Hot, hot, hot India, did I mention, hot?

Hello,

Well I knew this was going to be a hot country, being on the equator and all, well maybe I actually meant a different kind of hot. I thought maybe it was the kind of hot where I would need a glass of water to wash it down with.

 As far as hotness go, I wasn’t disappointed, it was a two glass of water hotness strength and a two hour taste bud recovery rating. The dish, Chicken Vindaloo, was a touch too hot for my liking and probably the hottest dish we have cooked to date.

Goodbye

Sam’s rating 6/10

Iceland and Lamb

Halló,

Iceland, this country instantly brings to mind seafood and while seafood does play a large role in their diet, sheep is also a dominant food source to the Icelandic people. The domestic animal with the largest population in Iceland is the sheep.

We decided to cook Kjötsúpa, a lamb soup. The soup was a bit watery and probably could have done with some sort of thickener or stock cubes but otherwise it was quite nice. The lamb was tender and this was the first time I have ever had lamb soup, a pleasant surprise.

Kveðja

Sam’s rating 7/10

Hungry for Hungary

Helló,

Hungary, well this is one country where the number of puns could easily add up pretty quick but I shall try and refrain. We decided that we were hungry (woops) for Hungarian Goulash.

I was always of the mind that Hungarian Goulash was more like a stew then a soup, surprisingly though, the Hungarian Goulash recipe that I found online (and I did have a look at a few) have the Goulash quite watery. It was a touch watery for my liking but quite tasty with bread to soak up the juices.

Búcsú

Sam’s rating 7/10

Fishy Honduras

Hola,

For this Spanish speaking country we decided to cook Sopa Catratcha De Mariscos ConUn, or in English, Coconut Seafood Soup.

Seafood wasn’t an understatement with the soup consisting of prawns, crab and fish. It was quite tasty but smelt extremely fishy.

Adios

Sam’s rating 8/10

Haiti, mmmm

Bonjour,

Another Caribbean nation, there are pockets of the world where there are so many different countries! We decided to cook Haitian Chicken in Sauce.

Since we can’t access Scotch Bonnet Peppers in Australia I substituted with Capsicum which may not have been hot enough. Never the less, I found the sauce very nice and for once, I liked the taste of capsicum.

Au Revoir

Sam’s rating: 6/10

Guyana, vinegar!

Hi,

This country on the Caribbean coast of South America was a former colony of Britain. The dish we decided to cook was Garlic Pork.

 The pork was soaked in White Cane Vinegar for three days with garlic prior to cooking in oil. The end result was a bit too much vinegar for my liking!

Bye.

Sam’s rating: 7/10

Guinea-Bissau, no peanuts for once

Olá,

This country is just north of Guinea and quite small in comparison. The former Portuguese colony’s dish that we decided to cook was Cafriela de Frango, seasoned chicken cooked with spices and lemon.

This dish was very tasty with a beautiful sauce.

Tchau

Sam’s rating: 9/10

Guinea, back to Africa

Bonjour,

Back to western Africa, the land of peanut flavoured source or so it seems, this dish had quite a thick peanut, tomato based sauce.

The dish we cooked was Kansiyé and served with rice.

Au Revoir

Sam’s rating: 6/10

Guatemala, a beautiful dish

Hola,

For this central American country we decided to cook the national dish, Pepian.

This dish, unappealing as it looks was quite nice. While we didn’t have Tomatillos, we substituted with green Adelaide tomatoes and lime to give it a tart taste. This dish reminded me of Mexican cuisine, not surprisingly since the countries are pretty close together.

Adios.

Sam’s rating: 9/10

Grenada, I can live without breadfruit

 Hey,

Grenada, the “island of spice” according to Wikipedia because of the amount of nutmeg and mace produced in the country.

For this country we cooked their traditional dish but modernised enough so it was a bit more palatable, Breadfruit Oildown. The dish is cooked in coconut milk with salted meat. The dish contained something that I have never had before, breadfruit, otherwise known as jackfruit in Australia.

The jackfruit looked somewhat unappealing and in a few words, it is something I can do without.

Bye.

Sam’s rating: 5/10