Cook the World Week 11 - Philippines

I was very excited about this week's adventure as I have often heard amazing things about cuisine in the Philippines.  What intrigued me the most was the Filipino street food that is often blogged about in the travel community.  I traveled to Mauritius when I was young, and I will never forget the smells and wonderful tastes of the food in the Bazar - I imagine this would be a similar experience with Filipino street food.  I asked my dad to make Lumpia - the crispy spring rolls and he made Kare-Kare, a peanut-based stew as the main dish.  Another Sunday success!  Both were rich in flavour and completely unique. (Scroll down for recipes)

Lumpia (Crispy Spring Rolls)

https://crowdeeze.com/cook-the-world-week-11-philippines-lumpia-lumpiang-shanghai/

Kare-kare (Peanut Stew)

https://crowdeeze.com/cook-the-world-week-9-philippines-kare-kare/

Cook the World Week 10 - Bangladesh

This week escaped me and so my dad gallantly stepped up and took it on.  The results were very interesting to say the least.  I imagined some sort of curry, or a dish with a strong Indian influence, but what he produced was creative and delicious.  It was a shrimp curry, but the dominant flavour was mustard.  It sounds odd, but it was very tasty and surprisingly delicate in taste.  This would be a great, quick weeknight meal.

Twisted Shorshe Bata
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Cook the World Week 9 - Russia

As we have been cooking, it's come up in conversation a lot - most recently at work because I have been bringing such interesting "leftovers" for lunch.  One of my colleagues mentioned that I should check in with her when Russia came around and - low and behold when I looked it up, I realized it was this week!  She gave us the recipes for the potato salad and the dessert.  Frankly, it will be a very long time before I'm ready to make potato salad any other way.  I am a huge fan of dill, and this recipe certainly didn't disappoint in that area!  My father also chose to make this incredible salmon "pot pie".  I am not always a fan of fish, especially when it's incorporated into a dish or casserole, so I was definitely apprehensive about trying this one...  I had no need to be worried - it was absolutely fantastic!  The salmon flavour was nice and didn't overpower any of the other elements, and of course also had a nice hearty helping of dill.  The dessert was FABULOUS - again, challenging what I think I enjoy; it looked very dry and I wondered if I should make tea/coffee to accompany it.  There was no need for that at all as the honey icing balanced the layers of the cake perfectly, and balanced the textures seamlessly.  Overall I would say that this was one of the most successful meals we've made so far and I would absolutely make every one of these dishes again. (Scroll Down for Recipes)

Oliver Salad
https://crowdeeze.com/cook-the-world-week-9-russia-olivier-salad/

Koulebiaka (Salmon)
https://crowdeeze.com/cook-the-world-week-9-russia-koulebiaka/

10-Layer Honey Cake
https://crowdeeze.com/cook-the-world-week-9-russia-10-layer-honey-cake/