The International Cuisine Experience

Caribbean Food Caribbean cuisine absorbed aspects from English, Spanish, and Indian food. These countries employed a plantation system in the Caribbean to cultivate sugar.  C ountries included in the Caribbean are Trinidad, Tobago, Aruba, Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas and  more.   Caribbean  dishes are often colorful due to the array of tropical fruits and vegetables growing in the area, as well as sweet due to the abundance of sugar from the sugar plantations and enslavement. This cuisine is a m ixture of  African, Creole, Cajun, Amerindian, European, East Indian/South Asian, Persian, Arab, Chinese and Javanese/Indonesian  cuisine.   Unlike Italy and India, there is  n o  structure  to a traditional meal. Caribbean foods are typically seafood or meat with distinctive spices found in the area. When you think of the Caribbean you think of someone on the street cooking jerk chicken right in front of your eyes, but there is so much more tha...

  Quick Facts Indian Food is extensively vegetarian and rarely any beef dishes because the cow is sacred in the Hinduism religion ​. India is also extensively Islamic which led to them giving up pork as well. India has always been rich in spices which led to their spicy dishes ​.  Yogurt, buttermilk, and cheese are common.  ​ Indian food was traditionally intended to be eaten with the hands ​.  Desserts are often sweet milk based puddings and custard to aid in digestion after a spicy meal ​. Rice is a staple in Indian cuisine and was first cultivated here more than 5,000 years ago and brought to India from China ​. Curry powder is a common spice used along with nutmeg, saffron, turmeric, and black mustard seed ​. Common Terms:  ​ You may see these words in an Indian recipe or on an Indian cooking website.  Basmati Rice -Long grain rice with nutty flavor ​ Biryanis - rice based dishes ​ Flatbread - unleavened bread ​ Naa...

TIRAMISU     Tiramisu is an Italian dessert that is sweet, creamy and served cold. Ladyfingers are dipped in coffee and layered with a mascarpone cheese mixture. For non-cocoa lovers you can easily avoid part of the cake like I did in the picture. This was the final course called dolce. This was a very good cake and my family enjoyed it as well. There isn't a set in stone history of tiramisu or even a region of origin though the most famous legend suggests it originates in Siena. It was given its name in  Venice and means "pick me up" in English. This recipe has taken some twists such as brushing the ladyfingers with juices from fruits such as blueberries and raspberries. The recipe is again courtesy of academiabarilla.com with a few tweaks from myself. Their recipes are really traditional Italian. What you will need:  4 egg yolks 2 egg whites 5 oz sugar 1 lb Mascarpone cheese Ladyfingers (About 30) 2 cups coffee 2 Tablespoons co...