The 15 Most Popular Foods in Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago, located in the Atlantic Ocean. It is known not only for its unique geography, consisting of rugged valleys, cliffs, mountains, and the lush green landscape...
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Top 40 French Dessert Recipes
There are so many delicious desserts in France that what was supposed to be a top 30 best French desserts ended up a list of 40—it is impossible to have...
12 Popular English Foods To Try Out
Britons’ relationship with food has for years been the subject of ridicule. Not only is it seen as bland, boring, and visually unappetizing, the Brits are accused of failing to...
Top 10 Most Famous Portuguese Cheeses
Portuguese cheese is considered a cultural heritage of incalculable value, and its importance stands out in the preservation of both tradition and quality. One way to preserve this cultural heritage...
Beef and Oyster Pie
Pies are a great way to use the less expensive, yet full-flavoured meat cuts, such as flank and shin of beef, mutton shoulder and neck, and ox cheeks. Tucking in...
10 Most Popular Easter Foods in Portugal
In Portugal, as in many parts of the world, Easter traditions are marked by processions, theatrical performances, a bountiful table, and a lot of faith. But the customs that identify...
Most Popular British Easter Foods
As spring approaches, Easter is the time to shake off those winter blues! What better way to celebrate than with delicious food shared with family and friends? In the UK,...
Most Popular 24 German Foods (With Pictures!)
German cuisine may not have the international recognition of some of its European counterparts, but German foods are so much more varied than its 200 types of sausage, sauerkraut, and...
Top 10 Traditional Irish Easter Foods
From hot cross buns to whipping the herring, Easter in Ireland isn’t all eggs and chocolate bunnies. We look at some of the most popular Irish Easter foods and customs....
Tomato-Braised Abalone With Farinata
Abalone is one of the most expensive shellfish in the world, with prices up to $50 (USD) per single shell. Abalone tastes naturally buttery and salty, with a texture similar to...
10 Delicious & Famous Dutch Cookies
When you think of the Netherlands, you probably think of windmills, cycling, cheese, and Amsterdam. However, the Dutch have a less well-known culture of drinking tea and eating cookies. Cookie...
Top 10 Homemade Irish Cookies (aka Biscuits)
With the holidays right around the corner, ‘tis the season to bake cookies. While baking cookies is certainly not only an Irish tradition, we do enjoy a spot of festive...
18 Great English Desserts
If you’ve ever asked the question What’s so great about English cooking? We have the answer. They excel in the area of desserts. From the traditional sweets that date back...
5 Traditional Desserts from Luxembourg
Nestled between Germany, Belgium, and France, the small country of Luxembourg is filled with history and is a melting pot of cultures and traditions. And Luxemburgish food is no different,...
Top 15 Most Popular Swiss Dessert Recipes
Although Switzerland might not be as well known for decadent desserts and sweets as other, neighboring countries, for example France or Austria, it is nevertheless a country with a rich...
The Most Popular Dutch Desserts & Sweets
Two of the things the Netherlands is most famous for are their cows, milk and cheese. So it will probably not be a surprise that a lot of popular desserts...
15 Famous German Cheeses
With its sausages and sauerkraut Germany is not the first country that comes to mind when thinking of cheese. But you’d be surprised to learn that Germany is the top...
A Guide to French Bread & Baguette
Once upon a time, the French were possibly the biggest consumers of bread in the world. But consumption in the country has declined by half, no less, over the past...
Top 15 Belgian Desserts
Having a sweet tooth is your greatest asset when visiting Belgium. The country known for some of the best chocolate in the world is all about desserts and delicious sweet...
Top 25 German Sweets and Dessert Recipes
Germany is not only famous for its beer, sausages and sauerkraut, but also for its delicious chocolate, gingerbread, and cookies. So let’s discover some of Germany’s best sweets and desserts....
Popular German Christmas Food and Desserts
It is a cold winter evening, and people are gathering around little wooden stalls of a traditional German Christmas market, wrapping their hands around steaming mugs of mulled wine. The...
Traditional Christmas Dinner in England; English Christmas Desserts
Come the end of October, the shops begin filling up with just about everything wrapped up as Christmas fayre: biscuits, chocolates, donuts, cheese crackers, nuts, and dates – it is...
25 of the Most Popular Dutch Cheeses
The Netherlands is renowned for many things, and its variety of famous cheeses is certainly one of them. In addition to famous regulars like for example Edam or Gouda, there...
Popular Dutch Christmas Foods & Desserts
Perhaps the most noticeable difference between Christmas celebrations in the Netherlands and the rest of the world is the fact that Christmas Eve is not celebrated, but the Dutch do...