Around the World in the Hetzel Kitchen
(Originally posted here.)
Maybe I'll have a better title later.
Back when I was traveling all of the time, I lamented not being able to cook more. Specifically, I wanted to try new foods, new cultures, new cuisines, but I didn't have time. I wanted to learn to make a lot of great food. So I came up with a plan.
Once I was done there, I would cook a dish from every country in the world. That way I could try a little bit of everything, see what I liked, see what I didn't, and maybe become a better cook along the way. But how to do it?
First step: What are all of the countries? What order would I do them in?
Second step: How often? What are the timelines?
Third step: Am I crazy?
For the first part, I decided that alphabetically made the most sense. If I did it by geographic region, I could end up with a lot of the same food in a row, which is not what I wanted. So for the list, I went to good ole Wikipedia and found this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries#Internationally_recognized_sovereign_states
I am only doing the internationally recognized ones, because otherwise this could become ugly.
For the second, I decided once a week. Who knows what my job will be, so I really don't want to commit to more than that. Also, if I miss a week, who cares? There will be vacations and sickness and travel and unknown things that come up. This is not a deadline for me, this is a project. I'm not going to kill myself over it.
Third, probably.
I start today. I also have some pictures of other food I have been making, which I will probably post as well. But for now…
Next up, Afghanistan.
Maybe I'll have a better title later.
Back when I was traveling all of the time, I lamented not being able to cook more. Specifically, I wanted to try new foods, new cultures, new cuisines, but I didn't have time. I wanted to learn to make a lot of great food. So I came up with a plan.
Once I was done there, I would cook a dish from every country in the world. That way I could try a little bit of everything, see what I liked, see what I didn't, and maybe become a better cook along the way. But how to do it?
First step: What are all of the countries? What order would I do them in?
Second step: How often? What are the timelines?
Third step: Am I crazy?
For the first part, I decided that alphabetically made the most sense. If I did it by geographic region, I could end up with a lot of the same food in a row, which is not what I wanted. So for the list, I went to good ole Wikipedia and found this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries#Internationally_recognized_sovereign_states
I am only doing the internationally recognized ones, because otherwise this could become ugly.
For the second, I decided once a week. Who knows what my job will be, so I really don't want to commit to more than that. Also, if I miss a week, who cares? There will be vacations and sickness and travel and unknown things that come up. This is not a deadline for me, this is a project. I'm not going to kill myself over it.
Third, probably.
I start today. I also have some pictures of other food I have been making, which I will probably post as well. But for now…
Next up, Afghanistan.
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