En France, lorsque l’on se regroupe avec des amis pour un repas, la tradition veut que l’on commence par prendre l’apéritif (on dit aussi l’apéro). Il s’agit de boissons, le plus souvent alcoolisées, destinées à ouvrir l’appétit pour le reste du repas. Elles sont accompagnées d’aliments à grignoter : soit des aliments de petite taille [...]

In France, when people get together with friends for a meal, they traditionally start with an apéritif (they also call it “apéro”). It consists of (mostly alcoholic) drinks, in order to open one’s appetite for the rest of the meal. They are served with some nibbles.

Writing about Brazilian gastronomy can be quite tricky, since our national cuisine is typically regional. Every immigrant that came to our country brought their eating habits together with their beliefs, creeds and customs, creating a vast “pan” of gastronomical influences. From North to South, our food has the taste of ethnic diversity.

Escrever sobre Gastronomia no Brasil pode ser um pouco complicado, visto que nossa cozinha nacional é bastante extensa, por ser tipicamente regional. Cada imigrante que veio ao nosso país trouxe seus hábitos e costumes alimentares, criando um caldeirão de influências gastronômicas. De Norte a Sul, nossa comida tem o gosto e cheiro da diversidade étnica. [...]

If you have ever been invited by Dutch people, you know that our taste in food and drinks doesn´t really differ from most other western and northern European countries. Nevertheless, there are several products that you won´t find anywhere outside the Netherlands. Indeed, a Dutch breakfast contains products that you probably won´t encounter in other countries.

Als je ooit door Nederlanders bent uitgenodigd, weet je dat onze smaak in eten en drinken niet zo heel veel verschilt van die in de meeste andere West- en Noord-Europese landen. Toch zijn er meerdere producten die je nergens anders zult vinden behalve in Nederland. Vooral een Nederlands ontbijt bevat producten die je waarschijnlijk niet [...]

Food allows us to have a deeper experience of a country’s culture. The habits, customs, values and preferences from one society can be measured by looking at the dishes and drinks that express its culture in a very fascinating and involving manner.

Através da gastronomia podemos ter uma experiência mais profunda da cultura de um local. Os hábitos, costumes, valores e preferências de uma população podem ser observados nos pratos e bebidas que expressão uma realidade local fascinante e envolvente. O consumo de alguns alimentos e bebidas pode ser vistos também como rituais populares dentro de uma [...]

What would be the one word you associate with Germany? Well, mine is Wurst (sausage), followed a close second by beer.

Our Recipe Advent Calendar somehow made me think of the names of dishes and drinks in Polish that have a distant country or region in their names but nothing or hardly anything in common with said country.