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Denmark: Risalamande

Man, it’s been a hot minute since I’ve made any progress on my mission to cook a recipe from every country in the world. But this week we changed that. Our international working group hosted a potluck where everyone brought a dish from a country that means something to them:...

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Kuwait: Machboos Laham

Cooking Time: 2 hours
I’ve often been asked how I decide which country I’m going to cook from next. It’s usually fairly arbitrary. An ingredient I’m looking to use, a craving, a whim. This week I wanted to get back on the journey. I was researching recipes and discovered that February 25th is the...

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Gambia: Chakery

Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Chakery (sometimes spelled Thiakry) is the Gambian twist on rice pudding, made with couscous or millet, sweetened yogurt and sour cream.  As Gambian cuisine tends toward the savory, it’s subtly sweet and lovely topped with fresh fruit – particularly a ripe mango.  And if you have leftovers, it makes a...

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Sweden: Prinsesstårta

Cooking Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
This one holds a special place in my heart, probably because this is how I remember princess cake:     At a small cafe in Stockholm with my dear friends the Abbondantes during what was an amazing galavant across Europe. I remember walking the streets of Stockholm – probably looking...

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Syria: Ma’amoul

Ma’amoul are semolina shortbread cookies popular across the Middle East.  They are filled with either dates or nuts – commonly walnut or pistachio.  They can be decorated by hand, but are prettiest when made using special wooden molds  tabu.  Lucky for me, my colleague Bushra’s mom has a whole collection...

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