Questions tagged [cultural-difference]
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Is there a tradition where eating something sweet before something savory is the norm?
I have a preference for eating sweets before a main savoury. Are there any cooking traditions where this is the norm? Secondly, why has the tradition of having a main savoury followed by sweets arisen? Why not the other way around?
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What's the difference between British and American edition of McGee's "On Food and Cooking"?
It looks like there are two versions of the same book. British "McGee on Food and Cooking: An Encyclopedia of Kitchen Science, History and Culture", published on November 8th 2004 and American "On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the…
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Are there cuisines that rarely use sauces?
A recent question got me wondering: are there any cuisines that rarely, or never, use sauces?
There's many cuisines that are very sauce-centric: French, Italian, Thai, Szechuan, Mexican, etc. But are there cuisines that use sauces so rarely that…
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Is there really a tradition of some kind to eat white bread when it's hot outside and dark bread when it's cold?
I've heard this more than once in my life:
This hot weather really is suited for white bread. In the winter, we can eat the dark bread again.
And variations of that.
Is that based on any kind of logic/tradition? Why exactly is white bread "more…
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Does any other cultures have a food similar to jewish Chulent?
Chulent is usualy made from beans, barley, potatoes, meat, and carrots. Generaly spiced with garlic, paprika, and black peper and cooked for 24 hours
Do any other cultures have a similar food cooked for a simelar leangth of time?
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Is there any dessert that needs a knife?
A friend of mine told me that there is no dessert that needs a knife to eat. I'm sure that this is not true, but I can't find a good example in the Internet. So is there any dessert that needs a knife to eat? And if yes, what kind of dessert?
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