Recipes from your culture

MAC_mallory

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feijoada? my grandma makes that for my dad sometimes.. he was born in Brazil, and he likes it... I don't though.
 

MisaMayah

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Thank you thebreat!!! aaah I love Japanese food it's tastes so good and never gives you that bloated sick feeling after,lol. I have bought all the ingredients for the sushi. I will be patient and make sure I perfect it,lol =)

I think the Edamame beans are becoming popular now because I think they say it's a superfood or maybe helps for weight loss,something like that.

My Cousin's husband is a chef at Benihana but he doesn't want to tell me his secrets!lol. I love Teriaki Salmon & Tempura mmmmmmmm,haha.

Thank you purrykitty =) Sounds yum.

Does anyone have a good recipe for cornbread?? We dont have that here.
 

Girl about town

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Originally Posted by fashionette
Ok, I'm a tad lazy so I'll just post some names of dishes you have to try:

- Swedish pancakes. So yummy, thin and heavenly. Eat it with berry jam and whipped cream.
- Swedish meatballs (I'm a vegetarian so I make this out of vegetarian ground "meat"). Serve with gravy and potatoes.

I'll drop by this thread later to post some recipes and other stuff.
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yummy i went to ikea the other day and bought a big bag of swedish meatballs with the gravy and lingonberry sauce so gorgeous xxx
 

AmberLilith

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Loving this thread!!
Before I read it, I was thinking 'what do i have to offer to this thread?' and all I could think of from 'my own culture' was Yorkshire Puddings (my family are all from South Yorkshire, UK) then I read the thread and realised that the OP is also in England!
Personally, I don't cook a lot of 'English' food -I love Italian, Mexican, Thai, Chinese and Indian. I got brought up on a wide variety.. I've never actually made real-from-scratch Yorkshire puds!
But it's basically a batter similar to a pancake mix that you have to pour in a certain way so it rises in the right shape...
 

talste

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Arrgg all my recipes folders are currently sitting in a storage container while I'm in between properties so I was kinda ignoring this thread as the no cooking thing was making me depressed lol

so this is from memory,

Murgh Makani aka Butter Chicken

Yields: 8

Marinade
Chicken Fillets x 6
2 Tbs of each: Kashmiri chili powder, turmeric, garam masala, coriander powder & kasoori methi*
Natural yoghurt: 250 mls (Not the vanilla flavoured stuff,must use plain)
1 Tsp each: salt & sugar

Method: Cut chicken in to bite size pieces, mix all other ingredients together. Coat chicken well with the marinade, refrigerate over night.

Sauce
3 Indian Bay leaves
2 x 1" cinnamon sticks
100 grams Butter
5" piece of minced ginger
1 onion minced
1 onion chopped
1 can Tomatoes (pureed)
2 x Fresh tomatoes (pureed)
100 grams cashews

Method:
Puree Tomatoes set aside
Puree cashews (add a little oil to make paste if they are to dry)
heat a pan to "hot", then reduce flame to medium. Add butter, spices, ginger, onions, tomatoes & cashews. stir well, heat until sauce is bubbling at the sides.
Add chicken marinade, cook until the chicken is ready.

Enjoy
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* Kasoori Methi (dried fenugreek leaves) is what gives the butter chicken that restaurant quality finishing touch, The flavour is distinctly different from Fenugreek seeds/powder so don't use those as a sub
 
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Originally Posted by Dreamergirl3
Obrigada! One of my closest friends was from Rio and whenever I would sleep over she would make this for me. She's back home now and I miss both her and this dish very much, so thank u for sharing!!! I will definitely be using it very very often
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youre welcome...tell me when you do it!
 

MisaMayah

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Ay ay ay ladies im so glad I did this thread =)

Me too I just went to Ikea on Saturday..the best thing about it?? Having lunch there,lol - meatballs every time!! I was addicted to them at one point and my Mum had to buy me a bag from the Ikea food store,lol.
Im happy I can now try to make them myself.... THANK YOU FROCHER!!

Butter chicken YUM thanks for the recipe =)

And Peruvian food..i've never had before, cant wait to try it

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 

Lizzie

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Originally Posted by xoleaxo
i'm filipino & we have spectacular food
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this dish called Turon is really easy & yummy.

ingredients:
--ripe bananas (split lengthwise)
--sugar (optional)
--lumpia wrappers
**these are like egg roll wrappers. you can find them frozen in the asian foods section.
--vegetable oil

all you do is wrap one half of a banana in the lumpia wrapper. i put the wrapper in front of me in a diamond shape and put the banana horizontally at the bottom of the diamond. you can sprinkle with sugar if your bananas arent sweet enough. then roll it up once, fold both sides in, and roll the rest. from here you can freeze them and keep them until you wanna cook them, or fry them in vegetable oil.

there's also a meat version called Lumpia. same method, just use sauteed seasoned ground beef or pork, cabbage, carrots, and celery (or whatever julienned vegetables you prefer) instead of bananas.


Turon is soooo good! But when I make it, I fry it in unsalted butter.
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(and I don't use regular bananas...)
 

Lizzie

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I'm wondering what recipe I should post...it all really depends on how open you are
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I guess I'll post my kaldereta recipe (it's a stew type deal-io that you serve over steamed rice)...

Ingredients--

  • 1- 1 1/2 kilo beef
  • 1 pack tomato sauce
  • 6 pieces of olives and/or pickles
  • 1 can liver spread (it gives a good texture and flavor)
  • 1 whole red pepper, sliced juliened
  • 4 big pieces of tomatoes, halved (or can tomato)
  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • 7 big cloves of garlic
  • 3 pieces chorizo bilbao or just any pork (optional)
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 cup of vinegar
  • 1 cup of grated cheese (Again, more for texture)
Procedure--

  1. Put beef in a pressure cooker, add water and salt and cook until tender. Set aside beef broth for later use. (Or you can cook it in a pot, but it takes longer. My mom says that if you put a fork in the pot it will make the meat tender faster, but ummm I don't know why. lol)
  2. In a pot, sautee garlic, chopped onions, bell peppers.
  3. Add in chorizo (or other pork), tomatoes and liver spread.
  4. Cook for about 5 minutes.
  5. Add in beef.
  6. Cook until the sauteed mixture mixes with the beef and the beef is browned a little.
  7. Add in olives and/or pickles, vinegar then tomato sauce.
  8. Add in a cup or two of beef stock.
  9. Bring to a simmer.
  10. Add in cheese and mix until sauce thickens
  11. Simmer for around 15 to 20 minutes.
  12. Serve with steamed rice.
Hope that helps! yum yum!
 

breechan

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MisaMayah and whomever else is interested in Japanese recipes, please let me know what you're interested in and ill post a recipe for you.
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Living in the countryside of Japan, I cannot get a lot of foreign ingredients to make foreign foods, so I've learned lots of Japanese foods!

My bf just bought me a new Nintendo DS game that has thousands of recipe's and gives you step by step instructions both verbally and with pictures to make the recipes. There's so many recipe's to try and they're all Japanese style recipes of course.
 

MisaMayah

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Originally Posted by breechan
My bf just bought me a new Nintendo DS game that has thousands of recipe's and gives you step by step instructions both verbally and with pictures to make the recipes. There's so many recipe's to try and they're all Japanese style recipes of course.

Really omg what is the game called? i'll have to get my boyf to get it! sounds fun.

I'd really like a noodle recipe - the ones you get in a huge bowl and it's soupy,lol. Sorry I don't know what they're called but im sure you know what im talking about =) Nothing too chili!
Thank you huni
 

breechan

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Originally Posted by MisaMayah
Really omg what is the game called? i'll have to get my boyf to get it! sounds fun.

I'd really like a noodle recipe - the ones you get in a huge bowl and it's soupy,lol. Sorry I don't know what they're called but im sure you know what im talking about =) Nothing too chili!
Thank you huni


It's called: DSお料理ナビ (if your computer cannot see the text its "DS oryouri nabi") It can be translated into English as "DS Food Navigation". I don't think there's an English version of the game unfortunately. But there might be English cooking games for DS available where you live.
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About the noodle soup: Are you talking about ramen noodle soup? The noodles are kinky and thin. Or do you mean udon noodles where the noodles are fat and white?
 
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