We asked Allrecipes users about their favorite international cuisine and over 8,600 visitors responded! Here are the illuminating results:
1. What is your favorite ethnic/international cuisine?
a. Italian 18%
b. Indian or South Asian 9%
c. Mexican and Latin American 18%
d. Chinese 11%
e. Japanese 17%
f. Thai 10%
g. French 1%
h. Spanish or Portuguese 1%
i. Greek 4%
j. Central or Eastern European 1%
k. Mediterranean or North African 3%
l. Other (such as Vietnamese, Jamaican, Korean, Ethiopian) 7%
2. Do you prefer to cook ethnic/international food at home, or go out to restaurants?
a. cook at home from scratch 33%
b. cook at home using convenience products (i.e. jarred/canned sauces) 12%
c. eat out 48%
d. buy take-out food to eat at home 7%
3. Which of the follow ethnic/international spices or ingredients do you cook with most often?
a. curry spices/pastes/powders 18%
b. lemon grass 1%
c. chipotle peppers or other dried chilies 5%
d. green chilies 6%
e. fish sauce 2%
f. soy sauce 26%
g. fresh herbs 25%
h. salsa 12%
i. other 5%
4. How often do you cook ethnic/international recipes?
a. daily 3%
b. several times a week 27%
c. once a week 33%
d. once a month 14%
e. occasionally 21%
f. never 2%
5. What prevents you from trying other types of cuisines more often?
a. my family won't eat it 16%
b. I can't find the ingredients 25%
c. the cooking methods are too challenging 7%
d. it seems too time-consuming to prepare 30%
e. it intimidates me 9%
f. other (such as lack of time, too expensive, etc) 13%
6. Which describes you best?
a. I love to try different flavors from around the world 70%
b. I cook the foods I grew up with 7%
c. I love eating other cuisines when I eat out, but I don't like cooking them at home 16%
d. I cook foods from my ethnic group/country most often 5%
e. I don't try other cuisines because I don't like spicy foods 1%
f. I don't try other cuisines because of dietary restrictions 1%
7. What types of ethnic/international recipes would you like to see more of on Allrecipes.com?
a. Regional recipes in current categories (such as Tuscan and Sicilian in Italian recipes, Sichuan and Hunan in Chinese recipes) 33%
b. Southeast Asian (Vietnamese, Thai) 22%
c. East Asian (Korean, Japanese) 15%
d. Jewish Recipes 4%
e. American regional recipes 13%
f. Other (such as Indian, Greek, Puerto Rican, African) 13%
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