Tag Archive for: World Cuisine

Taiwan(China) – Xiao Long Bao

Xiao Long Bao means small bread buckets of juicy dumplings filled with chicken, shrimps, beef, or pork seasoned with ginger sauce. It has a thick ginger taste in every bite, so fresh and delicious.

Tunisian, Algerian, Israel – Brik / Bourek

Brik is an Tunisian pastry dish which is filled with tuna, vegetables and spices and then it is finally deep fried to give it an incredible crispy look. The main version of this dish which defines its true history is the one with tune and an egg yolk. This dish is said to be over 500 years old and many say that it was the Tunisian region which truly came up with this dish.

Cameroon – Fried Follon With Fried Fish

Follon is a traditional meal made up of vegetables and a full fried fish. This food is often eaten during special occasions like festivals and joyfull occasions. Follon is mostly found in Western and North West parts of Cameroon.

United States of America – Creamy Egg Salad Sandwiches

The special snack “Egg Salad Sandwich” is made with the help of boiled eggs, in which there is a layer of “Egg Salad” between the Slices of bread to make a delightful and tasty “Sandwich”. The United States of America is the main place of origin of this cuisine. Now, this recipe is also used for fast food like some restaurants mainly used potato fries and other sauces with Egg Salad Sandwich.

Mozambique – Rissóis de Camarão

Portuguese cuisine has become entrenched in Mozambican culture, simply because of the colonial effect in the country. Either ways that doesn’t deny it’s best styles of food preparations as well as it’s cuisines.

Senegal – Rice Pilaf

Rice is like a necessity to a home. Many homes have rice as their main cuisines. Rice Pilaf originated from Europe, but accepted and widely prepared In Senegal. However, it could be considered as a Senegalese cuisine as well.

Filipino – Arroz Caldo

Arroz caldo is an Filipino rice porridge style dish. It is referred to as a comfort food which can be eaten at any point of day and it is very easy to make at home. Arroz Caldo is derived from two words and these words are from the Spanish heritage. There are many variations of this dish in different regions of Philippines.

Spain – Paela De Marisco

Paela means Frying Pan and De Marisco means Seafood. In the 10th Century the production of rice in Spain was starting to increase more and more and people in that times usually add fish in the rice to make a dish. A Spanish food historian said about this dish that this dish ” symbolizes the union and heritage of two important cultures, the first one Romans which gave us the utensil and the second Arabs which brought the basic food of humanity to all parts of the world. It is considered to be the national dish of Spain.

Filipino – SInigang Na Baka

SInigang Na Baka is a classic Philippines stew/ soup dish and, is considered to be the national dish of Philippines. There are many stalls in the street of Philippines which sell this soup. SInigang is made in many different cities in Philippines but it is said it is a cultural phenomena of the Tagalog people. SInigang if translated into English means “stew” which is exactly what the dish itself is.

Tanzania – Cassava Kebab (Mbute)

Kebab (Kababu) is normally made with a mixture of meat, but in Tanzania Cassava makes kebab as well.