Smørrebrød is the word for the Danish open-faced sandwiches on buttered rye bread, perfect for lunch time. There is no need to book a flight to Copenhagen. You can create your own smørrebrød at home, using these 3 recipes which you will find below. This traditional Danish dish, smørrebrød began in the 19th-century as workingman’s…
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From the French cuisine: Ratatouille
Delicacy, exquisite and sophistication might be the words that come into your mind when describing the French cuisine. For the French, cooking is an art. The cooking knowledge and skills required to prepare a good culinary meal is something that the French people are proud of when they present meals. France has many culinary regions…
Tomato and mozzarella bites
Try this quick and easy to make recipe whenever your friends are coming over or you meet them at a picnic. Tomatoes and mozarella are unseparable ingredients for many Italian recipes. Fresh and versatile they are always a good idea for putting together a snack or an apetizer. In any supermarket you can find these…
Caprese
The warm weather is returning to Barcelona! Quick to prepare and a fresh start, the recipe for today will be about Caprese. It is a very light dish that requires no cooking so that all precious ingredients retain their properties. The Caprese salad is best when prepared with daily fresh products, making it a perfect…
Piernik – a Polish special chocolate cake
Chocolate cakes are the best, and piernik is a special one! If we wanted to translate the word “piernik“, it would be “a gingerbread“. However,despite the spices, piernik has nothing to do with a traditional gingerbread or well-known brownie. It is made with cacao (although some people like adding melted dark chocolate) and is baked…
Custard tart, Portuguese dessert
Portugal isn’t far from Spain. So, we should try some of Portuguese cuisine! Does custard tart sound a bell? If it doesn’t, you shouldn’t worry. We will explain to you what is it 🙂 Custard tart is one of Portuguese desserts. Pastel de nata (it’s original name)is tart with a rich egg custard nestled in…
Traditional Catalan dessert – xuixos
Xuixos may sound Chinese, however, it’s one Catalan traditional desserts! Xuixos are deep-fried pastries. Their pronunciation is “shoo-shoo”. They are from Girona, in the northeast of Catalonia. Xuixos are coated with a thin layer of crystallised sugar on the outside, whereas inside there is fluffy crema Catalana. Yummy! Time: around an hour Serving: 12 Ingredients…
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
Who doesn’t like pasta? It’s easy to make and it doesn’t demand much time to cook. e usually eat with tomato sauce, however, spaghetti has much more variations. And Spaghetti Aglio e Olio is one of them! Spaghetti Aglio e Olio contains sauce of olive oil and garlic. But such ingredients like chilli pepper or…
Fideua – Spanish Paella with noodles
Do you know fideua? Perhaps, you know paella. Fideua isn’t very different than this very popular dish in Spain. Fideua is paella, but instead of rice, it’s served with noodles. The name comes from the noodles, fideus, which are used to prepare the dish. Time: 1 hour Serving: 4-5 people Ingredients 400g of fideus 500g…
Taste Racuchy – Polish apple pancakes!
Racuchy or racuszki – however strange it sounds, this dish is loved by Poles… and not only. Racuchy is a traditional Polish dish from the same family of foods as the crêpe and similar to American pancakes. The main ingredients are apples which can be grated or just cut into a thin slices and added…
Handmade Spaetzle with Cheese recipe
Try out some international food with this delicious recipe for traditional noodles from Germany! I hope you’ll like the traditional recipe which is the most precious heritage in my family … <3 Ingredients 400 g flour 4 tablespoons water 3 teaspoons salt 4 eggs 3 onions 300 g cheese (Emmentaler), grated some butter Method of preperation Preperation time:…
Waffle iron
The earliest waffle irons are from the 14th century and were originated in countries like French and Belgium in western Europe. Those waffle irons were attached to tongs with wooden handles and to heat them they were held over an open flame, or set on a stove. In the 19th century, the design of waffle irons changed so…