as a matter of interest, what do u foreign mums cook for your family every day?

Question

I have children and would be very interested to know what its like at your house, wherever youre from xxx

Answer 1

Hi, I'm Welsh but live in Tunisia with a Filipino housekeeper. We have pancakes, fruit salad or porridge for breakfast. Salad with fish or meat for lunch and something with rice and salad for dinner.
Before we had the housekeeper we would eat fresh bread and croissants for breakfast. Soup or sandwiches for lunch and cous-cous or pasta for dinner.
Needless to say we are healthier on the Filipino diet and have lost a lot of weight!! XX

Answer 2

Foreign to whom? For all I know, your would be a foreign mum to me.

And whether you see it that way or not, whatever you generally cook for your family is "ethnic food" to most of the world.

If you're truly interested in what other mothers cook for their families every day, then ask that question, and drop the ethnocentric act. It's an ugly concept.

Answer 3

im a chinese live in indonesia.
my family mostly cook indonesian or chinese food.

sometimes we have one dish menu, like:

soto ( local one dish meal soup consist of broth, shredded chicken,rice noodle, boiled veggies, chopped coriander, fried onion)

porridge ( with shredder chicken, fried soy bean, fried spanish onion, etc)

ok so indonesian food are all about texture thts why they have lots of little thing around to add to the dish, like chopped coriander, fried spanish onion, boiled veggies, crackers, etc so everyone can add anything they want in any amount to suit their own taste.

aside from the one dish meal ( not really one dish but relly have to work with those lots of side condiment)
our family cook some normal dishes like protein, carbohydrate etc.

we always have: rice

and side dishes: sauteed veggies or soup

with vegetable or/and animal protein: fried tempeh/beancurd, stewed/fried/ steamed chicken /pork/fish ( dont really eat much beef)

other family would also cook sauteed some veggies/protein mixed with rice noodle, sauteed potato as side dishes to eat with rice.

but we rarely eat meat now except fish.
my family is crazy about fried tempeh, id ont really eat meat so when everything doesnt suit me i'll have rice and friedtempeh only. very tasty:D

by the way only best tempeh quality will give u the best taste becoz fried tempeh has very little spice so the tempeh quality itslef will decide the overall taste.

oh yum!

Answer 4

From Ireland
Wife would cook-typical 1 week dinner (evening meal) menu
Sunday-Roast beef,Yorkshire pudding,roast potatoes,one green vegetable,one root vegetable,gravy
Monday- Fresh tuna fillet or salmon with green vegetables
Tuesday-Pasta either with sauce or with mushrooms or smoked salmon
Wednesday-Prawn risotto or maybe chicken fillets
Thursday -Lasagna -salad
Friday-Peppered sirloin steak-chips-vegetable
Saturday-Monkfish in red pepper sauce,saute potatoes and salad

Nothing processed.No T.V.dinners.All home cooked from fresh and herbs used at every opportunity
That's why I'm still with her after 20 years

Answer 5

here in southern italy we eat our main meal always 3 courses, pasta, meat or frittata or just salad then fruit at lunch time... but working hours are different..
i have 2 hours for lunch from 1 til 3
and my wife has 3 1/2 hours from 1 til 4.30

but we eat light in the evening only a salad and fruit as we don't eat til 9 or 9.30....

all our fruit and veg and wine is all home grown delicious

Answer 6

Some foreign fathers cook for their families too

Answer 7

From Ireland..
My parents are big into Chinese and Indian cuisine so usually its a rice or noodle dish of some sort, of course we also eat potatoes, beef and veggies and all that jazz!

Answer 8

Asia: Morning, noon and night: rice is the staple.

For breakfast: an egg or oatmeal and fresh fruits and almonds.

Lunch: clear broth with chicken and vegetables, fresh fruits for dessert.

Supper: steamed fish, vegetables and soup with fresh fruits.

It could be cultural, but with the busy lifestyle nowadays, it may not always be so.

Answer 9

We live in Spain our fav meal is home made chicken curry made with fresh ginger and loads of garlic,served with rice and garlic bread very tasty

Answer 10

Foreign to where?


We are having Mushroom, sweetcorn pasta and chicken we are from Britain