[seeker33]

Do you like trying exotic recipes or ingredients? I mostly prefer traditional cuisine, which in my culture means pork, chicken, potatoes, cabbage,pasta, cheese and paprika.
I tried to be cool and modern so I tried sweet potatoes and I must say it was disgusting :-)))) I can only imagine them used in a cake or other sweet dishes,but not as a side to meat as a part of lunch.
I tried cooking with various herbs and spices, because in theory I want to try new things and I like learning about different cultures. So I really wanted those exotic meals to work, but they didn't.
I just don't like having x herbs and spices in a meal.
What about you? Do you like experimenting or do you keep it safe with your tested and tried recipes?

I love to experiment. I particularly enjoy Indian food, especially curry. So good. Hubby wants me to try making Chinese food as well. It's a little daunting, but I bet I can pull it off. Oh and the food in Mexico was divine. I came back inspired and learned to make my own tortillas and create a more authentic fajita than what we get here. Yah I will pretty much try anything from any culture if it looks tasty. :-)

I cook recipes from all over the world. I love all the exotic flavours and spices. I am fortunate to have acquaintances from all over the world (via a previous job) and insisted they each teach me a meal. Consequently I have a great deal of recipes up my sleeves. I actually don't cook much local/'normal' food anymore which I find quite bland. You can only eat meat and potatoes so often, haha.

[divine1966]

I am a boring cook. I don’t experiment. But I enjoy all kind of foods: not cooked by me.

[Row Jimmy]

A good culture to research is Oriental cooking. They use lots of fresh vegetables and most recipes have a meat or fish component. Plus the dishes often contain lively spices like ginger or different citrus components. And, as an added bonus, most are easy and fun to cook.

[emgreen]

Perhaps not especially new, or exotic, but easy to make. Boil a box of macaroni & cheese, add an undrained can of Rotel diced tomatos & the cheese mix (no milk) along with a can of tuna. Stir until hot. Becasue of the way the color of the diced tomatoes stands out in the mac & cheese, I call it "Blood Clot Casserole." That's quick & easy eating...if you can forget the name of the dish.

[healingme4me]

I don't mind giving new recipes a try. Lo Mein isn't too difficult of a dish, since you've mentioned Asian. The local grocery store sells fresh noodles, add soy or ginger and whatever the meat-I go for shrimp. Some veggies, scallions of course..
I'm not sure what is considered exotic for a dish to answer the question.
My last favorite dish involved my crock pot and tortellini sausage and fresh spinach.