Saturday, February 1, 2014

Country 23. Ethiopia

The Horn - Collingwood


Dips: hommus & tahini with awazey(chilli) dips, served with pide bread
Zil Zil: chicken breast strips, marinated in berbere, crumbed & dipped in white sesame seeds, served with Ethiopian salsa

Keysirr Wot: beetroot, carrot, potato & spinach, cooked with red onion, garlic & traditional herbs & spices
Difin Missar: black lentil cooked with onion, garlic, green chilli & herbs
Veggie Alecha: potatoes, carrot & spinach, cooked with tumeric, garlic, red onion & traditional spices
Doro Wot: chicken cooked in a rich red onion sauce, with ginger, tomato, garlic, traditional spices & boiled eggs, served with yoghurt
Fiyel Wot: goat stewed with red onion, garlic & berbere and chef's family's traditional seasoning
Doo Ba Wot: Beef & pumpkin stew, cooked with traditional spices, red onion & garlic

All mains served together with a salad in a large dish, layered with injera

Ethiopian Donuts: cinnamon, pine nuts & sultanas, caramelised in lemon juice, shallow fried in donut batter, served with ice-cream & maple syrup

The food was delicious, without being too spicy!

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Country 22. United Arab Emirates

U.A.E - United Arab Eatery - Middle Eastern salad bar

Dips: babaganouj, beetroot, dukkah, flatbread
UAE fatteh: yoghurt labne & brown nutmeg butter & chickpeas, crispy pita
Lamb cutlets with chermoula
Sticky Moorish quail with coriander salt & pomegranate
Salad taster: 3 salads & flatbread
Confit duck leg, alex's couscous salad, roasted peaches
Warm salad of roasted eggplant, pomegranate, mint, pumpkin puree & spiced rice & cashew nut cream

Desserts
Ashtaliah: cream pudding with rosewater & orange blossom
Arabian style orange donuts in syrup


Everything we ate was delicious, with lots of different flavours to experience.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Country 21. England

Ploughman's lunch
Faggots
Beef stew
Gammon
Eton mess
Congress tart
Bakewell tart
Banoffee fudge

Country 20. Israel

GAM GAM VENICE

Entree: Vegetarian antipasti - 8 assorted dishes

Soup: Matza ball soup

Main: Gam Gam moussaka - beef and eggplant, Massa'bacha - eggplant with chickpeas and techiba sesame sauce

Service was a bit slow. The antipasti and moussaka was delicious. We both disliked the soup and couldn't eat it. 

Country 19. Italy

Strudel of life
Vegetable risotto
Spaghetti carbonara
Lasagne
Gelati
Hot chocolate - made with melted chocolate 

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Country 18. Vietnam

PHO BANG BANG

Entree: Prawn crackers, Minced beef in vine leaf, Vegetarian spring rolls with lettuce

Main: Crispy chicken with spicy salt, Combination with cashew nuts and vegetables (prawns, calamari, beef, chicken)

The service was excellent. The food arrived quickly and was tasty, but quite spicy. No dessert, as the options were fairly mundane.


Friday, May 24, 2013

Country 17. Afghanistan


AFGHAN GALLERY

Entree: Mixed selection - samosas, badenjon bourani (eggplant in yoghurt), manton (pastry stuffed with meat), bolani (pan-fried turnover filled with leeks).

Main: Kebab Barg (lamb), Kahali Palau (rice dish with carrot, sultanas, almonds and chicken)

Dessert: Apple Delight (served with pistachio, walnuts and almonds)



The service was great. The meal was tasty, without being outstanding.