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#1 World Food: Pakora from ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia

๐Ÿ†• In this series of posts Afandi English brings you the best food this world has to offer. Knowing the worldโ€™s famous dishes is not only minimum knowledge of the world, of course you can also imagine what it might taste like or even try to cook it at home.

โ–ถ๏ธ Pakora is ...

... made of:
Vegetables (potatoes, onions, aubergines, etc.) in a crispy (=pleasantly hard outside, causing a noise when chewing) chickpea (=noโ€™xot) coating (=outside layer)

... eaten with:
Ketchup, chili sauce or any other sauce

Healthy or not? ๐Ÿ”ด
Easy to make? ๐ŸŸข
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸข

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#2 World Food: Tacos from ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico

๐Ÿ†• In this series of posts Afandi English brings you the best food this world has to offer. Knowing the worldโ€™s famous dishes is not only minimum knowledge of the world, of course you can also imagine what it might taste like or even try to cook it at home.

โ–ถ๏ธ Tacos are ...

... made with:
Meat and/or vegetables of any kind (typically beef or chicken, beans, tomatoes, onions, lettuce) in a flat bread made from corn or wheat flour.

... eaten with:
Salsa (the Spanish word for โ€˜sauceโ€™) made of tomatoes, guacamole (a green avocado sauce) and cheese, either grated (=cut into stripes) or as sauce.

Healthy or not? ๐ŸŸข
Easy to make? ๐ŸŸก
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸข

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#3 World Food: Sushi from ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan

๐Ÿ†• In this series of posts Afandi English brings you the best food this world has to offer. Knowing the worldโ€™s famous dishes is not only minimum knowledge of the world, of course you can also imagine what it might taste like or even try to cook it at home.

โ–ถ๏ธ Sushi is โ€ฆ:

... made with:
Special sushi rice that sticks together, different types of raw fish, shrimps and/or fish eggs and sheets of seaweed (=grass that grows in the sea). Sometimes vegetables, avocado or square-cut steamed egg are added.

... eaten with:
Soya sauce, wasabi (=Japanese green mustard), preserved (=not fresh but made to keep for a long time) sliced ginger and sometimes mayonnaise.

Healthy or not? ๐ŸŸข
Easy to make? ๐Ÿ”ด
Cheap enough? ๐Ÿ”ด

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#4 World Food: Fish & Chips from the ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUK

โ–ถ๏ธ Fish & Chips is โ€ฆ

... made with:
Deep-fried (=fried in a lot of oil) cod (=a type of fish) in a batter (=a thin dough to cover the fish with before frying) and chips โ€“ deep-fried potato sticks, or what Americans call โ€œFrench friesโ€. Chips in Britain are much thicker than American French fries.

... eaten with:
Salt and malt vinegar (=brownish vinegar made from dried grains), ketchup or โ€œchip shop curry sauceโ€, a warm thick sauce that tastes Indian but isnโ€™t.

Healthy or not? ๐Ÿ”ด
Easy to make? ๐ŸŸก
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸก

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#5 World Food: Nasi Goreng from ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉIndonesia

โ–ถ๏ธ Nasi Goreng is โ€ฆ

... made with:
Rice and any vegetables. Can be with or without any kind of meat or prawns (=a type of sea food, โ€˜shrimpsโ€™ in American English). Plenty of oil and soya sauce are used. โ€œNasiโ€ means โ€œriceโ€ and โ€œgorengโ€ means โ€œfriedโ€, so weโ€™re basically talking about fried rice here!

... eaten with:
Nasi Goreng is often served with fried eggs. Indonesians also like prawn crackers (=thick chips) on the side and โ€œSambalโ€, a spicy chili sauce.

Healthy or not? ๐ŸŸก
Easy to make? ๐ŸŸข
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸข

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#6 World Food: Ratatouille from ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance

โ–ถ๏ธ Ratatouille is โ€ฆ

... made with:
Fresh vegetables like tomatoes, courgette (=a vegetable similar to cucumbers but for cooking), aubergine (British English; Americans say โ€œeggplantโ€), peppers, onions and garlic. The vegetables are stewed (=cooked slowly) with Mediterranean (=from the countries surrounding the sea between Europe and Africa) herbs (=small aromatic green plants) like basil, thyme, rosemary and oregano.

... eaten with:
Any staples (=basic foods), such as bread, rice or pasta. Or as a side dish to meat.

Healthy or not? ๐ŸŸข
Easy to make? ๐ŸŸข
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸก

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#7 World Food: Fufu from ๐ŸŒWest Africa

โ–ถ๏ธ Fufu is โ€ฆ

... made with:
Traditionally cassava (=a tropical root vegetable) flour but alternatively semolina (=not fine but coarse wheat flour) or corn flour can also be used. It is boiled and formed into a big round shape, usually one for one personโ€™s meal.

... eaten with:
Different soups as well as meat, fish and vegetable stews (=a semi-soupy dish that is cooked for a long time).

Fufu is traditionally eaten by hand.

Healthy or not? ๐ŸŸข
Easy to make? ๐Ÿ”ด
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸข

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#8 World Food: Rรถsti from ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland

โ–ถ๏ธ Rรถsti is โ€ฆ

... made with:
Grated (=cut into thin stripes) potatoes either raw or half-cooked are pressed into a frying pan like a pancake and fried thoroughly (=carefully, through and through) in butter from both sides. The potatoes should get brown and slightly crispy (=hard but pleasant to eat).

... eaten with:
While it can be eaten as a main dish or a side dish there are many things you can add to the basic recipe, like onions, eggs, cheese, sausage or greens (=green herbs or leafy vegetable).

Rรถsti is the national dish of Switzerland but it also divides the country because it is a dish of German-speaking Switzerland, not so much of the French and Italian-speaking parts.

Healthy or not? ๐ŸŸก
Easy to make? ๐ŸŸก
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸข

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#9 World Food: Hotpot from ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChina

โ–ถ๏ธ Hotpot is โ€ฆ

... made with:
A spicy soup and plenty of vegetables, meat, noodles, tofu (=cheese-like thing made from beans), dumplings (=meat-filled pastry), mushrooms, etc.

... eaten with:
People dip the stuff from the pot in a sauce that they can mix by themselves. This can be soya sauce (=a salty dark brown sauce made from beans), vinegar, sesame sauce, herbs, garlic, chili and many more.

The interesting part is that the soup boils constantly and people add in whatever they feel like eating. Itโ€™s a popular dish for the cold season. Of course this food is eaten with chopsticks (=sticks that East Asians use for eating).

Healthy or not? ๐ŸŸก
Easy to make? ๐ŸŸข
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸก

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#10 World Food: ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ Falafel

โ–ถ๏ธ Falafel is a common type of street food in the Middle East. You can also find it in Europe and North America where there are Arab eateries (=places to eat) and food vendors (=sb who sells sth, esp. on the street). It is โ€ฆ

... made with:
Chickpeas (=a kind of bean) or beans formed into small balls that are deep-fried (=fried in a lot of oil).

... eaten with:
Hummus, a sauce made from chickpeas, or a yoghurt sauce and often also vegetables in a flat bread, very much like a doner kebab.

Healthy or not? ๐ŸŸก
Easy to make? ๐Ÿ”ด
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸข

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#41 YouTube Channel Recommendation: Mark Wiens

๐Ÿ“Š English Level: Upper

๐Ÿ”ค Subtitles: Automatic

๐Ÿ’ฌ Topics: Food, travel

๐Ÿ’ก Content: Mark Wiens is possibly the most famous YouTuber at the crossroads of food and travel. In his videos he explores different countries where he goes on food tours to experience authentic local flavours. His positive spirit will capture you instantly, making you feel as if youโ€™re right there with him.

โ›“ Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyEd6QBSgat5kkC6svyjudA

Check out his series of food travel videos about Uzbekistan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3xHJzNNM2A&list=PLeoy0zUu6bqlW2RryzyI5MMO7xDpZeFmg

He also has an interesting life story actually: https://markwiens.me/about/

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #youtube #world_food
#11 World Food: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Mac & Cheese

โ–ถ๏ธ This dish is British in origin but now considered a very American thing that came back to Britain as that. Make sure you get one thing right โ€“ macaroni is only one kind of pasta, i.e. short little tubes. Each shape has a different Italian name but we can call all of them pasta. Mac & Cheese is โ€ฆ

... made with:
Pasta, usually macaroni, and lots of cheese, usually cheddar cheese. Sometimes butter and milk make the dish more creamy.

... eaten with:
Nothing in particular, but a salad is good to balance out the fattiness of Mac & Cheese.

Healthy or not? ๐Ÿ”ด
Easy to make? ๐ŸŸข
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸก

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#12 World Food: ล altibarลกฤiai from ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLituania

โ–ถ๏ธ Hereโ€™s a cold soup that helps you stay cool in the summer โ€“ super easy to make and healthy, too! The shocking pink colour comes from beetroot (dark red) and sour cream (white). It is โ€ฆ

... made with:
Beetroot (=red root vegetable), cucumbers, sour cream, boiled eggs, green onions, dill (=a herb commonly used in Northern and Eastern European as well as Iranian cuisines), vegetable or chicken broth (=clear soup), lemon juice.

... eaten with:
Boiled potatoes.

Healthy or not? ๐ŸŸข
Easy to make? ๐ŸŸข
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸข

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#13 World Food: ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทTurkish Breakfast

โ–ถ๏ธ A good breakfast is the start of a good day. Turkish breakfast is exactly that. It is rich and usually salty and is โ€ฆ

... made with:
Fresh white bread, feta cheese (=a type of white cheese), sucuk (=Turkish sausage with garlic), fried or boiled eggs, sliced fresh tomatoes and cucumbers, and black olives.

... eaten with:
Fresh ingredients sprinkled (=put small amounts of sth on top) with olive oil, salt and dried herbs. People drink black tea with sugar in small glasses.

Healthy or not? ๐ŸŸข
Easy to make? ๐ŸŸข
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸก

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#14 World Food: Spaghetti Bolognese from ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly

โ–ถ๏ธ It is probably the most popular pasta (=Italian noodles) dish in the world. In English-speaking countries you can also hear the short form โ€œspag bolโ€. In fact, this dish is so famous that thereโ€™s even a spaghetti icon on Telegram (๐Ÿ). It is ...

... made with:
Spaghetti, fresh or canned (=in a metal can) tomatoes, minced meat (=meat in small pieces), onions and garlic.

... eaten with:
Mediterranean (=from the countries between Europe and Africa, surrounding the Mediterranean Sea) herbs (=small aromatic plants used for cooking) like oregano and basil, and grated (=turned into small stripes) Parmesan cheese (=hard cheese with a strong flavour)

Healthy or not? ๐ŸŸก
Easy to make? ๐ŸŸข
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸข

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#15 World Food: Potato salad from ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany

โ–ถ๏ธ There are as many recipes of potato salad as there are German people. They will eat it during barbecues, on parties and picnics and even on Christmas. German potato salad is โ€ฆ

... made with:
Boiled potatoes, everything else is optional (=can be chosen): oil or mayonnaise, onion, green peas, pickled (=sour, preserved) cucumbers, fresh herbs (=small aromatic plants for cooking) like parsley and dill, mustard (=sharp-tasting yellow paste), boiled eggs and sausage.

... eaten with:
Bread buns (=small round bread), sausages or grilled meat.

Healthy or not? ๐ŸŸก
Easy to make? ๐ŸŸข
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸข

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#16 World Food: ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigerian Street Food

โ–ถ๏ธ Join us on a food tour through Lagos, Nigeria. Travel from the comfort of your sofa, imagine the tastes and enjoy the beautiful and infectious (=spreading like a disease) accent!

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#17 World Food: Hummus from the ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พMiddle East

โ–ถ๏ธ Hereโ€™s an easy and delicious dip sauce (=thick sauce for eaten with bread) to make from chickpeas (=yellow round beans grown in the Middle East, India and Central Asia). Hummus is an Arab cold dish and is โ€ฆ

... made with:
Boiled chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and if possible also some tahini (=sesame paste). Put all the ingredients in a blender (=machine with rotating knives to make a paste or juice) and blend for a couple of minutes.

... eaten with:
Any kind of bread or vegetables.

Healthy or not? ๐ŸŸข
Easy to make? ๐ŸŸข
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸข

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#18 World Food: Chili con carne from ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico

โ–ถ๏ธ Hereโ€™s a spicy stew (=thick liquid dish that is boiled slowly) that is popular in Mexico and the US. It translates as โ€œChili with meatโ€ and is โ€ฆ

... made with:
Meat โ€“ usually minced (=meat turned into a paste) beef, chili peppers or chili powder, beans, tomatoes, onion and garlic, sometimes sweetcorn as well.

... eaten with:
Tortillas, tacos, nacho chips (=chips made from corn), or any other kind of staple (=basic food like rice or wheat-based food).

Healthy or not? ๐ŸŸข
Easy to make? ๐ŸŸข
Cheap enough? ๐ŸŸก

๐Ÿ‘‰@afandi_english๐Ÿ‘ˆ #world_food