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what is your country's famous food ?

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My country 's famous food that many foreign tourist who visit thailand must eat is Tom yum kung .
And I want to know what is your country's famous food ?

(This photo is Tum yum kong )
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here in my country the famouse food and traditional food is [color=brown](kosks, makrony,rishta.asida,brak [/color]
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Hi Dixie . My gut cried because your picture.
If I found shop that sell it . I must buy it.

Hi Zaman . Do you have any its picture ?
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ATIFIREHAWK wrote:Hi Dixie . My gut cried because your picture.
If I found shop that sell it . I must buy it.
Which one? Or all of them? :D
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Potato omlette sounds delicious :D. How do you prepare it, Dixie? Is it made of potato flower or fresh potatoes? Or do you mean tortillas? I love Spanish tortillas, they are sooo yummie :lol:

In my country Röschti is one of the best known meals, some sort of crunchy baked potatoe pieces.

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Dixie wrote:
ATIFIREHAWK wrote:Hi Dixie . My gut cried because your picture.
If I found shop that sell it . I must buy it.
Which one? Or all of them? :D
Some of them , for instance ,Pa amb tomàquet, some Sausages that you post and Sausages.


Hi rach . I've never heard or seen any food from Switzerland before . Thank you for your picture.
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Rach wrote:Potato omlette sounds delicious :D. How do you prepare it, Dixie? Is it made of potato flower or fresh potatoes? Or do you mean tortillas? I love Spanish tortillas, they are sooo yummie :lol:
Yes, it's the famous Spanish omelettes. We made them with fresh potatoes, of course! 8)
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That's the German favourite food

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Switzerland ! :mrgreen:

I've already talked about "fondue" and "raclette" (let you see the cheese topic).

There is "le gâteau saviésan" (the Saviesan cake) :

Savièse is a village near Sion (Sion is the main city of Valais ; Valais is one of the 26 cantons/provinces in Switzerland ; let you search for Switzerland on the map :mrgreen: ). This village is very attached (conservative ? :lol: ) to its traditions (music, history, patois, cooking ; le patois is a special francophon language. There are different sorts of patois, for example, le patois de Savièse, very known in Valais (every Valaisan recognizes it but rare are the people who can still speak it)).

For example :

Standard french => Patois de Savièse

Bonjour => Boundzo (Good morning)
Comment vas-tu ? => Comin té va-t-e ? (how are you ?)you see that it near italian)
aussi => achebën (,too)
Veux-tu boire ? => Ou-to bire ? (Do you want to drink ?)
...

I did not find photos of le gateau saviésan but I will describe you how to make it :

You need :

a squared plate,
two squared puff pastries,
potatoes (1 kg should be enough :lol: )
leeks (maybe 4-6 branches)
grated cheese (maybe 300-500 g. it depends on you :lol: )
some condiments (at least pepper but you can add some pimento, curry, parsley, chives, very-small-cut oignon...)
patience and effort and smile and music :lol:

First put the oven on (220-250 for my oven... but it depends strongly on the oven...)

Prepare your ustensils, knives, peeler (to peel potatoes), etc. Make you cook plan free.

Put the first squared puff pastry on the squared plate, plate that you - at the end - will put in the oven.

Wash all potatoes, peel them, cut them in circles (1cm thin).
Cut and wash the leeks in small squares.
Open the grated cheese packet or grate cheese (le gruyère for example).

Now all is ready !

On the pastry, make some eyes with your forket.

Put one layer of grated cheese.
Put one layer of circled potatoes.
Put one layer of small-cut leeks.
Put one layer of grated cheese.
Put one layer of circled potatoes.
Put one layer of small-cut leeks.
[Put one layer of grated cheese.
Put one layer of circled potatoes.
Put one layer of small-cut leeks. ; it depends on your hunger. :lol: ]
Put one layer of grated cheese.

On each layer of potatoes you can put condiments (mas fuerte, mejor es ! :twisted: )

Then... put the second puff pastries over, and close the "box"... if you don't close it, cheese will melt and pour...

Put it all in the middle of the oven... and wait 40-50 minutes (this depends strongly on the sorts of the ovens !). But keep your eye on the oven, in order to avoir bad surprise. :lol:



And the second time, and the third time, ... that you cook it. Adapt it to your bad past experiences. :lol:


NB : in cooking vocabulary my english is poor... because I haven't yet bought a big dictionnary. :mrgreen:


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Dixie wrote:Yes, it's the famous Spanish omelettes. We made them with fresh potatoes, of course! 8)
Fresh ones, of course, that was really a silly question :oops: :lol:

Would you say this one is an authentic Spanish tortillas recipe, Dixie? I would love to try them, but I'm not sure if this is really the way you would cook them in Spain?

http://www.xmission.com/~dderhak/recipe/tortilla.htm

Shokin, thanks for the recipe I didn't know that sort of gâteau yet!
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Rach wrote: Would you say this one is an authentic Spanish tortillas recipe, Dixie?

http://www.xmission.com/~dderhak/recipe/tortilla.htm
That's the one!! Try it if you have the chance and tell me what you think! 8)
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Las tortillas ? :mrgreen:

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Dixie wrote:That's the one!! Try it if you have the chance and tell me what you think! 8)
Great, yes I will try it for sure!
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my country has too many delicious food...
umm...
my favorite dish:
Peking Duck
Kung Pao Chicken
Pot Sticker
House Special Honey Walnuts...
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hi all
my country tradition food is mansaf and maqlooba.,.als msakan.,.,.its really delisious :) :D :) :D :) :D by the way i am from Jordan
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mansaf? i wonder if it's a dish that put some curry chicken and pea and bean on the rice?
thank you in advance
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in my country a traditional food is sarmale with mush http://www.mojpiar.net/photo/romania200 ... le_JPG.htm

it's my favourite :)
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My country`s famous food is SUSHI.

But,My favorit food is OKONOMIYAKI! :P

Do you know? :D

OKONOMIYAKI are a kind of flour pancake cooked on a griddle.

When they are done,a special sause is put on them and AONORI (green water vegetable :wink: ) flakes are sprinkld on them.

People cut them into small pieces before eating.

There are a lot of OKONOMI restaurants around my house.

I want to eat OKONOMIYAKI everyday! :lol:
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I´m from Basque Country. As we are near to the sea we enjoy cooking a great variety of cookery seafood recipes. On the other hand, food is very important to us because some of the most important resolutions or family reunions are always made around a table where we eat qualified food and wine.
Hi Dixie,
I eat "pa amb tumaca" sometimes. I have learnt from you and it´s delicious. It reminds me your country where I have enjoyed a lot.
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ilargia wrote: Hi Dixie,
I eat "pa amb tumaca" sometimes. I have learnt from you and it´s delicious. It reminds me your country where I have enjoyed a lot.
Eskerrik asko :D Pa amb tomàquet is delicious, especially if accompanied by olive oil and cured ham 8)
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Tum yum Kung from Thailand is really delicious. It taste sour and spicy!
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If you visit Vietnam, don't forget to taste 'Pho' or Noodle Soup. It's delicious. Pho includes rice noodle, beef or chicken, onions, bean sprouts, pepper, lemon, chilly...Click here to know more.

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Arale wrote:If you visit Vietnam, don't forget to taste 'Pho' or Noodle Soup. It's delicious. Pho includes rice noodle, beef or chicken, onions, bean sprouts, pepper, lemon, chilly...Click here to know more.

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Hmm…! You make me hungry Arale. It looks very good.
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Arale wrote:If you visit Vietnam, don't forget to taste 'Pho' or Noodle Soup. It's delicious. Pho includes rice noodle, beef or chicken, onions, bean sprouts, pepper, lemon, chilly...Click here to know more.

_Arale_
Just out of curiosity, how do you pronounce Pho, Arale? Is it like English or does it have a different pronunciation?

EDIT: I just took a look at the Wiki link. Nevermind :D
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vince90 wrote:
Arale wrote:If you visit Vietnam, don't forget to taste 'Pho' or Noodle Soup. It's delicious. Pho includes rice noodle, beef or chicken, onions, bean sprouts, pepper, lemon, chilly...Click here to know more.

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Hmm…! You make me hungry Arale. It looks very good.
Hehe! :mrgreen: If you come back to Vietnam, I'll treat you Pho. :wink:
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Dixie wrote:
Arale wrote:If you visit Vietnam, don't forget to taste 'Pho' or Noodle Soup. It's delicious. Pho includes rice noodle, beef or chicken, onions, bean sprouts, pepper, lemon, chilly...Click here to know more.

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Just out of curiosity, how do you pronounce Pho, Arale? Is it like English or does it have a different pronunciation?

EDIT: I just took a look at the Wiki link. Nevermind :D
Vietnamese is a tonal language, Dixie. In Vietnamese, we write it 'Phở'. Difficult for me to write its pronunciation here! :roll:

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This is Venezuelan one, especially at Christmas season, the are called "Hallacas"



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... And the traditional one is called "Arepas"

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These 3 dishes are the famous ones in My country, Venezuela! Delicious!!!!!!!!!!! :P
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Oriani wrote:This is Venezuelan one, especially at Christmas season, the are called "Hallacas"



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Chicken Salad

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What's the cushion-looking stuff? :D
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I want to try Chicken Salad! I'm hungry. :P :P
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babara wrote:I want to try Chicken Salad! I'm hungry. :P :P
I really like it and it's so good!!!! It's famous at Christmas!!!
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Dix, I don't know how we do, but we try to make a kind of "square" when we're preparing 'em! :P
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I'm sure that you've heard Turkish kebap.Adana kebap, kuşbaşı...
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MooNboy wrote:I'm sure that you've heard Turkish kebap.Adana kebap, kuşbaşı...
Oh No..Tell us about that! :P
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MooNboy wrote:I'm sure that you've heard Turkish kebap.Adana kebap, kuşbaşı...
I LOVE IT :!:
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Oriani wrote:
MooNboy wrote:I'm sure that you've heard Turkish kebap.Adana kebap, kuşbaşı...
Oh No..Tell us about that! :P
They(Adana kebap:Adana is a great city of Turkey) include bread,meat,garlic.You mix it,put them on a metal bar.After you decide it's done, you eat it with bread and salad.You can(must) add some spices into them before you cook them.

And a dessert;BAKLAVA!!!Did you know it? Best dessert you'll ever eat!
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Arale wrote:
vince90 wrote:
Arale wrote:If you visit Vietnam, don't forget to taste 'Pho' or Noodle Soup. It's delicious. Pho includes rice noodle, beef or chicken, onions, bean sprouts, pepper, lemon, chilly...Click here to know more.

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Hmm…! You make me hungry Arale. It looks very good.
Hehe! :mrgreen: If you come back to Vietnam, I'll treat you Pho. :wink:
Oh thank you for your kindness. :D I haven’t been in Hanoi so it will be great to be there when I came back.
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pimpim wrote:My country`s famous food is SUSHI.

But,My favorit food is OKONOMIYAKI! :P

Do you know? :D

OKONOMIYAKI are a kind of flour pancake cooked on a griddle.

When they are done,a special sause is put on them and AONORI (green water vegetable :wink: ) flakes are sprinkld on them.

People cut them into small pieces before eating.

There are a lot of OKONOMI restaurants around my house.

I want to eat OKONOMIYAKI everyday! :lol:
I made one for my brother after watching Ranma 1/2. The dude ate the whole thing and didn't leave anything for me. :roll:
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LennyeTran wrote: I made one for my brother after watching Ranma 1/2. The dude ate the whole thing and didn't leave anything for me. :roll:
I know it's off-topic, but I love Ranma!!!!! 8)

Sorry couldn't avoid it... I had to say it!
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Dixie wrote:
LennyeTran wrote: I made one for my brother after watching Ranma 1/2. The dude ate the whole thing and didn't leave anything for me. :roll:
I know it's off-topic, but I love Ranma!!!!! 8)
Girl type Ranma? :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Hardi wrote:Girl type Ranma? :lol: :lol: :lol:
I love both! And I meant the series... I'm gonna download it soon, when I finish with DB... Yes I'm a freak :roll:
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Well I love Ranma too. :lol:

But about Estonian famous food is very hard to say. I could not name many Estonian food if any. It doesn't mean that Estonians don't have own specific taste, but all foods we eat u can find also elsewhere they may be already some nations famous food. but they are just made little diffrent way for diffrent taste. I think probably most forgeins don't extol Good Estonian food, their taste is already spoilt by their own nation horrible cooking. :lol: :lol:
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MooNboy wrote:
Oriani wrote:
MooNboy wrote:I'm sure that you've heard Turkish kebap.Adana kebap, kuşbaşı...
Oh No..Tell us about that! :P
They(Adana kebap:Adana is a great city of Turkey) include bread,meat,garlic.You mix it,put them on a metal bar.After you decide it's done, you eat it with bread and salad.You can(must) add some spices into them before you cook them.

And a dessert;BAKLAVA!!!Did you know it? Best dessert you'll ever eat!
Wow!! What is the dessert about? :P
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LennyeTran wrote:
pimpim wrote:My country`s famous food is SUSHI.

But,My favorit food is OKONOMIYAKI! :P

Do you know? :D

OKONOMIYAKI are a kind of flour pancake cooked on a griddle.

When they are done,a special sause is put on them and AONORI (green water vegetable :wink: ) flakes are sprinkld on them.

People cut them into small pieces before eating.

There are a lot of OKONOMI restaurants around my house.

I want to eat OKONOMIYAKI everyday! :lol:
I made one for my brother after watching Ranma 1/2. The dude ate the whole thing and didn't leave anything for me. :roll:
So you’re truly a good cook. :D
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Sadly, he likes to eat everything, Vince, so I don't really know how good it was. :twisted:
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I can't imagine Lennye cooking. I just don't believe that Lennye could cook. :twisted:
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Hardi wrote:I can't imagine Lennye cooking. I just don't believe that Lennye could cook. :twisted:
*phbttttt* You're just saying that so I would prove myself by cooking for you. I ain't falling for this trap. I know I can cook plenty of Vietnamese dishes as well as other cuisines. I love cooking. It's like a hobby to me. 8)
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LennyeTran wrote: *phbttttt* You're just saying that so I would prove myself by cooking for you. I ain't falling for this trap. I know I can cook plenty of Vietnamese dishes as well as other cuisines. I love cooking. It's like a hobby to me. 8)
*phbttttt* your self. I will ask Arale to cook me some Vietnamese food. I also cook to her some Estonian food. I make "Mulgipuder" and for drink I give her "Pett" then she love me, because it is so good food. I don't tell what those foods are, to make you more curious and envy.
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