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viaggiandomangiando

Ethnic cooking and world travel blog.

  • Wambatu Moju (Sri Lanka)

    Wambatu Moju (Sri Lanka)

    Wambatu moju, a classic Sri Lankan side dish to accompany rice and curry: a kind…

  • Atayef, Crescent-Shaped Sweet (Syria)

    Atayef, Crescent-Shaped Sweet (Syria)

    Folded pancakes filled with nuts, soaked in orange blossom syrup: Atayef comes from Syria.

  • Griwech (Algeria)

    Griwech (Algeria)

    Typical Arab sweets of the Ramadan period, flower-shaped and soaked in warm honey scented with…

  • Vasilopita (Greece)

    Vasilopita (Greece)

    The Greek cake that hides a coin inside, typical for New Year’s Day and the…

  • Gibson (United States)

    Gibson (United States)

    The Gibson cocktail will surprise your guests as a pre-dinner drink for an original New…

  • Cubaita of Isolabona

    Cubaita of Isolabona

    Cubaita of Isolabona is a traditional sweet often found on Christmas tables in Liguria. Of…

  • 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.