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[Zardnaar]

@Dannyalcatraz idk if this would be interesting for you.


USian in exile here discussing it food. What you order might be different to what you expect.

And I can't defend our "Mexican" food.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

@Dannyalcatraz idk if this would be interesting for you.


USian in exile here discussing it food. What you order might be different to what you expect.

And I can't defend our "Mexican" food.

Nifty!

Some of what she says about American cuisine is slightly overgeneralized. There’s enough Mexican, California-Mex, New Mexican and Tex-Mex seafood out there that I wouldn’t be surprised to find squid tacos SOMEWHERE. Hell, Miami or some of the big fusion cuisine strongholds here probably have then too. But Mexico itself I know for a fact has commercial squid fisheries, and they’re eating them in SOMETHING.

They’re not as common as when I was a kid, but we also have small pancakes here, usually called “dollar” pancakes. That’s it the price, they’re so named because they’re closer in size to (but still larger than) our old silver dollar currency.

I’m pretty familiar with all kinds of hand pies from many world cuisines, which are what you have in NZ. I have to ask, though, is there ANY kind of sweet pie there, hand or otherwise? Mask because pies are among my favorite desserts.

 

[Zardnaar]

Nifty!

Some of what she says about American cuisine is slightly overgeneralized. There’s enough Mexican, California-Mex, New Mexican and Tex-Mex seafood out there that I wouldn’t be surprised to find squid tacos SOMEWHERE. Hell, Miami or some of the big fusion cuisine strongholds here probably have then too. But Mexico itself I know for a fact has commercial squid fisheries, and they’re eating them in SOMETHING.

They’re not as common as when I was a kid, but we also have small pancakes here, usually called “dollar” pancakes. That’s it the price, they’re so named because they’re closer in size to (but still larger than) our old silver dollar currency.

I’m pretty familiar with all kinds of hand pies from many world cuisines, which are what you have in NZ. I have to ask, though, is there ANY kind of sweet pie there, hand or otherwise? Mask because pies are among my favorite desserts.

They're not common but you can get apple and fruit pies at supermarkets.

As a kid my school sold an stewed apple pie in savory pastry vs sweet pasty it was tasty.

Apple crumble way more common as a dessert.

 

[MoonSong]

Some of what she says about American cuisine is slightly overgeneralized. There’s enough Mexican, California-Mex, New Mexican and Tex-Mex seafood out there that I wouldn’t be surprised to find squid tacos SOMEWHERE. Hell, Miami or some of the big fusion cuisine strongholds here probably have then too. But Mexico itself I know for a fact has commercial squid fisheries, and they’re eating them in SOMETHING.

Funny thing, here in fact we don't have squid tacos. Seafood is traditionally eaten with bread, salad cookies and tostadas. Though we can also have quesadillas and "empanadas" made of seafood. But no tacos. Though to be fair, I live in the country's center where we are infamous for putting everything and anything inside a bolillo (French style bread) to the point of it being a crime against cuisine and against nature, so take this with a grain of salt.

They’re not as common as when I was a kid, but we also have small pancakes here, usually called “dollar” pancakes. That’s it the price, they’re so named because they’re closer in size to (but still larger than) our old silver dollar currency.

We have those too in here. They are popular in kid's menus in restaurants, specially -but not limited to- "Chinese style caffés".

 

[Zardnaar]

The small pancakes here are pikelets. They're Scottish origin afaik.

Pikelet Recipe | Chelsea Sugar

This easy pikelet recipe is always popular! Great fun for children to make.

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Childhood memories when mum made pancakes I got pikelets.

Didn't really have pancakes until age 21 or so American style closer to 30.

Might also be a regional thing more Scots proportionally in the South Island vs English North. Great Grandad (maternal) was Scottish.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Funny thing, here in fact we don't have squid tacos. Seafood is traditionally eaten with bread, salad cookies and tostadas. Though we can also have quesadillas and "empanadas" made of seafood. But no tacos. Though to be fair, I live in the country's center where we are infamous for putting everything and anything inside a bolillo (French style bread) to the point of it being a crime against cuisine and against nature, so take this with a grain of salt.

We have those too in here. They are popular in kid's menus in restaurants, specially -but not limited to- "Chinese style caffés".

I had some grilled giant octopus appetizer with friends at a particular Greek place a few years ago. Surprisingly, it actually tasted a LOT like chicken fajitas I have gotten in some of the local Tex-Amex joints.

Shocked the hell out of me- I’ve had octopus a lot of different ways, and never had that @tastes like chicken” experience before. (Or since, for that matter.)

 

[Cadence]

Trying out the Finnish cookbook I got not long ago. Mykyja (lemon dessert dumplings) in Vadelmakiisseli (raspberry soup). This is right off the stove with whipped cream and would be great on a cold day. Will try it chilled later. Used chopped pumpkin seeds instead of chopped almonds because of a nut allergy in the house.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Trying out the Finnish cookbook I got not long ago. Mykyja (lemon dessert dumplings) in Vadelmakiisseli (raspberry soup). This is right off the stove with whipped cream and would be great on a cold day. Will try it chilled later. Used chopped pumpkin seeds instead of chopped almonds because of a nut allergy in the house.

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I would eat that…and might not share!

 

[Zardnaar]

Trying out the Finnish cookbook I got not long ago. Mykyja (lemon dessert dumplings) in Vadelmakiisseli (raspberry soup). This is right off the stove with whipped cream and would be great on a cold day. Will try it chilled later. Used chopped pumpkin seeds instead of chopped almonds because of a nut allergy in the house.

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Looks bloody good.

My sister made these for father's day with her daughter in lockdown.



Grandma food. Chocolate donuts not such a thing here but chocolate eclairs are a ye olde traditional thing.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Looks bloody good.

My sister made these for father's day with her daughter in lockdown.

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Grandma food. Chocolate donuts not such a thing here but chocolate eclairs are a ye olde traditional thing.

In Louisiana, we make chocolate eclairs with chocolate flavored filling.

And shortly pre-pandemic, I had stumbled on an asian-owned bakery that filled theirs with whatever you wanted, because they didn’t fill them until they were ordered. Kinda nifty, IMHO.