Culture Palate: Dishes from Ukraine
| February 20, 2019
Olivier
If you’ve ever wanted a salad that has almost as much meat in it as your main course, Ukrainian olivier salad (sometimes called olivye) should be first on your list. Olivier is most often compared to American potato salad, but it has a lot more ingredients, making it much more filling.
Instead of cubing the potatoes, chefs cut all the vegetables to an extremely fine dice, then toss the carrots, potatoes, pickles, green onion with peas, boiled eggs, and cubed ham. Chopping everything down to a fine dice ensures a variety of flavors in every single bite. The result is a hearty salad that’s kept fresh with a light dressing of mayonnaise and chopped fresh dill.
Timolina / Shutterstock
SHARE ON
Advertisement
Cultured Palate: Dishes from Iran
Iranian cuisine uses a myriad of spices, dried and fresh fruits, herbs, and nuts to flavor dishes. These ingredients turn even the simplest meal of rice and stewed meat into a sensory explosion.
Around the World in Holiday Baking
Every December, millions of pounds of butter, sugar, and flour contribute to the creation of spectacular treats for holiday celebrations. Even if you’re not ordinarily a baker, many people venture into the kitchen before the holidays to make sure that they’ve got plenty of treats to offer to family and friends.
The Most Unusual McDonald’s Menu Items from Around the World
If you’re a fast-food connoisseur, chances are you’re already familiar with the McDonald’s menu that’s typical in North America. They bring in new choices fairly frequently. However, most people stick with their usual order of Big Macs, Quarter Pounders, fries, McFlurries, and Apple Pies. It’s familiar food, and the bulk of the menu is essentially…
