Most favorite ethnic cuisines?

[Bullet Sniper]

I like tex mex, americanized chinese, and italian food. And I think some russian or indian food is occasionally interesting. What are yours?

And how and why is italian, mexican, and chinese food considered the most universally popular ethnic cuisines in the United States.?

[The Velour Fog]

i'll go with italian too, and sushi if that counts

[Professor Moriarty]

Italian & Asian.

[Kieran_Frost]

Seasame seed chicken and crab rangoons. Yum yum yum (though it's totally bastardised and doesn't really count)

[Stony]

I wonder if Hangi's are considered ethnic food?

[GreenLanternRanger]

I like Tex-Mex, Italian and Chinese.

[erbine99]

I love Indian, Chinese, Japanese, and Thai.

[Rob Allen]

Add Vietnamese to those already mentioned.

[MRP]

Greek and Mediterranean fare (gyros, kabobs, hummus, baklava, etc.), Mexican, German & Eastern European (schnitzels, sausages, authentic German beers, krauts, pierogi, etc.), and Italian. I am not sure Americanized Chinese food is really all that ethnic at this point, but I like it too, but I am not sure I would like truly authentic Chinese fare.

-M

[BaneBreaker]

I'm a big fan of Indian and Thai

[dzub]

Japanese, Italian and Mexican

[Cross]

mexican (could eat that as my sole cuisine), italian, and vietnamese egg rolls and empanadas

[CaptCleghorn]

Polish food. Cabbage, pierogis, kielbasa. Mmmmm, awesome for the mouth and belly.

[C_Miller]

Creole. Not especially ethnic, but it's native to a region that's not my own. I also love Mediterranean and Middle Eastern, they're not exactly the same, but they are very similar. Hummus and falafel are two of my favorite foods.

[ultimate jezebel]

Indian...but will NEVER try to nibble on a scorpion pepper again...