Dishes you brought home with you from overseas travel (red wine, restaurants, sardines)

[jtur88]

Are there any dishes that you still make at home, that you first discovered when you were traveling abroad?

I had never heard of couscous until I traveled in North Africa in the 60's, I still make that a lot, with a lamb and vegetable sauce.

Also, Romanian mamaliguta, which is a form of polenta. I make it simplified for a quick lunch or supper, just by stirring cornmeal into boiling water until it is thick enough that rolls into a ball, then serving it covered with butter and either sour cream or grated cheese.

The Chinese eat noodle soup for breakfast, and actually, it's pretty nice first thing in the morning.

[spiderbear]

Flammenkuche- a type of crispbread pizza with creme fraiche, onions, bacon and mushrooms from Germany. Very tasty.

Also the habit of eating mayo on fries I picked up in Holland.

[jtur88]

Oh, right, that reminds me of eating vinegar on french fries, and you only have to go to Canada to find that. Mostly in the Maritimes, as I recall.

[Goodpasture]

Mostly condiments......

I find I prefer curried catsup after experiencing it in Europe.

I find myself dipping fries into mayonnaise like they do in Holland.

When eating fried fish I like vinegar on my french fries

I fell in love with curried lamb from when I was India....I have it often.

A satay sauce can make a mediocre meal pretty good.........


I think travel has certainly expanded my tastes, but I still prefer an American diet of fresh grilled meat and fresh produce.

[BlueWillowPlate]

Originally Posted by Goodpasture

I find I prefer curried catsup after experiencing it in Europe.

Love currywurst!

Probably the biggest culinary change that happened to me was when I first had really good coffee in Rome in 1977. It was such an revelation.
Not long after that, my aunt and uncle gave me a funky stovetop espresso machine they had bought in Italy but could not figure out. It wasn't the typical coffee pot kind, it was very complicated and funky, almost Rube Goldberg-like. My then-boyfriend-future-husband figured it out and we've been messing around with this or that espresso apparatus ever since then.

I've been making homemade pesto ever since then, too.

[Vichel]

Sarde in Saor - Pan-fried fresh sardines which are then marinated in a sauce made from vinegar, onions, raisins, juniper berries & pine nuts. Had it in Venice. Loved it, have made it several times since.

[2360039]

Pleskavica/Cevapcici --> I order it here in Balkan-restaurants, since a trip to Croatia and Montenegro.
Pancake-soup --> Had that first in Austria

[HighlandsGal]

Paella, although it is a pain to make for two people, so I just order it when out with a group of friends.

Hearts of palm I really never had before until I studied in Spain, now I love them on salads

I love to make croquettes after being in Europe. I also like the mayo with fries and fried potatoes from the Netherlands and their Douw Egberts coffee. Kip satay and gado gado from their too....my ex-brother-in-law is Dutch Indonesian.

[akorosdc]

From Spain:
Tinto verano (red wine and lemon soda)
Kalimotxo (red wine and Coke)
Tortilla de patata con cebolla
I want to try to make marmitako (tuna stew) and paella, but haven't done it yet

Caribbean:
Rice and beans
Plantains

I also want to try to make quinoa soup like I had in Peru, goulash (both Austrian and Hungarian varieties), and paprika chicken.

[sophialee]

LOL when I read the title to this thread I was thinking you bought some antique dishes/plates in England or something.

I was all excited to see what pattern and maker they were.