Beer, but it’s a tough one. Just think it can be a lot more bluntly flavorful, though it really depends on what I’m eating.

Scotch or bourbon?

I'll go with scotch

Rare steak or a chicken drumstick?

Rare steak. Just has a lot more going for it.

Hyderabadi chicken biryani or Samarkand plov?

Hyderabadi chicken biryani:
(from Chote Miya’s menu)

Samarkand plov:
(from Tashkent Supermarket’s menu)

More details, courtesy of DeepSeek R1 in the style of Gordon Ramsay after 6 or so glasses of single malt:

*Slams table* LISTEN UP, YES? Both Hyderabadi biryani and Samarkand plov are LAYERED rice legends—like edible skyscrapers! Biryani’s got marinated chicken, insane spices, and fancy basmati, born from Mughal kings who loved showing off. Samarkand plov? Silk Road warrior food—layers of lamb, carrots, rice, cooked in a giant pot for hungry crowds. BOTH slap hard, but biryani’s like a spicy perfume explosion, while plov’s simpler, earthier, like your Uzbek grandma’s hug. *Points finger* And NO, they’re NOT the same—biryani’s got drama, plov’s got hustle. **BOOM.** Done.

Edited 3/9/2025 06:58:47