Bacchus - I've never heard Suzanne talk down to anyone.
Traveling to another country, true, is a way to learn native food culture and CUISINE. But, if you travel within the US, in the pockets of different cultures we have here, and get invited to eat in people's homes, I think you'd find more 'authentic' food being prepared there.
My martial arts instructor, a Japanese/Hawaiian, owned a Japanese restaurant/sushi bar, with all the typical teriyaki/shabu-shabu/tempura dishes we're all used to. But go to his home to eat, and we would learn what Japanese and Hawaiian food was really all about; all the family dishes that would never make it to a restaurant.
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