I will die on the hill of defending Scandinavian cuisine. If you don’t like good bread, seafood, hearty soups, foresty herbs and mushrooms and a shitload of root vegetables, then you’re no friend of mine.

No shortage of all that shit in Asian cuisine. This fight is dumb because all these different food cultures are just regional variations on a broad flavor theme.

Americans just cling to the idea that Chinese Food is PF Chiangs, Scandinavian food is Pickled Shark, and the best thing to eat in the world is pulverized, grilled, and deep fried midwestern livestock.