Any international food round-up that excludes sushi is incomplete.

Agreed

Yeah but isn't that just an offshoot of Japanese? I'm not listing specific foods.

Yea but why'd you neglect the Japanese?

Because, outside of sushi, I don't really understand the nuances/differences between it and Chinese.

Chinese food encompasses literally hundreds of different cuisines since they're basically their own continent. Cantonese and Sechuan cuisine are probably what Americans would identify with the most.

Japanese food is distinctive because of the ingredients mostly unique to Japan (seaweed, preponderance of seafood, etc.) and certain concepts like umami flavor over spicy, sweet, etc.

Japanese food sometimes has a reputation of being bland compared to other Asian cuisines, as the flavors are typically much more simple.

koreans use eel slime as egg white

Peruvian food is fucking incredible, particularly the Peruvian-Japanese fusion that resulted from Japanese immigration in the 19th century. Probably my #2 behind Lebanese.

My number 2 looks more like a number 3.

fried rice or lo mein?

The few Peruvian dishes I've had were pretty fucking delicious.

Magu and I went to an incredible Japanese restaurant this weekend

I know it's probably not, but that looks like a deviled egg situation you've got going on there. I'd be down for whatever it is.

Why is everyone always telling me they "killed" or "crushed" or "destroyed" their food?

For an ice cream man you are pretty damn vanilla.

Heh.

you haven't lived until you've had a fresh guinea pig roll.

Always wanted to try this.