Introduction: This warm submarine-style sandwich is a Salvadoran party and lunchtime staple. Cultural Background: This warm submarine-style sandwich is a Salvadoran party and lunchtime staple. Turkey (or chicken) is marinated and roasted with Pipil-influenced spices, then piled into a French roll with vegetables and a rich pan juice — a dish with roots stretching back […]
Introduction: Roast turkey served with mlinci is the centrepiece of the Zagreb Christmas table, a tradition dating back generations in continental Croatia. Cultural Background: Roast turkey served with mlinci is the centrepiece of the Zagreb Christmas table, a tradition dating back generations in continental Croatia. The turkey is roasted slowly until deeply golden, its pan […]
Native Name: Morgh-e Shahaneh Cultural Background: Ancient Greek writers who visited or wrote about the Achaemenid Persian court, including Herodotus and Xenophon, described lavish royal feasts featuring whole roasted birds and rich stuffings of dried fruit, nuts and spices, reflecting the empire's access to produce from across its vast territories. This dish reconstructs that kind […]
Introduction: Celebrated on the second Monday of October, several weeks earlier than the American holiday, Canadian Thanksgiving centres on a roast turkey dinner with cranberry sauce, reflecting the autumn harvest and giving thanks for the season's bounty, a tradition with roots stretching back to Martin Frobisher's 1578 expedition feasts. Cultural Background: Celebrated on the second […]