Whats4Eats

Whats4Eats is a celebration of the various cuisines of the world. Cook your favorite ethnic foods with recipes from Algeria to Vietnam. Searchable by cuisine, recipe name, ingredient or method.

Ecuador

Ecuador Recipes

A perfect mix of Incan ingredients and Latin flavor, try Ecuadorian cuisine for something pleasantly different.

Ecuador recipes »

Comfort Food

Comfort Food Recipes

When the chill north wind starts a-blowin', cook up one of these warming favorite recipes for comfort food from around the world.

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Fall Foods

Fall Recipes

Fall is a time of transition, from the best of summertime produce to a harbinger of winter selections.

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Fabada Asturiana

Soups | Fabada Asturiana

(Spanish sausage and bean soup)

Fabada, or fabada asturiana, is a rich, warming stew of beans and sausages that originated in the Asturia region on the northwest coast of Spain. Asturians enjoy it as a hearty midday meal. The essential ingredients are fabas, a type of large white bean, and two types of sausage — Spanish chorizo and morcillo, a blood sausage. Fabada is traditionally served with cornbread and sidra, a local hard apple cider. Read more »

Ukoy

Appetizers | Ukoy

(Filipino shrimp and sweet potato fritters)

Ukoy is a simple and flavorful Filipino appetizer. These fritters have a pleasant golden color from the sweet potato and annatto. Ukoy is usually made with unpeeled shrimp and the peel is eaten. You can use peeled shrimp if you prefer. Also spelled okoy. Read more »

Spaghetti Carbonara

Pastas | Spaghetti alla Carbonara

(Italian pasta with bacon and eggs)

This amazing pasta dish is said by some to have originated at the end of World War II, when American soldiers in Rome yearned for a meal of bacon and eggs. The Romans, of course, added pasta and Parmesan, and a classic was born. In many Roman restaurants these days, the softer flavor of pancetta or salted pork jowl (guanciale) is substituted for smoky bacon. The choice is yours. Also known as spaghetti alla carbonara. Read more »

Asian Food Blogs to Bookmark

Country | Thailand Bankok Market

Ever get a hankering for some great Hokkien mee? Want to throw together the perfect shabu-shabu? Looking for beautiful photos of mouth-watering caldereta? If you answered yes to any of these questions — and even if you didn't — you won't want to overlook these great websites dedicated to the cuisines of East Asia. Read more »

Griots

Meats | Griots

(Haitian grillots -- fried, glazed pork)

This rich, flavorful dish is one of Haiti's most popular, invariably served at parties and family gatherings. Cubes of pork are soaked in a sour orange marinade and then slow-roasted until tender. The tender morsels are then given a finally fry in oil until delectably caramelized. This recipe uses a mixture of orange and lime juice in place of the hard-to-find sour orange juice. Also spelled grillots, griyo, griyot or griot. Read more »

Pikliz

Pickles | Haitian Pikliz

(Haitian spicy pickled vegetables)

Every Haitian home has a jar of pikliz on hand. Cabbage, carrots, chiles and other vegetables are soaked in vinegar to make a relish similar to American chow-chow or Italian giardiniera. The crunchy salad is served as a side dish at Haitian meals. Flavored vinegar from pikliz is often used in marinades or to give dishes a spicy-sour punch. Read more »

Corn: Buying, Storing and Using

Ingredients | Corn on the Cob Image

Called maize in most of the English-speaking world, common corn (Zea mays) is a New World crop. It is the only major grain that is used both as a starch and as a vegetable. The earliest signs of corn cultivation appear around 3,500 B.C. in central Mexico. From there its use spread into South and North America. With the European conquest of the Americas, the crop was distributed around the world. Read more »

Challah

Breads | Challah

(Israeli Jewish braided Sabbath bread)

Challah is the traditional bread that begins Sabbath meals in every observant Jewish home. These braided loaves are a symbol and reminder of the miraculous manna that fell from the heavens to feed the Israelites as they wandered in the desert. For Rosh Hashanah, a round challah is favored and symbolizes the cycle of the year. Read more »

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