Almost every Austrian family has its own Christmas tradition. Christmas Eve differs from family to family; however, many cannot imagine Christmas without the delicious aroma of a succulent roast duck floating in the air. In general, Austrians are always really…
Ingredients 2 cloves garlic 2 scallions, sliced, plus more for garnish ¼ cup roughly-chopped parsley ½ tsp dried thyme 1 medium shallot, sliced 1 scotch bonnet chile, stemmed and seeded Juice of 1 lime, plus wedges for serving Salt, to…
Sarmale is a small handful of ground up meat (usually pork) mixed with rice and rolled up in pickled cabbage leaves or grape leaves and then boiled. The meat is seasoned to taste of course, including garlic, salt, pepper, etc.…
Pot-au-feu is a typical and rustic French dish made of low-cost beef pieces and vegetables. There are many variants in France and other countries. Ingredients Vegetables 2 ea. (~380 g) onions 4 ea. (~500 g) carrots 2 ea. (~600 g)…
Montreal Russian borscht was a prize winner in Montreal, Canada’s Russian community Ingredients 7 litres water 1 can stewed tomatoes, or an equivalent amount of fresh tomatoes 1 small can tomato paste Sugar to taste Salt, to taste 1 large…
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,…
Mafe is a spicy and delicious African peanut stew. It is eaten throughout Africa, especially by the people of Ivory Coast. Ingredients 4 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 onions, neatly minced 3 garlic cloves, neatly minced 1½ teaspoons grated ginger 2…
Ingredients 4 tablespoons mayonnaise or 2 dL olive oil ¼–½ cup (about 50–100ml) cider vinegar (optional) 1 head white cabbage 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced Procedure If adding cider vinegar, add it to the mayonnaise and mix together well.…
This simple cabbage salad goes wonderfully with pizza. Ingredients ½ head (500 grams) white cabbage 100 ml rapeseed oil 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1 pinch of salt 1 pinch of coarsely-ground pepper Procedure Slice the cabbage finely (about 1–2 mm…
Ingredients 1 head of green cabbage, sliced and/or diced Bacon, chopped Butter Parsley 1 egg Grated cheese Cayenne pepper ½ onion, roughly chopped Salt Procedure Boil the cabbage until tender. Drain. Fry the chopped bacon in butter. Combine the cooked…