theme of the week 44:traditional food [Archive]

Douma

10-26-2005, 08:39 PM

Food was the theme of the week 18,but it would be nice for the next theme a tranditional food.What do you think?i have just to order a suvlaki LOL

Courtney

10-26-2005, 08:42 PM

Yes, that's a great idea. Food that is traditional or typical to your region?

Olly

10-26-2005, 08:47 PM

It's ok but I am not going to order fish and chips LOL

Douma

10-26-2005, 08:50 PM

It's ok but I am not going to order fish and chips LOL
You have very delicious brawnies there :D

Courtney

10-26-2005, 08:50 PM

Bummer. Some sort of boiled meat in strawberry sauce and mint will do, then :D

Olly

10-26-2005, 08:53 PM

I will take a photo of an authentic kebab :D

Colleen

10-26-2005, 08:56 PM

Sounds great!

Olly

10-26-2005, 08:59 PM

OK, let's do that for next week. Bon appétit :D

Yes, that's a great idea. Food that is traditional or typical to your region?
No McDonalds please ;)

Douma

10-26-2005, 09:00 PM

Bummer. Some sort of boiled meat in strawberry sauce and mint will do, then :D

When we had gone in London my husband order a steak and they brought a steak with something like marmalade beside .... during the next ten days in London he was eating only pizza LOL

Olly

10-26-2005, 09:09 PM

Are you planning to visit London again?

Douma

10-26-2005, 09:35 PM

Are you planning to visit London again?
I don't think :( from the first day that i took Avra i have never left her alone,i don't trust everyone to keep her and i'm sure if i have to do that i would be very anxious,i know it isn't normal but i can't help myself :o

Checkers

10-26-2005, 11:05 PM

Oh dear what am I gonna do. I have forbiddon anyone in this house to make sausages and mashed potato lol :D I HATE sausages!

Fish and chips was my second guess :rolleyes:

We dont really have traditional food.

Courtney

10-26-2005, 11:11 PM

When we had gone in London my husband order a steak and they brought a steak with something like marmalade beside .... during the next ten days in London he was eating only pizza LOL

That's funny Sophia! Mine would probably do the same thing :)

No McDonalds please

LOL, no McDonalds or Hooters, I promise

Checkers

10-29-2005, 09:38 PM

Ok pavlova is something we eat a lot over here :D

http://www.megapixelworld.com/photography/showphoto.php?photo=1641&cat=515

Douma

10-30-2005, 02:40 PM

Laura,it looks very delicious!What exactly is Pavlova,something cold like ice cream ?

Colleen

10-30-2005, 03:43 PM

Laura thats a great shot. Is pavlova something like meringue, I thought Pavlova was an Australian dessert.

Checkers

10-30-2005, 08:42 PM

OMG you guys have never had pavlova? :eek:

Colleen I think Australian and NZ 'traditional' food is basicly the same, I cant think of many differences. It does come from aussie, but we both like to claim each others stuff as our own lol :D

Pavlova is like a meringue type dessert that is covered in cream and strawberries and kiwifruit :D It is not like icecream. Its SO good!

http://www.rainforestwebs.com/recipes/pavlova.html

Ooh and heres a pic of one.
http://www.foodireland.com/recipes/Dessert/pavlova.gif

Keep in mind that thats a nice looking one, ours usually end up like this lol:
http://sylvestre.ledru.info/blog/media/5/pavlova.jpg

Colleen

10-30-2005, 11:08 PM

Laura, its looks so good and I haven't had supper yet :) I did erase the Australian thing when I realized that you were in New Zealand but I guess I forgot to is resave.

Checkers

10-30-2005, 11:30 PM

Maybe you should whip one up :D Its kinda crunchy on the outside, and light and fluffy on the inside. They are quite hard to make though. The last three my sister has made all ended up 1inch think blobs looking/tasting more like marshmallow than pavlova :eek:

Lol needless to say we buy ours pre made most of the time now :D

Douma

10-31-2005, 05:33 AM

With the same recipe we make little piecies with the spoon on wax paper,then bake,let them dry and then we piece them together with the chocolate cream between.Here they named Mpezedes :)

Checkers

10-31-2005, 09:03 AM

Sophia we call those meringues :D

Is anyone else getting hungry or is it just me :rolleyes:

Douma

10-31-2005, 10:10 AM

Is anyone else getting hungry or is it just me :rolleyes:
I,m getting hungry and yesterday i decided that from today i will be on a diet :rolleyes:

Sophia we call those meringues

We call meringues just the white and the whole dessert called Mpezedes :)

Checkers

10-31-2005, 07:52 PM

I,m getting hungry and yesterday i decided that from today i will be on a diet :rolleyes:

LOL arent we all? I just had a chocolate biscuit for breakfast so I guess my diet isnt going so well :eek:

Colleen

11-01-2005, 01:20 PM

I'm dieting too so no more food themes :)

Douma

11-01-2005, 02:54 PM

Here is my photo,this food named Dolmadakia http://www.megapixelworld.com/photography/showphoto.php?photo=1654&limit=recent

It's delicious and without olive oil is very good for a diet too :)

I'm dieting too so no more food themes :)

Checkers

11-01-2005, 09:25 PM

Great picture Sophia :D

Are they leaves as the wrapping? Do you also eat those? Whats on the inside?

Douma

11-01-2005, 09:48 PM

Great picture Sophia :D
Thank you :)

Are they leaves as the wrapping? Do you also eat those? Whats on the inside?
Yes they are grape leaves as wrapping and we eat those,but we use the tender fresh leaves that grow in the summer months.Inside there are rice,onion,olive oil,fresh dill and also there is the same recipe adding minced meat :)

Colleen

11-01-2005, 11:38 PM

Sophia, its something like we have called cabbage rolls, we use cabbage leaves and on the inside, rice, ground beef, tomato etc

Douma

11-02-2005, 05:14 AM

Sophia, its something like we have called cabbage rolls, we use cabbage leaves and on the inside, rice, ground beef, tomato etc

We have the same food and called Lahanodolmades
http://www.greek-recipe.com/static/content/Stuffed_cabbage_leaves_with_rice_and_meat.html
(the translation of the cabbge rolls) but the difference is that instead of tomato we garnish them with egglemon sause :)

Colleen

11-02-2005, 11:47 AM

That would really be different with lemon sauce.

Douma

11-02-2005, 01:26 PM

That would really be different with lemon sauce.

Yes,different,but are really good!I think with the egglemon they are more juicy :)

Olly

11-05-2005, 09:43 PM

I am going out to get a kebab... I am not in the mood of a fish and chips...
Will upload photo soon :)

Checkers

11-05-2005, 09:56 PM

Wow Olly you have a late dinner!

Are you getting the kebab on a stick or in a wrap? Mmmm kebabs :D

Olly

11-06-2005, 12:14 AM

They are doing it in a different way here with a pitta bread :)
http://www.megapixelworld.com/photography/showphoto.php?photo=1664
Now resting, feeling too full....

Checkers

11-06-2005, 12:27 AM

Ooh that does look good. Are those chillis? :eek:

I just made another pavlova so ill have to take a picture of the finished product soon :D

Checkers

11-06-2005, 05:35 AM

Ooh ok I took some pics of the finished pav :D It was SO good!

http://www.megapixelworld.com/photography/showphoto.php?photo=1666&cat=515

http://www.megapixelworld.com/photography/showphoto.php?photo=1665&cat=515

I feel sick now :(

Douma

11-06-2005, 12:12 PM

I am going out to get a kebab...
Looks delicious!! :) Yesterday we went camping and we eat kebab(souvlaki)....i was drinking water all night long :rolleyes:

Ooh ok I took some pics of the finished pav It was SO good! I wish i had a piece :D

Courtney

11-06-2005, 03:24 PM

Olly - that food looks really good! Was it spicy?

Sorry, I've been too sick to take my food photo :(

Olly

11-07-2005, 09:30 PM

Courtney

11-07-2005, 09:44 PM

The kebab was not that great. The pitta bread could be better... And yes, it was chili sauce on it and reasonably spicy (you have no idea how spicy is my home made bottle of olive oil! LOL).
The pavlova looks good. It has been a long time I haven't eaten a cake...

Olly

That sounds great. You have no idea how much I love spicy food. :D

When you come to visit, I'll take you to a place in town with spicy chicken wings and sandwiches. They have about 10 different degrees of spicy. I like #9 or #10 (if I can do it). 10 being the spiciest ever :eek:

Olly

11-07-2005, 09:47 PM

I will take a photo of my dedicated spicy oil. A drop of it can make a hole in the table. LOL

Courtney

11-07-2005, 09:48 PM

I will take a photo of my dedicated spicy oil. A drop of it can make a hole in the table. LOL

LOL! That's too funny :D

Checkers

11-07-2005, 10:09 PM

I will take a photo of my dedicated spicy oil. A drop of it can make a hole in the table. LOL

LOL!

Im not a big fan of spicy foods. How do you guys know what the food you are actually eating tastes like if your mouth is on fire? :eek:

Olly

11-07-2005, 10:49 PM

But that's the problem: if it is not spicy, it is bland!

Colleen

11-07-2005, 11:30 PM

I like spicy but not HOT My friend sprinkles chili pepper on his pizza, :eek: I was in a Mexican restaurant once and I don't remember what I was tasting but with the first mouthfull I had tears coming down my cheeks, the waiter said to me just keep eating it in a minute you won't feel it anymore:D

I really don't know what to take a picture of, we really don't have any specific food here.

Courtney

11-08-2005, 12:28 AM

Im not a big fan of spicy foods. How do you guys know what the food you are actually eating tastes like if your mouth is on fire? :eek:

This way, my husband doesn't know if I'm a bad cook or not :D

Here is my photo. I'm sorry it's a bit late: http://www.megapixelworld.com/photography/showphoto.php?photo=1671&cat=515

Checkers

11-08-2005, 01:01 AM

But that's the problem: if it is not spicy, it is bland!

Ah hah! But how do you know if its bland or not when your mouth is numb? lol

This way, my husband doesn't know if I'm a bad cook or not

LOL youll never know if the tears streaming down his cheeks are from the hottness or your cooking :eek: Im sure its not THAT bad :p