Advent calendars have been part of the German Christmas tradition for over a century: by opening a little door, one for each day, children would be able to gage the amount of time they had to wait until Christmas Eve and their presents. In recent years, they have made an appearance in Britain, too, and you…
I know I should be getting excited for Christmas and all that, especially with the beginning of Advent this Sunday. In Germany, the four weeks leading up to Christmas are filled with traditional baking and little celebrations, all lined up to brighten up those short and dark December days. Once Christmas is over and the…
St Martin’s, or Martinmas, is particularly popular with German children: in kindergardens, infant schools and at home we make paper lanterns to use for the processions that take place on the evening of November 11. This is followed by a family dinner revolving around a roast goose, which is the point where adults start enjoying it, too. Although I…
Have you ever wondered how to fit several kinds of meat into one single dish? What a bottle of wine could do to a stew? Or how to cook pig’s trotters? If yes, this traditional Alsatian stew will come as a true revelation to you, a shining light that will guide you through the cold winter…
Dumplings are part of most countries’ cuisines, and I have been making my own fair share of German, Eastern European and South American versions. What I had never attempted before were Chinese dumplings: with their intricate shapes and complex flavours, they seemed way out of my league. But this all changed – thanks to this…
As part of our preparation for the final we had some Black Forest Gateau today. These were quite fashionable in England for a time in the 70s, whereas in Germany they have been popular for ages. They are named after the black forest, a mountain range in the south west of Germany, which has given…
As the World Cup is coming to an end, I would like to present you with the perfect dish to round off my tour of all the participating nations: grilled plantains. Brazil is famous for its rodízios, the ‘all-you-can-eat-type restaurants where waiters come round to the tables with skewers full of meat. To pay homage…
This risotto is probably the most simple of all risotto dishes in that it has such a limited number of ingredients: apart from chicken stock, parmesan, an onion and risotto rice, the standard ingredients of any risotto, it only calls for saffron and – if you can get hold of it, some bone marrow. But…
After last night’s rather comprehensive victory, the second semi-final tonight will decide which team is going to teach Germany a lesson or two about winning a match. Argentina will need some support, and I think a slice or two of this cake might just do the trick. Torta Rogel, or Alfajor Rogel, is a uniquely decadent concoction…
These little fake chicken drumsticks are a popular snack or side dish in Brazil, and they’re the perfect fingerfood for any party. They’re easy enough to make as long as you don’t mind deep-fat frying … Coxinhas mean chicken legs in Brazilian Portuguese, and the dumplings are filled with shredded chicken breast, wrapped in a dough…
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