pablo
02-01-2007, 12:04
Just reading this on BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6222615.stm), it talks about the new foods that we can expect to see in our shops soon.
One I'm interested in
Lyutenitsa : A relish of roasted red peppers, peeled and then finely minced. Other ingredients include tomato puree, onion, garlic, and some chilli peppers to make it slightly hot. That's where its name comes from - lyut means "hot". But lyutenitsa also has a sweet taste, because the type of long, thin pepper used is sweeter than some varieties. Sometimes aubergines - roasted, peeled and minced - are added.
Lyutenitsa is used mostly as a spread or dip, or for preparing starters, such as lyutenitsa with small pieces of feta cheese. Or it can be served as a relish or side dish with grilled meat. And yet another Bulgarian nicety Banitsa: A dish made of filo pastry layered with crumbled feta cheese and beaten eggs. The best banitsa, "rolled banitsa", is made with thin rolls of pastry arranged in a spiral shape inside a pan. It is sold in bakeries and usually eaten with yoghurt.
A popular variation of this standard banitsa is made by replacing the cheese and egg mixture with grated pumpkin, ground walnuts, sugar and cinnamon. It is eaten in autumn when pumpkins are ripe, and called tikvenik, from tikva the Bulgarian for pumpkin. The word can also be used to refer to a fool. So with the new countries, people will be moving to Ireland to seek work, and when they are here they will need to be fed. So I guess it does make good business sense for producers to start to ship to other EU countries to feed their expats. Yummie !
One I'm interested in
Lyutenitsa : A relish of roasted red peppers, peeled and then finely minced. Other ingredients include tomato puree, onion, garlic, and some chilli peppers to make it slightly hot. That's where its name comes from - lyut means "hot". But lyutenitsa also has a sweet taste, because the type of long, thin pepper used is sweeter than some varieties. Sometimes aubergines - roasted, peeled and minced - are added.
Lyutenitsa is used mostly as a spread or dip, or for preparing starters, such as lyutenitsa with small pieces of feta cheese. Or it can be served as a relish or side dish with grilled meat. And yet another Bulgarian nicety Banitsa: A dish made of filo pastry layered with crumbled feta cheese and beaten eggs. The best banitsa, "rolled banitsa", is made with thin rolls of pastry arranged in a spiral shape inside a pan. It is sold in bakeries and usually eaten with yoghurt.
A popular variation of this standard banitsa is made by replacing the cheese and egg mixture with grated pumpkin, ground walnuts, sugar and cinnamon. It is eaten in autumn when pumpkins are ripe, and called tikvenik, from tikva the Bulgarian for pumpkin. The word can also be used to refer to a fool. So with the new countries, people will be moving to Ireland to seek work, and when they are here they will need to be fed. So I guess it does make good business sense for producers to start to ship to other EU countries to feed their expats. Yummie !