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Dear Children,

As you take off to visit different national and international places this holiday, explore the LOCAL food / dish of the place/community and the meal cultures associated with them.

In case you are not travelling, you can upload the local food of Maharashtra or a city in Maharashtra or the place your family hails from.

Your Padlet post should include :

The name of the local food as the subject.

Add a catchy tagline. For example: ‘Pasta La Vista’ from Italy.

A picture/ collage / sketch/ drawing / video of the local food

The meal culture associated with it

An interesting fact, if you find any.

Your name at the end

We look forward to reading and learning about the different and unique food cultures.

Safe Travels!

Ms Nandini

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Nasi Goreng and Visit to the Rice Terraces

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When i travelled to Bali for my summer break I tried this delicious Nasi Goreng. It is made with rice, mixed vegetables and a fried egg on the top. You can try it at all local restaurants in Bali. Rice is the staple food of Bali and I visited the Rice terraces in Ubud to see how rice is grown.
Jeev Puri

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Germany’s Sweet Black Forest and the ‘Wurst’ Breakfast

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Germany’s Sweet Black Forest and the ‘Wurst’ Breakfast

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We visited Germany during my summer break.

Germany’s most famous cake, the ‘Black Forest Cherry Torte,’ gets its name not directly from the Black Forest region but from the specialty alcohol of that region which is made from sour cherries. According to German law, this alcohol must be present in the cake for it to be called the Black Forest Cake. The cake has alternate layers of chocolate sponge cake, cherries and whipped cream and is topped with more cream, maraschino cherries and chocolate shavings.

Germany has approximately 1,200 different types of sausages (or ‘wursts’ in the local language), of which one of the most famous ones is the Nuremberg Bratwurst. It is small, thin and light and typically made from veal, beef or pork. It is usually served at breakfast. There are more than 40 varieties of the Nuremberg sausage recipe. The name ‘Bratwurst’ is derived from the traditional ‘High German’ language meaning brat – finely chopped meat and wurst – sausage. However, in modern German it is associated with the verb ‘braten’ which means to pan fry or roast.

Naira Mehta
2-G

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In my summer break I visited London. I had the local English breakfast which was yummy and filling. It includes bacon, sausages, eggs, baked beans, tomatoes, hash browns, mushrooms and toast with butter. An interesting fact is that it is the national dish of England and sometimes they are also called fry ups. I love it because it is delicious.
Aariv Shetty.

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This picture includes dates, fattoush salad, hummus with pita bread, lamb kebab and phyllo pastry with pistachio and ice cream.

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I visited Dubai in the Middle East and feasted on the delicious food there. People in Dubai have dates with their meals and enjoy healthy salads like fattoush and dips such as hummus and labneh and many others. Lamb and rice are popular dishes but sometimes the people eat camel meat also.

Ava Engineer
2G

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Viet Nom nom nom

Traditional Vietnamese cooking has often been characterised as using fresh ingredients, not using much dairy or oil, having interesting textures, and making use of herbs and vegetables. The food is accompanied by various herbs and dipping sauces.

many of the dishes are rice-based made with rice noodles, papers and flour as rice is an important component of agriculture and food.

Banh/Bun Pho - noodles of this dish are also made from rice like Bun but it is flat, not string-shaped. Pho has many variants based on meat or cooking process.

Gỏi cuốn, meaning salad rolls, they are simply "rice paper" rolls filled with fresh ingredients.

Bánh xèo, or Vietnamese crepes, are rice flour pancakes that bring a light batter and ample fillings together for one tasty, crispy breakfast or snack!

Cuon om, or vermicelli spring rolls. The stuffing, which includes tofu, pineapple, cucumber and other common herbs, creates a naturally sweet taste and a little bit of crunchiness.

Bánh mì is a short baguette with a thin, crisp crust and soft, airy texture. It is often split lengthwise and filled with savory ingredients like a submarine sandwich

Cà Phê Sữa Đá (Vietnamese Iced Coffee )is a traditional iced coffee recipe which is strongly brewed coffee served over ice cubes sweetened with thick condensed milk.

Shaurya Dalmia 2G

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Singapore has a varied mix of cuisines and cultures. Singapore’s local food is Chicken Rice, regularly referred to as Singapore's national dish. The rice is cooked in chicken stock, ensuring a burst of flavour with every bite. Its best with steamed chicken option, served with thick sweet soy sauce, chilli and ginger.

Nasi Lemak is also one of the traditional dishes of Singapore. It is fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf.

I visited Singapore this summer; since I am a vegetarian I ate lots of egg fried rice and dumplings. I enjoyed it a lot!

Ishaan Damodar
2G

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Rajmother: The Mother of all Indian foods

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Rajmother: The Mother of all Indian foods

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We visited various regions of Uttarakhand. Rajma (also called red kidney beans) is a typical food of the people in Uttarakhand. It is because historically red kidney beans were easily available to the local people living there.

Today, rajma chawal has become a comfort food and is a staple in many households.

The Food Authority of India has declared 'Rajma chawal' as the national food of India.

Khushaan Lakhani
2G

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On my summer trip to Italy, Pizza was my absolute favourite food.
Pizza originates from Italy, Italy is also home to so many of my favourite foods like pasta and gelato.

Pizza brings people together, whether it's a family gathering, a sleepover with friends, or a fun celebration.

Oh, and here's a cool fact: Did you know that the world's largest pizza ever made weighed over 26,000 pounds?
That's like having a pizza as heavy as two elephants! Mind-blowing, right?

Kiaan Jhaveri
2G

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Scottish Bagpiper's Song  -Christina Nagpal 2G

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Scottish Bagpiper's Song  -Christina Nagpal 2G

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Enjoy the music!!

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Strong as The Scottish - Christina Nagpal 2G

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Strong as The Scottish - Christina Nagpal 2G

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Travelling in Scotland with my sister Daniela and parents, was so interesting this summer. We stayed in a medieval castle near Edinburgh, which Mary Queen of Scotts had visited many times. She planted beautiful trees in their forest, which still exist.
The weather gets quite cold even in early summer, specially in the highlands and the Scottish are known for their hearty breakfast. I had the Scottish Salmon with Scrambled Eggs... yummy!
For lunch it was the Haddock , which we call 'Surmai' in India. Our meals gave us the energy to be Strong as The Scottish and we walked many miles trekking into the Forests and hills.
One day a Bagpiper at the gates of the Castle played his pipes specially for us and I have included a small clip below.
Enjoy the music!
Christina Nagpal 2G

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In my summer vacation I went to Dubai, UAE. The traditional food influences from different Middle Eastern and Asian cuisines.
Emiratis staple food is Rice with meat and fish as main course. Their mealtime traditions include varieties of dates and nuts  with Arabic coffee and my favorite was chocolate dates and nuts. Emiratis use honey in the preparation of luqaimat. It is one of the most famous traditional dishes in UAE.
Locals also enjoy Lebanese cuisine which includes hummus and pita bread, Shawarma along with Turkish delights.
Yuvaan Chaturvedi

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From the state of Maharashtra comes my all-time favourite, the sweet, very very yummy, and healthy Puran Poli. Puran is the sweet lentil and jaggery filling, and Poli means bread.  We make Puran Polis generally for festivals like Holi and Ganpati. My Mumma lets me eats as many of these as I want because they are loaded with protein and good carbohydrates, which she hopes will help me gain weight.

Puran Poli is part of the Sattvic Maharashtrian cuisine. Its variations are also enjoyed in other parts of India, for example, as Vedmi in Gujarat, Holige in Andhra Pradesh, and Obbattu in Karnataka.

I love Puran Polis and hope you enjoy them too.

Aman Kothari
2G

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We visited Switzerland in the summer break.
Felt like Charlie Bucket when I visited the huge Lindt Chocolate Factory.
Switzerland is said to have the best milk in the world and hence its famous for its cheese and chocolate.
Fondue is the local dish which is melted cheese eaten with bread.

Fun Facts :
Cheese - Switzerland produces over 700 different varieties of cheese,all made from Swiss milk.

Chocolate - Swiss people eat 11kg of chocolate per year which is the highest consumption of chocolate in the world.

Anaisha Agarwal - 2G

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Bröt & BrötChen , Kartoffelsuppe , kasespatzle , Black Forest gateau for breakfast , lunch , dinner & dessert. 😊 

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Bröt & BrötChen , Kartoffelsuppe , kasespatzle , Black Forest gateau for breakfast , lunch , dinner & dessert. 😊 

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We visited Germany & Austria in my summer holidays. I wish I could eat these dishes everyday.

Brot & Brotchen -  I ate bread for breakfast everyday . It’s in the form of a loaf (Brot) or a small, usually crusty roll (Brötchen), is an important part of the cuisine, which is eaten all over the country and served with most German dishes. Bread is enjoyed with most meals, especially breakfast.
Germans enjoy a wide variety of bread including grain, Pumpernickel, rye, and white bread. German bread tends to be heavier and heartier than bread from Italy, Spain, or France.

Kartoffelsuppe - i ate this as part of my lunch,  Kartoffelsuppe is a traditional German, Austrian, and Bavarian soup made primarily with potatoes (Kartoffeln).

Kasespatzle - I ate this for dinner, a dish from the southwestern regions of Germany, Käsespätzle is made from layering small Spätzle pasta with grated cheese and topping with fried onion. It is usually served with a salad and sometimes with applesauce. It’s the German version of Mac and cheese.

Black Forest gateau - last but not the least , though I could not eat this dessert because it has alcohol, it is known as a traditional dessert in Germany.
The first recorded mention of black forest cake was found in a cooking text from the 1930s and it became more popular after World War II.  It is believed that the cake can be traced back to the 1500s, back when Europe first saw chocolate being available. The story goes that it was created in Germany's Black Forest, a region known for its sour cherries and kirschwasser (a brandy made with cherries).

Samaya Shah
2G

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We went to The USA this year for summer vacation. We found it difficult to find enough variety of vegetarian food there. There is a huge variety of desserts available there. One of the most popular desserts is Apple Pie. Although apple pie has its origin in Europe, apple pie as used in the phrase "as American as apple pie" describes something as being "typically American". Modern American recipes for apple pie usually indicate a pastry that is 9 inches in diameter in a fluted pie plate, with an apple filling spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice.
Some fun facts about  pie are

1. The earliest apple pie recipes omitted one key ingredient – and that’s sugar. Sugar back then was quite expensive, so pies were sweetened with dried fruits instead.

2. May 13 is National Apple Pie Day in America.

Hianshi Agarwal
2G

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I visited my grandmother's house in Meerut,U.P.
The local food in Meerut is chaat based snacks.
My favourite was Matra Kulche which is a tinier version of chola but the taste is completely different.
I enjoyed it thoroughly and also found out that it's quite easy to make. I hope to relish it in Mumbai as well.

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Crab Your Appetite with SINGAPORE CHILLY CRAB

A 23-year-old woman named Cher Yam Tian invented the dish in the 1950s.

It’s sometimes called “Singapore’s national dish”.

They are mud crabs deep-fried in a sweet, savoury and spicy gravy.

Crab-solutely delicious!!!

Riaan Dhurandhar
2G

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Jehan Hodiwalla trip to the U.S.A- Land of the hamburger and home of the Philly cheese steak!

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Jehan Hodiwalla trip to the U.S.A- Land of the hamburger and home of the Philly cheese steak!

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U.S.A- Land of the hamburger and Philly cheese steak!
We travelled to the U.S and had some amazing burgers, Philly cheese steaks and hot dogs of course! It was so yummy in my tummy!!
The Philadelphia cheesesteak also known as “Philly Cheesesteak” is a popular sandwich made with thinly sliced meat, melted cheese and served in a hoagie roll. It is widely regarded as the staple of Philadelphia cuisine and has become a popular food throughout the United States. It was invented around 1898 by the Italians who had settled in America.

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Lovely Lankan Hoppers  and Wild  Woody Apples!

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Lovely Lankan Hoppers  and Wild  Woody Apples!

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Let me give you a sneak peak into the Lankan Diaries!
Mythological stories about Ravana capturing Sita would always fascinate me. Finally I was vacationing in Sri Lanka, our island neighbour with my family. I visited the exact spot where Sita ma was held captive in Nuwara Eliya. I was thrilled!
Sri Lankan food is very spicy. Locals eat rice and curry and it is their staple food. They also eat a lot of sea food. I was shocked to learn that they eat pickled quail eggs!!! I saw a jar at a local grocery.
Im a vegetarian so I ate veg curries and sombhols. However I found it toooooo spicy and my tongue would burn. So I would gulp it down with  tall glass of yummy wood apple milkshake.
Wood apples have hard shells with tamarind paste-like pulp. When added to coconut milk and sugar its a yummy woodapple milkshake! I loved eating the colorful hoppers too.
The hoppers are very similar to 'appams'.They are made from fermented rice and coconut milk batter. I relished the beetroot and mint hopper.
My parents loved the different teas they tasted.
When we did a village tour in Kandy, a typical local meal included a curry, poultry,fish or egg and sombhol. They also ate Mallung a green leafy salad made with green chillies, onions, grated coconut and coriander.
I miss the woodapples in India as nobody has been able to make the milkshake they way they did. If I were to visit Sri Lanka again I would definitely try more of the local dessert!
Aahana Kothari 2G

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Treasures of Ladhak - Thupka, Momos & Apricots by Krisha Sharma (2G)

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Treasures of Ladhak - Thupka, Momos & Apricots (Khubaanee)

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Treasures of Ladhak - Thupka, Momos & Apricots (Khubaanee)

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This summer vacation I visited Ladhak - a union territory in North India. Ladakh is a beautiful mountainous region tucked in the Indian Himalayas.

Fun fact: Ladakh means “land of high passes”. It is one of the highest settlements in the world; inhabitants of Ladakh live at an altitude between 2,800 metres and 4,500 metres above sea level and oxygen levels are lower at these attitudes.

Ladakhi cuisine is not very spicy and it mainly originates from Tibet. Barley flour, called tsampa, is the traditional staple food of Ladakh.

1. Thupka
Thukpa is a much-loved classic of Ladakhi cuisine. It is a clear soup with vegetables and noodles made of wheat or barley flour. This dish is available in vegetarian as well as in non vegetarian version (non-vegetarian Thupka often contains meat such as pieces of chicken, mutton or yak). It is the perfect dish to keep one warm in the winter.

2. Momos
Momos are dumplings which are generally stuffed with minced meat, vegetables (cabbage, potatoes, carrots, onions, spinach) and cheese. Momos are either steamed or fried and they are usually served with chilli sauce. Momos are often shaped like a lotus flower or like a crescent.

3. Apricots
Apricot (or “chulli” in Ladakhi language) is the most popular locally-grown fruit in the region. Beautiful apricot orchards can be found in different parts of Ladakh. Several products are made from this fruit such as jam, fruit juices etc. Dried apricots are a favourite among Ladakhi people.

Krisha Sharma - 2G

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Krishnavi Agarwal- 2G

This summer my family and I travelled to Spain, where we tried Patatas bravas - a dish native to Spain and means spicy potatoes. It was layers of fried potatoes seasoned with salt. We enjoyed it as it was a different version of fries😊
Also we tried a cold soup- which is called Gazpacho- it was a blend of celery, tomatoes and some salt- it tasted like churned salsa.
The next cuisine that we tried was Italian, which was my favourite- we enjoyed the pizzas in Naples- it’s one the places that pizza originated, we had the Marinara pizza( which was a pizza without cheese, only tomatoes and fresh herbs) It was eaten by the sailors during the earlier times. They used pomodoro tomatoes to make the sauce- they were locally grown in the rich volcanic soil.
And also tried the Caprese  salad- with buffalo mozzarella- the tomatoes were sweet and juicy and the cheese was soft with a drizzle of balsamic.

When we were in Greece- we tried spanakopitas which are like stuffed samosas- but with a twist of feta and spinach.
Then we had tzatziki- which is a hung curd dip , mixed with cilantro and cucumber- that was fresh and refreshing in the heat.

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Diva Khera 2G - Indonesian Jamu for healthy life

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Diva Khera 2G - Indonesian Jamu for healthy life

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We visited Bali for summer vacation. In the hotel they served us Jamu as a welcome drink. Initially I didn’t like it much but when the hotel staff told me the benefits of drinking Jamu, I drank it every single day. Now my mom knows it how to make. She makes everyone in the house to drink it everyday.
Jamu is the Indonesian traditional herbal medicinal drink that has been practised for many centuries to maintain good health and to treat diseases. It is made from natural materials such as roots, bark,flowers,leaves and fruits. It strengthens the immune system, detoxify the liver, reduce inflammation and fights bacteria. The main ingredients are raw turmeric,ginger, lemon and honey.

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We visited Tadoba in Maharashtra.

At every meal, the chef served thecha, a traditional Maharashtrian spicy condiment. Its primary ingredients are chilli peppers, peanuts, garlic and a multitude of spices.

While the aroma was amazing, it was really spicy and I could not really try it, but would love to one day!

Attharva Jani

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Chicken Rice - National Dish of Singapore

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This is a picture of the popular Singapore Dish- Hainannese Chicken Rice.

We are vegetarians and didn’t try the same on our travel .

However, Hainanese chicken rice is the most popular dish.

Singaporean cuisine has been influenced by different cultures due to its position as an international shipping port.

Influences mainly include the cuisines of the Malays/Indonesians, the Chinese and the Indians.

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I went to Thailand in my summer holidays. Rice is the staple food in Thailand.

Khao Niaow Ma Muang means Mango Sticky Rice in Thailand. Mango sticky rice is one of the most popular desserts in Thailand. This delicious treat can be found in street stalls and in restaurants around the country. The main ingredients are what you can find easily in Thailand- Mango, Sticky Rice and Coconut Milk. The combination together end up as a very tasty dessert that you can even eat as a wholesome snack.

The dish is served by putting the sticky rice on a Pandan leaf along with yellow mango and topped with coconut milk. Just as simple as that.

I loved mango sticky rice so much that I even carried it back to Bombay to share with my grandparents.
In Thailand, there are also many fresh fruits like Passion fruit and Dragon fruit and Rambutan.

Samara Raheja
2G

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In this Summer vacation, I visited London with my family. To cherish the memories and winning moments of World cup 1983, we visited the Lords Cricket ground and enjoyed the local food of London "English Breakfast" but the vegetarian version of it at their café .

Butterbeer served at the Magical world of the Harry Potter was also really nice and worth experiencing. Its a drink made specially for kids. It includes vanilla ice cream, cream soda, butterscotch syrup topping, ice cubes and whipped cream.

I really enjoyed the desserts of London - ice-cream, waffles and pancakes.

Parv Jain - 2G

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Paella is a traditional Spanish dish of rice cooked with meat, saffron, seafood and vegetables.

This dish originated in Valencia, rice growing area in Spain. The dish is named after the flat round pan with 2 handles that its cooked in.

It is a traditional food which is best eaten with family sitting around it and sharing it.

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Benefits of date coffeeThey are good for diabetes and aid the body to fight various viral infections. Middle Eastern foodHumus,Falafel,Tabule are chickpea based

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Arjun shah 2G - A Date with Hummus in Dubai .

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Arjun shah 2G - A Date with Hummus in Dubai .

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In my summer holidays I travelled to the US. My favourite foods there were cheese quesadillas, pinto beans and rice. These are a part of Tex-Mex cuisine which started in southwestern states of the US such as Texas, by people immigrating from Mexico. They combined Mexican culinary practices with the local culture to create a new form of Mexican-style food; now widely recognised as Tex-Mex.

Rivaan Daftary 2G