🇨🇳 Mapo Tofu – China
Ingredients:
Soft tofu – 300 g
Ground pork – 150 g
Chili bean paste – 2 tbsp
Garlic – 1 tsp
Sichuan pepper – ½ tsp
Instructions:
Fry pork with garlic and chili paste.
Add tofu and a little water.
Simmer gently.
Finish with Sichuan pepper.
🇦🇹 Wiener Schnitzel – Austria
Ingredients:
Veal or chicken cutlets – 2
Flour – ½ cup
Egg – 1
Bread crumbs – 1 cup
Oil – for frying
Instructions:
Coat meat in flour, egg, then breadcrumbs.
Fry in hot oil until golden.
Drain and serve with lemon slices.
🇲🇽 Tacos al Pastor – Mexico
Ingredients:
Pork – 500 g (thin slices)
Pineapple – 1 cup (chopped)
Onion – 1 (sliced)
Chili paste – 2 tbsp
Vinegar – 2 tbsp
Instructions:
Marinate pork with chili paste and vinegar.
Grill until slightly crispy.
Serve in tortillas with pineapple and onion.
Add cilantro and lime if desired.
🇻🇳 Pho – Vietnam
Ingredients:
Rice noodles – 200 g
Beef slices – 200 g
Beef broth – 4 cups
Ginger – 1 small piece
Star anise – 2
Instructions:
Simmer broth with ginger and spices.
Cook noodles separately.
Place noodles in bowls, add raw beef slices.
Pour hot broth to cook the beef instantly.
🇨🇦 Poutine – Canada
Ingredients:
Fries – 3 cups
Cheese curds – 1 cup
Beef gravy – 1 cup
Instructions:
Fry or bake potatoes into crispy fries.
Top with cheese curds.
Pour hot gravy over to melt the cheese.
Serve immediately while gooey and warm.
🇹🇷 Iskender Kebab – Turkey
Ingredients:
Thinly sliced grilled beef/lamb – 400 g
Tomato sauce – 1 cup
Butter – 3 tbsp
Yogurt – 1 cup
Pita bread – 2 (cubed)
Instructions:
Toast pita cubes in a pan.
Warm tomato sauce with butter.
Place meat slices over pita, pour sauce on top.
Serve with yogurt on the side.
🇦🇷 Empanadas – Argentina
Ingredients:
Dough: flour – 2 cups, butter – ½ cup, water – ½ cup
Ground beef – 300 g
Onion – 1 (chopped)
Green olives – ¼ cup (sliced)
Hard-boiled egg – 1 (chopped)
Paprika, cumin, salt
Instructions:
Make dough, roll into circles.
Cook beef with onion and spices, add olives and egg.
Fill dough circles, fold, and seal edges.
Bake or fry until golden brown.
