Situated in the heart of Europe, Prague is one of the cities that it’s definitely worth-seeing. With its narrow streets, colorful houses and touristy atmosphere, you will soon find yourself in a town which bristles with energy.

This time I want you to simply experience the unique blend of tastes from the Czech cuisine because evenings spent with some friends over a glass of exquisite wine or a delicious beer and plates full of local delicacies are simply magical.

But let’s take it step by step!

In Prague, people spend their days working, shopping and sitting in cafés, so to find a table at lunch-time takes a lot of concentration and ability. But after a short exploration of the city in the morning, you should take a rest in a teahouse or a café, where time stands still and the only sounds are the whisperings of your table neighbors. I don’t even really like coffee all that much, but believe me that after visiting Prague, I will never forget the taste of the unique mix of coffee, chocolate and caramel. And the best thing was that everywhere they had a special offer: a cup of coffee or tea with a cake included. Simply divine!

A simply delicious variety of coffee and cakes

For the lunch time you have two options: you choose to eat something in the main square or in a fine restaurant. As far as I am concerned, in order to feel the unique atmosphere of the city you should experience and enjoy both of them. In the main square, situated in the Old Town Quarter, you can taste all kinds of sausages, pork meet, potato chips or drink beer from the stands all around.

On the other hand, you can choose to eat at a restaurant in the center, even though it is a little bit expensive, or to find one somewhere on the narrow and romantic streets. It is full of them and you can decide what to eat before entering, as in front of most of them there is a menu exposed with prices and photos of the dishes.

The traditional starter is a soup and you can choose a tomato soup served with cheese or a mushroom one served with bread and a mixture of butter and spices. Czech cuisine is quite heavy, the traditional plate always includes lots of meat, usually pork, served with potato dumplings. Even though it could be a little bit too sweet for some tastes, it’s worth to try it.

Tomato soup

Pork meat with potato dumplings

Chicken stuffed with cheese and Prague ham

But if you aren’t a pork aficionado, you can always try chicken stuffed with Prague ham or cheese and served with baked or fried potatoes. A chocolate cake with honey and nuts or a piece of apple pie with vanilla ice cream and some cream for the dessert will be just the thing! And don’t forget to wash them down with some Czech beer, said to be the best in the world, or a glass of fine wine! What else could one wish for?

Chicken stuffed with cheese served with spinach and backed potatoes

A tasty mixture of chicken, Prague ham, cheese, broccoli and cream

I bet I just made you hungry (or thirsty), so book a flight and go to Prague! You will definitely not regret the experience!

What is your favorite dish tasted in Prague or somewhere in the world?

Anca Stefanita – Each time anyone asks me to say something about myself, I find it a very difficult thing to do. Why? Shouldn’t be quite easy to make some PR for yourself, especially if you are in loved with this particular kind of job? The answer should definitely be a positive one, but again…I prefer to let the others or my activities to speak for myself. But there are a few things that I can tell you: I am trying to live my life by what Ghandi used to say: “You must be the change that you wish to see”, I love everything about public relations, advertising and media, I am passionate about reading and travelling, and let’s face it, about some adventure now and then.

“Sarmale” - cabbage rolls (made out of pork or pork and beef meat) is a traditional meal for Christmas and other religious holidays (including Easter or special gatherings of the family).

I must admit I like sarmale – they are exceptionally prepared by my grandmother each year! As you can also see on Wikipedia, this dish is found in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire from the Middle East to the Balkans and Central Europe.

I also have to add that during the summer, when there is no sauerkraut, we have sarmale in vine leafs always served with cream for an amazing taste. Both types of these cabbage rolls – in sauerkraut or vine leafs – go amazingly well with polenta (mămăligă).

They are indeed a really must try when in Romania!
In the video below you’ll have the recipe and how to make sarmale directions

Salată de boeuf is a traditional Romanian dish, generally served during all festive and special occasions. It is a combination of finely chopped beef and root vegetables, folded in mayonnaise and finished with pickled vegetable garnishes. The dish is usually made up in large quantities for the whole party. It’s eaten as a side dish/salad to fried meats or as an appetiser/entree. Slight differences exist in quantities and these vary according to taste.

The name may suggest a French culinary influence as the word boeuf is French for beef, but is of Russian origin, from Salad Olivier or Russian salad. This is in fact the information you’ll find also on Wikipedia, and it really synthesis the content of the salad. It is a very tasty meal and yes, I must admit I like boeuf salad a lot!

I like it with or without meat (my grandmother and my mother use chicken meat – breast) – but it is very tasty as well without meat. In my home it is usually prepared for big holidays like Easter or New Year’s .

You can see a post with more details and a recipe here, on Home Cooking in Montana blog, from where the photo is too – so I can tempt you to check the recipe

Here is a video with recipes and hot to make both of these dishes. I’m truly recommending them to you – to prepare them or to at least taste them!

Christmas is almost here! Aside from presents, Christmas trees, lights and decorated markets, Christmas means also special food. Something you don’t usually eat, something special for a special moment.

Here are 10 interesting dishes from all over the world (Yes, I’m trying to prepare a special post with traditional Romanian dishes for this holiday).  In each video you find out also how to make that special dish.

Christmas Tandoori style Chicken

Christmas Pork Belly Roast with Chili Cumin Honey

Christmas Roast Beef

Cappelletti, the Umbrian Christmas dish

Christmas Food Scotch Eggs Authentic

Christmas Sausage rolls

Ukrainian Kutya (In Russian+translations)

Christmas Yorkshire puddings

Toffee/candy apples recipe

Christmas Mince Pies

Which ones did you already tried? What would you like to prepare for this year?

I’ve discovered a new traditional food – this time from Madagascar

I’m happy that I found also the recipe. Is very simple – but it looks very tasty. Malagasy cuisine offers a variety of interesting recipes!

Voanjobory sy Henakisoa (Bambara Groundpeas and Pork) Recipe

Did you eat that?

The first time I heard about foie gras was at one of the French classes at school. I remember thinking it is so strange – foie gras = fat liver.

And that’s exactly what it is: fat duck or goose liver. It is however a specific French product so I’m inviting you today to see how a terine of foie gras is prepared. For more detailed information on foie gras you can check this article on Wikipedia.

I must admit I’m wild about schnitzels. My grandmother makes them, my mother does – so I learned too (though not practice it much unfortunately yet).

When in Vienna, you must try a traditional Wiener Schnitzel. I did – and it tasted perfectly!

photo taken by Kobako

This dish is not only a very tasty one and not so hard to prepare. To see how simple it is to make Wiener schnitzel I’m inviting you to watch this video. Then you’ll definitely cook this dish – and I am waiting to tell me how do you find it .

Guest post by Angelina

Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural cultural country with Malay, Chinese and Indian contribute as major group. Hence, Malaysian dishes are derived from regional and multiple cultural influences. However, rice and noodles tend to be staple food among the different groups. Apart of rice, there are also some popular traditional foods that you must taste when at Malaysia.

Malay food
Kuih-muih, is a famous night market (pasar-malam) food that are consist of cakes, pastries and sweetmeats. It is normally sold at street stall and hawker as snack throughout the day. It is an important traditional feature shared by Malay and Peranakan (Nyonya) communities. Examples of famous kuih are Onde onde, kuih talam, pulut inti, otak-otak, and dodol. Onde onde is small round balls made of glutinious rice filled with sugar (normally brown or palm sugar) and rolled in fresh grated coconut.

Indian food
In Malaysia, Indian food such as Chapatti, Naan and Maggie Goreng Mamak are commonly found in Mamak stall. Chapatti, bread originated from Punjab can be considered as the best seller Indian food. It is made of flour dough, water, oil and salt. The dough is flattening into disc shape and heating over a very hot frying pan for few minutes. It is best to serve with vegetable curry, chicken curry (gulai), sweetened milk or sugar.

Chinese Food
Malaysian Chinese traditional foods consist of Bak Kut Teh, Char Hor Fun, Sin Chew Fried Meehoon, Oyster Omelet and others. Sin Chew Fried Meehon is a rice noodles/vermicelli dishes stir fried with various ingredients such as chicken, fish cake, bean sprout, carrot, tofu and other vegetables. Rice noodles used are also known as rice vermicelli in United State, Mifen in Chinese community, and Meehon in Singapore and Malaysia. This Sin Chew Fried Meehon is popular in different area in Malaysia such as Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor and Perak state.

About Angelina

She writes Asia Food Guide

Paella is a Valencian rice dish. Many people consider this dish to be a traditional one from Spain, but locals consider it just something specific to Valencia.

It is however a dish that is relatively easy to make – so let’s see the recipe. I first saw the recipe on a fridge magnet received last summer from a friend of mine .

As I was searching on the Internet for a recipe with a video – so it would be easy for you to find out how it’s made – I found several recipes, including some promoted as Spanish Paella (not Valencian). So check out this videos!

Did you eat/made paella? What do you think of this dish? Share your opinions – I’m curious

Valencian paella recipe

Paella – Cooking The Original Recipe

Cheap and Easy Chicken and Seafood Paella Recipe (Without Saffron)

Paella de marisco (seafood paella) recipe

Spanish Paella Recipe (not Valencian!)

There are a number of different dishes that you can try out when you are in the United Kingdom. However, there are some dishes that are going to stand out compared to the other options out there. You might perhaps want to know about this in case you are interested in traveling to the UK and want to know what to try out once you are there. Here again, there are a lot of options to make use of and you can essentially put to use what you are going to discover in this article.

Fish and Chips
You cannot visit the United Kingdom and not try out fish and chips! This is perhaps one of the most famous dishes that this country has to offer and is regularly consumed by many. Almost all the famous restaurants in London offer this particular dish, which is why it is considered as a popular option to go in for by many. You should be glad to know that there are some variations even in this dish and consuming it from different places will perhaps give you an idea as to how tasty this dish can be.

Bangers and Mash
If you are planning on visiting the United Kingdom for sampling some non-vegetarian delicacies, you should definitely try out Bangers and Mash, which is British slang for sausages and mashed potatoes. With minor variations depending on the region, this too is a very popular dish offered in a number of different restaurants out there. Many restaurants offer this and are even known to twist it to create their own unique taste.

Hot Tea
Britain and hot tea go like hand and glove – they are made for each other! If you are a fan of hot tea, you would absolutely enjoy tea in the UK. This is all the more applicable when you are talking about tea at the Ritz. It is considered one of the best and by far, the option to go in for if you want your money’s worth.
Hence, go out there and experiment and travel to different places around the country. In time, you should find at least one or more options that you are guaranteed to like and would pretty much want to take advantage of.

Guest post by Erinna

My husband and I went a couple of years ago to visit a friend. We stayed longer so we had lunch with them. They prepared us something special, something we didn’t eat before: fondue dish. They had (I have to admit) a can – a package that only needed to be heated in the microwave. They prepared the bread and a salad and that was it.

One year later, being in Austria, we looked for those magic cans of fondue cheese and we bought some – brought home and eat them at home or with parents. As I was trying to find out more about fondue cheese I saw that the recipe is not so complicated and that one could cook it at home too.

According to Wikipedia Fondue is a Swiss communal dish shared at the table in an earthenware pot (caquelon) over a small burner (rechaud).The word is drawn from the French verb fondre (to melt) in the past participle fondu (melted). It most likely originated in the Jura mountains.

Looking on YouTube I found two videos explaining how one could make it’s own home made fondue. So if you want to impress your family or friends, try this idea: Fondue cheese!

Classic Fondue Recipe

Cheese Fondue Recipe Video – Tampa Bay Chef Services