Archive for the 'National and Ethnic Cuisines' Category

Fantasy and Mythical cuisines

Friday, July 8th, 2005

Many people like to have themed parties, both for kids birthdays, conventions, or just for fun. A themed dinner and party is greatly enhanced with proper foods, not just costume and decoration. I will be placing various ideas below for fantasy and mythological cooking in the days and weeks to come.
For those who are eager […]

Cuisine of Tibet

Friday, July 8th, 2005

The basic Tibetan meal is tsampa, a kind of dough made with roasted barley flour and yak butter with water, teror beer.
Tibetans live on beef,mutton and milk products.As everybody knows,beef and mutton contain high heat energy,which is helpful for people living in the area of high attitude to withstand coldness.
Yak Butter,refined from the milk of […]

Cuisine of Nepal

Friday, July 8th, 2005

in nepal, rice pancakes are served with lamb gravy. the batter has onions and fenuguk and cocunut mixed into it.

Cuisine of India

Friday, July 8th, 2005

Indian cuisine is the general term for the wide variety of cooking styles from India. In reality, India hosts an even greater number of distinct regional cuisines than the European continent. In general Indian food is prepared with delicate mixtures of many different fresh and dried spices, and the exact recipes often vary greatly from […]

Empanada : Cuisine of Chile

Friday, July 8th, 2005

Empanadas appear to be South American wontons or egg rolls. They might be more like pocket pies though. This recipe could really do with a picture.
The filling usually consists primarily of beef. It may also contain cheese, ham and cheese, humita (corn with béchamel sauce) or spinach. Fruit is used to create a dessert empanada. […]

Cuisine of Colombia

Friday, July 8th, 2005

Cuisine of Colombia
Sancocho
Ajiaco
Empanadas Colombiana
Pan de Yuca

Tangerine Jelly : Cuisine of Brazil

Friday, July 8th, 2005

Ingredients
One dozen big tangerines
2 kilos of sugar
2 liters of water
6 limes
Preparation
Cut very well the tangerines with the peel, taking care when you take out the seeds. Add water and keep until the next day. Then boil until very soft. Add sugar an leave baking until firm.

Moqueca de Peixe : Cuisine of Brazil

Friday, July 8th, 2005

This is a recipe for the original Bahian Moqueca de Peixe. To prepare moqueca for 5 people, you will need:
Ingredients
1 kg of fresh (white) fish (just try coal fish in the beginning), cut into two-finger wide stripes/slices
the juice of one lemon
2 mid-sized onions, cut into circular slices
2 bell peppers (one red, one green), cut into […]

Bobó de Camarao : Cuisine of Brazil

Friday, July 8th, 2005

Ingredients
3 lbs medium size shrimp
3 lb yuca or manioc (wikipedia entry) root
2 cups onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
½ cup olive oil
6 medium tomatoes, peeled and seeded (or a large can of whole tomatoes)
¼ cup cilantro, chopped
2 cups coconut milk
¼ cup dendê
1 green bell peppers, chopped
add salt and pepper to taste
some palm oil
Preparation
Peel and cut the […]

Brigadeiro : Cuisine of Brazil

Friday, July 8th, 2005

Brigadeiro is a simple Brazillian chocolate fudge candy created in the 1920s. It is named after Brazilian airman Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes.
For further information see Wikipedia’s entry on Brigadeiro.
Ingredients
1 can of condensed milk (395g)
3 tablespoons of cocoa powder
1 tablespoon of butter
1 package of chocolate sprinkles
Procedure
In a heavy saucepan, mix the milk, cocoa and butter. Stir to […]