Sunday, October 24, 2010

Around the world in 40 bites

Worldfest Addison

South American foods

This weekend Addison held its Worldfest
Slightly disappointed by the 89 degree temperatures (its October dammit..and I want to start dressing cozy)  we drove up to"Village on the Parkway" which is basically a cluster of restaurants on Beltline road in Addison.

The parking lot had been transformed onto "The World" with craft and food stalls. Stages hosted Turkish dancers, African singers and Middle Eastern belly dancers and the food court featured food samples from many of the local, more exotic (not all..I did see a TGI Fridays) restaurants
With free entry and pay as you go (as opposed to the ridiculous coupon purchasing that festivals here are so fond of) this was a pleasant way to spend the afternoon.



The Latin American Zaguan Cafe had some delicious pastries as well as a Cacjapa ( or Cachapas) which I had never tried before. A soft sweet corn wrap filled with shredded beef and  Queso de mano cheese popular at Venezuelan roadside stands









Bulgarian food





Amongst the Bulgarian foods was a long sausage called Karnache which had a wonderful crisp skin fresh of the BBQ








Next on our stop around the world was the Ethiopian stall from the QUEEN OF SHEBA restaurant.

 Here we sampled the Bebeg Wott- spicy slow cooked chunks of lamb in a stew-like sauce served with  injera-a large sourdough bread made from fermented teff flour. The bread had rubber feel (compared to our western wraps) but tasted fabulous. Ethiopians eat with their right hands, using pieces of injera to pick up their food. Needless to say this takes practice and our fingers will be stained Orange with the lamb curry for some time!




 Our final stop around the world (before we exploded) was Poland for one of my all time favourite starchy foods Pierogis! Fried dumplings of heaven stuffed with cheese, meats, onions, cabbage or whatever comes to hand. My favourite is the cheese, onion and potato and then they are cooked and then fried to add a sear to the dumpling they are the best food ever.

Polish Pierogi
I didn't realize travelling the world would be this filling! BURP

3 comments:

  1. mmm, the pierogi looks delicious. Not a fan of Ethiopian food, precisely because you get very very messy. And it is similar to other cuisines (Indian?) which I prefer.

    wow, it is still hot in Texas!

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  2. 90 degrees that day which was Sunday :( Help me!!!!! I think when I was in Warsaw/Krakow I ate pierogi every day!

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  3. We ate Ethiopian too! I loved it, especially the bread. I wonder how the make it?

    We also went to the Polish stand for some kolbasas.

    We had lunch at Zaguan a while ago. They have some Argentinean stuff too. I'd definitely come back if you're game :)

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