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25.4 - Diana K's Task: Eating Around The World
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Approved National Dishes.Corned Beef for UK.
Roast Beef for UK.
Cawl for UK.
Poi for US.
Poke for US.
Not approved for use as National Dish.Beef for the UK
Also not approved: having visited one part of the UK such as England and using Scotland as your country. Any part of the UK counts as a visit to the UK.
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The dish related to Brazil on the list is "feijoada" and I couldn't be happier. As a brazilian myself, I think "feijoada" is one of the most delicious dishes we have here, have you tried it? At home we usually eat it accompanied by collard greens, oranges and "farofa" (a seasoned toasted manioc flour). But I think that our best foods are "brigadeiro", "paçoca", "pé-de-moleque" (all of them candies), cornmeal cake and "coxinha".Oh, and I loved the task! :)
I would like to read The Calligrapher's Daughter the GR page calls it 20th Century Korea-(not distinguishing between North and South, as still one country)-Both countries show 2 of the same dishes-would this be acceptable if I used one of those dishes?I absolutely love how you have incorporated ethnic food into your family meals! Would love to come to dinner😊
Amanda wrote: "The dish related to Brazil on the list is "feijoada" and I couldn't be happier. As a brazilian myself, I think "feijoada" is one of the most delicious dishes we have here, have you tried it? At hom..."That one was a huge hit at my house. My college student still raves about it. He even showed a picture of the meal to one of his Brazilian friends. That's one where I had to make a trip to the Portuguese/Brazilian market to get a couple of the meats.
The book I'd like to read is set in London. Do I choose from England, UK or are both acceptable?
Anything from the UK works since that’s the actual country.
Diana wrote: "Anything from the UK works since that’s the actual country."I'm sorry -- does this include all of the countries/places listed under UK? Or just the 5 dishes listed next to the word UK?
Or, let's make this easier...can I use the word BEEF?
I love the idea of eating around the world, but, unfortunately, I live in an area where the actual access to other cultures' food stuffs is very limited. Guess I will just need to read!
For the USA can I use any of the dishes listed there, e.g. Poi or poke from Hawaii (book 1 is set e.g. in Boston)? Or is only hamburger allowed?
Diana wrote: "Yes, that would be fine."Your thread got confusing-was this answer for the question on Korea?
Joanne wrote: "Diana wrote: "Yes, that would be fine."Your thread got confusing-was this answer for the question on Korea?"
Yes for Korea.
Susan A wrote: "Diana wrote: "Anything from the UK works since that’s the actual country."I'm sorry -- does this include all of the countries/places listed under UK? Or just the 5 dishes listed next to the word ..."
No, sorry, the Wiki list is a bit vague here but beef in and of itself is not a national dish. You can use Roast Beef or Corned Beef.
nice task Diana - i think i read that book a couple seasons ago and it made me want to try lots of new foods - thankfully i live in a relatively large city, so i have access to all kinds of goodness
Diana wrote: "Anything from the UK works since that’s the actual country."I'm sorry -- does this include all of the countries/places listed under UK? Or just the 5 dishes listed next to the word UK?
For a book set in London, does the dish cawl, from Wales work?
Can the countries of the UK be split up? For example, I've been to England, but I've never been to Scotland. So could I use Scotland?
No, for these purposes UK is the country.
Susan A wrote: "Diana wrote: "Anything from the UK works since that’s the actual country."I'm sorry -- does this include all of the countries/places listed under UK? Or just the 5 dishes listed next to the word ..."
Susan A wrote: "Diana wrote: "Anything from the UK works since that’s the actual country."I'm sorry -- does this include all of the countries/places listed under UK? Or just the 5 dishes listed next to the word ..."
I can't get this to respond in the right place but, yes, cawl works for the UK.
Rina wrote: "For the USA can I use any of the dishes listed there, e.g. Poi or poke from Hawaii (book 1 is set e.g. in Boston)? Or is only hamburger allowed?"Yes, you can use Poi or poke (although I'm willing to bet most Americans have never had either 😊 )
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For "visit" -- a few years back we flew into England, spent a few days there, then took the Eurostar Train from England to Germany travelling through France. We never left the train in France. Does France count as a country we visited? Yes -- the train ran through the French countryside. No -- we never left the train. Thanks for clarifying!
I don't think that counts as a real visit.
Diana wrote: "I don't think that counts as a real visit."Thanks for the quick reply. Looking forward to French food now :)
Diana wrote: "I don't think that counts as a real visit."Glad to hear that .... I've changed planes in the Tokyo airport a couple of times, but have never set foot outside the terminal. So I think I'm going to read a book set in Japan ...
Okay ... now a question about that "Japan" bookI was hoping to read Pachinko for this task
But as I look at it I find that the first 95 pages are set in Korea (also a country I have never visited), while the remainder (about 400 pages) is in Japan.
So can I use this book at all for option 1?
It's a great book that I really enjoyed but I'm afraid it doesn't fit this task. Not only does it start in Korea but as I recall some of the latter part of the book takes place there too. I hope you can find another task to fit it in.
Thanks ... I've got other books that will fit.
What a fun task! (And I suspect you will inspire more cooking amongst SRC members :)
So just a quickie on weird characters. A couple of the countries I'm looking at (Scandinavia, other than Norway which I have been to) the national dishes include characters not usually used in the UK, but aren't strictly diacriticals: æ and þ.If the national dish includes either, does that mean I couldn't use the dish? Or can I use an equivalent, like "a&e" or "th".
Also, can we use "unofficial" ones, as well as official ones.
Yes, you can use the equivalent ( be sure to make it clear when you're posting), You can also get it approved ahead of time to be sure. I'm not sure what you mean by "unofficial" ones. Can you give me an example?
Thanks. Denmark: Stegt Flæsk (fried pork and potato-based dish; official), Bøfsandwich, Frikadeller and Smørrebrød (unofficial)
Although it may just be because they actually had a vote on their main national dish, which Stegt Flæsk (which I might try to make as it sounds good) won.
I would like to read A Gentleman in Moscow and I note that the setting is listed as Moscow, USSR. Since the USSR no longer exists and Moscow is in Russia, may I use Russia for the country?
Kathy KSI'd like to use a book set in Israel, but I've also been confused about the comment about the "pop-up" name.
Israel: Meorav Yerushalmi [72][73][74] is listed, but the pop-up says: "Jerusalem mixed grill". Which is acceptable or are they both? I have a book that fits with the first name:
kansas cEntURY fARMS : prEserVIng Our AgricuLtural Heritage of faMily owned farms bk2 [Meorav Yerushalmi]
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Books mentioned in this topic
A Gentleman in Moscow (other topics)Pachinko (other topics)
The Calligrapher's Daughter (other topics)
Life From Scratch: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Forgiveness (other topics)
Last Rituals (other topics)
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Back during the Summer 2017 SRC I read Life From Scratch: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Forgiveness which recounts how Sasha Martin set out to cook and eat a meal from every country of the world and blog about it. I love to travel and eat and cook so I decided to embark on our own culinary adventure around the world. Using Sasha Martin's Global Table Adventure blog as a starting point and some similar sites plus research on my own, each week I create a menu and cook a meal for my family as we work our way alphabetically through the UN nations trying to be as authentic as possible. Family members take turns researching some background info about the week's country to share while we're dining.
With 66 countries completed, we have just passed the one-third mark this week and we're having great fun doing it. I've learned to use ingredients I'd never even heard of. I've found a trove of ethnic markets in and around the Washington DC metro area where I live. I've had fascinating conversations with shopkeepers who help me with my menu and give me tips.
This task aims to give you just a taste of this endeavor.
Read 2 books, one book 1 and one book 2.
Book 1: Read a book that is set in a country that you have never visited. For purposes of this task, "set in" means that the book is completely set in the specific country, with only minor exceptions (such as a quick business trip to another country).
REQUIRED: You MUST state that you have never visited this country. If it is not apparent from the description or metadata, please provide a reference for the setting.
Book 2: Find the country from Book 1 on this list of National Dishes. Choose a dish from that country and read a book that has ALL of the letters of that dish in the title/subtitle. The name of the dish as it appears in the pop-up link should be used. ex. Bahamas- "Crack conch" with "peas and rice", either phrase may be used*. Ignore diacritical marks.
REQUIRED: State the dish you are using.
Optional: Make the dish and report how you liked it.
Example:
Book 1: never been to Iceland - read Last Rituals
Book 2: national dish = hakarl - read Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly
H in tHey, A in At, K in looK, A in station, RL in fRiendLy