Pierogi is the name of a dough dish, which is mainly eaten in Poland. The Pierogi Festival is held annually in Krakow. Pierogi were initially eaten with festive meals, but nowadays also as a starter, as a main course, but also as a dessert. Pierogi are ‘bags’ of unproofed dough with different filling. They are…
Traditional Paella
Paella is an originally Valencian and nowadays typical Spanish dish. The dish paella gets its name from the pan in which it is prepared. The word paella originates from the Latin name for pan, namely patella. Paella can be prepared in many different ways. A popular method of preparation is often with peas and peppers,…
French Pear Pie
Pear pie based on a simple dough and pears. The Greeks were the first to appoint the pear in their writings. Still, the pear’s origin is in Tiensjan, Central Asia. From Tiensjan, the pear spread to the Balkans. It then took a long time before the pear became known in Europe. Pears were not grown…
Enchiladas
An enchilada is a traditional Mexican dough dish, consisting of corn tortilla covered with a tomato and red pepper sauce. An enchilada is usually filled with a combination of meat, cheese, beans, potatoes, and vegetables, and is traditionally served with guacamole or salsa sauce. The word enchilada comes from the past participle of the Spanish…
Traditional Melanzane Parmigiana
Melanzane parmigiana probably originated as a variant of Greek moussaka. The dish almost certainly comes from Sicily that was once part of the Magna Graecia. However, quite some contradictory information has been written about Melanzane parmigiana. Sometimes you read that it is a typical Northern Italian recipe, while other sources mention that it is made…
Zoervleis (Sour meat)
Sour meat is a Limburg regional (Netherlands) dish that resembles stew. It is prepared with meat marinated in vinegar; hence the name, but the taste is sweet, the acidity of the vinegar is more than offset by the addition of gingerbread and syrup. Sour meat is eaten in both Dutch and Belgian Limburg and in…
American Coleslaw
This American coleslaw is perfect for your homemade burger. In the United States, coleslaw often contains buttermilk, mayonnaise, and carrot, although many regional variations exist, and recipes incorporating prepared mustard or vinegar without the dairy and mayonnaise are also common. The term “coleslaw” arose in the 18th century as an anglicisation of the Dutch term…
Flammkuchen / Tarte Flambée
This dish origins from the Alsace, the Palatinate and Baden. The tarte flambée has a base of thin bread dough topped with crème fraîche, onions and strips of bacon. Depending on the area, the name of this dish is flammekueche (Alsatian), Flammkuchen (German) or tarte flambée (French). There are many variations of the original recipe,…
French Ratatouille
This is a French dish of stewed vegetables, which is mainly prepared in Provence. Different variations of the dish are eaten in other countries around the Mediterranean. Marimar Torres, author of a book on Catalan cuisine, claims that the dish is descended from the Catalan dish samfaina. In France, the dish is also known simply…
Spanish Canelones
A typical dish of the Catalan cuisine. The canelones are mainly eaten with the family on weekends and during certain holidays. For example with Sant Esteve. (Boxing Day in Catalonia) Catalan cuisine is the cuisine from Catalonia. It may also refer to the shared cuisine of Roussillon and Andorra, the second of which has a…