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Subject: Ethnic Comfort Foods Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:56 am
COMFORT ETHNIC FOODS
Let's talk about our favorite ethnic foods here
I'll start by mentioning Salvadorian Pupusas. Oh man... the good thing is that tomorrow after church we are going to the Salvadorian restaurant and I am already dreaming of my plate LOL
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pamh36 Ingalls Friend for Life
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Subject: Re: Ethnic Comfort Foods Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:54 am
But, if I'm in the mood for Mexican, it's usually tamales. We have a small family-owned restaurant right around the corner from us that makes the best tamales I ever had. I dream about those.
Joe Prairie Settler
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Subject: Re: Ethnic Comfort Foods Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:24 am
Tom Kha Gai -- Thai Chicken Coconut Soup When someone asks me what the best thing I ever ate was, this is my answer. Wave after wave of different flavors change and meld in your mouth, each one building on the other, forming something truly transforming. Goshdarnit, I'm hungry now!! Thanks Carol!!
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Amy Somewhere in Time
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Joe, that looks divine! I'll have to look for the recipe for that---looks healthy too!
We're mainly German and Polish....probably my favorite ethnic comfort food is the Polish "Golumpki". I've never made them myself. My mother in law used to make them best...I should really try to make them at home and carry on the tradition:
This is stuffed cabbage...sounds and looks kind of , but they're actually very yummy!
I love stuffed cabbage. I haven't made them in awhile, but when I do, I still use my Grandma's recipe. I like others too, but the way my grandma made them is my favorite. I think that is part of the comfort of it, the familiarity and remembering my grandma making them.
Carol Adventure Seeker
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But, if I'm in the mood for Mexican, it's usually tamales. We have a small family-owned restaurant right around the corner from us that makes the best tamales I ever had. I dream about those.
Pam Yeah, tamales are good and when you find someone or a place that does them just right... it's perfect!
Joe, that chicken coconut soup sounds interesting! I will have to try that. Same goes for the stuffed cabbage. Is it meat that's inside Amy?
Speaking about ethnic foods... there are several cultures who eat their food with their hands. Salvadoreans eat certain food with their hands, I must say... somehow it tastes better lol. In LA, I had some Asian friends that ate some food with their hands. I also had a friend from India... same thing... so seeing them eat with their hands was normal to me. Have any of you eaten with your hands before? (not counting pizza, chicken nuggets, etc)
Talking about India... a friend of mine brought this thing called Samosa. Here is what Wiki says about them: A stuffed pastry and a popular snack in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Mediterranean, Southwest Asia, the Horn of Africa, North Africa and South Africa. It generally consists of a fried or baked triangular, semi-lunar or tetrahedral pastry shell with a savory filling, which may include spiced potatoes, onions, peas, coriander, and lentils, or ground beef or chicken.
Anyway, she brought some to work and they were so delicious!!! I love them.
Amy Somewhere in Time
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I DO like folkloric dishes, since I love to cook. Salvadorean Pupusas are one of my very favorites, but I also like French "Bouillabaise" (sorta of a fish and other seafod stew), Mexican Tacos, English Victorian Sandwich Cake, Spanish "Cazuela de Mariscos" (Seafood stex), Ma Po Tou Fu (Hot Tofu) from China and all kind of Japanese food.
I like t change, time to time so I can't said I have a very favorite folk dish. And I'm try new ones every time I can do it.
As for desserts and pastries... I like all of them but specially folk ones. German and French pastries are the best, but American, Brazilian , English and Peruvian ones are great too.
The truth is that I can't choice... I like all of these cuisines..
Vanesa.
Vanesa Ingalls Friend for Life
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I'll start by mentioning Salvadorian Pupusas. Oh man... the good thing is that tomorrow after church we are going to the Salvadorian restaurant and I am already dreaming of my plate LOL
I'm not just going to tell you, I will show you
You've made me hungry, Carol! But I'm somewhat frustrated, since I never tried Pupusas with loroco flowers. Here we can't find them...
Vanesa.
Vanesa Ingalls Friend for Life
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Tom Kha Gai -- Thai Chicken Coconut Soup When someone asks me what the best thing I ever ate was, this is my answer. Wave after wave of different flavors change and meld in your mouth, each one building on the other, forming something truly transforming. Goshdarnit, I'm hungry now!! Thanks Carol!!
Hmmm! This one is really great! I tried it a while ago and it was heavenly. I must learn to cook it myself.
Vanesa.
Amy Somewhere in Time
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You are afraid of tofu? Well; it looks like cheese, but its flavor is totally different. I like to eat it wish some sauce or sprinkled with olive oil, salt and cayenne pepper. Alone is rather bland...
Vanesa.
Rob Nip it in the bud!
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I'm not sure if it's an ethnic dish or just a family thing, but my Polish grandma handed down a "cucumbers & cream" recipe that I've been eating all my life.
The ingredients are simple: A pint of heavy whipping cream, a cucumber, potatoes, white vinegar, and salt and pepper.
Pour the cream into a bowl, add a tablespoon of white vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste. The amount of vinegar is a judgment call; if you think more would be tastier, add it.
Cut a cucumber up into thin slices and add it to the cream. Then you bake yourself a potato (microwaving is fine), skin it, mash it on your plate, and add butter and salt if desired. Then ladle the cucumbers and cream over it. It's delicious! Goes great with steaks or burgers.
I often use only a half-pint ( ) of cream, but still add at least a tablespoon of white vinegar.
JW Isaiah Edwards
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Not sure if this Counts but this is a Mexican Dish Called Milanesa de res (Milanesa Steak) I make it myself lots of times But the best i ever had i think was in mexico in a resturant
(I took that picture in Mexico)
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alexczarn Ingalls Friend for Life
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I'm not sure if it's an ethnic dish or just a family thing, but my Polish grandma handed down a "cucumbers & cream" recipe that I've been eating all my life.
The ingredients are simple: A pint of heavy whipping cream, a cucumber, potatoes, white vinegar, and salt and pepper.
Pour the cream into a bowl, add a tablespoon of white vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste. The amount of vinegar is a judgment call; if you think more would be tastier, add it.
Cut a cucumber up into thin slices and add it to the cream. Then you bake yourself a potato (microwaving is fine), skin it, mash it on your plate, and add butter and salt if desired. Then ladle the cucumbers and cream over it. It's delicious! Goes great with steaks or burgers.
I often use only a half-pint ( ) of cream, but still add at least a tablespoon of white vinegar.
I don't know what it's called "ethnic food". That's why I'd rather call tjhose dishes as "folk food". Any good dish popular in a country is "folk" for me..
I loved your Grandma's cucumbers and cream" Polish dish. I've tasted it in Polish houses, so it must be very known in Poland. It's delicious!
Vanesa.
Vanesa Ingalls Friend for Life
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It's basically a Schnitzel. The classic one is cook with pork meat, but in Mexico it's pretty common to cook it with cow meat. In Argentina it's a popular dish too and we call it just "Milanesa". You can eat it along with fried potatoes or lettuce and tomatoe and onion's salad. It's really great!
Vanesa.
Rob Nip it in the bud!
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I'll have to look for the recipe for that---looks healthy too! 
I like all of these cuisines.. 
At least they SOUND yummy! I've never had tofu though....that scares me. 
Well; it looks like cheese, but its flavor is totally different. I like to eat it wish some sauce or sprinkled with olive oil, salt and cayenne pepper. Alone is rather bland... 
) of cream, but still add at least a tablespoon of white vinegar.
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