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mom2b
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Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
what are some typical dishes? I'm always looking to try new foods.
I was born in NY but my parents are from Colombia and Puerto Rico
Typical dishes are:
Rice and beans
Tostones (double fried plantains)
Pernil (pork shoulder-seasoned and baked for ~6 hours-very yummy)
Sancocho (Hearty stew made different ways but usually with beef, chicken, plantains, yucca, yautia, potatoes and corn) Get ready for bed after eating this 
These are just a few but a good start
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
I'm a mutt and I cook like it!  I kind of wish that we did some more ethnic cooking but growing up, my mom didn't really cook and my grandmother experimented with all different foods. The only thing that I make that resembles my heritage is Italian meals.
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| Posted 5/20/10 5:19 PM |
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8ternity
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
Armenian:
- Pilaf Rice
- Kebabs
- Meat and veg. Stews
- Hummus
- Fatoush (Salad with pita chips)
-Tabouli Salad (Parsley Salad w/ onion, bulgar and tomatoes)
- Dolma (Stuffed grape leaves w/rice and or meat)
Armenians are everywhere these food reflect middle eastern Armenians.
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| Posted 5/20/10 8:29 PM |
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pickles16
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
Hungarian
Stuffed Cabbage
this potato casserole thing that's insane, the ingredients sound gross together but it's INSANE once all put together
Stuedel
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BriBri2u
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
I'm first generation American, my parents were born & raised in Northern Italy.
Staples for me
Risotto with mushrooms
Torta di Patate - pretty much mashed potato cake. Depending where in Northern Italy you are from it is made different ways - baked, fried etc.
Lasagne made with Bechemel sauce
Polenta baked with a mushroom sauce & parmigiano cheese
Polenta and cottachino - a boiled meat
Osso Bucco
Veal or Chicken Bistecca Milanese - breaded cutlet topped with bruschetta.
Sweets:
Ciambella - cross between a pound cake & a shortcake. Can be made with lemon, orange, chocolate, amaretto-yumm.
Torte - made with either almonds, amaretti cookies, jams etc
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klingklang77
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
I'm American and my parents are too, but they have Italian and Polish backgrounds.
Kielbasa
Pierogies
Stuffed Cabbage
For the Italian food it's mostly Italian-American- Lasagne, baked ziti, manicotti, etc.
DH's family is Australian, so that includes:
Meat BBQs, Meat Pies, Sausage Rolls, Fish and Chips, Kangaroo, Different types of Slices, Damper Bread, Pavlova, things with Wattle Seed in it, ANZAC biscuits, lots of seafood like Barramundi, HUGE prawns, Balmain and Morton Bay bugs, etc.
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jmf423
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
Some of this stuff sounds great....if you can, please share some of these recipes!
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
I'm an American born German, and my cooking reflects that.
My specialties are :
rouladen (stuffed beef rollls)
roast loin of pork
goulash
schnitzel
spaetzle
dumplings
red cabbage
sauerkraut with smoked pork chops or mixed smoked sausages
baking tortes and pastries
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| Posted 5/21/10 10:26 AM |
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Ian&EmmesMommy23
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
im jewish...we make reservations.  
But my dad is Israeli and my mom is American. and neither cook or taught me any ethnic meals. the only thing my mom taught me to make was meatballs and spaghetti and meatloaf
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| Posted 5/21/10 10:31 AM |
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EricaAlt
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
Posted by QTDimps23
im jewish...we make reservations.
Me too!! Chinese take out or Italian
My mom is an excellent cook and for the holidays she makes a great Brisket, matzo ball soup, kugel, etc. When it's not the holidays she's a great Italian cook even though we're not LOL
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| Posted 5/21/10 10:36 AM |
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Ophelia
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
I am irish, norwegian, french, and welsh/english by blood. my stepfather who raised me is italian and puerto rican, my husband is central american
I would say I switch back and forth mostly between hispanic (both caribbean and mezo american) and italian dishes, though I do enjoy cooking foods from all over the world, especially places I have traveled to. unfortunately my norwegian grandmother passed away before I could learn many of her reciples (my mom never really cooked with her)
we do a lot of chorizo, black beans, pink beans, rice, sancocho, guacamole
I do pork chops a few different ways..one more reminiscent of my PR grandma with recaito, mojo etc and another french style with dijon and apple cider.
I make couscous, brats with sauerkraut, patatas bravas, chinese stir fry's, and japanese teryaki.
If I had to say what I felt most comfortable and most prolific at in terms of ethnic foods, I would say italian. I was thisclose to going to culinary school speicializing in italian cooking and regional recipes from all over that delicious country are constantly gracing our table.
I make a pretty great bolognese, as well as tomato sauce, both meat and marinara...and I am known for my lasagna and other baked dishes.
I am good at risotto, traditional seafood stews, other traditional soups, and I am sure a few other things my husband would remember before I do.
overall though, I truly enjoy food from all over the world and I am happiest when trying out new spice additions and flavor combos.
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rojerono
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
I'm American. My bloodlines are Irish and Danish - but the main influence of my parents was location. My dad was a boy in the south so he had an affinity for Southern foods - but he also did a lot of training after boarding school so he picked up influences everywhere - we grew up eating Spanish, Italian, French, Greek and African foods pretty often. He was always testing and experimenting with something. My mother grew up with a Polish nanny and had some influence there. My dad's best friend was from Burma and I spent a lot of time learning how to appreciate and make Asian and Indian fusion dishes from him. I guess I really am a food mutt!
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Egg
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
Italian. My parents are from sicily. typical dishes we made are pasta with:
beans
tomato sauce and toasted breadcrumbs
sardines and toasted breadcrumbs
tonno (tuna)
broccoli, fried zucchini and almost any kind of vegetable.
we also made a lot of stuffed artichokes, caponata, and eggplant.
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Egg
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
Posted by pickles16
Hungarian
Stuffed Cabbage
this potato casserole thing that's insane, the ingredients sound gross together but it's INSANE once all put together
Stuedel
what are the ingredients? i went to Hungary last year and the food was amazing!
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stickydust
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
My parents are both Cuban - I was born in the U.S.
My cooking reflects a variety of cultures and tastes. I cook a lot of italian, american, asian, mexican and cuban food.
Some typical Cuban dishes are:
Black beans and rice
Roast pork (lechon)
Arroz con pollo (yellow rice with chicken)
Ropa Vieja
Picadillo
Fried sweet plantains
tostones
Different bean stews ( garbanzo, split peas etc.)
Carne con papa (a beef stew with potatoes)
Chicken fricasee
Mariquitas (plantain chips)
Yuca (either boiled or fried)
Sone tips about Cuban cooking: Cuban food IS NOT spicy. The main spices used (aside from garlic and onions) are oregano, cumin, bay leaves, salt and pepper. ANy recipe for any of the above the calls for cayenne pepper, paprika or any type of pepper (other than bell peppers) is frankly - NOT CUBAN.
Sorry - it is just a HUGE pet peeve of mine - also when people think Cuban food is similar to Mexican food. I love Mexican food but it is completely different.
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Ophelia
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
Posted by stickydust
Sorry - it is just a HUGE pet peeve of mine - also when people think Cuban food is similar to Mexican food. I love Mexican food but it is completely different.
you mean, all the spanish speaking peoples are not the same     
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MyImmortal
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
My background is Italian, Irish, and Swiss, but I only borrow from the Italian in my cooking. DH's background is Greek and Italian. I usually make Italian and Greek dishes, lasagna, broccoli rabe with chicken sausage over pasta, breaded chicken cutlets with spinach over pasta, chicken souvlaki, chickpea salad, cous cous, bifteki (greek burgers). But I also make a lot of tex-mex yellow rice, black beans, chilli rellenos, marinated skirt steak, etc. We have a pretty eclectic menu.
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MrsA714
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
I'm Colombian. Some of the stuff I grew up on includes:
yellow rice
grilled steak
sweet plantains
tostones
pernil (pork shoulder)
chorizo (kind of sausage)
yuca
sancocho (soup)
tamales (meat and rice stuffed in a cornmeal patty and then steamed)
steak and onions
mondongo soup (which is made with tripe - which is disgusting to most but I grew up on the stuff )
arepas with cheese (a breakfast must have)
empanadas (beef patties - one of my favorites!)
In general I cook a variety of foods. I always love to try new stuff. But the majority of what I make is spanish and italian (DH is italian).
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stickydust
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
In college, I actually ahd someone ask me if I ate a lot of tacos at home
ETA: the fact that I have blond haor and green eyes really throws people for loop too - if I had a dime for every confused look I have gotten
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LeShellem
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
African American
I don't really cook anything relating specifically to my culture I remember growing up and I hated "Soul" food. I didn't like black eye peas, potato salad, collard greens, hamhocks, etc. I did like fried chicken though, but I don't cook anything fried. I do cook many cultural dishes, just not my own.
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pickles16
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
Posted by QTDimps23
im jewish...we make reservations.
But my dad is Israeli and my mom is American. and neither cook or taught me any ethnic meals. the only thing my mom taught me to make was meatballs and spaghetti and meatloaf
OMG I just PIMP...this is totally my IL's, my FIL is Israeli and my MIL American, and she's a self proclaimed bad cook..
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pickles16
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
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Posted by pickles16
Hungarian
Stuffed Cabbage
this potato casserole thing that's insane, the ingredients sound gross together but it's INSANE once all put together
Stuedel
what are the ingredients? i went to Hungary last year and the food was amazing!
for the potato casserole..OMG it's sooo heavy so you have to eat it not too often
potatoes, a lot of butter, hard boiled eggs, sour cream, mayonaise, paprika (of course) black pepper, salt, I don't put the meat in it but a lot of ppl put kielbasa in it or salami or some sort of cured meat...
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DiamondGirl
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
Italian and Irish.
My mom is Italian and a wonderful cook and while she makes awesome Italian food, she is 2nd generation Italian and more Brooklyn Italian than Napoletan
My mom cooks asian (various types), spanish,greek, the few Irish dishes that exist .
So I grew up eating everything and loving everything.
I cook everything also.
We are American and really enjoy all cuisines. I would say I cook Italian most often.
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mom2b
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
OMG ME TOO! I hate when I tell people I don't eat spicey food and they say "how could you not eat spicey food, you're spanish" Drives me crazy!
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| Posted 5/21/10 10:38 PM |
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mom2b
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Re: Just For Fun...What is your ethnicity and...
Posted by MrsA714
I'm Colombian. Some of the stuff I grew up on includes:
yellow rice
grilled steak
sweet plantains
tostones
pernil (pork shoulder)
chorizo (kind of sausage)
yuca
sancocho (soup)
tamales (meat and rice stuffed in a cornmeal patty and then steamed)
steak and onions
mondongo soup (which is made with tripe - which is disgusting to most but I grew up on the stuff )
arepas with cheese (a breakfast must have)
empanadas (beef patties - one of my favorites!)
LOVE everything on this list (except mondongo-just never got used to the taste).
FYI Colombian empanadas are totally different from jamaican beef patties (taste wise) in case anyone was wondering.
And for breakfast theres nothing like huevos pericos con arepas y chocolate caliente.....unless you're dominican like DH and then it would be mangu con salchichon y queso frito
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