FOODS AROUND THE WORLD by Cristina Correyero

A little Taste of Spain

cristinglish — 2025-07-31 10:08:59 UTC

One of my favourite Spanish dishes is paella — especially when it’s homemade over an open flame. I’ll never forget the first time I tried it in Valencia: the smoky aroma hit me before I even sat down. The rice was perfectly al dente, soaking up the rich saffron-infused broth, and the crispy socarrat at the bottom added a delicious crunch. Each bite was a burst of savoury, slightly salty seafood and sweet red pepper. The prawns were tender, the mussels juicy, and the flavours blended beautifully. There’s something deeply comforting about paella — it’s hearty, vibrant, and always reminds me of long summer lunches with friends and family. No two paellas taste the same, and that’s part of the magic.

Schnitzel from Germany

2025-07-31 10:09:35 UTC

So a Schnitzel is a Food that you must have eaten it when you were there. A typical German schnitzel is usually a breaded and fried cut of meat, most commonly made from pork (called Schweineschnitzel), though sometimes it’s made with veal or turkey. It’s similar to the Wiener Schnitzel, but differs in the type of meat and in the preparation. And I love schnitzel because I think you can always eat it and it tastes great with fries. You have to try it!

Hotpot

2025-07-31 10:10:21 UTC

Hotpot is a beloved food in China, it is where you cook raw ingredients in a pot of flavoured broth at the table. The broth could be spicy, mild or not spicy at all. We could add many food in the the hotpot, such as meats, tofu, some vegetables, mushrooms and noddles. Hotpot is usually a comfort food or is social and interactive, perfect for gatherings, especially in the Winter.

Egg Waffle - Hong Kong

2025-07-31 10:11:36 UTC

Egg waffle, a popular Hong Kong street snack, is a crispy, golden-brown treat. Made from a sweet batter of eggs, flour, sugar, and milk.The exterior is lightly crunchy, while the inside remains soft and fluffy. it can also be filled with chocolate, Last egg waffles are a must-try street food, best eaten fresh and warm.

Pizza Margherita

2025-07-31 10:13:34 UTC

One of my favourite Italian food is pizza margherita wich is a typical Neapolitan pizza made with mozzarella, basil, tomatoes, oil and salt. The colors of its toppings (red, white, and green) represent the Italian flag. It has been said that the pizza was named after Queen Margherita of Savoy during her visit to Naples. I love eating pizza margherita because it has a simple but amazing flavour that makes me want more every time.

Egg waffles

2025-07-31 10:13:53 UTC

Egg waffles is a populate snake originated from Hong Kong with crunchy outer shell with a soft inside . Adding a sweet egg batter and cooking with a grill . A simple but delicious treat . As the dish evolved , toppings such as chocolate or jam were added . Creating a sweat and crispy harmony.

-Owen

Portuguese egg tart

2025-07-31 10:16:59 UTC

The Portuguese egg tart looks small and simple, but it is a significant dish in Macao. It mixes different textures and tastes in a bite. When you take your first bite of it, the outside is crispy. The pastry is light and crunchy in your mouth. The creamy filling is smooth and soft, similar to pudding but thicker. It tastes sweet with a little bit of vanilla and egg. Some tarts even have a hint of cinnamon, which riches the flavor of it. The top of the tart is slightly burnt in a good way. That little bit of caramelised sugar highlights the egg tart.

pasta carbonara

2025-07-31 10:19:14 UTC

pasta carbonara

Carbonara is an italian dish made with pasta, egg, guanciale, pecorino and black pepper. It’s a typical dish of Rome, the capital city of Italy. Spaghetti is the most common pasta, but also bucatini and rigatoni are sometimes used. Around the world there are many version of pasta carbonara, for example it’s also common to use parmigiano, pancetta or cream. As with many recipes, the origins of the dish and its name are obscure. For me pasta carbonara is one of the most delicious pastas in the world. All the ingredients are mixed perfectly and this gives it a nice flavour. My favourite version is the original one with spaghetti because i love them.

Ludovica

2025-07-31 10:19:49 UTC

The Boeuf bourgignon is a very popular dish in France, coming from the region Bourgogne. It’s based on cooked beef in a red wine sauce, small onions and button mushrooms. The you can also add bacon lardons if u want.

The most important thing is that the meat has to be cooked until the meat is completely falling apart. By putting it a big recipient, you have to let the food rest by giving a napkin over it for a maximum of 2 hours until you can serve it.

Furthermore if you want you can serve it with a Gratin Dauphinois, which is sliced raw potatoes baked in cream.

BingTangHuLu~China

2025-07-31 10:22:26 UTC

Bing tang hu lu is a traditional Chinese street snack usually made of hawthorns or strawberries, are skewered and coated in shiny, hard sugar. It looks like a red and gold jewel on a stick! Each bite offers a satisfying crack from the sweet sugar shell, followed by the soft, juicy fruit inside.

I have tried it before, and the contrast is amazing: the sugary crunch melts quickly, leaving the slightly sour hawthorn to balance the flavor. It’s sticky, fun to eat, and looks almost too pretty to bite into!

Tiramisu

2025-07-31 10:24:41 UTC

Tiramisu is an Italian dessert made of ladyfinger pastries dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of egg yolks, sugar, and mascarpone, and topped with cocoa powder. Tiramisu appears to have been invented in the late 1960s or early 1970s.Its reported that it was invented at Ado Campeol’s restaurant Le Beccherie by his wife Alba di Pillo and the pastry chef Roberto Linguanotto. The recipe has been adapted into many varieties of cakes and other desserts. Its origin is disputed between the Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

Pizza

2025-07-31 10:25:45 UTC

Pizza is one of the most popular dishes from Italy.
It is made from a dough made out of flour, water, salt and yeast and the preparation is very long because the dough needs to
rise for more than 12 hours. Usually, pizza has a circular shape with some ingredients on it and a crunchy crust on the edge.
The most common pizza is the "Margherita" - the classic pizza. The ingredients on pizza Margherita are tomato sauce, mozzarella, basil, olive oil and a sprinkle of parmesan.
This pizza represents the Italian flag, but it wasn't created for this reason. In fact, pizza was created in Naples by a cook who worked for a Queen named Margherita.

Gem of Hong Kong - EGG WAFFLE🇭🇰💎

2025-07-31 10:25:53 UTC

ABOUT IT:

The egg waffle is a thing like an egg-shaped waffle. It is one of the long standing popular street foods in Hong Kong. It is also one of my most favourite food in Hong Kong in my childhood. The Hong Kong style egg waffle is an absolute unique street hawker food in Hong Kong. Piece by piece they come in a golden coloured honey comb shape and give out a rich aroma of cake flavour. It is just perfect!

HOW TO COOK:

You put sugar, flour and evaporated milk into the egg batter. And pour into a honey-comb plate to cook into a waffle.

If you come to Hong Kong soon, you must try this, I promise, you would love it!

Pineapple Bun from Hong Kong

2025-07-31 10:26:38 UTC

My favourite food is pineapple bun. It is a traditional Cantonese bread that features a soft milk bread bun with a crispy topping made from sugar, eggs and flour. A fun fact is you cannot find any pineapples in a pineapple bun although it’s in its name. It’s a yummy bread, when I first tried it, I found it so crunchy and couldn’t stop eating the topping. After finished eating the topping, I thought the bread bun would be tasteless, but then I realised it’s very yummy as well. It’s tender and mouth-watering.

Hong Kong Fish Balls

2025-07-31 10:27:36 UTC

Fish balls are loved by millions of Hong Kongers and foreigners. It is famous for it's savoury taste and it's round shape. The fish balls are made of fish and mixed in curry, which differs from Japanese and Indian curry, allowing it to have a unique taste on its own. The curry might also be super spicy or just mild with a bit of sweetness. From it's popularity, it is no wonder why fish balls are sold everywhere in Hong Kong, for example Street vendors and food stands. The size of the fish balls are also varies, where in the most of Hong Kong, the fish balls are in smaller bite-sized, but whereas in Cheung Chau, it comes with a larger size of fish balls. When I traveled to the UK, I got homesick and missed eating fish balls.Therefore a bought one bowl of fish balls, unaware of the price which cost me 8 pounds,which it cost just 1 pound in Hong Kong. This shows that it is valuable when you are homesick.

Dim Sum

2025-07-31 10:30:01 UTC

Dim Sum is a popular Chinese food. People usually have them as breakfast or lunch. Dim sums are served in steamed baskets. As there are too many dim sums, I will only talk about shrimp dumplings and spring rolls. Shrimp dumplings has a sweet taste inside, a tender and chewy wrapper outside. Spring rolls are filled with vegetables and meats inside so they taste salty inside. Meanwhile, the spring rolls wrapper is crispy. I always enjoy dim sums when I hang out with my friends I love to eat them so much. I would definitely recommend this food to the world.