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…
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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…
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…
Peposo del Valdarno
This dish comes from the Tuscan Impruneta, the cradle of terracotta pottery. The workers in the quarries and in the stone and potteries got meat from home, often not too fresh and therefore prepared with wine and a good dose of pepper. That was put in the baking ovens for hours during work. Today, good…
Boeuf Bourguignon
Boeuf bourguignon is a well-known French recipe. The name probably refers to the use of wine, and it is likely not a regional recipe from Burgundy. The dish is considered traditional and, though is in fact first documented in the 19th century, the Boeuf bourguignon is probably very ancient. It only began to be considered…
Bean Stew with Chorizo
Chorizo is a famous type of sausage in Spain, you can get it everywhere and the sausage is characterized by its spicy taste. This nutritious stew has a delicious slightly spicy Spanish flavor thanks to the chorizo and combines perfectly with the white beans and kidney beans. This dish is delicious with some rice, mashed…