Cuisine: Swedish, Eastern Mediterranean, etc

[StonyArabia]

Eggs with some spices. (Basic breakfast)

Turkish food is the best in general. I love it. Turks know how to make delicious items.

[Talvi]

Turkish food is the best in general. I love it. Turks know how to make delicious items.

I had a chance of eating some Turkish dishes once. It was horrific!!!!

[Bozkurt_Karabash]

I had a chance of eating some Turkish dishes once. It was horrific!!!!

You're just jealous of the kebab -admit it-

[Hurrem sultana]

I had a chance of eating some Turkish dishes once. It was horrific!!!!

come on now turkish food is famous everywhere,what does estonia have that is famous ?:D

[Talvi]

come on now turkish food is famous everywhere,what does estonia have that is famous ?:D

Really? I dont know one Turkish famous food....


And wtf ? If you think something is famous, that means I have to like it?
I dont care if it was the most famous food on this planet. For me it was disgusting. I will gladly stick with my unpopular food.

[Hurrem sultana]

Really? I dont know one Turkish famous food....



you are kidding me?! kebab,baklava,burek,sarma,dolme(i can continue)....well that's all famous here in Sweden and is known from turkey


sorry for the offtopic about food btw :)

[Talvi]

you are kidding me?! kebab,baklava,burek,sarma,dolme(i can continue)....well that's all famous here in Sweden and is known from turkey


sorry for the offtopic about food btw :)

I only know kebab, and people who sell kebab here are like Azeri or something. The rest, Ive never heard of.

Also Sweden has an amazingly huge amount of "foreign" food. When I was in Stockholm it was pretty Impossible to find some actual Swedish restaurant. Or anything northern...but no problem finding Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Mongolian, Italian and such foods.

[Loki]

I like baklava. Kebab is popular for people with hangovers, it's an easy greasy meal and kebab shops are normally open when all others are already closed. However I wouldn't call it 'cuisine'.

Anyway let's stick to the thread topic. :)

[Loki]

When I was in Stockholm it was pretty Impossible to find some actual Swedish restaurant.

Yes, I was hugely disappointed with that. :( Smorgasbord is the best! Scandinavian food is simple and healthy.

[Talvi]

Yes, I was hugely disappointed with that. :( Smorgasbord is the best!

If someone knows where I can find some good Swedish food in Stockholm. Let me know.
I will be there in a few weeks. :)

[Hurrem sultana]

Yes, I was hugely disappointed with that. :( Smorgasbord is the best! Scandinavian food is simple and healthy.

köttbullar with potato is :thumb001:

kebab is same like Mc donalds,,,still it is "famous" so it counts

[Absinthe]

If someone knows where I can find some good Swedish food in Stockholm. Let me know.
I will be there in a few weeks. :)

IKEA! :D

Just kiddin' :p

First off, I shall recommend you my favorite restaurant. It's called Hermann's (http://gastrogate.com/restaurang/hermans) and it is vegetarian all-you-can-eat bouffet.
The tastes are great (especially for my vegetarian-friendly palate) but also the view is spectacular. :thumb001:

There is one medieval Viking restaurant (http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g189852-d1496289-r65708619-Medeltidskrogen_Sjatte_Tunnan-Stockholm.html) in Gamla Stan said to have traditional medieval Norse recipes.
That is a f--- awesome experience! Very well managed, it has an atmosphere, no lights (only candles), the waiters are trained to act a certain way, the food is great... but it's expensive (around 50/60 euro per person).
If you can afford it, it is well worth the experience :)

Now as for modern Swedish food... I think the area Södermalm would be your best bet to find something as it's full of restaurants, but hold on - I'll ask my friend who lives there and get back to you on that :)

P.S. Going to Stockholm, eh? Bitch! I hate you :mad: :p


Smorgasbord is the best! Scandinavian food is simple and healthy.

I can't agree more :) Whoever said only the mediterranean diet is healthy. I found Swedish cuisine to be very tasty, simple and low on calories and unnecessary fat. :)

The same goes...for Latvian cuisine! They have amazing food. Who would have thought. :)

[Sikeliot]

you are kidding me?! kebab,baklava,burek,sarma,dolme(i can continue)....well that's all famous here in Sweden and is known from turkey

Around here people think of baklava as Greek. Not sure why.

[Absinthe]

Around here people think of baklava as Greek. Not sure why.
Baklava je Greek :D

[Nairi]

you are kidding me?! kebab,baklava,burek,sarma,dolme(i can continue)....well that's all famous here in Sweden and is known from turkey


sorry for the offtopic about food btw :)

U named quite a few original Armenian dishes known as "Turkish" but I am not surprised.

[Hurrem sultana]

U named quite a few original Armenian dishes known as "Turkish" but I am not surprised.

those turks stealing it all from Armenia:mad::D

it is considered bosnian food too by the way,,but we all know its turkish

[Nairi]

Around here people think of baklava as Greek. Not sure why.

Baklava originates from Assyrians, they made it fristly very simple way, Armenians brought the recipie into tegion, Greeks added to the recipie, Turks have nothing to do with it at all. Most dishes are renamed into Turkish names in OE.

[Hurrem sultana]

Baklava je Greek :D

in Bosnia we have greek baklava,,it is from raisins


not as popular as turkish baklava but it exists :D

[Absinthe]

in Bosnia we have greek baklava,,it is from raisins


not as popular as turkish baklava but it exists :D
I dislike baklava in general...too sweet for my taste. But I must admit that of all the common foods we all have (Balkans and Turkey), the versions I have tasted in Istanbul were by far the most tasty. And the most fattening. 5kg+ in 6 days :P

[Flintlocke]

Post some pics with sexy lingerie or something goddamnit! And take your kebab and balkava in the food thread. :Pruegelknabe:

[Absinthe]

Post some pics with sexy lingerie or something goddamnit! And take your kebab and balkava in the food thread. :Pruegelknabe:
LOL, can we split the thread? Again? :o :)

[Nairi]

those turks stealing it all from Armenia:mad::D

it is considered bosnian food too by the way,,but we all know its turkish

Yes, Turks stole everything mosty from Armenians.
If you also have for example dolma then you have adopted Armenian cuisine, recepies of dolma and many other dishes are written in Armenain chronicles of 5 th century, long before your beloved NOMAD Turks invaded our lands...


....

Source: “The Cuisines of our peoples”, VV Pokhlebkin, 1978, Tsentrpoligraf,Russia


Armenian cuisine – one of the oldest cuisines in Asia and the most ancient in the Caucasus.

...On the contrary, the Armenians have contributed to the cuisine of the Seljuk Turks, so that many truly Armenian dishes were later known in Europe through the Turks as an alleged Turkish cuisine (eg, dolma).

The type of the hearth (t’onir) and the form of the tableware (made out of clay), made ​​originally by Armenians, spread all over the South Caucasus, influencing the very nature of the dishes.

This Armenian tradition carried over to the neighbors of the Armenians – Georgians and Azerbaijanis.

[Hurrem sultana]

Yes, Turks stole everything mosty from Armenians.
If you also have for example dolma then you have adopted Armenian cuisine, recepies of dolma and many other dishes are written in Armenain chronicles of 5 th century, long before your beloved NOMAD Turks invaded our lands...


....

Source: “The Cuisines of our peoples”, VV Pokhlebkin, 1978, Tsentrpoligraf,Russia



Ok seriously i really don't care where the food comes from as long as it tastes good:D


yes we have dolma,sarma,burek etc we got it all from ottomans

and that foods exist in the whole middle east,balkans and other parts of world so no point arguing where it comes from,,just enjoy the food

[Absinthe]

Ok seriously i really don't care where the food comes from as long as it tastes good:D


yes we have dolma,sarma,burek etc we got it all from ottomans

and that foods exist in the whole middle east,balkans and other parts of world so no point arguing where it comes from,,just enjoy the food
Let's declare a Crusade over the origins of baklava! :D :D

I couldn't agree more with you, bosnian :)

[Flintlocke]

yes we have dolma,sarma,burek etc we got it all from ottomans


Yeah these things are everywhere. I wonder what people were eating before the Turks came.

[Padre Organtino]

Georgian food je better than Turkish

[Nairi]

Yoghurt is the greatest legacy that the Turks left to the world

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ySSLcXB7U7I/TOToIu3uoBI/AAAAAAAAAA4/C2zyPUsu2PY/s1600/yoghurt-nutrinoba.jpg

"Mastsun" as we call it was there long before Turks invaded, there is almost nothing orriginal Turkish in the world, everything is stolen and renamed into Turkish names.

Also,

Yogurt making began in the United States in 1929 when the Colombosian family, Armenians who lived in Andover, started Colombo and Sons Creamery. General Mills purchased the company in 1993 and incorporated the yogurt division as Yoplait Colombo, based in Methuen. In 1919, near Barcelona, Isaac Carasso came out with Danone (named for his son Daniel); he brought it to the United States as Dannon in 1941. Now called the Danone Group, the company has captured a 15 percent share of the fresh dairy market worldwide.

[Hurrem sultana]

Yeah these things are everywhere. I wonder what people were eating before the Turks came.

nothing special :D

[Nairi]

Ok seriously i really don't care where the food comes from as long as it tastes good:D


yes we have dolma,sarma,burek etc we got it all from ottomans

and that foods exist in the whole middle east,balkans and other parts of world so no point arguing where it comes from,,just enjoy the food

I don't mind if you call original Bosnian food "Turkish" :D but I don't know why Armenian food should be called Ottoman or Turkish...

[Motörhead Remember Me]

Turkish food is the best in general. I love it. Turks know how to make delicious items.

I agree that Turkish food is generally very delicious.

[Nairi]

Sorry,I got a little bit confused with Armenian and Greek part. Cuisine is also a great source of world's ancient history.

The article is joint work of “Kitchenproject” and Turkey.

The Origin Of Baklava

It is widely believed that the Assyrians at around 8th century B.C. were the first people who put together a few layers of thin bread dough, with chopped nuts in between those layers, added some honey and baked it in their primitive wood burning ovens. This earliest known version of baklava was baked only on special occasions. In fact, historically baklava was considered a food for the rich until mid-19th century.

In Turkey, to this day one can hear a common expression often used by the poor, or even by the middle class, saying: “I am not rich enough to eat baklava and boerek every day”.

REGIONAL INTERACTIONS:


The Greek seamen and merchants traveling east to Mesopotamia soon discovered the delights of Baklava. It mesmerized their taste buds. They brought the recipe to Athens. The Greeks’ major contribution to the development of this pastry is the creation of a dough technique that made it possible to roll it as thin as a leaf, compared to the rough, bread-like texture of the Assyrian dough. In fact, the name “Phyllo” was coined by Greeks, which means “leaf” in the Greek language. In a relatively short time, in every kitchen of wealthy households in the region, trays of baklava were being baked for all kinds of special occasions from the 3rd Century B.C. onwards. The Armenians, as their Kingdom was located on ancient Spice and Silk Routes, integrated for the first time the cinnamon and cloves into the texture of baklava. The Arabs introduced the rose-water and cardamom. The taste changed in subtle nuances as the recipe started crossing borders. To the north of its birthplace, baklava was being baked and served in the palaces of the ancient Persian kingdom. To the west, it was baked in the kitchens of the wealthy Roman mansions, and then in the kitchens of the Byzantine Empire until the fall of the latter in 1453 A.D.

THE PERFECTION:
In the 15th Century A.D., the Ottomans invaded Constantinople to the west, and they also expanded their eastern territories to cover most of ancient Assyrian lands and the entire Armenian Kingdom. The Byzanthion Empire came to an end, and in the east Persian Kingdom lost its western provinces to the invaders. For four hundred years from 16th Century on, until the decline of Ottoman Empire in 19th Century, the kitchens of Imperial Ottoman Palace in Constantinople became the ultimate culinary hub of the empire.

The artisans and craftsmen of all Guilds, the bakers, cooks and pastry chefs who worked in the Ottoman palaces, at the mansions of Pashas and Viziers, and at Provincial Governor (Vali) residences etc., had to be recruited from various ethnic groups that composed the empire. Armenian, Greek, Persian, Egyptian, Assyrian and occasionally Serbian, Hungarian or even French chefs were brought to Constantinople, to be employed at the kitchens of the wealthy. These chefs contributed enormously to the interaction and to the refinement of the art of cooking and pastry-making of an Empire that covered a vast region to include the Balkans, Greece, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Persia, Armenia, Iraq and entire Mesopotamia, Palestine, Egypt, North Africa and the Mediterranean and Aegean islands. Towards the end of 19th Century, small pastry-shops started to appear in Constantinople and in major Provincial capitals, to cater the middle class, but the Ottoman Palace have always remained the top culinary “academy” of the Empire, until its end in 1923.

Here, we must mention that there’s a special reason for baklava being the top choice of pastry for the Turkish Sultans with their large Harems, as well as for the wealthy and their families. Two principal ingredients, the pistachio and honey, were believed to be aphrodisiacs when taken regularly. Certain spices that were added to baklava, have also helped to fine-tune and to augment the aphrodisiac characteristics of the pastry, depending on male or female consumer. Cinnamon for females, and cardamom for males and cloves for both sexes.

From 18th century on, there was nothing much to add to baklava’s already perfectioned taste and texture. There were however, some cosmetic modifications in shaping and in the presentation of baklava on a baking tray (called Sini). The Phyllo dough (called Youfka) which was traditionally layered and cut into squares or triangles, were given a “French touch” in late 18th century. As the Empire began opening itself to Western cultural (and culinary) influences, the General manager (Kahyabasi) of the Imperial Kitchen didn’t miss the opportunity to hire Monsieur Guillaume, a former pastry chef of Marie Antoinette, who in exile at the Ottoman Turkish Palace after learning how to bake baklava, created the “dome” technique of cutting and folding of the baklava squares which was named “Baklava Francaise” (Frenk Baklavasi) after the nationality of its creator.

Istanbul,Turkey, Ruhan Çelebi

..........
In Armenia we call it "pakchlava"

[Loki]

Over here in England, baklava and kebabs are thought of as Muslim food (sorry Greeks & Armenians :o ). When I think "Greek food" I think of souvlaki and moussaka, and salads. :)

[Nairi]

Nairi Yogurt was first made by Turkic tribes.

LOL
If you think that nomadic Turkish tribes were able to cultivate yougurt then I have nothing to add. Maybe only the fact that Armenian cuisine( widely used by Turks and presented to the world as "Turkish") is documented in Armenian Chronicles written in the 5 th century.

And just an interesting fact ...

Stamen Grigorov (1878–1945), a Bulgarian student of medicine in Geneva, first examined the microflora of the Bulgarian yogurt. In 1905, he described it as consisting of a spherical and a rod-like lactic acid bacteria. In 1907, the rod-like bacterium was called Lactobacillus bulgaricus (now Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus).

[Nairi]

Over here in England, baklava and kebabs are thought of as Muslim food (sorry Greeks & Armenians :o ). When I think "Greek food" I think of souvlaki and moussaka, and salads. :)

I know! lol
But when they travel to Armenia and Greece they realise how in reality so called Muslim food should taste, I can't eat kebab in the UK or Australia.

Btw, the same is with Armenian instrument Duduk, after Jivan Gasparyan played it in "Gladiator" Westerners use it now for many Muslim movies, it really irritates many Armenians to hear our beautiful Duduk playing Muslim motives! And actually Muslims are not to be blamed here but only Europeans :( :mad:

[Nairi]

Over here in England, baklava and kebabs are thought of as Muslim food (sorry Greeks & Armenians :o ). When I think "Greek food" I think of souvlaki and moussaka, and salads. :)


Talking about salads, I think the best one is Olivier salad, it is named after French cook who worked in Moscow and invented that salad, abroad it is also known as "Russian salad". It has always been New Year salad for USSR and I have it now on my table! :D

[Absinthe]

Talking about salads, I think the best one is Olivier salad, it is named after French cook who worked in Moscow and invented that salad, abroad it is also known as "Russian salad". It has always been New Year salad for USSR and I have it now on my table! :D

Is that the potato, carrot, etc, with mayonnaise type of salad? :)

[Hurrem sultana]

i mean come on,i was surprised to hear nigerians talk about "halva" and "baklava"...they also make it on the islamic holiday bayram

just like we bosnians :D


we are maybe a lost nigerian tribe?


seriously,people that fight over food have serious issues :D

[Nairi]

Is that the potato, carrot, etc, with mayonnaise type of salad? :)

Yes, yes, very yummy! :)

In Armenia we call it "stolichnii", stolica in Russian means "capital city", the word we referred to Moscow in USSR...and sometimes we call it "Olivie" by the name of a French cook. (don't pronounce R at the end)

Btw, both in England and Australia we struggled a lot to find right gherkins for it, I was looking for the taste of my childhood where we only used Bulgarian gherkins for Olivier salad :D

Do you make it as well?

[Hurrem sultana]

do you guys also have "meza" or "meze"?

[Absinthe]

Do you make it as well?

Yes, also called "Russian salad" here.

A lighter, vegetarian variation of it is also made, and called "farm salad" :)

[Absinthe]

do you guys also have "meza" or "meze"?
Every Greek will tell you "meze" is a Greek word (and invention) :D

[Ushtari]

i like kebabrulle

[Flintlocke]

Meze je whatever is not condidered a full meal.

[Absinthe]

Meze je whatever is not condidered a full meal.
And it doesn't refer to any specific dish, but rather anything that is served in small plates to accompany ouzo, raki, etc.

[Talvi]

Talking about salads, I think the best one is Olivier salad, it is named after French cook who worked in Moscow and invented that salad, abroad it is also known as "Russian salad". It has always been New Year salad for USSR and I have it now on my table! :D

I FUCKING LOVE THIS SALAD!

In Estonia we call it kartulisalat.. potato salad.
Spent my Christmas and New Years Eve with it.

[Hurrem sultana]

And it doesn't refer to any specific dish, but rather anything that is served in small plates to accompany ouzo, raki, etc.


exactly so in bosnia too


a typical meza in bosnia

http://www.blogger.ba/slike/2739.568101.jpg

[Flintlocke]

Is that bacon?

[Hurrem sultana]

Is that bacon?


no halal sucuk and "suho meso" :D

[Waidewut]

Talking about salads, I think the best one is Olivier salad, it is named after French cook who worked in Moscow and invented that salad, abroad it is also known as "Russian salad". It has always been New Year salad for USSR and I have it now on my table! :D

In Latvia it's also extremely popular, and it's called "rosols" here.

[Flintlocke]

I totally <3 Russian salad. I make it with beans too. :D

[Talvi]

In Latvia it's also extremely popular, and it's called "rosols" here.


Isnt rosols the red one?
In Estonian we call it "rosolje"

I dont eat that one.

[Talvi]

Rosolje
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JBurA1rYvbo/S1R8BisV_0I/AAAAAAAABFs/mRuOz265IgE/s320/rosolje+pretty.jpg

Potato salad.
http://kokkamine.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/dsc_0030.jpg

[Nairi]

Rosolje
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JBurA1rYvbo/S1R8BisV_0I/AAAAAAAABFs/mRuOz265IgE/s320/rosolje+pretty.jpg

Potato salad.
http://kokkamine.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/dsc_0030.jpg

We also make red one, called vinegret in Russian...I think we all have similar Soviet legacy also in cuisine :D

[Nairi]

In Latvia it's also extremely popular, and it's called "rosols" here.

When I was in Latvia many years ago I had something new for me: cold borsch, one of the best things I have ever tried :)

Usual Russian/Ukranian borsch is part of Armenian ncuisine, but we don't have cold one, is it common for Latvian cuisine?

[Waidewut]

Isnt rosols the red one?
In Estonian we call it "rosolje"

I dont eat that one.

No, rosols isn't the red one.
The red one is also called "vinegrets", like Nairi said, but it can't be compared with "rosols" in popularity.
I guess the salad called "herring in a coat" is something similar, it's also very popular here.


When I was in Latvia many years ago I had something new for me: cold borsch, one of the best things I have ever tried :)

Usual Russian/Ukranian borsch is part of Armenian ncuisine, but we don't have cold one, is it common for Latvian cuisine?

It's very typical, but only during summer. I guess it could be called dish nr. 1 during that season.
And it's originally Lithuanian, if I remember correctly.

[Nairi]

No, rosols isn't the red one.
The red one is also called "vinegrets", like Nairi said, but it can't be compared with "rosols" in popularity.
I guess the salad called "herring in a coat" is something similar, it's also very popular here.



It's very typical, but only during summer. I guess it could be called dish nr. 1 during that season.
And it's originally Lithuanian, if I remember correctly.

I have been once to Litva and twice to Latvia so it stayed in my memory mostly from my Latvian experience.
It is summer over here, 44 degree and I just realised that cold borsch will be perfect! :)

I even looked for the recipe over here...I learnt it is also called "xolodnik"...
Will cook soon...

It is served with potatoes...

http://s53.radikal.ru/i142/1108/9c/67ef699f90c6.jpg

[Talvi]

We also make red one, called vinegret in Russian...I think we all have similar Soviet legacy also in cuisine :D

I think these Soviet style foods are going out of fashion in Estonia.

Many people still eat potato salad or.. macaroni salad.. young people, too.. but the red one... and that herring thing is mostly something the older generation prefers.

[rhiannon]

Turkish food is the best in general. I love it. Turks know how to make delicious items.

Love Turkish cuisine as long as I stay away from lamb. The spices they use are awesome:)

[Hurrem sultana]

i dont like lamb either,butb they eat it a looot

just like the arabs..its all about lamb :D

[rhiannon]

IKEA! :D

Just kiddin' :p

First off, I shall recommend you my favorite restaurant. It's called Hermann's (http://gastrogate.com/restaurang/hermans) and it is vegetarian all-you-can-eat bouffet.
The tastes are great (especially for my vegetarian-friendly palate) but also the view is spectacular. :thumb001:

There is one medieval Viking restaurant (http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g189852-d1496289-r65708619-Medeltidskrogen_Sjatte_Tunnan-Stockholm.html) in Gamla Stan said to have traditional medieval Norse recipes.
That is a f--- awesome experience! Very well managed, it has an atmosphere, no lights (only candles), the waiters are trained to act a certain way, the food is great... but it's expensive (around 50/60 euro per person).
If you can afford it, it is well worth the experience :)

I would so go to that restaurant....:icon_drunk:

[rhiannon]

In the States, we have access to all kinds of excellent cuisine. My favorites are:
Japanese
Turkish/Middle Eastern
Vegetarian
Vietnamese
Greek/Mediterranean

I am not a fan of most standard American fare....nor most fast food. If I want a burger, I'll make one at home. Hot dogs are disgusting....as is catsup. I find that your *typically American* palate is very bland. I don't like bland....give me SPICES!

[Hurrem sultana]

ok reading this has made me hungry :D

[rhiannon]

Over here in England, baklava and kebabs are thought of as Muslim food (sorry Greeks & Armenians :o ). When I think "Greek food" I think of souvlaki and moussaka, and salads. :)

For me....Greek: Gyros, dolmathes, feta cheese, tzatziki

I find that the cuisines of the Mediterranean and Middle East have a great deal of overlap, and there are regional variations of many of the same dishes.

[memobekes]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dg_kUWfW2l0/TETkeHiqK4I/AAAAAAAAAb0/rLwLyila0xU/s1600/K%C4%B1s%C4%B1r.jpg
Kısır

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3833910452_9f57d0378d.jpg
Iskender kebab

http://www.anadoluevyemekleri.com/Resimler/f37acbec-6aac-4e49-9a02-bb805d094ea0.jpg
Sutlac

http://geoblog.psu.edu/borek.jpg
Borek

Try Anatolian food, you won't regret it. Take my word. :)

[Hurrem sultana]

sutlac..we call it "sutlija",but i dont like it...my mom makes it often :)

[memobekes]

sutlac..we call it "sutlija",but i dont like it...my mom makes it often :)

How can a Bosnian refuse Sutlac? :D
I love that stuff...

[Hurrem sultana]

i love "tulumbe"

do you know it? :D

[Peasant]

Got to rep da hood.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Sunday_roast_-_roast_beef_1.jpg

Roast Beef and Yorkshire Puddings.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/YorkShireParkin.jpg

Parkin

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Fish_n_chips.jpg

Fish and Chips

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Spotted_Dick_Wikimeet_London_2005.jpg/800px-Spotted_Dick_Wikimeet_London_2005.jpg

Spotted Dick.

Wash that shit down with some ale or a drink of tea.

[Leliana]

you are kidding me?! kebab,baklava,burek,sarma,dolme(i can continue)....well that's all famous here in Sweden and is known from turkey)
http://smilys.net/kotzende_smilies/smiley3756.gif

People who buy halal food, food made by brutally murdered animals, are stupid and damnable. And all Turkish and Muslim foods are halal. Europeans eating such food are lowering themselves. Animals are saveagely slaughtered according to Islamic rules and rites.

My favourite cuisine is civilisized cuisine: German, Italian, Czech-Bohemian, Hungarian, Polish and Scandinavian.

[memobekes]

i love "tulumbe"

do you know it? :D

Yes, I do know tulumba. :thumb001:

This is what I feel like gorging on right now, LOL

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/68/210880239_7475a5c476.jpg

[Sebastianus Rex]

you are kidding me?! kebab,baklava,burek,sarma,dolme(i can continue)....well that's all famous here in Sweden and is known from turkey


sorry for the offtopic about food btw :)

All "kebab restaurants" should be burned to the ground !! It's a ******* plague, a scar in the face of European cities.

[StonyArabia]

From the Kavkaz region I would say the best cuisine would be that of Chechyna and Georgia but they have many things in common

http://s10.postimage.org/h9ggyxq09/PROJEKT_43.jpg (http://postimage.org/)
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Often as sign of welcoming the guest, they don't let buy anything and eat from the home grown fruit for free.

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This traditional dish Chechen (żiżik gałnysz) and Georgian (chinkali, chaczapuri) dishes, The traditional Kist cuisine includes Chechen (żiżik gałnysz) and Georgian (chinkali, chaczapuri) dishes. Typical of Kist cuisine are mutton, goat, beef and chicken kebabs (usually prepared in the open air during mountain trips). The Kists make many types of dairy products, such as: several types of cheese, butter, cream and yoghurt. They also bake wheat and maize bread, and will treat you to some lovely home wine or vodka and sometimes Raki.

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Many types of dairy products, such as: several types of cheese, butter, cream and yoghurt. They also bake wheat and maize bread, and will treat you to some lovely home

The traditional cuisine includes Chechen (żiżik gałnysz) and Georgian (chinkali, chaczapuri) dishes. Typical of the cuisine are mutton, goat, beef and chicken kebabs (usually prepared in the open air during mountain trips).

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[Talvi]

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People who buy halal food, food made by brutally murdered animals, are stupid and damnable. And all Turkish and Muslim foods are halal. Europeans eating such food are lowering themselves. Animals are saveagely slaughtered according to Islamic rules and rites.

My favourite cuisine is civilisized cuisine: German, Italian, Czech-Bohemian, Hungarian, Polish and Scandinavian.

And we eat meat from animals peacefully put into their slumber...?? Or we just wait till they die naturally and then eat the corpse?

Do you really believe that todays mass prodtcion has time for... rites in slaughtering animals? And that every kebab place has a secret slaughterhouse in their backyard?

Civilized cuisine? Dont be ridiculous.

[Hurrem sultana]

Bosnian burek is different from those on the pics here.We usually call burek only if its with meat,others are called "pita"(pita od sira(pita from cheese etc)
here is burek :)

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here is burek with cheese/pita

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[Hurrem sultana]

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People who buy halal food, food made by brutally murdered animals, are stupid and damnable. And all Turkish and Muslim foods are halal. Europeans eating such food are lowering themselves. Animals are saveagely slaughtered according to Islamic rules and rites.

My favourite cuisine is civilisized cuisine: German, Italian, Czech-Bohemian, Hungarian, Polish and Scandinavian.


Hahahaha sorry but you made me laugh girl

i gotta admit you are giving me an impression of being a weird girl,who judges food by origin? and talks about "civilized" cuisine?


you are also missing out many many great dishes,because Asia is home to the best cuisines

[Flintlocke]

Hallall means good it's a thing people in the balkans say, it's got nothing to do with meat.

[Leliana]

i gotta admit you are giving me an impression of being a weird girl,who judges food by origin? and talks about "civilized" cuisine?
Cuisine relying on halal meat doesn't meet standards of acceptable civilization because civilisized countries don't kill animals without anesthetization, without letting the conscious animal bleeding to death and without Islamic phrases being spoken in the process of killing.

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Insane people are brutal to humans and brutal to animals. Islam is an insane 'religion' created by an insane, warmongering, lying, pedophile and deceptive man, no wonder that Islamic rites and rules are insane. And I think the same about kosher meat.

you are also missing out many many great dishes,because Asia is home to the best cuisines
Taste is in the eyes of the beholder. :) I dislike Asian food, I tried it and think it's unpalatable. Some Russian meals are okay, though, but they are Europeans above all.

[Artavazt]

Unfortunatly,UK is fool of halal food shops,specialy west midlands (Birminghamisdan)

[Peyrol]

you are kidding me?! kebab,baklava,burek,sarma,dolme(i can continue)....well that's all famous here in Sweden and is known from turkey


sorry for the offtopic about food btw :)

Ptù, no comparison with my Homeland's cousine :cool:

[Flintlocke]

Ptù, no comparison with my Homeland's cousine :cool:

Yeah I'll agree with that. Have the Southerners started eating rizoto yet or they still won't do it? :D

[Flintlocke]

pics of animals slaughtered

What makes me mad is that these animals are eaten by these muds. :mad: They don't even deserve rat meat in my book.

[Stars Down To Earth]

Japanese food is my current favourite, I often get those sushi take-aways. Also, everyone's heard about sushi and that stuff, but besides those there's loads and loads of Japanese foods that are basically unknown to most people: kaiseki-ryori, robata-yaki, and so on. It tastes great, it's healthy, and I also share their Asiatic dislike of everything greasy and creamy. :tongue I also like French and Italian food, from time to time.

My least favourite is that kebab shit, it's barely edible when you're sober.


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The greatest Turkish legacy to the world. I used to live off yogurt when I had eating disorders, that shit kept me alive. :D Thank fuck those Turkic steppe nomads got the idea to congeal milk and eat it as their military ration (makes sense if you're nomadic, to turn your horse's milk into more substantial food). Also, it's very healthy food.

[Nairi]

Japanese food is my current favourite, I often get those sushi take-aways. Also, everyone's heard about sushi and tempura, but besides those there's loads and loads of Japanese foods that are basically unknown to most people: kaiseki-ryori, robata-yaki, and so on. It tastes great, it's healthy, and I also share their Asiatic dislike of everything greasy and creamy. :tongue I also like French and Italian food, from time to time.

My least favourite is that kebab shit, it's barely edible when you're sober.


The greatest Turkish legacy to the world. I used to live off yoghurt when I had eating disorders, that shit kept me alive. :D Thank fuck those Turkic steppe nomads got the idea to congeal mare's milk and eat it as their military ration. Also, it's very healthy food.

I wonder where nomads were cultivating yogurt?
When they invaded Armenian Hihgland yogurt was already waiting for them lol

Also,
Yogurt making began in the United States in 1929 when the Colombosian family, Armenians who lived in Andover, started Colombo and Sons Creamery. General Mills purchased the company in 1993 and incorporated the yogurt division as Yoplait Colombo, based in Methuen. In 1919, near Barcelona, Isaac Carasso came out with Danone (named for his son Daniel); he brought it to the United States as Dannon in 1941. Now called the Danone Group, the company has captured a 15 percent share of the fresh dairy market worldwide.

[Talvi]

Japanese food is my current favourite, I often get those sushi take-aways. Also, everyone's heard about sushi and that stuff, but besides those there's loads and loads of Japanese foods that are basically unknown to most people: kaiseki-ryori, robata-yaki, and so on. It tastes great, it's healthy, and I also share their Asiatic dislike of everything greasy and creamy. :tongue I also like French and Italian food, from time to time.


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Only if a European like you is going to eat Rice with almost every meal like in Japan, you will get fat pretty fast :D
Also we dont digest nori that well.
:D

[Hevneren]

A song about traditional food here. :D

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[Leliana]

I love blueberry pie

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with a glass of cold milk

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I could have it any day! :yumyum:

[Vasa]

I only know kebab, and people who sell kebab here are like Azeri or something. The rest, Ive never heard of.

Also Sweden has an amazingly huge amount of "foreign" food. When I was in Stockholm it was pretty Impossible to find some actual Swedish restaurant. Or anything northern...but no problem finding Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Mongolian, Italian and such foods.

People dont go out to eat the same food as you do at home.. Thats one of the reasons it's kind of rare to find swedish restaurants. :)

Me personally, rates swedish food higher than anything. :)

BTW, this is a pic from a part of my Yule dinner
Hunted and slaughtered by ourselfes:
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[StonyArabia]

The best cuisine is from Adygheia from the Caucasus

HOSPITALITY has always been one of the distinguishing traits of the
Caucasian highlanders. If not through good will, then the binding
prescriptions of the Xabze ensured the best deal for a guest or visitor to the
North Caucasus. The Circassians were known to go to extremes to ensure
that a guest or wayfarer was properly regaled, and diligently ensure that he
was put up in comfort. According to the saying, 'Hesch'er zheschiysch
yisme, binim ya schisch mex'wzh,'


Boiled Mutton (Melil gheva)

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Lamb Boiled in Cream

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Fried Meat (Li teibech'e ghezchawe)

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Liver Sausage (Themsch'ighwnibe)

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[Peasant]

The general theme seems to be meat and dairy. God damn I want to live in that country.