Name some unique cultural food that you enjoy!?

Question

I'm looking forward to this.

Very nice recipes/foods! By the way, Baklava is Turkish :)
(Filo dough was invented in the Ottoman Empire)

Answer 1

Love the post... *drool* lol

Ok well First of All I love something called Chicken Biryani (Pakistani/Indian) dish. Its rice with chicken and a blend of spices... Oh, the chicken can be replaced by potatoes or any vegie.. here's a great recipe:

Ingredients:
1lb chicken parts,
cut in small pieces
2tbsp garlic paste
2" piece chopped ginger
32 oz. basmati rice
16oz water
2tsp red chili powder
1 tsp tumeric
1.5 tsp zeera
2 large chopped onions
5 each cloves
small grn illaichi
1/2 cinnamon stick
1 20 oz. can chopped tomatoes

Preparation:
Put chicken pressure cooker with 2 cups water and pressure cook for 10 minutes.
In a fry pan, add onions and oil to coat and all spices and fry till very aromatic and until the oil separates.
Add tomatoes and cook until oil separates again.
When chicken is done, remove and save the broth.
Fry the chicken in the tomatoe mixture for 5 minutes until it is very dry.
Meanwhile, rinse rice and grease a crock pot with butter.
Add the drained rice to the crock pot and put the chicken mixture on top of the rice.
Measure the broth and add enough water to egual 28 oz of fluid. add to rice and cook on low for 68 hours.
If you do not have a crock pot, par boil the rice for 5 minutes, drain.
Grease with butter a casserole dish and layer the rice and chicken mixture and end with the chicken mixture on top.
Add 4oz water and cover and bake for 40 minutes. You will know when it's ready.

For something sweet ( and I have the biggest sweet tooth in the world it should be on display )
EVERYONES FAVORITE: Baklawa!

INGREDIENTS:
2 1/2 cups walnuts or pistachio nuts
4 cups sugar plus 1/2 cup
1 lb butter, butter
1 package, or 16 oz. frozen filo dough, thawed according to package directions
2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons rosewater
cinnamon if using walnuts
PREPARATION:
Prepare Syrup First

Combine 4 cups sugar, lemon juice, water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, and allow to boil for 10 minutes. Add rosewater and bring to a boil. Remove from heat immediately.

Drink to wash down all this Yumminess with : Iced Xpresso: ( not ethnic but so good )
Ingredients:
3 cups chilled milk
4 ice cubes
4 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons instant coffee powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
4 scoops of vanilla or chocolate ice-cream

Preparation:
Blend everything together in the blender for 5 mins until it gets frothy.then serve chill

Tip:U can skip the icecreme it will taste good without it too

I <3 Food ... And I went to an all girls Muslim high school with girls from everywhere and I must say we had a blast when it came time for Ramadanand all the sisters brought food for the Iftaar. I wish they had Islamic colleges in NY as well but, I still love the one I go to now.

Enjoy your food! Asalmu-Alaikum

Answer 2

I love Moussaka & Baklava (I make great versions of each -family recipe ;) ) but they are already answers....so I will say Moroccan Bistilla (aka Pastilla).....it is SOOOOOOO good and SO unique....Okay, it takes a while to type out and I can not find a good recipe of it online (no authentic recipes found during my quick search).

Let me suggest the book Couscous and other good food from Morocco by Paula Wolfert -- It is extremely thorough and has never been out of print since it was written years ago....it is the 'bible' of Moroccan cooking! :D yum yum

EDIT: BAKLAVA is GREEK--all the major chefs in the Ottoman empire (for the rules etc) were Greek.

Answer 3

Oh I just moved to Japan and I've always liked Indian curry but it has NOTHING on Japanese curry. If you ever get to try it do it! Oh and there's these other things here I love but I don't know what they're called yet. It's some kind of dough made from rice flour that is formed into little balls so they almost look like marshmallows and they're roasted over a small pit of coals. When you order you get three on a wooden skewer and pick a sauce to top it off... SOOO yummy! I stop whenever I see a stand.

Answer 4

Biryani
Haleem
Tandoori Chicken
Afghani Pulao
Kabob
Gola Kabob
Bihari kabob
Kheer
Nihari
Gulab Jamun

Answer 5

A middle easter dish called Kibi. It is ground beef with salt and pepper in it, make into a hamburger shape and put raisons in the middle cover with meat so the raisons are in teh middle of the hamburger. Dip in egg and into breadcrumbs an fry in some oil.

Answer 6

Chinese Hot Pot

Chinese Steamed Buns (Shui Jen-Bao and Bao-Ze)

Dou-Jiang (warm, homemade soymilk)

Sweet Red Bean Soup

Answer 7

swedish meatballs-im swedish....what can i say! served with potatoes and lingonberry jam
kunafa-middle eastern pastry,looks like its "hairy"

palak paneer-indian curry with spinach and a cheese that reminds abit o halloumi
moroccan couscous-made in a couscousier with lamb and lovely veggies
moroccan tagine-with tender lamb,plums and roasted almonds
gulasch-hungarian beef stew,i found this great place in vienna where they make the juciest beef gulasch ever

kaab ghzal- moroccan almond cookies shaped like the horn of a gazelle
reeses peanutbutter cups-really,whenever im in the states i cant resist.
a real homemade italian lasagna......mmmmmmmmm great post! stars are coming up..........

Answer 8

Ghormeh Sabzi (vegie stew with chunks of lamb)...
Its Persian... and we eat it with white basmati rice...

Here is a recipe...
http://persia.org/Recipes/ghormeh.html

EDIT:
OOOH... I loooove baklava too... but not the one with filo... the Persian kind :D

Answer 9

I like Real Mexican Gordita's.

A pancake like patty of Masa (Corn Tortilla) Cut in half. One side has homemade re-fried beans, the other have has Chicharrones (pork rinds) cooked until soft in Chile (salsa) put it together and yummy!

Answer 10

I love Kimchee, it's a Korean cabbage dish that's extremely spicy and is usually served over rice. Yummmmmmmm!