Category Archives: National Dishes

I find it interesting that neighboring countries can share the same national dish. Researching this further however, it is not that shocking considering Argentina and Chile were both colonized by Spain where Empanada’s originated from. I looked and looked and could not find a substantial difference in how these countries prepare the dish.  I was hoping…

While working on the new map page(The Dishes So Far) I noticed a distinct lack of Asian national dishes. This is bizarre as some of my favorite foods are Asian/Asian inspired. South Korea was a no-brainer as there is a great Korean grocery store nearby so getting authentic ingredients was easy. While researching Bibimbap and…

There are so many wonderful countries that I know almost nothing about, Denmark included. Before cooking this national dish the only thing I knew of Denmark was that they were responsible for Lego’s(I loved Lego’s as a kid). Now I know these facts courtesy of their Wikipedia page. The population in Denmark is an estimated 5,707,251…

A national dish that you can eat for breakfast is always fun for me. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, and I find that during the week I cannot really enjoy it to the fullest. However on the weekend I always look forward to making a nice breakfast and because of this, I…

When I think of Swedish Meatballs, I think of Ikea. Does anybody else ever question however, why does Ikea have a cafeteria? Lets find out! IKEA’s frugal founder, Ingvar Kamprad, was worried that too many shoppers were browsing the company’s shelves on empty stomachs. IKEAs are huge, and visitors can get fatigued after walking the…

I remember when I first had Ceviche, we were in the Dominican Republic to celebrate my Grandparents 50th Wedding Anniversary at an all inclusive resort. As typical of these resorts, they had your standard buffet and the nicer restaurant option, which is were I first tried Ceviche. Everybody that had it was blown away and…

I was overdue for a disaster. With making so many wonderful national dishes, they all have gone smoothly and ended up tasty. When preparing Wiener Schnitzel, I hit my first bump in the road but was able to recover, more on that later. Wiener Schnitzel was one of those dishes I have had my eye on but…

I realized one day that after making so many national dishes already, I have not made any from the Middle East. Knowing that this was long overdue, I scoured the Wikipedia page that I gather my inspiration from and once I saw Kibbeh, I knew that I wanted to make this. Not wanting to serve my guests…

To celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, I knew I had to cook up an Irish feast. When Americans think of Saint Patrick’s day, we typically tend to think of Corned beef and Cabbage as being the meal to eat.  However the people of Ireland do not eat  Corned beef and Cabbage. A quote from the article…

Back in 2012 I was lucky enough to have the experience of doing a study abroad semester at the University of Technology in Sydney Australia(UTS). I loved my time there and really gained a deep appreciation for the people and culture of Australia. They are such a fun loving unpretentious group that I personally admire.…