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…
Month: March 2020
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…
American Carrot Cake
The origins of carrot cake are disputed. Published in 1591, there is an English recipe for “pudding in a Carret root” that is essentially a stuffed carrot with meat, but it includes many elements common to the modern dessert. The settlers from America imported the first carrots into the United States, and in 1609 the…
Zuppa di Peperoni
Zuppa di Peperoni literally means ‘bell pepper soup’ and that is exactly what it is. Peperoni, the plural of peperone, the Italian word for bell pepper. I tried to find out where this dish comes from. I always try to find out such information from recipes, but it has proved difficult for me for this…
Chili Con Carne
Chili con carne (Spanish for chili with meat) is a stew composed of meat and chili pepper. The dish is originally from the border region between Mexico and the United States. As far as documented, the chili dish was first eaten by the United States military, sometime in the 19th century in Texas. The San…
Traditional Coq au vin
Various legends trace coq au vin to ancient Gaul and Julius Caesar, but the recipe was not documented until the early 20th century. It is generally accepted that it existed as a rustic dish long before that. Coq au vin is a French dish. It consists of a diced rooster with quartered small mushrooms, various…