The next up after Chad is the Central African Republic. I am now more than half through Africa and have arrived in South Africa. So far it has been very interesting to see how spices and recipes are made. I feel I have learned a few things from that trip. Here are a few facts…
Month: August 2016
Chad
Still pushing further towards the goal which is South Africa. The next country up on the list is Chad. Here are a few facts about Chad: Capital: N’Djamena Population: about 13.7 million Area: 1 284 000 km² Currency: Central african CFA Franc After the food from Niger, which did not contain a lot of spices, I went with…
Niger
And now for the first country that is not along the mediterranean, Niger! Here are a few facts about Niger Capital: Niamey Population: about 17.2 million Area: 1 267 000 km² Currency: CFA Franc This is the first country in the list were I am not familiar at all with the food. I spent quite a bit of…
Algeria
After Morocco and before leaving the mediterranean I am now going to Algeria. Here are a few facts about Algeria Capital: Algiers Population: about 40.4 million Area: 2 381 741 km² Currency: Dinar For Algeria I decided to go with couscous. Couscous is a staple dish of almost all of northern Africa. It’s made with semolina and served…
Morocco
For the first country in Africa, right across from the straight of Gibraltar is Morocco. Here are a few facts about Morocco Capital: Rabat Population: about 33.9 million Area: 710 850 km² Currency: Moroccan dirham Of the many moroccan dishes I decided to cook a tajine. This has always been my favorite moroccan food. I chose to make a tajine…
Portugal
After France and Spain and before going to the African continent a last stop in Europe with Portugal. Here are a few facts about Portugal Capital: Lisbon Population: about 10.4 million Area: 92 212 km² Currency: Euro There are many dishes to choose from in Portugal. A lot of dishes containing seafood or fish and especially Cod. So…
Spain
The second country I am visiting is Spain. Before I start with the recipe here is a little about Spain: Capital: Madrid Population: about 46.5 million Area: 505 990 km² Currency: Euro For the traditional recipe I chose to cook a paella, this dish originates from the east coast of Spain, more precisely from the…
France
Alright, here is the first country and the beginning of my journey! This is Boeuf Bourguigon (beef burgundy) a traditional dish from France and more precisely the burgundy region. It is a beef stew with red wine (burgundy wine). Alongside the the beef I made some spaetzle (a sort of pasta) which is a side we eat a…
The first steps
I plan to start my journey in France (my home country) and then make my way down toward the south and Africa going through Spain and Portugal to then cross the straight of Gibraltar and arrive in Morocco. From there I want to go all the way down to South Africa cooking a traditional dish from every country…
What is this about?
I love cooking and I decided to start this blog to document my new project. I want to take a tour of the world and cook a traditional dish of every country in the world (all 197 countries that are either member of the united nations, permanent observers in the UN or recognized by certain other…
World cook project 