Africa

Merguez

Jan. 27 | Merguez ( /mɛərˈɡɛz/) is a red, spicy mutton- or beef-based fresh sausage in North African cuisine. It is also popular in the Middle East, and... Read more »
Asida

Asida

Jan. 27 | Asida (Arabic: عصيدة‎ ‘aṣīdah) is an Arab dish made up of a cooked wheat flour lump of dough, sometimes with added butter or honey. Similar to gruel or porridge, it... Read more »

Asia

Börek

Börek

Feb. 2 | Börek (also burek and other variants) is a family of bakedor fried filled pastries made of a thin flaky dough known as yufka (or phyllo). It can be filled with cheese, often... Read more »

Donburi

Jan. 23 | Donburi (丼?, literally “bowl”, also frequently abbreviated as “don”, thus less commonly spelled “domburi”) is a... Read more »

Australia

Lamington

Feb. 9 | A lamington is a sponge cake of Australian origin in the shape of a cuboid, coated in a layer of traditionally chocolate icing then desiccated coconut.... Read more »
Pie Floater

Pie Floater

Feb. 11 | A pie floater is a meal available in Australia, particularly South Australia which consists of the traditional Australian style meat pie sitting, usually inverted, in a plate... Read more »

Europe

Cozonac

Cozonac

Feb. 26 | Cozonac (Romanian pronunciation: [kozoˈnak]) or Kozunak (Bulgarian: козунак, Macedonian: козињак, милиброд) is a traditional Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian... Read more »

Bosnian Pot

Feb. 13 | Bosnian Pot (Bosanski Lonac) is an authentic Bosnian culinary speciality, appreciated for its rich taste and flexibility. It is impossible to define the... Read more »

N. America

Pound Cake

Feb. 2 | Pound cake refers to a type of cake traditionally made with a pound of each of four ingredients: flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. The traditional recipe... Read more »
S’more

S’more

Feb. 5 | A s’more (sometimes spelled smore) is a traditional nighttime campfire treat popular in the United States and Canada consisting of a roasted marshmallow and a layer of chocolate... Read more »

S.America

Quindim

Quindim

Feb. 11 | Quindim ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a popular Brazilian baked dessert, made chiefly from sugar, egg yolks, and ground coconut. It is a custard and usually presented as an... Read more »

Chimichurri

Feb. 6 |   Chimichurri (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃimiˈtʃuri]) or Chimmichurri is a sauce used for grilled meat. It is originally from Argentina but is... Read more »

Beverage/Wine

Gimlet (cocktail)

Mar. 8 | The gimlet is a cocktail made of gin and lime juice. A 1928 description of the drink was: “gin, a spot of lime, and soda” (D. B. Wesson,... Read more »
Zombie (cocktail)

Zombie (cocktail)

Mar. 16 | Zombie at the Bartender’s Database The Cocktail Spirit With Robert Hess: Zombie (video) - features 1956 Donn Beach recipe The Zombie is a cocktail made of fruit juices,... Read more »