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As is so often the case, I think the heavy irony went undetected...
More seriously though, there's a difference between saying you don't like something and making massive judgments about whole (food) cultures based on the fact you once (or twice) had a bad meal. And more generally, the thing is that taste is not entirely inbuilt, is it? It's as much about learning (and a willingness to learn) too.
(BTW, if you disagree, you don't need to frame your disagreement in a personal insult - you can make the same point, as Maz did, without being rude - especially if you've missed the - admittidly rather dry - humour in a post).
As i'm one of the few that made judgements about whole (food) cultures, i'll expand...
Not just one or two bad meals, rather three weeks worth of breakfast, lunch and evening meals, living and eating as they do, not as a holidaymaker.
I do wonder if salt doesnt get used in Uruguayan cooking, perhaps thats why it was all so bland.
I remember one day after days of uninspiring food, they asked 'would you like some fish and chips'?
Well i'm not expecting cod, but hey, sounds good.....how wrong could i be. River fish, bland...and chips that were just ok.
Certainly not averse to trying different 'cuisine', ive eaten genuine Egyptian, Cypriot, Spanish and Uruguayan meals..meals they eat day by day, everyday food.
Cypriot food, can't get enough of it, lovely food. Go to a proper taverna or stay with Cypriot friends or shop in villages miles away from the sea, where theyre eating whats been staple food for generations...i love it.
Egyptian ? two weeks of it, i'd never choose to do it again...a couple of everyday examples..
I never did find out what it was, couldnt even bring myself to try it, yet they relished it.
Below...stuffed pigeon....bloody awful, not just to look at but taste wise as well
Not one decent meal in two weeks, a broad range of what they eat, yet nothing to tickle my fancy, very underwhelming. Chips became a staple for me.
I suppose the point is, we eat english food, some of it 'just ok', some you really enjoy and it doesnt have to be expensive or special, you can really enjoy 'ordinary' meals....where i just didnt in Uruguay, Spain or Egypt.
It is subjective, it can never be anything else, but if i can't find something reasonable to eat in two weeks in a country, its a fair indicator IME.