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Browse our enormous selection of international cuisine including French, Chinese, Italian, Mexican, Thai, American and Australian.








Australasia 
Australia bbq chicken
New Zealand mineted lanb
;Vegetarian
papua new guinea 
Coconut one pot
Yams Sweet Potatoes Local Spinach 
Beans .asparagus 
Serve with rice or potatoes 






Australia is also well known for its fresh ingredients such as seafood, local fruits, beef and lamb and chicken, as well as its world class cheeses. Like in Italy and France, Australia can be divided into regions that are known for particular produce such as King Island cream, Sydney rock oysters, Bowen mangoes, Coffin Bay scallops, Tasmanian salmon, and Illabo milk-fed lamb 


























Turkish 
Chicken Shish Kebab 
(Yogurt paprika cinnamon k9 pepper s&p)
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(Firinda Etli Patates .Potato Lamb Casserole
(tomatos, carrot .onion ,garlic , herb  s&p)
Vegetarian
Lmam Bayildi eggplants stuffed 
Baked eggplant stuffed with tomatoes, onions, green peppers, garlic, parsley, 
Serve with
Bulgur pilavı 
Spinach with Rice (Pirincli Ispanak)
















Cuban

Cuban Chicken with Okra and Plantains

lemon  cumin chopped onions green peppers garlic salt plantain tomatoes
raisins olives okra

Cuban Pork in a papaya brew
cubed pork Salt and pepper  olive oil thinly sliced onion
garlic brown sugar  red wine cornflour pineapple juice cubed papaya
red pepper  chopped parsley  (little chili this is not a hot dish)

Cuban sea Bass
olive oil white onions minced garlic  chopped plum tomatoes dry white wine olives capers  red pepper butter

Cuban Beans and Rice
also known as turtle beans (black  turtle beans), black Spanish beans, Tampico beans, and Venezuelan beans.

Cuban Crushed potatoes recipe
New potatoes salt Oil Onion minced  Parsley Black pepper

      side dish fry Plantains


             Frijoles Negros Black Beans broth

Black beans water salt bay leaves vegetable bouillon white onions, minced                   green pepper garlic, cumin oregano virgin olive sugar  white vinegar



















USA /Cajun/ Southern 






1.Cajun 
USA  Cajun chicken  
in a red Creole pepper sauce:
 Serve with long grain rice or Spicy Cajun potato wedges






Vegetarian: Southern vegetable Gumbo with okra 
          Serve with Jambalaya rice
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2.Cajun 
USA  
Cajun beef with sweet potatoes:
 Serve with southern Mash Potato,                                                    (which contains red bell peppers, Cajun spice, fresh thyme)






Vegetarian:    Louisiana One-pot with Roasted vegetables in a
White creamy Southern sauce:
Serve with Jambalaya rice                                                                             
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3.Cajun 
USA  
Southern hot pork ribs
Serve with St. Louis corn rice 






Vegetarian: New Orleans Spicy vegetable ragout
(With big vegetable chunks and mixed beans)
 Serve with Cajun potato wedges
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Notes:Characteristic seasonings include flat parsley, bay leaf, and dried cayenne pepper and 
         Bell pepper, onion, and celery are called by some chefs the holy trinity of Cajun cuisine






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Russia / Eastern European 






1.Russia / Eastern Europe 






Russian beef stroganoff
Serve with rice       
                                                                      
Vegetarian:    
Ukrainian Strogonov:
 White bean and Mushroom
   in yogurt and dill.
Serve with potato,  
Served with Red Cabbage
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2.Russia / Eastern Europe 






Hungarian beef goulash
Serve with broken Boiled Potatoes 






Vegetarian:    
Vegetable Russian stroganoff      
Serve with rice,
Served with white Cabbage   
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3.Russia / Eastern Europe 






Hungarian paprika chicken 
With roasted sweet baby onions
Serve with sour creamed Potatoes 






Vegetarian:  
Polish Vegetable Krupnik:
With pearl barley 
  Mushrooms, string bean,
Peas, Thick sour cream, fresh dill, celery
Carrots, diced potatoes.
Serve with rye bread,Served with boiled rice





Characteristic seasonings include  dill. onions, celery, garlic. white pepper, bay leaf  and parsley.

Scandinavian Meat balls, pork in mustard , vegetarian mushroom and bean.











Spain 






Spanish paella 
(chicken, pork and seafood)
Vegetarian:  
Spanish bean Gazpacho
(beans and vegetables with tomatoes, white wine and garlic)
Serve with herbed roasted potatoes
Mixed roasted vegetables  











Citrus lamb mole de olla
(orange, green beans, corn, lime, fresh garlic cloves)
Vegetarian:  
Spanish egg tortilla 
(Potatoes, green pepper, cheese, onions, garlic, olive oil, salt black pepper)






Serve with paprika and red onions potatoes
Two steamed vegetables
Garlic bread 











Spanish beef olla podrida
( carrots, bacon lardon, corn, balsamic vinegar,  thyme, parsley bay leaf, orange zest ,garlic, juniper berries,  red wine )






Vegetarian:  
Light  Roasted vegetables in a black olive and Tomato burgoo
Serve with Mini roasted potatoes 
Mixed vegetables





















Indian food






1)Lamb Rogan Josh (tomato)
Vegetarian:  
Vegetable Balti  (yoghurt)
Serve with Turmeric rice
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2)Chicken Tikka Masala (cream and tomato)
2b)(Turkey) 2c) (lamb) alternative meats
Vegetarian:  
Vegetable Biryani (tomato)
Serve with Bombay potato
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3)Lamb Korma (coconut and tomato)
3b) (chicken) alternative meat
Vegetarian:  
Vegetable Masala (tomato)
Serve with Indian fragrant rice (cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves, cumin)
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4)Beef  Madras (tomato)
4b) (chicken) alternative meat
Vegetarian:  
Vegetable Aloo slagg (curry with green leaf spinach and Potato ) 
Serve with Khichdi Rice (Rice with lentils) 
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5)Jalfrezi Chicken (tomato) 
5b) (lamb) alternative meat
Vegetarian:  
Vegetable tikka (yoghurt) 
Serve with Indian Lemon Rice 
(South Indian Style rice with  Lemon, Green Pepper, Mustard ,Turmeric and Ginger)
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All dishes served with Plain Rice & Indian Naan Bread
(Pakistan, butter chicken, spice fish, Vegetarian egg and potato curry.) 
Notes: Condiments: Chutneys, Pickles, Raita, Plan yogurt, Mint yogurt, Onion, Coconut











































Southeast Asia






1)South-Eastern Asia 
Green Thai pork curry
1b) (chicken) 1c) (turkey) alternative meats
Vegetarian:  
Red Thai Vegetable curry 
Serve with light fragrant coconut rice 






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2)South-Eastern Asia 
Malaysian Beef Rendang 
(Onions chilli, ginger , lemon grass, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, nutmeg ,white sugar coconut, cloves cinnamon coconut milk salt pepper)






Vegetarian:  
Indonesian roasted vegetables in Satay Sauce 
Serve with Rice steamed with fresh lemon grass and basil.






Notes: look for recipes from Cambodia Laos Myanmar   
Brunei, East Timor, Indonesia, Philippines Singapore 
For future reference
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Chicken makhani
Onion Garlic Ginger Almonds Tomatoes Cinnamon Turmeric Powder Red Chilli
Corriander Tomato Paste Plain Yogurt Butter














           Balochistan Curried fish

Fish (Bass or any other fish to your preference) (boneless)
Garllic Ginger Oil Salt Turmeric Cumin Plain Yogurt












Turaitarkari Courgette curry
Courgettes Tomatoes Chilli Fresh Coriander
Turmeric Powder
Cumin Seeds
Salt












Vegetable Pulao Rice
Turmeric and Peas Cinnamon Sticks
Cardamoms Onion Oil Cumin Seeds Garlic











Pakistan, cuisine varies greatly from region to region, reflecting the country's ethnic and cultural diversity. The cuisine in Eastern Pakistan, particularly Sindh and to some extent Punjab can be spicy characterizing the South Asian flavour. Food in Western Pakistan particularly the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir involves the use of mild aromatic spices and less oil is used characterizing affinities to the Afghan cuisin-------------------






Polynesian
Hawaii pork with pineapple casserole
(slice mushrooms, diced pineapple, red wine, yellow pepper, corn flour)

sweet jerk fish






Vegetarian:  
Polynesian home vegetables in a coconut sauce
(eggplant, celery, sweet potato 
 red onions, peas, sweet corn, oyster sauce, coconut cream)






Serve with Pilaf  rice with mild citrus flavours






Notes: I put Polynesian in this section as the Polynesian culture
as strong South-East Asia influence which reflects in their food.

 German






Meatballs 50% pork and beef
in a Sour Cream & Caraway mustard Sauce






Bratwurst (German Sausage)
with white cabbage
add turmeric and mustard seeds and Caraway seeds






German cheese fondue
carrot broccoli cauliflower.
can add courgette mushrooms celery
red and green peppers as well






Serve with red cabbage






Hot German Potato Salad slice
add mustard seeds sugar mustard paprika onion vinegar oil Salt & pepper
















Greek 






1) Greek
Greek beef Kritharaki
1b) (lamb) alternative meat
with butter Beans
(onion olive oil garlic, nutmeg chopped tomatoes dry white wine and )






Vegetarian:  
Greek Spinach pie (An open pie with spinach feta cheese tomatoes and black olives)






Serve with roasted new Potatoes with fresh rosemary
Pita Bread,  and yogurt hummus 






And Mixed vegetables 
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Colombian













pound beef




salt pepper sweet potatoes reash garlic 2 whole cloves bay leaf cinnamon onion — Italian shaped tomatoes, whole dried apricots  tomatoes, garlic, cumin chopped fresh parsley



















Mango JĂ­cama Sl

mango julienned carrots julienned Turnip peeled, julienned



















side dish plantain













black beans




long-grain white rice








oregano tomato paste






















Greek






2) Greek Lamb  Moussaka
(onion lamb aubergines garlic cinnamon allspice chopped tomatoes oregano white wine and Béchamel )
Vegetarian:  
Greek Marinade of vegetables in a light Tomato and lemon sauce
The dish contains:   
Onions, green and red  peppers , spinach, zucchini, yellow squash celery, tomatoes






(Marinade is Vegetable stock, white wine, lemon juice, parsley cloves garlic, thyme, peppercorns, salt for 24 hours )






Serve with mini roast Potatoes, pita bread and yogurt  and hummus






With lightly steamed cauliflower or  minted green beans.






Notes: 
Greek cuisine as characteristics with the cuisines of Southern France, Italy, the Balkans, Anatolia, and the Middle East,
Your see a lot of tomato, aubergine  potato, green beans, green peppers, and onions,  oregano  mint  garlic, onion, dill, salt, and bay leaves. Other common herbs and spices include basil and thyme.









                                                           
                         (Philippines cuisine)








Sinigang pork
sour, salty, tamarind-flavored stew that can have fish, shellfish, pork or beef as the main ingredient its in a clear light brown sauce.
tamarind big onion, diced tomatoes radish gabi leaf
runner beans ,Seakale, salt and soy a little
Filipino Chicken Adobo
soy sauce *white vinegar*garlic bay leaves ground pepper  chicken stock coconut milk  Ketchup







CHICKEN ADOBO
mix chicken in soy then tary. garlic, crushed peppercorn bay leaves soy sauce and
.......garnish with spring onion........vinegar add cornflour











                                                                          Vegetarian Chop Suey
 Red onion, sliced garlic, crushed carrot, sliced mushrooms, sliced Chinese cabbage, sliced celery, sliced peas,   oil cornstarch






      Filipino Rice
rice garlic egg chopped cooked meat such as: ham, sausage, bacon, shredded fried chicken or beef sliced or chopped in small pieces
peasoil Chili pepper to taste Salt to taste spring onion







Vegetarian Ginataang Kalabasa
squash, cut into cubes tomatoes, diced onions,garlic, minced ginger olive oil chili peppers
coconut milk coconut cream stock and a little soy  sauce











Philippine cuisine consists of the foods, preparation methods and eating customs found in the Philippines. The style of cooking and the foods associated with it have evolved over several centuries from its Malayo-Polynesian origins to a mixed cuisine with many Hispanic, Chinese, American, and other Asian influences adapted to indigenous ingredients and the local palate
















Mexico 






1) Beef Chill con carnie 






Vegetarian:  
Mexican bean wraps.






Serve with Authentic Mexican Rice
Tortilla chips,
Guacamole dip






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2) Mexican 






Mexican chill chicken 






Vegetarian:  
Vegetable chilli 






Serve with tortilla chips, rice, Mexican tortilla wraps, red salsa






Notes: 
Mexican cuisine has become increasingly recognized in recent years as being among the world's greatest cuisines along with French and Chinese.
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Tex/Mex 
(Texan-Mexican)
Tex/Mex food may or may not be similar to Mexican cuisine, although it is common for all Tex/Mex  foods to be referred to as "Mexican food"






Tex/Mex BBQ pork with corn and red pepper






Vegetarian:  
Tex/Mex 
Vegetable cheese bake 
(chilli  vegetables topped with cheese)











Serve with tortilla chips, rice, Mexican tortilla wraps



Turkish












Turkish
Chicken Kebab
(Yogurt paprika cinnamon k9 pepper s&p)






 






Firinda Etli Patates
Potato Lamb Casserole
(tomatos, carrot .onion ,garlic , herb  s&p)
Vegetarian







Lmam Bayildi
eggplants stuffed
Baked eggplant stuffed with tomatoes, onions, green peppers, garlic, parsley,







Serve with
Bulgar wheat
Spinach Rice (Pirincli Ispanak)
pitta bread






Turkish cuisine is largely the heritage of Ottoman cuisine, which can be described as a fusion and refinement of Central Asian, Middle Eastern and Balkan










French 











1) Beef bourguignon






Vegetarian:  quiche lorraine (cheese and vegetables )






Serve with mash potatoes or pilaf rice.
And steamed vegetables. Garlic bread 
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2) chicken Coq au Vin (chicken cooked in red wine)
2b) (chicken chasseur) alternative dish






Vegetarian:  Mixed Bean Casserole 






Serve with New potatoes 
And steamed vegetables. Garlic bread 
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3)  Normandy Pork and Apples with Cream






Vegetarian: Ratatouille
Serve with Herb-roasted New Potatoes 
And green beans. Garlic bread
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4) Turkey tarragon 
4b (Chicken tarragon) alternative meat






Vegetarian: 
French Broccoli au Gratin






Serve with butter and parsley potatoes or pilaf rice
And vegetables. Garlic bread 



Japanese

Teriyaki  chicken  spring onion

Japanese beef sukiyak beef tofu chinese cabbage pak choy shiitake mushrooms leek, sliced soy sauce sugar Teriyaki

Cha-Ya Japanese  broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, celery, green beans, celery, spring onion, Enokitaki Mushrooms  in a lightly thicken clear  vegetable stock)

Serve with boiled rice or noodles








Portuguese
Piri-Piri Chicken

portuguese sardines white wine and red pepper

portuguese vegetarian sweetcorn broccoli mushroom chickpea basil

with rice or potatoes

































Great Britain and Ireland






1) English roast chicken with stuffing 
     
Vegetarian: 






Cauliflower cheese
Roast potatoes, gravy 
Peas and carrots 
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2) Irish lamb stew 






Vegetarian: 
 Vegetarian tricolour bake:
 with boiled potatoes,
 Mash potatoes (champ)
 Cabbage, Swede, 
 Soda bread 
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 Alternatives






3a)  Walsh lamb chops with mint and thyme
3b)  Traditional Scottish Pork Casserole 
3c)  Lancashire hotpot 
3d)  shepherds pie
3e)  Cornish chicken Stew with Asparagus and herb






Vegetarian: 
Root vegetable stew  






Serve with roast potatoes 
Peas and carrots 












M e d i t e r r a n e a n





Pork Fillets with mushrooms




in red wine






Mediterranean Chicken with Lemon and Capers in a Cream Sauce.





Dice chicken






Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables Tart with mozzarella











with potato's vegetable's or rice














Mediterranean cuisine is the food from the cultures adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea


















  
Chinese 






1) Sweet and sour chicken 
1b) (pork) 1c) (turkey) alternative meats
Vegetarian: 






Vegetables in a black bean sauce 






Serve with plain boiled rice or egg fry rice 






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2) Beef Cantonese 
   
 Vegetarian: 
    
vegetable schezwan:  






Serve with plain boiled  rice or mushroom fry rice 






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3) Pork char siu (roast in oven first with  Hoi Sin Sauce then finish in pot with  Honey Soy Sauce Sherry Ginger Sesame Oil  bean sprouts)











 Vegetarian: 
 Mushrooms, fried Tofu,
 ginger and spring onion






 Serve with plain boiled rice 






(spring rolls, prawn crackers, sesame toast)






Notes: Do you know that more than half of the world's population eat Chinese food daily? Chinese cooking will always be acknowledged the greatest oldest and original cuisines of the world.






Chinese cooking has taken the Western culture by storm because those who experimented know how good and economical Chinese food can be. They discovered how easy it is to create Chinese dishes in their own kitchen and the joy of eating Chinese food can be experienced regularly rather than as an occasional treat











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Korean
   Korean Dwaejigogi Kimchijjigae pork 
( pork  rice wine  ground pepper 1 tbsp of vinegar ,onion, tofu spring onion shiitake mushrooms chilli Korean chilli powder  Gochujang  soy sauce garlic )






Vegetarian: 






Korean Tofu and Vegetable (red miso or vegetable stock:
mushrooms garlic, tofu bok choy squash, onions, jalapeño, red bell pepper, kimchee or sriracha hot sauces)
Serve with boiled rice






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Vietnamese 
Beef Stew Bo Kho
(Beef cubes, Five spice powder, Pepper, Lemon grass, Garlic, Salt, soy sauce
Sugar, oil, Shallots, Tomatoes, chopped, Carrots, Star anise, green chilli, Water Basil Cinnamon)






Vegetarian: Vietnamese Vegetarian Curry 
(vegetable oil, onion, shallots, garlic, chopped ginger lemon grass curry powder  green bell pepper,  carrots mushrooms, fried tofu,  red pepper flakes  bay leaf lime little dice potatoes, pure coconut milk) 











Serve with Coconut  and Sesame Seeds rice,  or plain steamed rice 
notes: the coconut rice on the Vietnamese as a lot of coconut.







Indonesia
Beef Gulai Lemak
coconut, grated Salt and pepper oil
garlic chilies coriander cumin turmeric
coconut milk.

Lamb Gulai Kambing
Salt and pepper oil lime lemon grass
garlic chilies coriander turmeric
coconut milk garlic Cardamom,  ground1 Cumin Fennel powder1 Cinnamon Cloves, whole


Chicken Kare Ayamshallots garlic, oil curry powder
salt sugar lemon peel lemongrass potato cubes
carrots, sliced julienne green beans, julienne coconut milk
Vegetables in a peanut Satay Sauce peanut butter garlic creamed coconut onion lime juice chilli soy

Yellow Fragrant Rice

(Nasi Kuning)
lemongrass, bruised
turmeric water coconut











North African 






1) Moroccan lamb
 (Lamb cumin coriander seeds fennel seeds chillies fresh rosemary sea salt and freshly ground black pepper olive oil garlic, plum tomatoes cinnamon bay leaves fresh coriander lemon)






Vegetarian:






Chickpea tagine
(dried apricots and prunes) 






Serve with couscous or rice.






Notes North Africa lies along the Mediterranean Sea and encompasses within its fold several nations, including Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt. This is a region marked by geographic, political, social, economic and cultural diversity, and the cuisine and the culinary style and art of North Africa are also as diverse as the land, its people and its history. The roots to North African cuisine can be traced back over 2000 years






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           West African






Yassa Chicken Recipe
onions, thinly sliced
vinegar mustard  salt black pepper oil carrot, chopped celery, chopped garlic,
chili pepper corn flour.






Peri Peri African fish   
with Peri Peri sauce






West African vegetarian peanut curry






Jollof Rice







African cuisine is a generalized term collectively referring to the cuisines of Africa. The continent of Africa is the second largest landmass on Earth, and is home to hundreds of different cultural and ethnic groups. This diversity is also reflected in the many local culinary traditions in terms of choice of ingredients, as well as in the style of preparation and cooking techniques.






Caribbean






1) Jerk chicken 
1b) (pork) alternative meat






Vegetarian:






Fruity curry 
(yams pineapple and sweet potatoes
In coconut)






Serve with rice ‘n’ peas or rice
Notes:
Afro-Caribbean food is another variation of African food collections.
Africans in diaspora, either from, or living in the Caribbean islands are often referred to as Afro-Caribbean’s. 
Majority are off course from Jamaica, but the other come from Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, St Lucia, St Vincent, Grenadines, Belize.




                            Brazilian






Brazilian Chicken
black pepper, lemon juice, onion, green pepper, chilli,
tamotos, coconut milk.






Brazilian Pureed Beans With Pork Chops and kale
Black pepper, beans, bacon bits, garlic, kale, salt






Braised Brazilian Beef
onion garlic coriander ginger chili oregano salt tomato's sugar green olives, green peas






Moqueca Fish stew
White- fish, cut into chunks Limes, juice Salt




Oil -Onion, mixed Bell peppers, Garlic, Chilli peppers, minced Tomatoes, Coconut milk







Brazilian Spicy Vegetables With Tomato and Coconut
butternut squash, peeled and 2 cm dice red onions, aubergine, chopped red peppers, diced and chickpeas






BRAZILIAN BEAN AND GREEN PEPPER AND RICE







Brazilian cuisine, like Brazil itself, varies greatly by region. The natural crops available in each region add to their singularity.






  • Scandinavia
  • Swedish
  • Swedish Meatballs
  • Minced beef double cream nutmeg paprika dill
  • tomato's salt pepper onion and a little mixed spice
  • and butter cornflour
  • Norwegian
  • Pork chop on a light mustard and dill sauce
  • Denmark
  • Vegetables in a danish blue cheese sauce




Served with mashed potato's and red cabbage

It is very common in Scandinavia to eat a little more salty than in other parts of the world. Keep this in mind when ordering food in Scandinavia. Salted or smoked meat and fish were the two ways to keep meat fresh during long, dark Scandinavian winters, and the tradition has survived to this day.




Italian
beef lasagne
chciken with pasta and basil in creamy sauce





Potato Gnocchi

 with tomato sauce recipe












mixed vegetable 







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