Time goes fast, and now there has been three weeks with three new countries. We went to Australia, Ghana and Israel which is a spread of the world. The first week we went to Australia. There are many dishes Australian claim to be there own, when the origin is actually from Asia, Europe or America. However, they do have original twists to these meals. Most people know the hamburger as a classic American characteristic, but the Australians have something they call 'Burger with the Lot'.
On an Aussie webpage we got a tip to add a little Worcestershire sauce that really brings out a great flavor in the burger. In addition to the regular condiments they stack on beets, a fried egg, a pineapple ring, bacon, and often they fry their onions.With a small mouth this was a hard burger to take a bite off, but ohh.. I have to say it was delicious. Good job Aussies. I liked the variety from the regular burger.
Next country was GHANA with FUFU and Nkrakra soup. I found this one extremely fun to explore because since I was a child I always wanted to travel to Africa and learn their culture and the name is fun as well. This soup is supposed to simmer to flavor for several hours, but don't forget to stir like we did. Yeah, the thick burned layer on the bottom of the casserole took we several hours to scrape away and I ended up with soars on my fingers. Luckily I have an amazing husband that saved the soup from the burned flavor by transferring it to a different casserole and adding some more ingredients. The Fufu itself, if you have a fufu flour pack, only took a couple of minutes to prepare. We tried to eat this with our hands like it is supposed to, it was fun, but messy. Notice we did have a bowl with clean water to wash our hands with though.
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In the Middle East they eat a lot of the same foods in the different countries. We had a course set up with falafel, shakshuka, hummus, Israeli salad, pita bread and mint limeade. It was quite a feast. Hummus and falafel is claimed to be from Egypt, but the answer to the question of their origin is controversial. Knowing that all the inclusions to our dinner are regulars in Israel, we claim Israel this week.
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| Shakshuka and Mint Limeade |
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| Falafel, Pita, Hummus and Israeli Salad |
Making hummus from scratch is great. However, we bought a big glass of Tahin and I don't know what to use the rest for before it goes bad. Tip when you cut the vegetables in the salad real small the flavors blend together a lot better. This was probably not the normal mix of food but we enjoyed it a lot.
I definitely recommend everyone to try this experiment, it is so much fun to think of a new country every week and you learn so much.
On an Aussie webpage we got a tip to add a little Worcestershire sauce that really brings out a great flavor in the burger. In addition to the regular condiments they stack on beets, a fried egg, a pineapple ring, bacon, and often they fry their onions.With a small mouth this was a hard burger to take a bite off, but ohh.. I have to say it was delicious. Good job Aussies. I liked the variety from the regular burger.
Mmmm... I love falafel and Aussie burgers. That's the benefit of having one sister that went to Israel on a study abroad and one that went to New Zealand. :)
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