Social Appetizer Recipes Around the World
Interested in cooking simple appetizer recipes and delicious finger foods from around the world as starters , snacks , or even a light meal?
Or are you interested in learning to eat consciously by knowing more about the foods we eat and their social history?
If yes, this is your place to be!
Find out how you can impress your family and friends with Indian bread and mango chutney! Or how about making tapas from Spain or canapes from France? This site will give you all that plus much more including info on cooking vacations and culinary tours around the world!
Before I go on, you may ask:
But what exactly is an appetizer recipe?
Depends on whom you ask. According to the great food writer M. F. K. Fisher ,
“[I]t is the overture to the opera. As such, its variety is infinite , dictated of course, by the seasons as well as the regions where the food is eaten.”
The world-renowned chef Auguste Escoffier did not include a separate section on starters in The Escoffier Cookbook: A Guide to the Fine Art of Cookery because, in his words,
“I did not think it necessary to touch upon the hot kind [of appetizers and hors d’oeuvres ], for they are mostly to be found either among hot Entrees or the Savories proper.”
Apparently, depending on the availability of ingredients, almost anything can be made into an appetizer by changing portion size.
Why a site on simple appetizer recipes?
I am a beginner cook who loves experimenting with cuisines and cooking styles from all around the world. I am creating this site so I can become a better cook and share my experiences with you.
Starters and quick meals are appealing to me because they are fun, easy to make, and rely on simple, inexpensive ingredients. They are also a great and simple way to explore regional cooking styles and flavours...
Here you will find many recipe ideas I have collected and experimented with or will be trying out in the future.
One of things I find fascinating is learning about the history of food, cooking styles, and techniques used in regions around the world.
Did you know: The Persions were the first ones to start the tradition of serving starters before meals over 2000 years ago.
I’d like to share some of these tidbits of information on this site. Being a travel buff, I will also share some great ideas for cooking vacations and culinary tours.
I will be organizing regular meetups where people can share foods and talk about their social history. Stay tuned for the blog on the meetups!
I hope you enjoy the information and recipes on this site as much as I have enjoyed working on it.
Bon appetite!
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History of Traditional Mexican Food History of traditional Mexican food and appetizer recipes dates back to the times of indigenous native American communities in Mexico, including the Mayans, the Aztecs, the Toltecs, amongst many.
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Mexican food history | Racial slurs like "beaners" Mexican food history is incomplete without the mention of beans. Beans became so associated with Mexican traditions, that the term "beaner", from ‘bean eater’, alludes to Mexicans beloved frijolis.
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Superb Italian Appetizer Recipes These Italian appetizer recipes show the love and affection the Italians have for their cuisine. These light meals are made with great pride and enthusiasm as daily part of Italian life.
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Food History in Italy | Lavish banquets, free bread, starving nuns, love apples Food history in Italy is about intriguing stories of lavish banquets, free bread, starving nuns, rise of macaroni and whorish love apples
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History of the Italian Food | Rise of Macaroni and its mating with the scandalou History of the Italian food gets more astonishing with the rise of the Macaroni and it finally being allowed to meet with its soulmate, the Love Apple, also known as the tomato
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Savory Chutney Recipes | Low fat snacks Chutney recipes make great low-fat snacks to serve finger foods or liven up entrees. Chutneys can also be eaten as relish-like condiments akin to salsas.
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Indian Vegetable Recipe | Enjoying Quick Indian Vegetarian recipes An Indian vegetable recipe is sure to be spicy to the palate and a healthy, easy alternative to meat. Popular in vegetarian diets, the subcontinent has a wide variety of Indian vegetarian recipes.
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Savory Indian Bread Recipes Countless varieties of Indian bread recipes exist within the Indian subcontinent, all having their own charm and techniques. Savory Indian bread is the staple diet of many South Asian homes.
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Social History of Indian food | Origin of the sacred cow History of Indian food contains many stories about the social reactions against foods forbidden by the major religions. The cows are too sacred for Hindus to eat. Pigs are rejected by the Muslims.
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History of Indian food | 1857 Indian rebellion against British History of Indian food contains many stories about the social reactions against foods forbidden by the major religions. The cows are too sacred for Hindus to eat. Pigs are rejected by the Muslims.
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Tahini Recipe | Tahini and Chili Palmiers Tahini is to Middle Easterners what peanut butter is to Americans. The paste used in this tahini recipe is made from sesame seeds, which date back to at least 5000 years.
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Falafel Recipe Certain food products become symbol on national identity. Falafel recipe is one such recipe that has straddled between national identities, sometimes fraught with conflicts.
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Chickpea Recipes | Fried Chickpeas Chickpea recipes, like this fried chickpeas, make up one of the staples of Middle Eastern and Arab diets. This is a quick and easy appetizer to make if you are craving chickpeas or legumes.
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Hummus Recipes | Easy Hummus Recipe Hummus recipes make a dip or spread, called “Hummus”, that is a popular delicacy in traditional Middle Eastern meal. Hummus is the Arabic word for “chickpea” which is widely known as Garbanzo bean.
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Meatball Appetizers | Meat Patties with Halloumi Filling These meatball appetizers make great meat patties with halloumi cheese filling. They are well known in the Mediterranean, especially in the Middle East.
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Meatball Appetizers | Kibbeh These popular, low-carb meatball appetizers are a Levantine Arab dish made of burghul wheat and chopped meat. A popular variety is torpedo-shaped fried meatballs stuffed with minced beef or lamb.
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Chickpea Recipes | Chickpea and Olive Appetizer This delicious recipe is one of the very simple chickpea recipes that are quite common in the Middle Eastern diet. Try it when you have limited food items in the house and want to cook on the fly.
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Fried Eggplant Recipe | Salatat Bathinjan This delicious fried eggplant recipe is common in Middle Eastern countries. Eggplant, often called "the poor man's meat" or "the poor man's caviar" is one of the staple foods of the Arab world.
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Eggplant dip recipe | Baba Ganoush There's a legend that this classic Arab eggplant dip recipe got its name because, loosely translated, it means "the Iman wept." It is similar to hummus, but is made with eggplant instead of chickpeas.
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Muslim food history | Baghdad history of food Muslim food history is full of fascinating stories and myriad cultural traditions. There are more cookbooks in Arabic from before 1400 than in the rest of the world’s languages together.
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Muslim Food History | Culinary Arts traditions is Muslim societies Muslim food in the 13th century reflected the Muslim empire which ran from Baghdad in the east to Cordoba to the West. These traditions brought their influences to culinary exchange in Muslim empire.
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History of early Arab food Early Arab food traditions reflects the geography of its region. With desserts, seas, nomadic and city lifestyles, early Arab food history is also a glimpse of diversity in early days of Islam.
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History of Islamic food recipes History of Islamic food recipes is well preserved because writing recipes was a passion amongst the Muslims. It is fascinating to look at works and writers who serve as the source of this history.
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History of Corn History of corn is an intriguing tale of its migration, the slave trade, and the beginning of the "Butterfly people".
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History of Corn | Native Corn and culture History of corn in Native culture is deep. They revered corn over anything else on Earth and considered it so sacred that when they saw the Europeans feed it to the horses, they were appalled.
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Useful Links These are some relevant and / or interesting links for this web project.
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Middle Eastern Food Recipes | Middle Eastern Appetizers These Middle Eastern food recipes are the perfect appetizers to feed your family or to your friends at a party.
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