Travel All Over the World to Try These Authentic Cultural Dishes
Moroccan Spiced Pie
Pretty much every culture has a sweet and/or savory pie dish baked in either corn- or flour-based dough. The Moroccan variety is a little bit of both and is made with filo dough.
Stuffed with a variety of fragrant spices, nuts, dried cranberries and vegetables, the pie is vegetarian-friendly and accompanied by a Harissa yogurt sauce.
Bayenetu
Another vegetarian-friendly dish, this time from Ethiopia, is a sampler of sorts called a bayenetu. Served over the Ethiopian equivalent of a tortilla, called injera, the bayenetu offers an array of spicy pureed vegetable sauces and courses.
Many of the dishes have a legume base and are flavored with jalapeño, lemon and spices. Everything is eaten either rolled up in the injera, or sopped up with its sponge-like consistency.
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Eggplant Moussaka
The Mediterranean nations often share many of the same sort of dishes. Moussaka is similar to an eggplant lasagna although no noodles are used, only eggplant, cheese and ground beef.
The top layer is covered in a bechamel sauce, which is essential a savory custard made from milk, butter, flour and sometimes extra cheese.
It’s best served warm after baking to ensure a firm texture that won’t break apart easily when cut into.
