If you are an ethnic food enthusiast and love took cook, then I give you the market challenge! I have been doing this for several years, and not only is it fun, but it is scrumptious too. The first step to this challenge is to understand the challenge itself. This test is to see how adventurous and creative you can be. When I started traveling to different parts of the world, and getting to experience all of the various cuisines offered, I realized how many diverse ingredients there are out there. Once home, I would practically go through withdraw, and yearn to be able to savor those flavors once again. One day I was in a the store and I saw a basket full of imported Italian delicacies, and it gave me an idea… why not find traditional ingredients from around the world that I can use at home to bring back the feeling of the different cultures I have come to know and enjoy; as well as explore regions that I have yet to visit. So it began.
The goal is to find an item or items that are unfamiliar to you, or that you tasted abroad. Once you found it, find a recipe that incorporates those ingredients and have a blast creating a cultural meal. Make one night a week in your household international night. That night plan to have a sit down dinner with your family, talk about the culture, food, and traditions you are exploring and ask what they like or dislike about the dish you prepared. You will be surprised how excited you will become when you visit the grocery store for your next featured ingredient. The most important part about this is to start to build your cupboards with different items that you can build into dishes and complement one another until one day you can make an entire recipe with just the ingredients you have bought doing this challenge.
If you find a recipe that brings you back to the little café on the corner in Tuscany, then you accomplished the challenge. So don’t delay, get out there and shop for your next international dish!
Sample ingredients and suggested cuisine:
Bok Choy- Asian
Tamarind- Thai
Anchovies - Italian/Greek
Quince- relative to Serbian, Croatian, and Iranian cultures
Star Anise- Chinese
Lavender – Mediterranean
Turmeric - Moroccan
Please feel free to contact me for any information regarding this article at: foodieinyou@gmail.com
As Always, Enjoy! ~ K
The goal is to find an item or items that are unfamiliar to you, or that you tasted abroad. Once you found it, find a recipe that incorporates those ingredients and have a blast creating a cultural meal. Make one night a week in your household international night. That night plan to have a sit down dinner with your family, talk about the culture, food, and traditions you are exploring and ask what they like or dislike about the dish you prepared. You will be surprised how excited you will become when you visit the grocery store for your next featured ingredient. The most important part about this is to start to build your cupboards with different items that you can build into dishes and complement one another until one day you can make an entire recipe with just the ingredients you have bought doing this challenge.
If you find a recipe that brings you back to the little café on the corner in Tuscany, then you accomplished the challenge. So don’t delay, get out there and shop for your next international dish!
Sample ingredients and suggested cuisine:
Bok Choy- Asian
Tamarind- Thai
Anchovies - Italian/Greek
Quince- relative to Serbian, Croatian, and Iranian cultures
Star Anise- Chinese
Lavender – Mediterranean
Turmeric - Moroccan
Please feel free to contact me for any information regarding this article at: foodieinyou@gmail.com
As Always, Enjoy! ~ K
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