I need a recipe for an *authentic* dish from ANY region of the world except the US.?

Question

I'm doing an extra credit project for my geography class where I have to come up with a dish (preferably a finger food or appetizer) that comes from some region of the world. It has to feed a class of 30 students. Are any of you familiar with a different region of the world, and know a typical dish that comes from that region, and has some importance to the culture of that region that I can do a presentation on?

Answer 1

"Tang yuan" is a dish of glutinous rice balls served in a sweet broth. In Chinese culture, it is traditionally served on Dong Zhi, the winter solstice.

Tang yuan makes a delicious winter snack and is easy to prepare. Despite its association with mid-winter, it can be enjoyed at any time of year.

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup glutinous rice flour

4 ounces water

Brown sugar to taste

Food coloring (optional)

Fresh ginger (optional)

PREPARATION:

Pour the glutinous rice flour in a bowl and slowly add water until the mixture becomes the texture of dough. You may not need the entire 4 ounces of water to reach the proper consistency. Knead the dough for about 5 minutes. You can divide the dough in half and add food coloring to one half.

Pinch off pieces of the dough and roll it into small balls.

Drop the balls into boiling water and cook them until they float - about 5 to 10 minutes.

While the balls are cooking, prepare a sweet soup by boiling water and adding brown sugar. Fresh ginger can also be added to the soup.

Put the cooked balls into the soup and serve.

Tong Yuan can also be stuffed with a paste made from peanut butter, black sesame seeds or red beans.

Answer 2

I'm italian, and i can suggest some very very easy appetizer: caprese bruschetta...

chop red tomatoes and mozzarella cheese into little pieces, add olive oil, salt, oregano and basil leaves, then put on roasted bread slices....enjoy!

Answer 3

Try Greece make individual spanakopita rolls with phyllo.

Excellent finger food  you can prepare the night before and you can enjoy them cold For this and more recipes go to :

http://wwwhummingbirdpublications.com The Taste of Greece

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Answer 4

Thai food is always very popular. Satay chicken is a favourite with most and isn't too difficult to make. Here is a good link to it which has a downloadable recipe: http://www.thai-food-online.co.uk/satayc...

Answer 5

Tabbouleh (it's a salad)

It's lebanese (arabic/middle east)

Answer 6

http://hubpages.com/hub/Seafood-Omelette... (This one teaches you how to make a Thai-style omelette and Chinese Egg Fu Yung.)

http://hubpages.com/hub/Yummy-Thai-Desse... (This one has some yummy Thai dessert recipes that u can cook in a microwave oven! Save a lot of time.)

http://hubpages.com/hub/Ethnic-Egg-Nog (And this one features international eggnog recipes.)

Good luck :)

Answer 7

As a polish tradition and a dessert every Easter, we make Polish Angel Wings.  This is a very cheap food to make, it takes no time at all, and EVERYONE loves a dessert for ethnic food day!  What angel wings are, is it tastes like very moist pie crust loaded with powdered sugar in a twisted shape.

http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,196,15218...

This is what they look like:

http://www.fabulousfoods.com/recipes/des...

Answer 8

Empanadas from Argentina and other South American countries are easy to make, and can be stuffed with almost anything. Use Epicurious.com recipe search-Cheers

Answer 9

http://www.ummah.com/family/recipes/chic...

Its only soup...but its food....

Dont make it to thick though.....good luck!

Answer 10

try chinese egg tart. its a typical food in chinese dim sum.