tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59363874997103006292012-01-27T21:16:58.094-05:00food and travel from around the worldstevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092046261486683429noreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936387499710300629.post-66153913056237859832011-12-12T19:14:00.004-05:002011-12-15T11:36:42.857-05:00

 Risalamande is the dessert that is traditionally served with Christmas dinner in Denmark. Rice is cooked in milk and left to cool and set, then whipped cream, sugar vanilla and almonds are folded in and warm cherry sauce is poured on top. Everybody knows the game was fixed kid, so stop being so smug Portioned from a large bowl at the end of dinner, a whole almond is hidden somewhere in the mix

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On Sunday, Oct. 16th, more than 28,000 people and 100 of the best chefs in Canada gathered in Honeywood, Ont., to participate in Foodstock, a pay-what-you-can food festival meant to raise awareness about the impact the proposed quarry will have on local farmland. The event was organized by the Canadian Chef Congress and Stop The Mega Quarry. A large area of farmland north of Orangeville a

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I didn't know what to expect when I went to Bali. I had only met a few people who had been there, and they claimed it was only worth a pit stop on the way to more exotic Indonesian locations such as Sulawesi or East Java. So I was pleasantly surprised that when you got out of the backpacker ghettos of Kuta and the south beaches there was an incredibly interesting and in your face Balinese

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Gumbo has a rich and unique history based on the melting pot of cultures that came together in Louisiana in the the 18th century. French, Spanish, African, and Native American ingredients and techniques all influence the character of this famous dish. Gumbo is a truncation of the African Bantu word for okra ki ngombo, one of gumbo's defining elements. As with many traditional stews, what went

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When I first moved to Copenhagen I didn't know anything. I knew no one there, I didn't know the language, I didn't even know what a kroner was. After slugging it out with the tourists on the grill of the Hard Rock Cafe for a while, I landed my first job in a Danish restaurant called Nyhavn Færgekro in the old harbour district. Nyhavn Færgekro serves traditional smørrebrød (open faced sandwiches)

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Shairez has been teaching me a lot about Indian food lately, and one of the dishes he talks about is bheja fry, a popular dish in Mumbai using goats brain. I'm always interested in trying new things, so we got some goat brains from IQBAL Halal Foods, a huge South Asian supermarket in Thorncliffe Park, and tried making bheja fry. Raw Goat Brains Preparing brains is much like preparing

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Sakura Hanami is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of cherry blossoms as they bloom in the late spring. These blossoms only last a week or so and large crowds can be found eating and drinking under the trees both day and night. Traditional Japanese foods such as dango and fried chicken are eaten, along with sake and beer and tea. The hanami tradition has been celebrated

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On April 20th 2011 the Canadian Cheese Grand Prix Gala of Champions was hosted by the Palais Royale in Toronto. Awards were given in 17 categories as well as a Grand Champion. Seven courses of cheese were served with approximately 5 cheeses featured in each course, accompanied by various nuts, fruits, vegetables and preserves. The Grand Champion was Louis D'or from Fromagerie du Presbytère in

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vodka and beet stained gravad laks on potato latke with sour cream I did a party for Ramyi the Minx at the Wrongbar on Queen Street in Toronto a while back. It was a good opportunity to try out some new hors d'oeurve. It was a fun laid back evening and everyone seemed to have a good time, including me and Adrian. Raymi and friends We did around 10 different hors including:- vodka and beet

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Here's a simple dish you can make for "pancake day" or Shrove Tuesday. A tiramisu using pancakes instead of savoiardi biscuits and maple syrup flavoured marscarpone cheese with ground espresso beans and chocolate dusting. I cut the pancake out with a ring mould for a nicer presentation.  one of Jim's Pancakes  To see some really creative pancake ideas check out the pancakes Jim makes for

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Smörgåstårta is a party dish from Sweden. Layers of sandwich fillings and white bread are stacked, frosted and garnished to resemble an elaborate and gaudy celebration cake. Served at birthday parties and anniversaries this retro 70's sandwich cake is an entrenched part of Swedish culture and  has experienced a revival amongst young Swedes lately. Policemen in Sweden have even been known to ask

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Ragù Guardaporta is a traditional dish from Napoli. Guardaporta means "doorman" in Italian and the dish was originally a stew that was slowly braised in a pot by hotel doormen and other staff in their living quarters while on duty. Ragù Guardaporta was a stew that could cook on it's own with little or no attention. Any cheap cut of beef, pork, veal, lamb, or even horse meat was stewed in a "

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Hagelslag is a type of manufactured chocolate nonpareil from The Netherlands. Known as jimmies or chocolate sprinkles in English, these Dutch treats are usually used as a topping on buttered bread for breakfast. The Dutch company Gerard de Vries for Venz  invented hagelslag in 1936, and they soon became popular in Holland, Belgium and France. In The Netherlands only hagelslag with a cacao

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One of my favourite dishes in Thailand is 'khai luuk kheuy' or "son in law eggs". You can find them at bus stations and other street kitchens around the country. Deep fried eggs are topped with a simple sweet tamarind sauce and crispy shallots. The story behind the name of the dish is as follows: “A mother-in-law will cook these for her son-in-law if she thinks he is being unkind to her daughter

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 We got a special gift at work recently from Vietnam. A pound of "weasel coffee" or cà phê Chồn. Known as  Kopi Luwak in Indonesia, it is considered the most expensive coffee in the world. from funnypictures.net.au Basically Asian Palm Civets (pictured above) eat the whole coffee berries. During the digestive process enzymes get into the beans and change their characteristics. The beans

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I noticed it was National Spaghetti Day in the U.S., so I decided to make my favourite spaghetti dish. Cacio e pepe is a traditional Roman dish that I used to serve at Giovanna Trattoria. It is very simple so the key to great taste comes from using quality ingredients. Pecorino Romano is the most important ingredient, a hard sheep's milk cheese that has a strong and salty flavour. Buy it in a

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Poached pears are a classic dish that usually uses red or white wine. I decided to do something a bit different and try Weihenstephaner Hefe, a wheat beer from the The World's oldest continuously operating brewery from a Bavarian monastery in Germany. I think using a weissbier gives a bright and refreshing taste to the pears, that go well with honey and cardamon. The recipe is quite simple and

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Tebirkes were my favorite Danish pastry when I lived in Copenhagen. One of the many types of wienerbrød this one is flaky and not too sweet. They go great with a cup of tea anytime. When my pastry chef gave me a super easy recipe for a puffpastry-like dough, I decided it was time to make my own. Birkes is Danish for poppy seeds and tebirkes are basically a butter dough folded over a marzipan

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Many people think of a "danish" as a type of iced donut with jelly in the middle, but in Denmark it is known as wienerbrød and they will have many varieties at the local konditori. In 1850 Danish bakers went on strike, so the bakery owners hired foreign workers from Austria to replace them. The Austrians brought their own recipes, which became very popular, and when the strike ended the

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I love knishes. I used to get them at Charlie C's in Bayview Village when I was a kid. When Meyers Deli was still on King St. my father and I would meet after work for a knish and a beer. There are no delis in Denmark and the chef students had no idea what a knish was, so I made knishes for staff meal. The knishes I make are baseball size rounds of crispy mashed potato with a pastrami filling

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TV2 sport held a contest for their NFL fans in November. The prize was an authentic American style thanksgiving dinner cooked in their home by me! It was broadcast live during the breaks and half time of the football games on November 27th. Signe and I went out to Køge near København and set everything up. It was a lot of fun and the Danes enjoyed tasting authentic American cuisine. Here's

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Read about my korvkiosk adventure here: street cuisine: Hotdog Post #1: The Swedish korvkioskHotdog Photos By Mia Hargreave

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grafitti in Palermo restaurant I found this post at verygoodtaste.co.uk it's a list of a hundred foods to try in your life. I was surprised to find i had tried 85 of them! How many have you tried? The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred: Things I have tried highlighted in yellow 1. Venison 2. Nettle tea3. Huevos rancheros 4. Steak tartare 5. Crocodile6. Black pudding 7. Cheese fondue 8. Carp 9. Borscht

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see more palermo market scenes at AdventureFood Photo Blog

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to street cuisine blog

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Recently I came across 2 fish and chip placesFirst to Reykjavik, Iceland, Icelandic Fish & Chips I ate lunch at this place on a lay-over from Copenhagen. It's located down by the harbour and offers an interesting selection of fresh fish battered in a spelt and barley mixture. I ordered the monkfish cheeks, but it was unavailable, so i had blue lang instead. The fish was very fresh and the

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My favorite breakfast spot in Bangkok is Roti-Mataba in the Banglampu area. It's a small store selling Muslim dishes such as stuffed rotis called mataba Matabas can be filled with egg, banana, fish, beef, or chicken and are served with a sweet chili vinegar dip and cucumber salad. I always have lemon tea and 2 matabas filled with massaman curried chicken, and sit and watch the owners make

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Use this list to decipher tapas menus and explore! A Aceite: oil Aceituna: olive Acelgas: swiss chard Adobo: marinated Afoga el pitu: a type of cheese Agua: water Aguacate: avocado Aguardiente: distilled liquor Ahumado: smoked Ajo: garlic Albóndiga: meatball Almejas: clams Almendra: almond Anchoa: anchovy Anguila: eel Ancas de rana: frog's legs Arroz: rice Asado: roast Atún: tuna BBanderilla: an

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A getaway weekend to me isn´t about museums and churches. It’s about exploring the flavour of the place. A taste of what life is like for the locals. Exploring Seville is flavour and taste, and it starts with a tapeando and ends with “la marcha". After checking into a hostal or pension, get a map and find your bearings. Maybe have a coffee and pastry at one of the bars in “Plaza Alfalfa”or the

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Try this with crusty bread and Manzanilla or dry white wine. 500gr cleaned mussels 100ml olive oil 1 green pepper diced small 1 onion diced small 2 tomatos diced small 2 cloves chopped garlic 200ml white wine 1ooml sherry vinagar 1 tsp tomato paste salt and pepper to taste saute peppers, onion, tomatos, garlic add mussels and saute add wine, vinagar and tomato paste steam until all mussels are

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