The Welcoming Table
Branching Out With Olives
The Olive is an ancient fruit worthy of respect and acclaim, and it comes to us via Iran and Palestine through the Mediterranean basin. It is one of the oldest cultivated trees still in existence. Not only is it one of the most flavorful fruits, it is also one of the most versatile.
Not only a popular ingredient for salads and entrees; olives also make a great choice for a low-calorie snack. They add taste and variety with only seven calories per extra large olive. Although they do contain fat, you’ll be glad to know it’s the healthy, monounsaturated kind.
The Unique Flare Of Tibetan Food
With travelers visiting the Himalayas and Nepal often these days many are interested in Tibetan cuisine, which has its own particular flare, but has also been influenced by its neighbor India. Using many indigenous ingredients in the winter, beef and mutton are popular on the table. The meat is cut into long strips and has normally been air-dried in ground caves for longer preservation. The dried meat is then eaten raw or barbequed.
Holiday Food At Home And In Italy
You can bet it’s the holiday season when you sit down to a meal particularly around Christmastime and find turkey, dressing, cranberry, and pumpkin pie. This tradition comes primarily from customs adopted from the United Kingdom and brought over to the United States when America was first born.
However, across the world there are many holiday food traditions that, these days, other cultures brought over from “the old country” to be celebrated alongside the traditional foods we serve in America on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Vietnamese Dim Sum: A Classic Experience For Everyone In The Family
While dim sum is found all over Asia, including Vietnam, the word, and the tradition originally began as a type of Cantonese cuisine; a number of small dishes served with Chinese tea. Meaning, “To touch your heart” the closest comparison in the west to dim sum is hot and cold hors d'oeuvres.
The Surprisingly European Cuisine Of Venezuela
The cuisine of Venezuela could be called a lesson in migration and conquest. The country’s culinary influences include Europe, Africa, and the native Indian population, such as Pasticho, the Venezuelan form of Lasagna.
American Food: A Melting Pot Of Cultures
Many of the foods we love and think of as “American” really have origins in a number of other countries. Never has the melting pot of America been more evident than in the food we eat, and some of their origins just may surprise you.
Coffee
How many of us could make it through the day without our morning cup of joe? Well turns out that coffee can’t grow in the United States. Coffee is only cultivated in climates close to the equator with Brazil being the leading coffee producer in the world.
History Of Cuban Food American Style
Cuba is the first and last Spanish colony in the Caribbean so it makes sense that Cuban food would certainly have a strong Spanish influence. In fact, many of the Cuban dishes we eat today have roots in the Spanish region of Andalucia.
A Meal Set For A Community: Bringing Neighborhoods Together
The waft of a barbecue’s finest — burgers, brats, hot dogs, skewers, steaks, ears of corn, and any other favorite that fits on the grill — is a wonderful sign that the long winter is ending, and the warmer months have arrived. The wind gently calls the family from the deep recesses of the home, outside, to celebrate the reemergence of life.
Goulash: The National Food Of Hungary
In order to really understand and experience a country you must first take a bite of its food. Indeed, learning more about the culture with every bite. Such is the case in Hungary where the national food is goulash.
The name goulash actually originates from the Hungarian word gulyás and simply means a cattle stockman or herdsman. A traditional Hungarian food dating back 300 years to when poor shepherds and herdsmen cooked their food or goulash, in cast-iron kettles over an open fire in the fields.
A Scottish Breakfast Kicks The Day Off Right
There is something wonderfully nostalgic about breakfast. The simple pleasures of waking up to
the smell of freshly brewed coffee, or sitting down to a giant stack of pancakes are some of the things we overlook. In a bustling society where so many of us rarely take the time to sit down and unwind, breakfast begins to sound like a much-needed tradition.
