Hello Raffies! I hope you are enjoying your weekend. We are enjoying our holiday in Italy..enjoying the sun and the sweet chilling. Today we are going to the Caribbean, again, with a lovely salad: Conch Souse. Conch is a big mussel that you cannot find in Europe, unfortunately, because of legal restrictions. So for this… Continue reading Day 149: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Conch Souse
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Day 120: Mozambique and Matapa
Good evening, Raffies! Today we are going back to Africa and we are going to enjoy some nice Matapa from Mozambique. This is a cassava leaf stew with seafood. Obviously, finding cassava leaves is difficult for me here in Breda, but I am using my usual backup: Spinach. For those of you who already enjoyed… Continue reading Day 120: Mozambique and Matapa
Day 114: Micronesia and Kelaguen
Good evening, Raffies! Today we are going for a light and quick dinner: Micronesia and shrimp Kelaguen. This dish resembles the Latin American ceviche and can actually be made out of either fish or meat. We went for the traditional shrimp, but chicken or octopus also sounded really tempting.. The dish was perfect for this… Continue reading Day 114: Micronesia and Kelaguen
Day 18: Belizean Ceviche
Good evening, Raffies! Tonight we were going to a small country on the Gulf of Mexico. We are going to enjoy Belize and its version of ceviche! Ceviche is a renowned dish all over Latin America, originating in Peru. This national version follows the basic principles of all ceviches: using fresh raw fish and fresh… Continue reading Day 18: Belizean Ceviche
Day 17: Belgium and Mosselen en frieten
Good evening, Raffies! Tonight was a late dinner.. Today we were not going far from our house, since we live close to the Belgian border. As belgium is the country of chips, also known as french fries, it was not difficult to come up with today's menu: Mosselen en frieten. Since I had school today,… Continue reading Day 17: Belgium and Mosselen en frieten