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Zupa Ogórkowa (Polish Cucumber Soup)

Zupa Ogórkowa (Polish Cucumber Soup)

Zupa ogórkowa is a traditional Polish soup made out of sour, salted cucumbers. Ingredients 4 chicken wings 1 small leek (or 1 small onion) 2 carrots ½ celery root (optional) 1 parsnip root 3 medium potatoes 3 big sour-salted (pickled)…

Summer Rolls

Summer Rolls

Summer Rolls, or gỏi cuốn in Vietnamese, are wraps of various ingredients in rice wafers, and are often confused with nem or spring rolls (which, in turn, are often confused with egg rolls). Ingredients 4 rice wafers (rice paper, tapioca…

Mixed Pickled Vegetables (Acar Campur)

Mixed Pickled Vegetables (Acar Campur)

Acar campur is a very simple Indonesian pickle salad. Here is one example, of which there are many variations, some of which depend on what items are in season. Ingredients 1 fresh red pepper, seeded and sliced 1 medium onions,…

Käsekrainer (Austrian Sausage with Accompaniments)

Käsekrainer (Austrian Sausage with Accompaniments)

The käsekrainer is an Austrian variation of the kranjska klobasa, which is a Slovenian national dish. Once tried, you will for sure fall in love with this fabulous sausage combination of meat and cheese; and you may start to call…

Parson’s Sauce (Hartshorne)

Parson's Sauce (Hartshorne)

Parson’s sauce is a light sauce that can be used for a number of chicken and vegetable dishes. This recipe is an interpreted method from the original recipe in Henry Hartshorne’s the Household Cyclopedia. Ingredients 1 lemon, zest removed 2–3…

Nonpareil Sauce (Hartshorne)

Nonpareil Sauce (Hartshorne)

Nonpareil sauce is a tangy sauce that can be used for a number of meat and fish dishes. This recipe is an interpreted method from the original recipe in Henry Hartshorne’s the Household Cyclopedia. Ingredients 1 slice of ham, chopped…

Boiled Cucumber and Grated Coconut (Pachadi)

Boiled Cucumber and Grated Coconut (Pachadi)

Pachadi is a very popular dish from the Kerala region of India. It’s quick to prepare and a very tasty accompaniment to a main course of rice or roti. Ingredients 1 cucumber (large variety, with dark green and yellow skin)…

Raita

Raita

Raita is an Indian garnish often served with spiced dishes. It acts as a cooling flavour as the fat in the yogurt dissolves and mollifies chili in the curry, while the taste of cucumber and fresh mint or other herbs…

Firire (Senegalese Fried Fish with Sauce)

Firire (Senegalese Fried Fish with Sauce)

Firire is a dish loved by most Senegalese people. It is usually eaten as dinner and can be served with bread or fresh green salad. Ingredients Whole fish, cleaned 2 cloves of garlic, minced 1 tablespoon mustard 1 tablespoon vinegar…

Wow-Wow Sauce

Wow-Wow Sauce

Wow-Wow Sauce is a sauce, apparently created by Dr. William Kitchiner in the early 19th century. It contains port, wine vinegar, pickled cucumbers or Pickled Walnuts, English mustard and mushroom ketchup in a base of beef stock, flour and butter.…

Vegetable Salad

Vegetable Salad

Ingredients Salad 300 g bean sprouts, washed in hot water 6 sheets lettuce, washed and cut into 6 pieces 1 big onion, cut into rings 3 tomato, diced into 1 cm pieces 250 g cabbage, diced 6 cucumber, peeled and…

Yogurt Dip

Yogurt Dip

Ingredients 2 cups (480 ml) plain yogurt ½ cucumber, seeded and chopped very fine ¼ tsp dried mint, crumbled, or 1 tsp fresh, chopped Procedure Mix all the ingredients, and chill thoroughly to let the flavors develop.