Around the World in 30 Days with ABC Cooking Archives

Recap of Around the World in 30 Days with A-Z Cuisines

Posted on October 2, 2014October 14, 20178 CommentsPosted in Events & RoundupsTagged Around the World in 30 Days with ABC Cooking, International Cuisine

An year ago if someone had asked me to a do a month long mega blogging marathon (bm), I would have instantly said no. Here I am today, doing a recap of last month’s month long marathon and second one of the year. After the April mega marathon, I was unsure about doing another mega […]

Zambia – N’shima & Fried Rape

Posted on September 30, 2014September 29, 201417 CommentsPosted in Cornmeal, Curries & Fries, Curries & Stir Fries, Entrees, Grains, Other Varieties, Rice Varieties, Stir Fries, Swiss Chard, Vegetarian, Vegetarian, VegetarianTagged Around the World in 30 Days with ABC Cooking, Blogging Marathon, Cornmeal, Red Swiss Chard, Swiss Chard, Zambian Cuisine, Zambian Food

For the final day of the marathon, we travel to South African country of Zambia. Maize is a staple diet and is eaten as a thick porridge called N’shima, which is similar to grits or polenta. It is eaten with beans, green leafy vegetables, and dried fish or meat gravies. Common vegetables in Zambia are […]

Yemeni Ka’ak

Posted on September 29, 2014October 18, 201416 CommentsPosted in Appetizers & Snacks, Appetizers/Snacks, Baked & Grilled, Bakes, Baking, By Category, Cookies, Biscuits, Eggs, Non Veg, Non Vegetarian, Vegetarian, VegetarianTagged Around the World in 30 Days with ABC Cooking, Biscuit, Blogging Marathon, Breads, Cookies, Yemeni Cuisine, Yemeni Food

Today we travel to Yemen, an Arab state in southwest Asia. Sana’a is the capital and also the largest city in the country. Yemen is a culturally rich country with the influences from various civilizations. Yemeni cuisine is unique from Middle Eastern cuisine and also differs from region to region. Chicken, goat and lamb are […]

Xalapa – Enfrijoladas ~ Tortillas dipped in Bean Sauce

Posted on September 27, 2014October 4, 201413 CommentsPosted in Black Beans, By Ingredient, Dairy, Mushroom, Queso Fresco, Quick and Easy Recipes, Sandwiches & Wraps, Vegetarian, Vegetarian, WrapsTagged Around the World in 30 Days with ABC Cooking, Blogging Marathon, Cheese, Mexican Cuisine, Mexican Food, Mushrooms, Queso Fresco, Tortillas

Just like W, there is no country starting with alphabet X. The exception for X is similar to that of W. We can do a region or a city starting with these letters but we cannot repeat that country for the alphabet it starts with. I am doing X for Xalapa, Mexico. According to the […]

Wuhan – Re-Gan Mian ~ Hot & Dry Noodles

Posted on September 26, 2014September 26, 201414 CommentsPosted in Breakfast, Non Veg, Non Veg, Non Vegetarian, Noodles, Noodles & Pastas, VegetarianTagged Around the World in 30 Days with ABC Cooking, Blogging Marathon, Breakfast, Chinese Cuisine, Noodles, Street Food, Wuhan Food

There is no country starting with alphabet W. We decided to do a city or a region starting with this alphabet but only catch is we cannot repeat that country for the alphabet it starts with. Had I done C for China, I could not have done Wuhan, China for W. So for W it […]

Vietnamese Stuffed Crepes ~ Banh Xeo

Posted on September 25, 2014September 24, 201414 CommentsPosted in Breakfast, Flour, Non Veg, Non Vegetarian, Rice Flour, Seafood, ShrimpTagged Around the World in 30 Days with ABC Cooking, Blogging Marathon, Coconut Milk, Pancakes, Shrimp, Sprouts, Vietnamese Cuisine

I cannot believe we are already on 22nd alphabet V and in 3-4 days our Around the World in 30 Days culinary tour will conclude. Of all the alphabets, V was probably one of the easiest I have done in terms of finding the recipe and cooking it. I did V for Vietnam. One day […]

Ukrainian Vushka

Posted on September 24, 2014September 23, 201414 CommentsPosted in Appetizers & Snacks, Appetizers/Snacks, By Category, Mushroom, Quick and Easy Recipes, Sauteed, Steamed & more, Vegetables, Vegetarian, VegetarianTagged Around the World in 30 Days with ABC Cooking, Blogging Marathon, Dumplings, Mushrooms, Russian Cuisine, Russian Food, Ukrainian Cuisine, Ukrainian Food

Today we travel to Eastern European nation of Ukraine that has been in the news a lot lately. Ukraine was part of USSR and hence the cuisine and culture is similar to that of Russia. Vushka (Voosh-kah) is popular in both Russian and Ukraine. Vushka is a mushroom and onion dumplings. Vushka means tiny ears […]

Turkey – Sekerpare ~ Cookies in Sugar Syrup

Posted on September 23, 2014September 22, 201414 CommentsPosted in Almonds, Bakes, By Category, Cookies, Biscuits, Desserts & Sweets, Nuts, Sweets, VegetarianTagged Around the World in 30 Days with ABC Cooking, Blogging Marathon, Middle Eastern Cuisine, Turkish Cuisine, Turkish Food

Today we stop in Turkey for some dessert. Yes, you read it right. I finally caved in to my Mediterranean sweets temptation. For the past 6-7 weeks we were off sugars and did not eat any desserts until last Thursday. We ate Anzac cookies few weeks ago and a kit Kat once or twice, but […]

Sri Lankan Shrimp Curry

Posted on September 22, 2014September 22, 201411 CommentsPosted in Curries & Fries, Curries & Stir Fries, Gravies, Non Vegetarian, Non Vegetarian, Quick and Easy Recipes, Seafood, Shorva/Gravy, ShrimpTagged Around the World in 30 Days with ABC Cooking, Blogging Marathon, Coconut Milk, Curries, Sri Lankan Cuisine

Growing up, all I knew about Sri Lanka was it is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, neighbor of India, has a cricket team, Colombo is the capital city, LTTE rebels fighting for a separate state for Sri Lankan Tamils in northern part of the country and King Ravana of Lanka from the Hindu […]

Russia – Baklazhannaia Ikra ~ Poor Man’s Caviar

Posted on September 20, 2014September 20, 201413 CommentsPosted in Chutneys & Condiments, Dips, Eggplant~Brinjal, Tomato, Vegetables, VegetarianTagged Around the World in 30 Days with ABC Cooking, Aubergine, Blogging Marathon, Brinjal, Eggplant, Russian Cuisine, Russian Food

The day before we started this marathon I told Mr.U I was going to be busy the next one month as I will be on a virtual culinary world tour and he asked if I was stopping in Russia. He said I should not upset President Putin’s and be in his good books as he […]