Lesser known delicious foreign food

[Remmie]

Ever since going to Georgia for my honeymoon I have been captivated by their delicious food and wine. This is Adjarulian Khachapuri, very difficult to find in the UK but easy enough in Ukraine from whence I write. Each region of Georgia has their own delicious bread and this one is the daddy amongst them in my book. The fact it brings a new interpretation of badly packed kebab only adds to the experience. 

[stringvest]

she has to have a problem if you can actually see the egg winking at you from inside

[YorkshireRed]

2 minutes ago, Remmie said:

Ever since going to Georgia for my honeymoon I have been captivated by their delicious food and wine. This is Adjarulian Khachapuri, very difficult to find in the UK but easy enough in Ukraine from whence I write. Each region of Georgia has their own delicious bread and this one is the daddy amongst them in my book. The fact it brings a new interpretation of badly packed kebab only adds to the experience. 

I’ve never had this but right there with you with regards to food and wine in Georgia. It’s beautiful and the bread is amazing. 
 

I actually used to eat in a Georgian Restaurant in Kiev. Unfortunately I can’t remember the name of it but it was blinking nice.

[stringvest]

I'm quite partial to what the English call an egg hopper - Sri Lankan breakfast dish done with a bit of rice flower and erm... an egg

 

[Remmie]

Just now, YorkshireRed said:

I’ve never had this but right there with you with regards to food and wine in Georgia. It’s beautiful and the bread is amazing. 
 

I actually used to eat in a Georgian Restaurant in Kiev. Unfortunately I can’t remember the name of it but it was blinking nice.

There are plenty of them, Ukraine and Georgia have close ties, largely due to a common enemy in Russia. Get to Georgia if you can, an amazing country. 

[TheHowieLama]

I have had great fried chicken and waffles in Georgia.

[Remmie]

I still haven't tried Canadian Poutine yet, though having never been to Canada is kinda largely behind that plus being vegetarian yet wanting as close to authentic as possible. Yanks and Canucks are probably giving it chinny reckon about Poutine being lesser known but I would argue it is definitely the case here in the UK. 

[Bruce Spanner]

I love Lebanese food, gets looked over a little, but Zatar Bread, or Lebanese Pizza as it’s known is on a par with any of gods most glorious gifts.

 

 

A little hummus, or labneh, and a cold beer, perfection.

[YorkshireRed]

Just now, Remmie said:

There are plenty of them, Ukraine and Georgia have close ties, largely due to a common enemy in Russia. Get to Georgia if you can, an amazing country. 

Yes, I went once for work. Only for a few days though. It was nice, the people were lovely and very keen on taking me on trips to churches.

 

I can’t remember too much about the food whilst actually in Georgia but I’m sure it was nice. First time I tried it was at a restaurant in Warsaw. I was a little sceptical but went at the insistence of a colleague. It blew my mind how simple, yet beautiful it was. Right up my street. 

[Remmie]

When I was in San Francisco I thoroughly enjoyed garlic Fondue, garlic ice cream and garlic wine at a place called the Stinking Rose. My meat eating buddy had the 40 clove chicken. We were big hits with the ladies that night

[Bruce Spanner]

Anybody in London, or visiting, and looking for somewhere off the radar but outstanding head to Mosab in Westbourne Park/Notting Hill way.

 

It’s Eritrean and the food is amazing.

[Remmie]

1 minute ago, Bruce Spanner said:

Anybody in London, or visiting, and looking for somewhere off the radar but outstanding head to Mosab in Westbourne Park/Notting Hill way.

 

It’s Eritrean and the food is amazing.

Do they do much vegetarian food if you recall? 

[TheHowieLama]

6 minutes ago, Bruce Spanner said:

Zatar Bread and labneh

Had this - love.

4 minutes ago, Remmie said:

 the 40 clove chicken

Had this - love.

[Bjornebye]

I've always fancied a proper authentic deep south pan of gumbo. I love stews and scouse so I can imagine I'd love this. I know you can make your own but I want one done properly in New Orleans. 

 

 

 

Cheers Remmie I'm starving now 

[Bruce Spanner]

2 minutes ago, Remmie said:

Do they do much vegetarian food if you recall? 

Loads.

 

You fill a table with food and then use injera to lap it all up, glorious stuff.

 

Some tasty as hell, some spicy.

 

 

[YorkshireRed]

Just now, Bjornebye said:

I've always fancied a proper authentic deep south pan of gumbo. I love stews and scouse so I can imagine I'd love this. I know you can make your own but I want one done properly. 

 

 

 

Cheers Remmie I'm starving now 

Looks nice that.

[Remmie]

7 minutes ago, Bruce Spanner said:

Loads.

 

You fill a table with food and then use injera to lap it all up, glorious stuff.

 

Some tasty as hell, some spicy.

 

 

I like my spice, this sounds boss

[Section_31]

Swabian spaetzle, it's like German pasta from Stuttgart and roundabouts, with a splash of the local white wine. They prefer that to beer round them there parts, surprisingly.

[JagSquared]

Was amazed by Ethiopian food, prob similar to Eritrea that injera bread is also used and it’s weirdly spongy and citrus-y great to mop up the curries, of which id say the veggie options were best.

 

 

[Mudface]

59 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

I've always fancied a proper authentic deep south pan of gumbo. I love stews and scouse so I can imagine I'd love this. I know you can make your own but I want one done properly in New Orleans. 

 

 

 

Cheers Remmie I'm starving now 

Give you a chance to say this-

 

 

[JagSquared]

Btw great idea for a thread @Remmie

 

i love Bulgarian food too and eat a lot of it. Heavy Turkish and Greek influences with plenty of Grilled meats, meat balls, mousakka, salads. Prob lesser known ones are;

 

Lutenitsa - which is Red peppers, tomato loads of garlic and sometimes aubergine made into a spread. Great as side with various meats, salads etc. I like it with scrabbled eggs with spinach and feta (I’m keeping that off the breakfast thread as it’ll be neg central)

 

 

 

https://cookinglsl.com/red-pepper-tomato-spread-lutenitsa-recipe/

 

Another one is Tarator which is basically cold yogurt and cucumber soup which is brilliant on a really hot day. Yogurt, peeled and de-seeded cucumber into small pieces, lots of garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil and plenty of dill. Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.

 

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.food.com/amp/recipe/tarator-bulgarian-cold-cucumber-soup-62181

[Bruce Spanner]

11 minutes ago, JagSquared said:

Btw great idea for a thread @Remmie

 

i love Bulgarian food too and eat a lot of it. Heavy Turkish and Greek influences with plenty of Grilled meats, meat balls, mousakka, salads. Prob lesser known ones are;

 

Lutenitsa - which is Red peppers, tomato loads of garlic and sometimes aubergine made into a spread. Great as side with various meats, salads etc. I like it with scrabbled eggs with spinach and feta (I’m keeping that off the breakfast thread as it’ll be neg central)

 

 

 

https://cookinglsl.com/red-pepper-tomato-spread-lutenitsa-recipe/

 

Another one is Tarator which is basically cold yogurt and cucumber soup which is brilliant on a really hot day. Yogurt, peeled and de-seeded cucumber into small pieces, lots of garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil and plenty of dill. Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.

 

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.food.com/amp/recipe/tarator-bulgarian-cold-cucumber-soup-62181

I imagine that soup is amazing, will be knocking one of those up soon, with some fresh from the oven bread I assume? 

[TheHowieLama]

@JagSquared

 

In on both of these, will be making the soup over the weekend - have mentioned ajvar in the condiments thread before - seems similar to lutensita minus the tomatoes. 

[Bruce Spanner]

For those looking for inspiration recipe wise buy this…

 

https://www.amazon.com/Palomar-Cookbook-Modern-Israeli-Cuisine/dp/0451496612

 

It’s a collaboration between an Israeli and a Palestinian looking at food from the area, then they take it to an insane level of tastiness.

 

The restaurant is called Palomar in Soho and it’s great.

 

If you whisper nicely in the waitresses ear ‘Can I go to the Mulway for a cheeky cocktail’ you’ll be whisked away for a drink in a very, very hard to get in to and very fucking cool cocktail lounge.

Don’t go telling everyone though.

[JagSquared]

35 minutes ago, Bruce Spanner said:

I imagine that soup is amazing, will be knocking one of those up soon, with some fresh from the oven bread I assume? 

Yeah you can with bread maybe something lighter though I like it on its own or with a shopska salad as it’s more a summer dish. 
 

ah I also forgot the tarator has crushed walnuts too that’s essential. @TheHowieLama FYI.