Day Seven: Argentina and berenjenas en escabeche

Hello Raffies! Moving over to the American continent. Next on the list is Argentina. I wanted to make an asado, a traditional barbecue, but the weather in the Netherlands is far from allowing any barbecues. Therefore I decided to challenge myself in something I had never done before: pickles! Thus, I made berenjenas en escabeche,…

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Day six: Antigua and Barbuda and their Pepperpot

Hello my dear Raffies, Today is Antigua and Barbuda's turn with their national dish: Pepperpot with fungee. Unlike with fufu, I had already made fungee and since I so happen to be Italian, I had the luck to grow up with polenta, which resembles fungee. As for the pepperpot, it was an interesting mixture and…

Day Five: Calulu de peixe from Angola

Hello Raffies, Today we are going to Angola. This country's dish is a clear example for its Portuguese influence. To accompany the Calulu, also known as Caruru, I made fufu. It was my first time making fufu and I think I managed quite well. I was surprised by how filling the fufu itself was! One…

Day Four: Jamón amb mel from Andorra

Hello Raffies, This time we are going to a very small country that is often skipped: Andorra. Due to its position, the cuisine resembles a lot the Spanish one. Therefore, I decided to pick jamón amb mel. Ham with a honey-vinegar sauce. Very easy and fast to make and very delicious. I paired it with…

Day Three: Algerian Hariri

Good evening Raffies! Welcome to Algeria. We are going to make Harira, a traditional North African soup. The key to it is, patience. As I had school tonight, I prepared everything for this soup before leaving for school and left it simmering on the stove while I was gone (my husband was home, so no…