1. Italy
1.1. Cheese Pizza
1.1.1. Flavours
1.1.1.1. Salty, Cheesy
1.1.2. Ingredients
1.1.2.1. Pizza Dough: Makes enough dough for two 10-12 inch pizzas 1 1/2 cups warm water (105°F-115°F) 1 package (2 1/4 teaspoons) of active dry yeast 3 1/2 cups bread flour 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon sugar Pizza Ingredients: Olive oil Cornmeal (to slide the pizza onto the pizza stone) Tomato sauce (purée) Mozzarella or Parmesan cheese, shredded Chopped fresh basil Special equipment needed: A pizza stone, highly recommended if you want your pizza dough to be crusty A pizza peel or a flat baking sheet A pizza wheel for cutting the pizza, not required, but easier to deal with than a knife
1.1.3. Cheese Pizza
1.1.4. Link to website used: http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/homemade_pizza/
2. Japan
2.1. Sushi
2.1.1. Flavours
2.1.1.1. Cold, raw, soft
2.1.2. Ingredients
2.1.2.1. A bamboo rolling mat (Makisu) Medium grain rice Rice vinegar Sugar Nori Seaweed or soybean paper (for rolls) Wasabi (Japanese horseradish mustard) Gari (pickled, thinly sliced ginger) Fish, seafood, and /or vegetables as desired, depending upon what type of sushi you plan to make Soy sauce
2.1.3. Sushi
2.1.4. Link to website used:http://www.hub-uk.com/cooking/tipssushi.htm
3. China
3.1. Chinese Dumplings
3.1.1. Flavours
3.1.1.1. Sweet and Sour
3.1.2. Ingredients
3.1.2.1. Dough: 360 g white flour 240 350 ml water 1 tsp salt Filling: 1 lb lean minced meat (beef, pork or chicken) 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp brandy 1 tsp sesame oil 1 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp white pepper
3.1.3. Chinese Dumplings
3.1.4. Link to website used: http://www.streetdirectory.com/food_editorials/cuisines/asian_food/how_to_make_chinese_dumplings.html
4. India
4.1. Vegetable Samosa served with chutney
4.1.1. Flavours
4.1.1.1. Vegetable Samosa: Spicy Chutney: Sweet and sour
4.1.2. Ingredients
4.1.2.1. 1 cup all purpose flour (Maida) Water to Knead dough 2tbsp oil 1/4th tsp. Ajwain 3-4 Potatoes (boiled, peeled & mashed) 1/2 cup Green Peas (boiled) 1-2 Green Chilies (finely chopped) 1/2tsp Ginger (crushed) 1tbsp coriander finely chopped Few chopped Cashews (optional) Few Raisins (optional) 1/2tsp Garam masala Salt to taste Red chili powder to taste 1/2 tsp. Dry Mango powder (Amchur) (optional)
4.1.3. Vegetable Samosa with Chutney
4.1.4. Link to the website used:http://www.indianfoodforever.com/snacks/samosa.html
5. Thailand
5.1. Thai Green Curry
5.1.1. Flavours
5.1.1.1. Spicy, a bit sweet with a curry flavour
5.1.2. Ingredients
5.1.2.1. GREEN CURRY PASTE: 4 small green Thai chilies, 1/4 cup shallot, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 thumb-size piece ginger, grated 1 stalk fresh minced lemongrass OR 3 Tbsp, 1/2 tsp. ground coriander 1/2 tsp. ground cumin 3/4 to 1 tsp. shrimp paste 1 cup fresh coriander/cilantro leaves and stems, chopped 1/2 tsp. ground white pepper 3 Tbsp. fish sauce 1 tsp. brown sugar 2 Tbsp. lime juice CURRY INGREDIENTS: 1 to 1.5 lbs. (about 0.7 kg) boneless chicken thigh or breast, cut into chunks, 1 can coconut milk, 4 kaffir lime leaves, 1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into chunks 1 zucchini, sliced lengthwise several times, then cut into chunks 1 handful of fresh basil 2 Tbsp. coconut oil or other vegetable oil
5.1.3. Thai Green Curry
5.1.4. Link to Website used:http://thaifood.about.com/od/thairecipes/r/greencurrychick.htm
6. Mexico
6.1. Nachos
6.1.1. Flavours
6.1.1.1. Spicy, Cheesy, Hot, Sweet (sometimes)
6.1.2. Ingredients
6.1.2.1. Tortilla chips - extra thick - 1 14-oz bag Refried beans - 2-3 cups Cheddar Cheese - 1/2 lb, grated, about 3 cups Pickled jalapeno peppers - 4 peppers, sliced Salsa Guacamole made with avocado's and tomatoes Sour cream Cilantro, chopped
6.1.3. Nachos
6.1.4. Link to website used: http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/nachos/