Day 193: Venezuela and Pan de Jamón

Hola, Raffies! Get out your candles and Christmas decoration! Only 117 days left! Time for a Christmas dinner, right? We are going to Venezuela and we are going to enjoy a typical Christmas dinner: Pan de jamón. This is a lovely calzone-like dough, rolled up and filled with ham and bacon. For the vegetarians among…

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Day 192: Vatican City and Torta alla Ricotta

Buonasera, Raffies! We are going to the smallest country in the world, the Vatican and we are going to have our last dessert in this challenge..but fear not! There will be more desserts coming your way after the challenge is over 😉 I know the Vatican does not exactly have a different cuisine from the…

Day 191: Vanuatu and Laplap

Good evening, Raffies! It is wonderful and warm here in the Netherlands and I wish it would never stop. We are going to Vanuatu in our last week of this challenge and we are going to make a funny sounding dish: Laplap. Laplap is the national dish of Vanuatu and it is prepared by grating…

Day 190: Uzbekistan and Chuchvara

Hello, Raffies! We are in our last week of this world food challenge! Today we went to the cinema and watched the Dark Tower. During my teenage years, I had my Stephen King phase and I read all of his books, including the series of the Dark Tower. I must say that a rough two…

Day 189: Uruguay and Chivito

Buenas tardes, Raffies! Today we are going to Uruguay and we are going to enjoy its national dish: Chivito. It is a sandwich with churrasco (filet mignon), bacon, ham, egg, mozzarella, tomatoes and salad. Usually, accompanied by chips as a side dish. It is incredibly filling! The filling of the sandwich can have as many…