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

[voltaires-vice.livejournal.com]

Good God no! I googled an image. Just to show you what it should look like.

It takes about 48 hours to make a proper Donau Welle, what with the cooling times. My mother lets the cake cool overnight before she makes the pudding mixture and the chocolate layer.

I think the next time we're making one will be around Christmas. It serves about 36 people and it's HUGE. I should really take a photo next time.

[apple-pathways.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking of making one for my future sister-in-law's bridal shower. It's certainly an impressive dessert!

[voltaires-vice.livejournal.com]

Great idea! Let me know how you get on!