Tag Archive for: World Cuisine

Cameroon – Grilled Fish and Parte

Cameroon has a very large body of water, around Limbe we have the sea that goes into the ocean. But fish is mostly harvested from the ocean by huge companies like Congelcam. Most people in my country will rather choose fish over meat because it is cheap and more available and it is also very nutritional. I like grill fish and I hope you do too.

Japan – Okowa (Japanese Sticky Rice)

This is Japanese-style steamed sticky rice. This special rice is cooked with vegetables and meat if you like to add on. The word OKOWA came from the Japanese word, KOWAMESHI, which means ”Hard rice”. OKOWA means in this dish like we sometimes used different varieties of rice in making this dish. However, in this dish they are not hard rice, they are cooked sticky rice

Pakistan – Chicken Bar B Q Platter

This dish is actually a plate of full meal. It included the special types of Kababs made up of chicken, either mutton or beef. This meal has small tikka pieces, a chicken roasted thigh with amazing sauces and salad. This platter is served in many restaurants in Pakistan.

Pakistan – Traditional Bihari Kebab with Rogni Naan and Dahi Ka Raita

Kebab is made from small chunks of meat thread on the skewers and grill over charcoal. The flavor and texture of it is very appetizing. Kebab dishes are very aromatic.

Cameroon – How to Cook Turning Plantains With Goat Meat Pepper Soup

Turning plantains and pepper soup is mush appreciate by cameroonians. Many cameroonians love eating turning plantains and pepper soup after their morning sport or evening sports especially on Sundays.

Japan – Kabocha and Ayu Tempura With Tentsuyu Sauce

Tempura is a fried dish in which any seafood and vegetables are dipped into the batter of eggs and flour to deep fry it. This dish has many roots from the world while having the name, origin, and cooking techniques. In 1671, the cookbook called “料理献立抄” was written and it has the recipe still used in making the tempura. Tokyo bay was made a great change in Japanese cuisine and still we have the dishes of “Tokyo style (Edo style)”. There are many variations of the dish outside Japan.

Cameroon – Irish Potatoes Hot Pot

Irish potatoes hot pot is a delicious hot dish as the name says. Here in Cameroon, irish potatoes is common in the north west region that is from Banso , Santa, Ndop etc. The dish can be seen on tables in big occasions like wedding ceremony, baptism, to name a few.

Hong Kong (China) – Snake Soup

Snake soup is one of the healthiest food and soup in CHINA ( HONG KONG ). However, you should cook a snake without a head because it is poisonous. Snake soup was popular in China when the KING DYNASTY ends. It is popular because people think that it is the symbol of RESPECT, WEALTH, AND BRAVERY. The first store that sells snake soup is ” SNAKE KING LAM ” which is located in HONG KONG.

Pakistan – Afghani Plao

Plao is a dish which is famous in all over Pakistan. This dish is made up of rice and chicken.

The Maldives – Traditional Long Eats

Long eats is not basically a dish but a combination of different dishes. So this includes many dishes and that is why it is called Long eats. The important part of the dish is it always includes fish dish. In the ancient times of the Maldives, long eats were not discovered so people call it big breakfast. Now, these big breakfasts are called long eats.