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viaggiandomangiando

Ethnic cooking and world travel blog.

  • Bibingka (Philippines)

    Bibingka (Philippines)

    Rice cake with coconut milk, baked and served either as a cake or a sweet…

  • Pristiños (Ecuador)

    Pristiños (Ecuador)

    Ring-shaped fritters soaked in panela syrup among the traditional Christmas sweets of the Sierra, in…

  • Cozonac (Romania)

    Cozonac (Romania)

    Cozonac to conclude Christmas Eve dinner in Romania: a braided long-leavening cake with walnuts and…

  • Kourabiédes (Greece)

    Kourabiédes (Greece)

    Crescent-shaped cookies with butter, almonds, and powdered sugar. Typical of Greek Christmas.

  • Baumkuchen (Germany)

    Baumkuchen (Germany)

    Baumkuchen: the tree cake, one of Germany’s Christmas desserts where the Christmas tree was born.

  • Bûche de Noël (France)

    Bûche de Noël (France)

    One of the most famous Christmas desserts comes from France: the bûche de Noël, or…

  • Pan chicharrón (Peru)

    Pan chicharrón (Peru)

    Pan chicharrón, originally from Spain, is now one of the most famous sandwiches in Peru,…

  • Torta (Mexico)

    Torta (Mexico)

    It has the name of a dessert but it’s a Mexican sandwich richly stuffed with…

  • Onigirazu (Japan)

    Onigirazu (Japan)

    The sandwich – sushi, or the evolution of onigiri, with a filling enclosed between rice…

  • Tofu Baozi (China)

    Tofu Baozi (China)

    Chinese street food, soft steamed buns with fillings. Traditionally made with pork, but fillings vary…