This all started way back here.
I’ve mentioned that mashed potato inspired me as I prepared for the Epic International Feast. Here’s the result:
And yep, we ate it all.
At the poles there are cups of ice (which are melting in a realistic manner).
The Americas (from top to bottom) are represented by maple syrup and pancakes for Canada; coke (in a bowl) for the USA; tacos (with beef, corn, and tomato) for Mexico; chocolate for Central America; Brazil nuts for Brazil; easy-to-shape mashed potato for Argentina.
Africa (from bottom to top) is represented by banana; coconut; sweet potato; halva (very popular in West Africa); mango; historic bread and honey for Egypt.
Europe is represented by Devonshire Tea for the UK; a savoury French tart; Italian crosstata fruit pie.
The Middle East is represented by Turkish Delight; hummus; baklava.
Asia gets caviar (and mini toast) for Russia; sushi for Japan; dim sum dumplings and soy sauce for China; butter chicken on naan bread for India.
Australiasia has satay for Indonesia; muli wari (lemonade) for Papua New Guinea; macadamias for Australia; kiwifruit for New Zealand.
You can post this map and/or the food list anywhere you like as long as you link back to this blog.
And yes, I know I missed a lot of great food, and made some odd choices in order to balance the map (a lot of food is well-known for coming from a lot of places/Europe is seriously small) and to pick only dishes that I like.
The only food not bought in a supermarket (or made from supermarket ingredients) was halva, which I bought at a Middle Eastern shop. During the party I discovered it’s traditional fare at Christmas in Spain. Yay for multiculturalism.
The above photo was taken while standing on a chair, as demonstrated here by the bearded brigade:
About twenty people contributed by bringing various dishes. Here’s one last delicious photo before we started eating:
Mari makan!
Tuck in y’all!
Hen hao!
‘Ave a go then, gov’nor!
Kaikai i winim me!
Nom nom!
That looks seriously awesome, although I do wonder about mixing all those flavours together at once! Good job, Louise!
Jolyon: Thanks 🙂 I divided the evening into four courses – savoury appetisers, mains, dessert, and supper (devonshire tea and the lollies). It worked surprisingly well.