European dishes that you will love
Introduction
This time we will make a trip without moving from our houses. A trip of flavors, as I like to say. In this article we present the typical meals of Europe and what are their magical ingredients that highlight them internationally. When we imagine the typical cuisine of a city, region, country or even an entire continent, we transport ourselves immediately to that place. When we tried those flavors so exquisite and varied, we make a trip without physically transported. And if you have the possibility of going and trying those delicious dishes, go ahead! It will be a sensational experience.
Developing
Europe has 50 countries, so it is difficult for us to talk about everyone this time. However, each country is unique and has typical foods that characterize them. Therefore, we will only mention the traditional dishes of some countries. In addition, we will know the history of European cuisine a bit. Gastronomy of northern Europe. In northern Europe, hard and cold climates are presented, so the fields for cultivation and breeding of cattle are scarce. The origin of the Northern Europeans dates back to the Viking era, and since then their food has been those of their climate and situation. Those foods were fish, the ones obtained from hunting.
And breeding meats such as sheep, pigs, goats, cows and poultry. In addition, they cultivated vegetables and collected berries and fruits. In their meals, legumes, cheeses, butter and ‘Skyr’ were also a thick milk, similar to yogurt. Sour milk continues to have great prominence today. On the other hand, Central Europe. Nordic, Baltic and Central European cuisine share a forceful and caloric gastronomy. Some of its most used typical or ingredients are: pork and hunting meats.
Smoked fish such as salmon, sandwhone, eel and cod, sour and yogurt salsas, butter, rye, fermented, marinated and smoked foods. Mediterranean gastronomy. Olive oil, bread and wine are three basic food products in this area for 5.000 years. Later, vegetables, fruits and cereals joined to complete the well -known Mediterranean diet. Egypt being a Mediterranean but not European country, began to make beer and bread, developed beekeeping and incorporated fishing. They cultivated vineyards, wheat, legumes, vegetables and fruits. Greece was influenced by Egyptian gastronomy and began developing dishes with some of these ingredients.
In addition, the Roman era formed the character of the Mediterranean cuisine contributing products and techniques of those countries that conquered. The influence of the Arabs in Spain contributed their gastronomy and the crop irrigation system. The latter together with Turkey, contributed spices, nuts, new fruits and condiments. With the conquest of Europeans to the American lands, new products, such as potatoes, corn, tomato, peppers, strawberries, pineapple, avocado, chocolate, etc. This together with the aforementioned, contributed to the Mediterranean Europe new flavors and ways of cooking. Typical Europe.
Now, let’s go to the long -awaited one: the typical meals of Europe. Take note if you feel attracted to one of these dishes to do it at home or to try it when you visit any of these countries! If there is any country that we do not mention and you are interested in knowing what its typical meals are, we encourage you to investigate after this article. Italy: Italian food represents a true exquisiteness. They use many vegetables, fruits, meats, fish, rice, pasta and bread. They are worldwide their pastes, their pizza, their risotto and some desserts such as tiramisu and glato ice cream. Spain: We cannot talk about Spanish cuisine without mentioning paella.
A rice -based recipe that is cooked in a pan next to other ingredients such as vegetables, chicken or shellfish. In addition, the Spanish omelette, the octopus to the Galician, the ham, among others are very. France: some typical dishes are prepared with cheese of different varieties such as raclette, tartiflette or fondue. We also have the crepes or the Ratatouille recipe that many met in the animated film Ratatouille. In addition, the French bakery is known internationally, being the best. Bon Appétit! United Kingdom: Some of its typical dishes are: Fish with traditional fried potatoes in Yorkshire.
The English breakfast breakfast English breakfast with eggs, bacon, mushrooms, roasted bread, sausages, among others, the roast beef or the typical scotland haggis. In addition, a British tradition is tea time at five in the afternoon. Greece: The characteristic ingredient, as we saw before, is olive oil, present in many dishes. Lamb, sheep, kid and poultry meats predominate. The best known meals are the music a kind of lasagna based on eggplants or the gyros roasted meat vertically. Germany: The typical German dish consists of meat, potatoes, sauce with vegetables or salads. His gastronomy has had a lot of influence from France and Italy.
Some typical meals are the rinderroulade, pork gold, pork codillo or currywurst. Switzerland: as in France, the raclette is a typical dish. So are the älplerMagronen alpine macarrones with apple compote, the back with rösti, the cheese fondue or the gefülte alphnörn. In addition, it should be noted that Swiss chocolate is known internationally. So, if you travel to this country, something you have to try yes or yes is chocolate. Russia: Many of their dishes are soups or contain meats. Among the soups we have vegetablesch, especially beets, salmon soup or cod with potatoes or shchi soup with col and meat.
conclusion
Other meals are the Shashlyk prepared with meat and onion, the palmeni and the red or black caviar. As a conclusion we can say that typical Europe. With so many countries, it is difficult for us. We have seen a little what are the most used ingredients, why they joined their gastronomy and also, we have given you a brief list of the most traditional dishes. You know what you can try when you visit any of these countries, or you can encourage you to try some of these dishes at home doing it yourself!
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