food for today ch. 50 foods of western & northern europe
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FOOD FOR TODAY CH. 50
Foods of Western & Northern Europe
Great Britain
England
Standard Dinner Meat & two Vegetables Bangers & Mash
Sausage & mashed Potatoes served with peas
England
Yorkshire Pudding Popover baked in the hot drippings of
roast beef
England
Fool Pureed fruit folded into whipped cream
Wales
Typical Breakfast Bacon, eggs and crempogs (pancakes) – simple
cooking for miners and farmers
Wales
Cawl Lamb stew made with assorted root vegetables
Wales
Laver bread This distinctively Welsh product is processed seaweed
Bara lawr Griddlecakes of laver bread and oatmeal are a
traditional breakfast food
Wales
Scotland
Typical Ingredients Seafood provided by the North Sea & Atlantic Ocean
Swordfish, mackerel, cod & salmon Angus Beef cattle and Black face sheep
Scotland
Haggis Ancient recipe in which a sheep stomach is stuffed
with a mixture of oats, organ meats, onions and beef or lamb suet and then boiled.
Blood Pudding/Blood Sausage
Scotland
Ireland
Typical Dishes and Ingredients Irish Stew and cod; scallops and oysters
Irish Stew made of lamb (or mutton), potatoes, onions
Ireland
Colcannon Irish dish made of mashed potatoes and cabbage.
Ireland
Western Europe
France
Classic French Cuisine Haute cuisine
Classic French cuisine is known for high-quality ingredients, expertly prepared and artistically presented
Nouvelle cuisine 1970’s – emphasizes the food’s natural flavor and uses
smaller servings of fresh foods, lighter cooking, and less butter and cream
France
BaguetteA long, crusty bread
France
Paris – Arc de Triumph
Paris – Arc de Triumph
Nice
Germany
Meats – Robust CookingWursts (sausages)Schnitzels (cutlets)Bratens (roasts)
Germany
SauerbratenA beef roast marinated in vinegar
with cloves, bay leaves and peppercorns
Germany
Stollen A cardamom-spiced fruitcake
Germany
Himmel und erde“Heaven & Earth”
Potatoes & applesauce topped with fried onions and bacon
Belgium
Pommes frites French fried potatoes dipped in béarnaise
sauce
Belgium
The Netherlands
Typical Ingredients Stamppot
Mashed potatoes or leeks with cabbage or kale
Switzerland
Typical Cheeses Known for their dairy cows
Raclette Cheese melted over individual potatoes
served with gherkin pickles
Switzerland
Cheese Fondue traditionally made my melting
Emmentaler and Gruyere and eaten by dipping chunks of bread into the melted mixture
Switzerland
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Typical IngredientsFruit pastries with plums and pears
Austria
Torte A rich cake made with a small amount of
flour and often with ground nuts or breadcrumbs
Austria
Tafelspitz Beef brisket boiled with carrots and
onions
Northern Europe
DenmarkSwedenFinlandNorwayIceland
Northern Europe
Smorgasbord A buffet laden with cured fish, cold meats,
cheeses, salads and vegetables
Denmark
One Typical Meal a Day
Smorrebrod Open faced sandwich, uses all resources of the Danes. Anchovy paste topped with slices of hard cooked eggs
or a sweet pickle fan with bacon, Danish blue cheese and spinach arranged in strips
Denmark
BlommebollerPlum filled potato dumpling
Sweden
Jannson’s frestelse Casserole of potatoes, onions, anchovies and
cream
Norway
Lutefisk Dried cod soaked in culinary ash and
water
Norway
Lefse Potato flatbread