I'm American with a heavy Irish background. Pretty much anything involving potatoes is awesome by me. Sure, that sounds stereotypical, but it's true. Mashed potatoes...French fries...potatoes au gratin - I really don't care what ethnicity the food happens to be as long as there's a potato involved

If I had to pick just one type, though, I would probably go with Italian. Pizza and spaghetti are two of my favorite foods. I will, however, go to great lengths to find a big, juicy cheeseburger (Sonic drive-in does a good one).

I visited Manilla and Bagio City in the Phillippines, and loved the hospitality and emphasis on home-cooked meals. I'm a veg-head, but much of the Filipino dishes contained meat. But my hosts were oh too happy to prepare my food to order, without any dead critters floating around. And they were just as courteous in the resturants. There was one dish I especially loved, but I can't remember the name. Brocoli, tofu and other delacacies were among the ingredients, but what made it so delicious was the inclusion of vinegar and soy sauce. It's an awesome combination I use in my cooking even now. I've found it goes really well with broiled potatoes....yummmm. Oh, and the vegetarian lumpia dipped in a soy sauce/ tobasco/ calamansi juice mixture is to die for! Pansit is so good it makes a meal in itself.

If you enjoy traveling to distant lands and savoring different food, I can highly recommend a visit to the Phillippines. I've done a bit of traveling, and although parts of this country are in almost third world straits, the food is always prepared in clean and sanitary conditions. I never once got sick from the usual food born illnesses associated with travel in poorer nations. But the best part about this food is that it's prepared with love. Bon appetit!