Celebrating 4th of July in Berlin/Germany.
http://wheresmybackpack.com/2013/05/31/travel-theme-costume/
Month: May 2013
From Grandma with Love
What a wonderful idea! Going to lots of different countries and asking grandmothers to make a dish they would normally prepare for their families.
I am intrigued by the food, but even more so by the ladies! I would love to sit down with each one them and hear their stories. How amazing would that be?!
And the kitchens, they are all so different! I wonder about the lives that have been (and that are being) lived in those homes – the fun, the laughter, the tears..
And now: enjoy your culinary trip around the world!
(Sadly the pictures don’t seem to display correctly… sorry about that!)
1. Italy: Swiss chard and ricotta ravioli with meat sauce
Marisa Batini, 80 years old – Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
This wonderful photography project comes from Gabriele Galimberte, who works with Riverboom, a Swiss publishing group of journalists and photographers. From the website’s introduction:
Gabriele Galimberti pays homage to all the grandmothers in the world and to their love for good cooking, starting from his own very Tuscan grandmother Marisa who, before the departure for his tour around the world by couchsurfing, took care to prepare her renowned “ravioli ripieni.” She was not so concerned about the possible risks or mishaps her grandson might face in his adventurous travelling worldwide, but her major concern was, “what will he eat”?
You can see the whole “Delicatessen with love” collection (including recipes and written portraits of each grandmother) on Galimberti’s website. H/t to PinkRobotBoogaloo for sharing.
2. Albania: Burekoep domate (layered egg custard pie)
Neriman Mitrolari, 52 years old – Albania
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
3. Algeria: Chicken and vegetable couscous
Lebgaa Fanana, 42 years old – Timimoun, Algeria
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
4. Argentina: Asado criollo (mixed meats barbecue)
Isolina Perez De Vargas, 83 years old – Mendoza, Argentina
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
5. Armenia: Tolma (roll of beef and rice wrapped into grape leaves)
Jenya Shalikashuili, 58 years old – Alaverdi, Armenia
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
6. Bolivia: Queso humacha (vegetables and fresh cheese soup)
Julia Enaigua, 71 years old – La Paz, Bolivia
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
7. Brazil: Fejoada (pork and bean stew), light version
Ana Lucia Souza Pascoal, 53 years old – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
8. Canada: Bison stew under the midnight sun
Kathy O’€™Donovan, 64 years old – Whitehorse, Canada
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
9. Cayman Islands: Iguana with rice and beans
Maria Luz Fedric, 53 years old – Cayman Islands
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
10. China: Hui guo rou (twice-cooked pork with vegetables)
Pan Guang Mei, 62 years old – Chongqing, China
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
11. Egypt: Kuoshry (pasta, rice and bean pie)
Fifi Makhmer, 62 years old – Cairo, Egypt
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
12. Ethiopia: Injera with curry and vegetables
Bisrat Melake, 60 years old – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
13. Georgia: Khinkali (pork and beef dumplings)
Natalie Bakradze, 60 years old – Tblisi, Georgia
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
14. Haiti: Lambi (conch) in Creole sauce
Serette Charles, 63 years old – Saint-Jean du Sud, Haiti
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
15. Iceland: Kjotsùpa (lamb and vegetable soup)
Valagerdur Olafsdòttir, 63 years old – Reykjavìk, Iceland
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
16. India: Chicken vindaloo
Grace Estibero, 82 years old – Mumbai, India
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
17. Indonesia: Soto Betawi (beef soup with coconut and vegetables)
Eti Rumiati, 63 years old – Jakarta, Indonesia
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
18. Kenya: Mboga and orgali (white corn polenta with vegetables and goat meat)
Normita Sambu Arap, 65 years old – Oltepessi (masaai mara) Kenya
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
19. Latvia: Silke (herring with potatoes and cottage cheese)
Inara Runtule, 68 years old – Kekava, Latvia
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
20. Lebanon: Mjadara (rice and lentils cream)
Wadad Achi, 66 years old – Beirut, Lebanon
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
21. Malawi: Finkubala (caterpillar in tomato sauce)
Regina Lifumbo, 53 years old – Mchinji, Malawi
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
22. Malaysia: Nasi lemak (coconut rice with vegetables and fried dried anchovies)
Thilaga Vadhi, 55 years old – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
23. Mexico: Vegetarian Tamales
Laura Ronz Herrera, 81 years old – Veracruz, Mexico
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
24. Morocco: Chicken tajine
Eija Bankach, 62 years old – Massa, Morocco
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
25. Norway: Kjottsuppe (Icelandic beef and vegetable soup)
Synnove Rasmussen, 77 years old – Bergen, Norway
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
26. Peru: Corvina ceviche
Itala Revello Rosas, 77 years old – Lima, Peru
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
27. Philippines: Sinigang (tamarind soup with pork and vegetables)
Fernanda De Guia, 71 years old – Manila, Philippines
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
28. Spain: Asadura de cordero lecca con arroz (milk-fed lamb offal with rice)
Carmina Fernandez, 73 years old – Madrid, Spain
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
29. Sweden: Inkokt Lax (poached cold salmon and vegetables)
Brigitta Fransson, 70 years old – Stockholm, Sweden
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
30. Thailand: Kai Yat Sai (stuffed omelette)
Boonlom Thongpor, 69 years old – Bangkok, Thailand
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
31. Turkey: Karniyarik (stuffed eggplants with meat and vegetables)
Ayten Okgu , 76 years old -€“ Istanbul, Turkey
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
32. USA: Moose steak
Susann Soresen, 81 years old – Homer, Alaska, USA
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
33. Zanzibar: Wali, mchuzina mbogamboga (rice, fish and vegetables in green mango sauce)
Miraji Mussa Kheir, 56 years old – Bububu, Zanzibar
Source: gabrielegalimberti.com
34. Zimbabwe: Sadza (white maize flour) and pumpkin leaves cooked in peanut butter
Flatar Ncube, 52 years old – Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
I would really like to try the Latvian dish! Not so sure about the Malawian one, though…
What about you – any favourites?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelysanders/dishes-foods-cooked-by-grandmothers-around-the-world
http://www.gabrielegalimberti.com/projects/delicatessen-with-love-2/#
United in Mutual Revulsion: Spit and Shoes
So true! Isn’t it just amazing how deeply ingrained some of these reactions are? Some things are “disgusting”, whereas others are “completely normal” (how about blowing your nose and then putting the tissue in your pocket?). So good to be confronted by someone else’s “normal” every once in a while!
It is amusing how horrified we can be about the behaviors of others, while turning a blind eye to our own horrifying habits.
Spitting is an entrenched habit of many in Mainland China. Entering the elevator in my Chinese high-rise apartment, I was often greeted by a slick of opaque spit in the corner. Fortunately, in my present home of Hong Kong, a SARS-related aversion to germ-spreading has wiped out most public spitting.
A spitter has explained the logic behind the habit to me: essentially, since the air is so polluted and your phlegm captures this pollution, why would you dream of swallowing it? Far more healthy to eject this filth. I can understand the logic. (The logic, however, would still work if a tissue were employed between a person’s mouth and the ground.)
While I have yet to established my own ‘cleansing-through-spitting’ practice, my time in Asia has completely…
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A WORD A WEEK CHALLENGE – Angle
http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/a-word-a-week-challenge-angle/
I’m not usually much into cars but these (on the Ku’damm in Berlin) were amazing! And quite appropriate for this week’s theme, I thought.
Weekend Chat 26 May 2013
Grab a cup of coffee, find a comfy seat and discover some my favourite blog posts, films, etc from this past week.
Things to watch
If you missed the the final part of the latest series of Dr Who – watch it! It was amazing! Now for a long wait until 23 November…
“This House” by James Graham. Wonderful play, set in the two Whip’s offices during the 1974-1979 parliament. Great behind-the-scenes look at the workings of parliament. Interesting as well to have an interview with Ann Taylor (who features in the play) during the interval.
Travel theme: Pathways
Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, Birmingham, UK
Weymouth Beach, UK
Packwood House, UK
Bluebell Woods, Coughton Court, UK
Fountains Abbey, UK
Along the canal, UK
Keddleston Hall, UK
Crete, Greece
Stirchley, UK
Northern Irish Coast
Near Bristol, UK
Weekly Photo Challenge: Escape
I wonder if he is trying to escape? 😉 Taken on Crete/Greece
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/photo-challenge-escape/
A WORD A WEEK CHALLENGE – FACE
At Twycross Zoo in the UK
Absolutely love this face!
http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/a-word-a-week-challenge-face/
A Word a Week Challenge: Mountains
Being more of a sea than a mountain person, I decided to combine the two with this photo taken on the coast of Crete/Greece.
http://suellewellyn2011.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/a-word-a-week-challenge-mountain/
Travel theme: Beaches
Hidden cove on the Greek island of Crete
Ain't Mine No More 