Recommend a recipe!

[apple_pathways]

Bah, I keep meaning to make this post and forgetting to do it!

So, for my Food & Culture class I have an assignment to prepare a recipe for a food that is new to me from a culture that is not part of my ethnic background. Here are some of the guidelines:

This project will provide you with an opportunity to prepare and try one new food that you have not previously integrated into your own diet and that is not a part of your cultural background.

Select a culture that is being studied in this course other than one that is a part of your own cultural background.

Using your textbooks and other resources provided to you through this course, e.g. "Notes" links; or a cookbook that contains recipes from the culture that you selected, locate a recipe that you find to be appealing and that you are willing to prepare and consume.

The only problem with this assignment is that I'm a bit of a foodie and have sampled and incorporated into my diet A LOT of foods from different cultures! I've regularly consumed organ meats, exotic vegetables, and just about everything that swims in the sea (tentacles, anyone?). I have ghee, tahini, tamari, oyster sauce, and sumac powder in my cupboards right now.

So, I'm asking for some suggestions for recipes that I could use to fulfill this assignment. To help out, my ethnic background is German and Polish, so those are out. I'm fairly familiar with a lot of different cultural foods, but just throw some suggestions at me! I don't mind if the dish is fairly confidant, as I love to cook.

Thanks for any help you can provide!

ETA:

From AO3: This work potentially has adult content. If you proceed you have agreed that you are willing to see such content.

Um, AO3 darling...I WROTE that adult content!

Comments

[apple-pathways.livejournal.com]

I would love to make a Burmese dish with you! That is definitely a culture from which I haven't sampled any food, and I would love to give it a try. The Khow Suey in particular looks amazing. Thanks for your help!

I need to submit my recipe choice by the end of the weekend, but the project itself isn't due until December, so I have plenty of time. I'm excited!

[planejane.livejournal.com]

I'll talk to my dad this week and see if he can give me the names of the accompanying dishes and condiments. A lot of them intersect with Thai and Indian cuisine in terms of spices.

I'm not really into cooking, but those two dishes are like Eastern comfort food and really take me back to family events in my childhood. I'd at least like to have them in my repertoire. Thanks for making me think about it!

[apple-pathways.livejournal.com]

Thanks for you help! I can't wait to try the recipe, it looks delicious. I just need to pick a version now to submit to my instructor.