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Spanish Cuisine – A Guide to Spanish Food

Spanish Cuisine – A Guide to Spanish Food

Food cultures, Food Europe
Spanish cuisine has a strong influence on various regional cuisines and history has helped to shape the culture's food traditions. Many food lovers believe that Spanish food is uncomplicated and down to earth. Ingredients can be found with ease when grown locally. In the history of traditional Spanish cuisine, cooking has varied from region to region due to the geography of Spain. Spain has mountain ranges that cross the country. Bergen forms a natural boundary that has made communication and transport difficult in the country until the latter part of the 20th century. Many Spanish dishes have not changed, in terms of how they are cooked and the ingredients used. The Arabs have contributed immensely to the Spanish art of cooking. Americans and Europeans have also influenced Spani...
French cuisine – a Guide to French Food

French cuisine – a Guide to French Food

Food cultures, Food Europe
French cuisine may seem sophisticated but is all about combining flavors, mastering basic techniques, and enjoying every bite. French cuisine has long been known as basic for most kitchens in the western world. If you look at the history of other European food cultures there are always influences of French cuisine. The French cooking techniques have been developed to perfection and therefore many aspiring chefs find the French cuisine daunting. But when the cooking techniques have been mastered, a special elegance and feeling are always seen by the chefs. The food cooked in France depends mainly on the region. French cuisine is dependent on and varies with local produce, such as apples, berries, haricot verses, leeks, and mushrooms. Bird, beef, lamb, and veal are readily availabl...
German Cuisine – A Guide to German Food

German Cuisine – A Guide to German Food

Food cultures, Food Europe
German food German cuisine consists of a variety of different dishes and ingredients and has a diverse food tradition. In Germany there are many different food traditions, several of the German regions have their own tradition when it comes to food. However, there are of course many similarities and German cuisine is usually based on meat, and then it is meat such as pork, beef, and chicken. There is a large selection of sausages in Germany, including Bratwurst which is usually seasoned with garlic, nutmeg, cloves, cumin and in some cases marjoram. There is also a special kind of Bratwurst and that is Currywurst. This sausage is in most cases served with tomato sauce, ketchup or curry sauce, and curry powder, as well as bread or alternatively with french fries. Other common in...
Why Eating Kale is Good for Your Health

Why Eating Kale is Good for Your Health

Food cultures, Healthy Food
Kale is a vegetable that everyone should eat more of. It is packed with vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals. All of which are extremely healthy for you and your body. In this post, we share five reasons why kale is good for you (and why you should eat it). 5 reasons you should eat more Kale There are many reasons why you should eat kale often and why kale is good for you. In our list we have focused on what we like most with the kale nutritional value. Overall, we can say that what makes kale useful is that it is packed with various nutrients. 1. Antioxidants Kale contains lots of antioxidants. Many people know that it is good to get antioxidants without really knowing what they are doing. For those of you who don't know, an antioxidant is a substance that helps your body pr...
A Guide to Asian Food

A Guide to Asian Food

Food cultures
Interest in other food cultures is strong and especially Asian food is available in almost every city and coyntry. Asian cuisine is basically developed according to a concept and holds similar tastes and "rules" but all countries in Asia have nevertheless somehow left their own mark on the diet and the different dishes. No wonder maybe if you think about how big Asia is and that not even in smaller countries, there are different food traditions in north, south (in different parts of the country. China, India, Cambodia, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam are all included as countries in Asian cuisine, but in their own way. In each country, there are of course also more regional specialties. However, you still think exclusively when talking about Asian food...
How to Start Cooking Thai Food

How to Start Cooking Thai Food

Food cultures
Start cooking Thai food If someone asks me what products to buy to start Thai food, I would recommend the following: Fish sauce When cooking Thai food, use fish sauce instead of salt. It does not smell good in the bottle but the smell disappears when the fish sauce is added to the food. Expect 1-2 tbsp for a recipe for 2-4 port. There are several brands and you can choose which one you like. Oyster sauce Oyster sauce is often used for wok dishes. Also, count here with 1-2 tbsp for a recipe for 2-4 port. Those who want vegetarian food can instead use a sauce on mushroom soy (Vegetarian Mushroom Soy Sauce). Do not accidentally remove the fish sauce from the Oyster brand when you have oyster sauce. Wok sauce Mix 1 tbsp fish sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp soy, ½ tbsp ...
A Guide to Asian Spices

A Guide to Asian Spices

Food cultures
Asian food includes many different food cultures with a great variety of variety. Broadly speaking, one can distinguish Indian, Southeast Asian, Chinese, and Japanese food. What gives the Asian food a special character is certain products such as coconut fat/milk, bamboo shoots and rice or noodles, special sauces such as soy and Asian fish sauce, as well as some spices for example: Coriander has a very special sweet, slightly bitter taste and is used extensively, both fresh leaves and seeds. Ginger and carrot have a strong, characteristic taste similar to each other, but the ginger is sweet. Lemongrass acts as an alternative to lemon, with its sour taste. Occurs, among other things in wok dishes, marinades. Chill fruit, the world's most flavored, so also in Asia. Spice...
A Guide to Chinese Cuisine

A Guide to Chinese Cuisine

Food cultures
Chinese cuisine goes far back in time with an extensive history. It is considered one of the world's mother kitchens alongside Roman and Iranian cuisine. From China today, Chinese cuisine is found all over the world. What is known today about Chinese cuisine has long since emerged and enriched with imported raw materials, inventions, and cooking techniques. In China, it is often said that the Beijing man and his use of fire gave rise to the first kitchen over 400,000 years ago. However, other more modest reports consider that Chinese cuisine started during the Chinese Stone Age when rice and noodles began to be used as part of the diet. Chopsticks began to be used a little later and wok became popular during the Tang Dynasty. Most familiar Chinese dishes eaten today were added at the...
Food in Different Cultures

Food in Different Cultures

Food cultures
Everyone knows what food is, but in order to establish an exact definition, it is whatever living organisms can take, either for nutrition or for pleasure. Food has many different functions for humans and it is not only that it is important for our survival. Food is something that also fulfills a cultural and social function that can be very important. In principle, all cultures and countries have different types of food that are particularly representative of them. For example, India is very well known for its incredibly strong food, the UK is known for its Fish'n'chips, Japan is known for being the creator of sushi, and so on. But it is not only the countries that have different types of food such, but also many religions. Food can be a very typical characteristic of different reli...
What is Gastronomy?

What is Gastronomy?

Food cultures
Gastronomy is about how we perceive tastes. A gastronomic experience should bring satisfaction, enjoyment, and meaning into existence. Taste is about more than what we experience with our senses. It is also based on experiences from the environment we have been staying in or staying in before. Through food, we can mark our cultural class and social status. A gastronomic experience can be interpreted differently by different people. Gastronomic method development The meal experience is affected by the situation and the environment in which it is enjoyed. Food and drink taste can be assessed in different ways from consumers' perspectives in combination with how the product has been cultivated and processed before it is consumed. Collecting information from consumers about the product...