
Vietnamese.....Indian......Jamacian....not in that exact order !
onepercent99 at 4:17PM on 06/08/09
ethiopian, indian, thai, chinese, afghani, persian, greek, mexican, venezuelan & many more!
kdroste at 4:17PM on 06/08/09
Vietnamese and Thai food.
practicallydone at 4:20PM on 06/08/09
um.. i want to cook everything.
i have yet to dabble in mediterranean and greek.
I would love to make pho. really.
engmcmuffin at 4:26PM on 06/08/09
Jamaican food or healthy Indian food
i want to learn more about spicing!
Deeberry at 4:32PM on 06/08/09
Thai! But I don't seem to want to buy the specialty ingredients... hmm...
pumpkinfiend at 4:32PM on 06/08/09
Ethiopian! It seems to be the only (well..not quite) ethnic food I have little to no idea what I'm eating. I dont even know what the secret behind Injara is...besides teff. I would love to be able to serve an ethiopian meal to house guests... I suppose more indian as well, I have a very basic cookbook, but nothing too in depth. I have played around with making Kheer, and paneer and a few curries but thats about it.
TroubleBaker at 4:33PM on 06/08/09
I would say Indian food. My only attempts haven't been particularly successful...
hayleythecaker at 4:35PM on 06/08/09
Indian. or some additional Mexican recipes to complement the ones I already know.
sfgoo at 4:41PM on 06/08/09
Korean! I love Korean food and we enjoyed it often when we were living in CA but no Korean restaurants anywhere near us in NC. I bet this is a wonderful book.
southerncooker at 4:50PM on 06/08/09
Vietnamese, Ethiopian, or Moroccan. I think it's all about building the staples in your pantry, I've made some really great Thai food this year just by buying fish sauce.
beegoode at 4:57PM on 06/08/09
Oh yeah, Indian's my big gap. Beyond throwing some Penzey's blends in my turkey burgers, I've stayed away. But I'd love to learn some true curries!
jm chen at 4:58PM on 06/08/09
I would love to learn Thai or Ethiopian...or traditional Buddist vegetarian cuisine. Great give away!
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nithya at hungrydesi at 5:17PM on 06/08/09
ethiopian and korean
ssultan23 at 5:19PM on 06/08/09
I would love to learn how to cook Indian and Thai.
jnf130 at 5:25PM on 06/08/09
Indian I already do - how about Thai?
PeanutButter at 5:36PM on 06/08/09
I'm actually on an Indian kick at the moment--visited some spice stores this weekend in a quest to get all my ingredients in order.
Truculence at 5:43PM on 06/08/09
Lately, I've become interested in learning more about Ethiopian food.
lisal at 5:48PM on 06/08/09
Indian, for sure.
drew13000 at 5:49PM on 06/08/09
Vietnamese. Especially pho.
emeraldreverie at 5:49PM on 06/08/09
Nice...Thai food at home would be great!
stevesteve8383 at 5:52PM on 06/08/09
Authentic Chinese
msecondo at 5:54PM on 06/08/09
I too am an indian dabbler... but I would really like a solid introduction to technique and spicing. So, yeah. Indian.
Elizabelle at 6:08PM on 06/08/09
I'm working on Indian cuisine - have tried a few recipes and several are already favorites!
sillygirl at 6:12PM on 06/08/09
Indian..want to make an amazing Bhagian Bharta, no luck yet.
kdjmom3 at 6:25PM on 06/08/09
Filipino food. Because I moved away from all the families that used to feed me.
squidlette at 6:30PM on 06/08/09
Indian and Thai are two areas that I would love to learn to make at home.
bmk112302 at 6:31PM on 06/08/09
Indonesian for sure.
sahmad550 at 6:44PM on 06/08/09
Indian & Thai
beachwolfes at 6:44PM on 06/08/09
Japanese
bibliothecaire at 6:49PM on 06/08/09
Thai & Japanese
valeriam at 7:01PM on 06/08/09
My grandmother came over from Syria to teach my mom to cook for my dad. But my mom hates having people in the kitchen when she cooks. I would love to be able to make my favorite dishes
lelhindi at 7:10PM on 06/08/09
Ethiopian, definitely!
mochihead at 7:17PM on 06/08/09
Korean - delicious but intimidating.
Jeane at 7:20PM on 06/08/09
I've started cooking Indian food, but I would love to learn the fundamentals rather than just cooking random dishes from recipes. That way I can really understand the variety of spices and ingredients involved and create dishes as I see fit.
bobbers at 7:33PM on 06/08/09
Scandinavian cuisine! From what I've heard and read there's an emphasis on local, seasonal ingredients, preserves, and fish. I really like the relationship between traditional practice and modern appeal.
galoshes at 7:48PM on 06/08/09
Would love to learn authentic Indian or Thai.
QK224 at 7:52PM on 06/08/09
Ethiopian, definitely. I've dabbled in Indian, Vietnamese and Thai, and though I haven't perfected them, I can satisfy my cravings for take out adequately. Ethiopian, however, is not something I've attempted but I love it. Injera, here I come!
ellenp7 at 7:55PM on 06/08/09
Indian all the way! One of my Indian friend's wife sends me samosas. I have some more friends originally from India that now live in SJ, CA. Every time I visit we eat at some great Indian restaurants. In 2007 I had the good fortune of visiting Bangalore. Food was excellent.
ArmadilloPepper at 7:56PM on 06/08/09
I would definitely like to brush up on my home Italian cooking. The effort to result ration is outstanding. Or certainly better than the bulk of French cuisine. That stuff's hard work, and hard to get right.
HungryDaruma at 8:14PM on 06/08/09
I would like to learn to use the myriad of spices I accumulate before they lose their potency. I would especially like to learn to cook Indian and Moroccan food.
little orange straw at 8:20PM on 06/08/09
Indian and Thai
ramy kin at 8:25PM on 06/08/09
Basque
tankwatkins at 8:27PM on 06/08/09
Indian
toptoad at 8:31PM on 06/08/09
Indian is first choice, second would be Thai
ldaziens at 8:34PM on 06/08/09
I cook a lot of middle eastern and asian stuff but I would like to learn how to cook more Indian and Latin American...
oregonpinot at 8:52PM on 06/08/09
Thai
and baking bread
gorzd at 8:58PM on 06/08/09
Indian of course!
katfood at 9:18PM on 06/08/09
Korean
styska1 at 9:20PM on 06/08/09
indian!
NYCEater at 9:27PM on 06/08/09
Japanese
nmp164 at 9:28PM on 06/08/09
vietnamese
Josh Baugher at 9:35PM on 06/08/09
I'd like to learn how to make Chinese food with no chemicals. I have a lot of Chinese friends and they "teach me" how to cook - but it always involves something that's been preserved or something else with MSG. I'd love to learn authentic Chinese cooking minus all of the chemicals!
kls2003 at 9:38PM on 06/08/09
Thai
graciecat at 9:44PM on 06/08/09
Indian food! South Indian, North Indian..
jlsmei at 9:54PM on 06/08/09
Korean or Ethiopian - though I have both within walking distance of home, which seems to delay my efforts...
piccola at 10:06PM on 06/08/09
Korean.
brooke29 at 10:22PM on 06/08/09
North Indian and Scottish!
haggisman at 10:23PM on 06/08/09
I would like to learn how to cook Indian food.
lourdes at 10:23PM on 06/08/09
Would love more Indian recipes
JeffM2001 at 10:30PM on 06/08/09
I think I'd go Japanese as well. My knife skills could use a lesson or ten.
worldcupfever at 10:33PM on 06/08/09
Proper Chinese food. And Indian.
renzata at 10:38PM on 06/08/09
I'd like to be better at Cambodian food--I'm currently such a disappointment to the family!
raspberryberet at 10:45PM on 06/08/09
Turkish/Middle Eastern
andrearode at 11:00PM on 06/08/09
I love to eat Indian food and would love to learn how to cook it.
vdeliz at 11:23PM on 06/08/09
Vietnamese. And Indonesian. And Moroccan. Does dessert count as a cuisine?
firni at 11:24PM on 06/08/09
I would really love to have a firm grasp on Creole cooking. As an expat who lived first in the UK and now in Australia this is the one cuisine that I have seen very little of. From what I have tasted, the flavours are strong and exciting and would make my dinner parties stand out from the rest.
meganrenee at 11:26PM on 06/08/09
Bosnian -- now that my college girlfriend has moved to Switzerland...
annerska at 11:28PM on 06/08/09
I love Thai food and yet never make it because I'm not sure where to start, really. Also, I'd love to learn to make truly authentic Italian & Greek recipes - you know, the kind that are passed down for a few hundred years, and are essentially top secret until you coax it out of someone...
kimberlymac at 11:39PM on 06/08/09
Oh this is so hard to decide!
I'd probably have to say Ethiopian. I used to live less than 2 miles from 2 Ethiopian restaurants and now am miles and miles from one. It's something I never took advantage of and now really, really miss.
coffeeandclouds at 11:40PM on 06/08/09
Indian.
garek at 11:46PM on 06/08/09
I'd love to learn how to make authentic Thai cuisine.
Spicy at 11:48PM on 06/08/09
authentic mexican...don't have much of that up in canada
bigfatmouth at 11:53PM on 06/08/09
Any Asian cuisine, really.
Vincci at 12:31AM on 06/09/09
Middle Eastern--Moroccan, Persian, Syrian, etc...
PDXbiker at 12:31AM on 06/09/09
I love to make ethnic foods and Thai food is next on my list to learn.
yankeesgal at 12:34AM on 06/09/09
Would like to make good Indian food at home!
missbelle60 at 1:24AM on 06/09/09
If I had to narrow it down to just one, it would have to be Morrocan or North African cuisine. There is something about the spice blends that elude me!
droodel at 1:43AM on 06/09/09
Indian
wmoss at 2:01AM on 06/09/09
I would love to cook proper Indian food.
swatanabe at 3:05AM on 06/09/09
I'd like to make better Thai – get away from the (good, but not great) maesri pastes and make my own.
malecki at 4:49AM on 06/09/09
Indian or Thai...
PoignantTuna at 6:49AM on 06/09/09
viking food
mariomenendez at 7:20AM on 06/09/09
I would love to cook Persian and other Middle Eastern foods!
Teri at 7:54AM on 06/09/09
Indian! I've gone through half of a Madhur Jaffrey cookbook but it just never tastes quite right...
imadethis1013 at 8:16AM on 06/09/09
I would like to learn to cook more Mediterranean dishes, especially seafood.
amylou61 at 9:22AM on 06/09/09
Indian, I've tried but I always burn the spices that are supposed to be toasted.
Mama Beckala at 9:34AM on 06/09/09
I would love to learn how to cook Thai Food.
lisaxp at 9:35AM on 06/09/09
ethiopian
rbear at 9:36AM on 06/09/09
Indian
Rico1919 at 10:00AM on 06/09/09
Vietnamese haute cuisine
llarabyth at 10:06AM on 06/09/09
Vietnamese--I'd love to make great (vegetable or shrimp) Pho!
SEAtoNYC at 10:20AM on 06/09/09
Thai, middle eastern, italian..
i'd also like to cook tibetan noodle dishes.
piehole at 10:20AM on 06/09/09
Coastal Mediterranean.
HelloChris at 10:47AM on 06/09/09
I can make a good Indian meal from written recipes, but I'd really to to be able to improvise in a convincing way.
Lippy at 10:52AM on 06/09/09
Vietnamese and Indian.
connor at 11:06AM on 06/09/09
Indian & South American
candysu at 11:09AM on 06/09/09
Lebanese :)
sakuraa at 11:32AM on 06/09/09
Thai is definately on my radar. I seem to consistently create the same flavor palate of lemon grass, coconut milk and some form of heat that always taste the same, and not necessarily great!
Laura1415 at 11:40AM on 06/09/09
I would love to learn more about Indian spices. I love to make Indian food, but it seems like everything I make tastes like curry and I tend to overspice or underspice. Not good. Also my Thai is a little rusty.
sarahatoms at 12:00PM on 06/09/09
Thai, Indian and Vietnamese. I have a lot of the spices, but they just don't always work out the way I have had them in restaurants.
tgrabler at 12:12PM on 06/09/09
I just started to learn Indian, using books from the library. my biggest sucess so far is actually an eggplant curry recipe I got off the internet. I like the idea of Indian influenced American dishes. Can't wait to try the recipes.
NO_Pam at 12:43PM on 06/09/09
Ethiopian. I've found great cookbooks, food blogs, and friends to help me learn about cuisines from much of the world, but Ethiopian food remains a lacuna.
esjacobs at 1:09PM on 06/09/09
Filipino
terplinz at 1:10PM on 06/09/09
I'd really like to get into Spanish food more.
thesarahhill at 1:21PM on 06/09/09
Greek food! I had an uncle who was from Athens - boy did he cook!
zina1017 at 1:26PM on 06/09/09
Fittingly, it's Indian food I would most like to learn.
jmbeng at 1:37PM on 06/09/09
Indian! I know how to make a great tofu saag, but that's about it.
aliguori at 1:40PM on 06/09/09
Indian--hence you MUST pick me for this book!
brookes at 1:40PM on 06/09/09
Desserts from differently kind of cuisines.
cacao at 1:41PM on 06/09/09
i would love to learn morrocan, the flavors are complex and fantastic!
jshtutm1215 at 1:43PM on 06/09/09
Thai food. It never comes out right when I do it at home.
onalark at 1:49PM on 06/09/09
working on developing my Indian menu.
tweetie at 1:54PM on 06/09/09
Thai is my achillies heal.
arbeck at 1:57PM on 06/09/09
id love more lessons on Thai cooking...mmmm =)
sassysprite at 1:58PM on 06/09/09
Indian food is both intriguing and intimidating to me.. I'd really like to learn more about it.
kastro at 2:02PM on 06/09/09
Indian, for sure. or maybe Ethiopian, or possibly Japanese.
jcford421 at 2:02PM on 06/09/09
moroccan--i would love to have a tangine!
addphoeb at 2:03PM on 06/09/09
Japanese
bca102 at 2:05PM on 06/09/09
I want to learn how to master my grill this summer. I wanna do it all over some hot coals!
diaperchamp at 2:10PM on 06/09/09
Japanese - specifically, tonkotsu ramen. I'm having a hard time nailing that one down.
Joe MacBu at 2:33PM on 06/09/09
I would love to learn more about Indian Cooking and particularly the very type of Indian that Bhide espouses: inspired by traditional recipes and ingredients but with a fresh and modern twist!
megholly at 2:35PM on 06/09/09
next to one about hot sauce, I would use this book EVERY DAY.
East Indian, west indian, 6 nation indian, mexican indian, south american indian, italian indian! INDIAN EVERYBODY. I live for spice in all it's indigenous forms.
conky at 2:36PM on 06/09/09
I want to learn how to cook Thai or Korean monk food.
greenteacup at 2:37PM on 06/09/09
I would like to learn how to cook Thai, Indian, and Morroccan food. I always get scared and end up buying a bottled curry sauce or something else pathetic. I want to make my own spice blends!!
Vanderbecca at 2:44PM on 06/09/09
Definitely Indian. I need more practice! And winning this book would definitely help me out!
cruzerLIC at 2:49PM on 06/09/09
Delicious Thai tapas!
Chilisoup1 at 2:51PM on 06/09/09
I'd go with southeast asia for sure! Vietnam, Thai, all sorts of great cheap eats come from there!
MixedByHand at 2:52PM on 06/09/09
Indian and Szechuan
aharste at 2:54PM on 06/09/09
Really good Indian food
MadameTart at 2:56PM on 06/09/09
Classic Chinese, northern and southern styles.
cheekfull at 3:00PM on 06/09/09
Authentic mexican-not tex-mex, not Taco Bell type mexican, real mexican-like tamales
psychsarah at 3:01PM on 06/09/09
Curry, curry and more curry. I try zillions of recipes-- no luck!
carhoff at 3:11PM on 06/09/09
Thai.
velcerick at 3:18PM on 06/09/09
I would like to make really authentic Japanese food. The ingredients and how to locate them is intimidating to me.
chimaybabe at 3:19PM on 06/09/09
Indian!
jwfriedman at 3:26PM on 06/09/09
I am in desperate need of a basic education in Indian cooking. My fiance's comfort food is any sort of curry or daal and at the moment I can't make either! Please help!
MeganBeth at 3:52PM on 06/09/09
Indian, but more specifically I wish someone would write about how to cook Tandoori dishes at home. How can you get that flavor without a traditional tandoori oven? Or can you? Part of me is convinced I could do it with a giant flowerpot...
papagena665 at 3:58PM on 06/09/09
Indian!
piepie at 4:00PM on 06/09/09
Moroccan!
Pointy at 4:03PM on 06/09/09
korean
rchung77 at 4:13PM on 06/09/09
Malaysian
anonymoose at 4:22PM on 06/09/09
laotian cuisine!
raucous at 4:24PM on 06/09/09
greek . . . ideally in a healthy and seasonally appropriate way
bethlf at 4:28PM on 06/09/09
Burmese!
dikaryon at 4:31PM on 06/09/09
Moroccan
shandon at 4:37PM on 06/09/09
Indian!
celestevan at 4:43PM on 06/09/09
Indian.
Silvia at 4:47PM on 06/09/09
Ethiopian.
LindaY at 5:27PM on 06/09/09
Cuban and Indian
bigredkitchen at 5:50PM on 06/09/09
I'm interested in learning to cook Korean food.
mercuryhime at 5:52PM on 06/09/09
trying to eat healthier and expand the recipe box to prevent boredom. some basic, authentic, delicious thai food would be great to know how to do.
momtimestwo at 6:01PM on 06/09/09
Currently, I'm working on Indian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, and and Vietnamese. I'd love to add Nepalese to that list - I've adored the food at the Nepalese restaurants I've been too. I haven't even started exploring Mexican or Central American or South American cuisines, but am definitely interested.
emisara at 6:22PM on 06/09/09
Indian, of course.
Eliz. at 6:26PM on 06/09/09
middle eastern
tracker at 6:42PM on 06/09/09
Portugese
Michael Z at 6:55PM on 06/09/09
Indian is definitely the first cuisine that comes to mind! (Also, India is at the top of the list of places I'd like to go.)
marinelm at 6:59PM on 06/09/09
Indian, because frankly, my favorite Indian restaurant is suboptimal in the hygiene department and I must wear dark glasses to pick up my food in order to still be inclined to eat it.
i8alot at 7:29PM on 06/09/09
Korean, or Japanese...I'll eventually crack open those cooking books I have lying around. Eventually. Bulgogi for cheap! Jajangmyeon! Making unsloppy sushi!
Indian would be nice too. But that would probably mean buying a whole bunch of spices I don't have on hand.
hungryhungryhippo at 7:46PM on 06/09/09
I would love to learn how to cook good Jewish food. I'm thinking about converting, and I won't have a family to teach me the ropes!
candk at 8:53PM on 06/09/09
I would like to learn to cook Thai food.
Suzzanne at 8:54PM on 06/09/09
I work for one doctor from Syria and another from Lebanon, so it would be nice to know more about their cuisine.
bookwormchef at 9:01PM on 06/09/09
Indian for sure
WSLunch at 9:11PM on 06/09/09
I wish I could cook Chinese like my mom.
dukegirl at 9:20PM on 06/09/09
Food from Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Morocco. I enjoy these foods when i've had them but would like to learn how people cook these foods in their own home.
ebtblue at 9:35PM on 06/09/09
Any kind, thank you!!
mlynnb1 at 9:41PM on 06/09/09
We have to choose just one? Mediterranean, Mexican, German, Thai. I know, German is kind of bland compared to the rest.
rmmarty at 9:44PM on 06/09/09
Thai!
jvanhoy at 10:16PM on 06/09/09
indian!
mini moo at 11:26PM on 06/09/09
Really need to learn Indian, Turkish, and Greek!
miette at 12:28AM on 06/10/09
I have mingled in indian, but i should learn more! also latin american cuisines.
allistew at 12:37AM on 06/10/09
Indian food, definitely. It would be a great way to incorporate more veggies and less animal protein which China Study, Michael Pollan and Bittman's Food Matters recommends.
Chris De Noia at 12:58AM on 06/10/09
Indian, but also easy-to-make-at-home Mexican!
felic36 at 1:09AM on 06/10/09
Indian...I'm intimidated by all the spices.
sharsd at 1:11AM on 06/10/09
Wow, choosing one will be hard. How about my top three: Japanese, French, and Thai :)
cluelessfoodbandit at 1:15AM on 06/10/09
Topping my list of things to learn would be authentic Chinese, especially Sichuan cuisine, local spices like "flower pepper" are amazing. I'd love to make any of their famous dishes like Ma Po Dofu, Yu Xiang Qiezi, or some simpler zongzi, baozi, and jiaozi. Their command of spices is unbelievable and it would be great to cook food that well.
multilol at 2:04AM on 06/10/09
Indian or Middle Eastern, without a doubt. I'm in love with those two cuisines!
happytummy at 6:55AM on 06/10/09
Ethiopean, Indian, and authentic Chinese.
jolene278 at 8:31AM on 06/10/09
Definitely Korean. I love the spice aspect. I would like to know how to make different kinds of kimchee
DoorCounty at 8:40AM on 06/10/09
I'll say Vietnamese because that is more commonly understood but I'd really fell in love with the foods of Cambodia when I visited there a couple of years back. I'll come right out and say it, "Teach me some Cambodian cooking skills, please!!!"
czken at 8:53AM on 06/10/09
Indian, without a doubt. It is quickly becoming my favorite cuisine!
mollykate678 at 8:53AM on 06/10/09
Indian...I need this book! :-)
mepolo at 8:54AM on 06/10/09
I'd like to learn sichuan, and be better at japanese-style presentation
doctorcop at 9:08AM on 06/10/09
Indian because it is one cuisine where I really don't understand how all the spices used come together. This book would be so helpful!
lucylucy at 9:18AM on 06/10/09
i'd like to learn Indian and Filipino cuisines. Indian because it uses a complexity of spices and Filipino because it's completely underrated, I'd like to see more recipes from those countries.
kpjardaz at 9:41AM on 06/10/09
Authentic Italian .....not Americanized
foodie51 at 9:42AM on 06/10/09
Japanese! So healthful. So complicated. So far from what I usually cook...
Fiksu at 10:21AM on 06/10/09
Cajun food especially blackened dishes. Also how bout some Tuscan veggies em em good.
Reader Ken at 10:23AM on 06/10/09
Indian! Would love to learn how to make fresh naan.
llama at 10:36AM on 06/10/09
I'd love to learn how to make Indian dishes at home. First ate Indian food in the UK over 20 years ago and became an instant fan. A friend there sent me an Indian "cookery" book but it was in grams and liters, and used gas marks for the oven temps.
TXBirder at 10:45AM on 06/10/09
GREEK FOOD!
TOMFARL at 10:47AM on 06/10/09
Indian for sure. I second that comment on the naan and I think my life would be complete if I could whip up a nice saag.
porkydickens at 11:08AM on 06/10/09
world vegetarian!
arthi at 11:13AM on 06/10/09
Indian food for sure!
zinfandelle at 11:17AM on 06/10/09
Thai, which is a favorite of both my mother and my boyfriend!
dancingwolfgrrl at 11:34AM on 06/10/09
I'd love to learn how to make better Dim Sum items especially all the little dumplings and, also, I've been making an amateur curry for a long time. But, it lacks something!
suegsf at 12:30PM on 06/10/09
Thai
tech9803 at 1:18PM on 06/10/09
I would like to learn Brazilian
merlyn1117 at 1:32PM on 06/10/09
Spanish
moniyer at 1:39PM on 06/10/09
So much to choose from...probably Indian and Chinese.
karik at 1:40PM on 06/10/09
Indonesian because there isn't a single place in Dallas to find it.
unhatched at 1:44PM on 06/10/09
Thai
flamingo at 1:51PM on 06/10/09
Authentic Thai, Indian, and Japanese.
sammie at 1:53PM on 06/10/09
Thai.
marieinla at 1:55PM on 06/10/09
Indian, Thai, Latin American and especially Caribbean. That certainly narrows it down. lol!
moreace01 at 2:05PM on 06/10/09
my attempts at Indian cooking have failed miserably. well, they were edible but nothing like the "authentic" takeout. I could use some major help.
valarie at 2:08PM on 06/10/09
Japenese - find it so intimidating!
rinkub at 2:09PM on 06/10/09
Thai! It just never comes out quite right.
pomme at 2:33PM on 06/10/09
Malaysian....I'd love to make a good homemade laksa!
themagikarp at 2:42PM on 06/10/09
Indian, Thai or Vietnamese
mrw1osi at 3:35PM on 06/10/09
I would like to learn how to make some good Japanese hijiki.Anyone have a good recipe?
sallee at 4:05PM on 06/10/09
French..
prunesaregood at 4:38PM on 06/10/09
I pretty much cook everything as it is but I would really love to learn how to cook authentic indian and/or thai food! I'm addicted to it and spend too much $$ on it while eating out.
carolinemarie at 4:52PM on 06/10/09
Seafood always gives me a little bit of trouble.
Carly705 at 5:00PM on 06/10/09
Ethiopean
sharlynn at 5:25PM on 06/10/09
Indian, Thai, and/or Cajun.... kthanks.
aespsg at 5:25PM on 06/10/09
Since I discovered the coriander and cumin combo (who knew?) and the job they do on any plain dish, I have had a rabid desire to learn about other spice and herb combos that generate taste sensations so Indian cookery would be a perfect new discipline for me.
salwilliams1 at 5:55PM on 06/10/09
Southern American- sweet potato pie and collard greens
jervell at 5:57PM on 06/10/09
Thai, Schiuan
winkyj at 6:15PM on 06/10/09
Greek and Middle Eastern
elysek at 6:49PM on 06/10/09
Middle eastern/ israeli/ halal style food. Kofta... falafel... gyro/shwarma... I get it on the street all the time but it just seems like alchemy to me.
jwiener at 6:53PM on 06/10/09
I have The Everything Indian Cookbook and I absolutely love it! I haven't fully conquered learning how to make Indian food in the home, but I'm on the way there and Modern Spice would certainly help!
ssdf23 at 7:05PM on 06/10/09
Actually, Indian is the cuisine I'd like to make more often at home. I love it but it's expensive to eat out all the time! I know Seattle is stocked with the ingredients, I just need a how-to guide. :)
foodchemistry at 7:07PM on 06/10/09
Well, after I saw that post about spices and Morocco, I want to learn Moroccan.
armstwa at 7:50PM on 06/10/09
Indian or Vietnamese.
architeuthis at 7:59PM on 06/10/09
For me it is a toss up between Vietnamese and Thai. Both contain simple, yet beguilingly heady flavors that I have so much difficulty replicating in my home kitchen.
hannah_phi at 9:09PM on 06/10/09
Ethiopian for sure, finding the right flour & then fermenting the injera seems intimidating.
applesnfacon at 9:17PM on 06/10/09
Indian-the spices in Indian food are so incredible!
guthrieward at 9:42PM on 06/10/09
I'd like to explore the cuisines of North Africa.
Bakr58 at 10:57PM on 06/10/09
More "freestyle" cooking -- learning how to work with spices etc. to create delish veggie dishes on the fly.
PoppyCox at 11:00PM on 06/10/09
After having made Monica Bhide's Chile Pea Puffs (recipe on 101cookbooks) I want to cook like that! Quick to make, cheap, and extremely flavorful in a new way, they were some of the most delicious things I have eaten in a long time and I am an eater of delicious things.
urbanruralist at 11:15PM on 06/10/09
Indian and Asian generally.
elliepayson at 12:10AM on 06/11/09
Moroccan or Burmese.
alixwall at 1:23AM on 06/11/09
I would like to learn to cook Indian and Middle Eastern food. I recently started to enjoy these cuisines and loved it!
casadelun at 8:58AM on 06/11/09
I would really love to learn to cook proper Thai food at home.
DoubleH at 10:07AM on 06/11/09
Ethiopian...so far I've mastered yellow split peas, but that's all I can do!?
BrunswickStew at 10:17AM on 06/11/09
I would love to master Indian food. Any cuisine with a variety of spices would do well with me. :)
homoonah at 11:14AM on 06/11/09
Exactly this cuisine - Indian. I am not at all accomplished with anything from South Asia.
Rhetor at 11:34AM on 06/11/09
I would love to learn how to make Indian good at home, especially the vegetarian dishes.
GossipGirl at 12:12PM on 06/11/09
i would love to learn how to make pho and other wonderful vietnamese dishes. thanks!
arbus_is_god at 12:44PM on 06/11/09
Puerto Rican.
When my mom and dad both had cancer a while back, the community organized meal drop-offs for our family, multiple times a week. It was an amazing support. There was this one woman, Carmen, who always made authentic down home Puerto Rican food. It was so delicious and different, in subtle ways, from any cuisine of similar origin that I'd ever had. Though she always talked about what she had made, and particularly explained the differences between her creations and Cuban cuisine, I didn't learn enough to be able to replicate those flavors.
I would love to be able to just simply prepare beans the way she did.
semarr at 1:49PM on 06/11/09
Indian. No matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to get the wonderful spice mixtures to taste right when I've tried my hand at Indian cuisine.
hkydiva at 1:59PM on 06/11/09
I am fascinated with classic French cooking but alas I am just not that good of a cook to really grasp it. I have Mastering the Art of French Cooking but a lot of the recipes appear daunting to me. I've tried a few, simple ones, but I'd really like to dive into one of the more difficult ones these days, say the Cassoulet that takes three days...
foodiedani at 2:06PM on 06/11/09
My recent forays into Italian cooking (beyond pasta with red sauce) have made me curious about other cuisines which share some of the same cultural roots - Spanish, Portuguese, and even Northern African.
ChiaLynn at 2:15PM on 06/11/09
More Indian Food.
I have an Indian cooking school in Manhattan and teach most of the classes so far - but there is so much I need to learn still. It is such a nuanced cuisine - but really hard to find good teachers.
http://www.Indianculinarycenter.com
hameshahungry at 2:22PM on 06/11/09
Any Asian cuisine, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai. I love the flavors.
lamora at 2:22PM on 06/11/09
Definitely Korean and Thai.
jonkeane at 2:26PM on 06/11/09
I can make Indian and Chinese, but have failed at Thai. I'd really like to know how to make Thai food.
meganfra at 2:30PM on 06/11/09
Turkish would be good. We have a lovely restaurant in my town, and I would be thrilled to replicate some of the dishes!
yentamary at 2:38PM on 06/11/09
Brazilian food. I absolutely love feijoada and picanha, and always go crazy at Brazilian buffets!
gourmetmackie at 2:46PM on 06/11/09
Indian food becuase the way spices are blended within that cuisine is amazing!
jh70095 at 2:51PM on 06/11/09
I'd just like to be able to make good homemade noodles, whether it be for Thai, Italian or even Vietnamese. Noodles seem to be a basic staple for many different types of cuisine and I think to make something like noodles would be a smart thing to know.
dozertx at 2:55PM on 06/11/09
I would love to be able to make better homemade Indian food...maybe this book will help! Thanks!
wezlee at 3:13PM on 06/11/09
Persian, to make the boyfriend happy and try and impress the future in-laws. Indian or Thai to make me happy.
foodandscience at 3:25PM on 06/11/09
I would like to learn how to cook Moroccan cuisine.
gammypie at 3:49PM on 06/11/09
Since I live in Tampa, FL I would love to learn how to make Cuban food since it's one of my favorites to eat. I would also like to delve more into Thai cooking.
jenniley at 4:16PM on 06/11/09
Chinese. But I need to learn how to be a good garde-manger first - my chopping skills are pitiful....
eleeb at 4:51PM on 06/11/09
I would love how to cook Vietnamese foods. I have a base knowledge in Thai but would like to branch out more.
mossymama at 5:07PM on 06/11/09
Ethiopian or Eritrean. I go out any time I want to eat that and it would be such a treat to have it at home.
Traci7822 at 5:12PM on 06/11/09
French, definitely. Making a perfect crepe, marrying subtle flavors, cooking with wine, patisserie!
louisem at 5:14PM on 06/11/09
I have to echo those who said Ethiopian. But also Indian and North African.
devaleena at 5:38PM on 06/11/09
traditional japanese food!
manali98 at 6:41PM on 06/11/09
I'd love to make good Indian food at home.
Rebecca F. at 6:59PM on 06/11/09
Indian - specifically samosas :)
juliebean at 7:10PM on 06/11/09
Indian - I wish there were some easy-to-follow Youtube videos for Indian cooking. I've got the spices and I've tried my hand at making a few recipes, however, the final product doesn't come close to 'real' Indian homemade or restaurant-quality.
jpark107 at 9:18PM on 06/11/09
I've had some success making Indian food at home, but I would love to master it.
I always love learning new baking techniques.
bassetgal at 9:23PM on 06/11/09
The new method for regional Indian cuisine.
prawny at 9:49PM on 06/11/09
Thai food. My parents are natives, but somehow, anytime I ask them for a recipe, it comes out wrong. And when I follow written cookbook recipes, its never like mom's.
snackpig at 11:18PM on 06/11/09
Vietnamese and Spanish
PineappleJones at 11:23PM on 06/11/09
I want to learn to cook Thai food with Snackpig!
polarpig at 11:25PM on 06/11/09
Wow - what cuisine wouldn't I want to master but particularly Central Asian (Uzbek, Armenian, etc.), and Malaysian.
Oenonome at 11:32PM on 06/11/09
Indian! Its a recently acquired taste and I would love to learn how to make Indian dishes at home.
katring at 11:55PM on 06/11/09
French cuisine
hedi777 at 5:45AM on 06/12/09
I love to bake, so I would say learning to bake American pies and cakes for my friends.
gargupie at 8:36AM on 06/12/09
Vietnamese and Korean. My new addictions.
LoriA at 8:56AM on 06/12/09
Vietnamese, Filipino, Indian, and Thai .... Spice education continues to be so important! :)
wildgarden at 11:22AM on 06/12/09
Homestyle Japanese
francie at 12:40PM on 06/12/09
Indian cuisine - specifically Punjabi
mlbykb at 2:05PM on 06/12/09
I want to learn more about desserts and quick one pot dishes.
xutopia at 2:15PM on 06/12/09
I would love to learn more about food from throughout the Caribbean
fortunavirilis at 2:54PM on 06/12/09
I would love to learn how to cook Ethiopian food. Not so much learn as to find out where to buy the ingredients or what to substitute for what.
Janis at 3:05PM on 06/12/09
Spanish all the way.
Jikuu at 4:25PM on 06/12/09
Vietnamese!
lauralop at 4:29PM on 06/12/09
definitely Indian food. so delicious.
txkatey at 4:57PM on 06/12/09
We're spending too much on Indian take out lately, so we would love to cook Indian food at home.
foggymary at 5:12PM on 06/12/09
I absolutely adore Indian food and would love to learn to cook it at home. I would like to create a stocked pantry of Indian spices so that it wouldn't a struggle to create delicious Indian meals.
beckleyreil at 5:57PM on 06/12/09
Indian my BF & I love curries and all the tandooris- we are spice hounds
bisbee at 7:36PM on 06/12/09
Cuban and Mexican. Yum.
rockygus18 at 8:32PM on 06/12/09
Victorian English. Need a better oven first, though.
beanish at 9:00PM on 06/12/09
I've been obsessed with Moroccan food ever since I had it the first time :)
amymreisman at 9:37PM on 06/12/09
Moroccan!!!
Soigne at 12:02AM on 06/13/09
Anything south american. It's so unique and i have no idea how to do it!
tonks442 at 1:33AM on 06/13/09
More tapas!
swampyankee at 7:37AM on 06/13/09
Latin cuisine - I love the fiery spicy taste which is so similar to my Indian cooking, yet different with all the exotic spices and ingredients!
shanz at 10:03AM on 06/13/09
I would like to learn more Indian recipes. I can do a couple successfully but that's just not enough!
Catrona_sweeps at 10:10AM on 06/13/09
Malaysian - I know nothing about how to cook it!
Eatabeet at 10:19AM on 06/13/09
Authentic Mexican.
cdziuba at 12:09PM on 06/13/09
indian food mverno@roadrunner.com
mverno at 12:34PM on 06/13/09
I'd like to learn Asian cuisines, specifically, the different types of Chinese cuisines.
jkershen at 1:24PM on 06/13/09
I would like Cuban food.
drala625 at 1:55PM on 06/13/09
Vietnamese/Thai/Hmong. Such great flavors, but I can never get it quite right.
kbwise1 at 3:54PM on 06/13/09
I cook a lot of Indian food, I would love to learn how to cook Thai.
socalbebe at 3:55PM on 06/13/09
Korean and Vietnamese.
violette at 4:28PM on 06/13/09
Indonesian
blankplate at 5:31PM on 06/13/09
authentic chinese .....
starsmom at 5:36PM on 06/13/09
Thai food
toastworthy at 5:47PM on 06/13/09
Thai and sushi. I never get the nori and sticky rice right.
ky2here at 7:07PM on 06/13/09
While not the best fit for my diet, Hawaiian cuisine is awesome!
ajbetz at 7:13PM on 06/13/09
Thai food.
palimpsest36 at 7:55PM on 06/13/09
Love to cook 'real'; Mexican food. Not the kind served in the millions of taco stands and restaurants in SoCal, but the authentic kind made in their homes, which is far different then what you can buy in the restaurants.
mkboldin at 7:59PM on 06/13/09
Asian-Japanese and Vietnam in particular.
elliepayson at 8:08PM on 06/13/09
Indian.
tcjanes at 8:11PM on 06/13/09
I cook only basic foods so I would love to learn to cook Indian foods or other east asian cuisine!
Hurdler4eva at 8:26PM on 06/13/09
love to make indian
chromiumman at 8:49PM on 06/13/09
spicier the better scooter7018@aol.com
scooter7018 at 9:02PM on 06/13/09
I bet I'm the only one that will say this, but I would like to learn Polish food. My husband is from there and I'd like to give a taste of home. (Also REAL Mexican food)
chrissy75007 at 10:12PM on 06/13/09
I just found out that Gluten-free is my new life. I like vegetarian, also.
Thank you for asking.
TES283 at 11:12PM on 06/13/09
I would love to learn how to cook Persian food! Thanks for the great giveaway!
luckymegs1981 at 12:36AM on 06/14/09
I want to be able to make a Thai dish that will not frighten my family! I have a rather memorable "Thai noodle fiasco" that occurred several years ago which I am still trying to live down.
myfloatingworld at 1:27AM on 06/14/09
I'd like to learn how to make Ethiopian, Lebanese & Indian dishes!!
meredycat at 4:24AM on 06/14/09
I would love to learn both Thai and Indian cuisine. Thank you!
clc408 at 7:08AM on 06/14/09
I would love to learn how to make some of the foods I tried in Jamaica
austinacres at 7:16AM on 06/14/09
I would have to go with Thai also-and Greek, but only "homestyle" versions.
carolasar at 9:04AM on 06/14/09
I would like to learn how to cook traditional Island food.
wwe11 at 9:09AM on 06/14/09
Indian that actually tastes like indian rather than my spicy random concoctions
princexy at 10:25AM on 06/14/09
I would like to learn authentic Mexican.
sachidewey at 10:58AM on 06/14/09
Indian food is so flavorful!
dove1960 at 11:29AM on 06/14/09
I love Indian cuisine. I would like to learn to make butter chicken.
9string at 11:43AM on 06/14/09
Thai cuisine
madeas at 12:00PM on 06/14/09
I'd be interested in learning about cuisines that aren't already trendy. So, let's say Egypt and Nepal, just for starters.
dbcurrie at 1:16PM on 06/14/09
I love spice so I'd love to learn how to make traditional mexican food. Thanks for the chance.
ecfreitas579 at 1:36PM on 06/14/09
Anything and everything Asian. Heck, I'd be happy just being able to tell the difference between Chinese and Korean and Vietnamese and Thai, let alone cook it.
drekadair at 4:01PM on 06/14/09
Mexican.
rhuzzar at 4:47PM on 06/14/09
Thai!
susiewie at 5:19PM on 06/14/09
I'd like to make Thai food that tastes like it does in restaurants without buying a pre-made kit.
dusksunset at 7:28PM on 06/14/09
korean
arielgrace at 8:31PM on 06/14/09
I have always wanted to try Indian food, but we don't have any restaurants in my area. This would be great. Thanks.
harvester5905 at 8:34PM on 06/14/09
Actually, my New years resolution was to educate my self about indian food. Personally my unfamiliarity with the spices has been one thing holding me back a bit.
Colengal at 10:06PM on 06/14/09
Sichuan, for the complex spice and "ma la."
roraa at 10:13PM on 06/14/09
Defiantly Indian food --but specifically vegetarian Indian food--I'm trying to get my husband to eat less meat.
darcybel at 11:01PM on 06/14/09
Would love to learn how to cook Indian food, preferably Vegetarian and Vegan dishes, because I've learned to appreciate the cuisine through good friends and would love to recreate some of my favorite dishes, learn some new ones, and eventually get the point where I can improvise with spices and other ingredients to come up with entirely new dishes and combinations.
guettel78 at 11:49PM on 06/14/09
I'd like to learn how to cook authentic Mexican. Not tex-mex but real Mexican.
cyph0r at 11:50PM on 06/14/09
Persian, Indian, Japanese, Korean, French... I don't know how I can choose just one.
Messily at 11:56PM on 06/14/09
Regional Italian :)
gkran at 1:16AM on 06/15/09
Well, I'd like to be able to cook all types of cuisine at home, but if had to pick a favorite, it'd be Chinese food. That is mostly due to the fact that I havn't really been exposed to many "exotic" cuisines like Indian or thai.
elangomatt at 1:22AM on 06/15/09
I want to learn to cook portugese food!
Deadmonkeys90 at 1:30AM on 06/15/09
I'd love to learn how to make Turkish cuisine.
Sekhmet at 1:31AM on 06/15/09
Learning how to cook Indian cuisine -- both Southern (no meat) and Northern (with meat) -- like people in India do. Most Indian restaurants here just don't offer food that captures that same wonderful taste experience.
sdeas at 3:35AM on 06/15/09
I'd like to learn to cook vegetarian Thai food
dvice at 7:44AM on 06/15/09
My son and his family are living in Cambodia and I would like to learn how to cook their cuisine.
jacmontel at 8:07AM on 06/15/09
I would love to learn how to cook chinese food
lezanac at 9:20AM on 06/15/09
I would like to learn more about Vietnamese cooking.
hindyg at 9:32AM on 06/15/09
I'd love to learn to cook Indian food.
atreau at 9:46AM on 06/15/09
I would love to learn ..
1. Authentic Mexican Cuisine.
2. Authentic Chinese Cuisine
3. Authetic Louisiana Gumbo!
JazzlikeMraz at 10:28AM on 06/15/09
I would love to learn how to cook Japanese food at home.
lilyk at 10:32AM on 06/15/09
I'm hoping to learn to cook Turkish cuisine next - my son and daughter-in-law will be stationed there for the next two years so I'll have access to native ingredients.
AsTheNight at 10:58AM on 06/15/09
I live Thai food and would love to be able to make it myself.
arvard at 11:07AM on 06/15/09
I would love to learn how to make some really spicy Thai dishes.
nsord33 at 11:17AM on 06/15/09
i wish i knew how to make chinese..shrimp lo mein
kathypease at 11:24AM on 06/15/09
It's a tie: Thai or Japanese sushi. Both rate high around here!
cowleyh at 11:52AM on 06/15/09
I'd love to learn Indian cooking.
blueviolet at 11:58AM on 06/15/09
Thank you for participating, and congratulations to our winners:
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amylou61
mr guy
amaLosAngeles
nsord33
Winners have been notified by email and also appears on our Contest Winners page.
Caroline Russock at 12:03PM on 06/15/09