Hi, Please Help Me Find Out What These Types Of Food Actually Are, ** 10 Points Best Answer!! **?

Jennifer on Sun, 21st Feb 2010 12:03 pm 



Risotto – rice dish, usually with either shellfish or mushrooms in it
Lasagna – pasta “casserole” type dish – layers of wide noodles,ground beef, tomato sauce, cottage cheese in a casserole dish finally topped with mozzarella cheese and baked.
Pizza – you are kidding right? You don’t know what a pizza is? Pie dough with tomato sauce, cheese and other toppings – usually pepperoni, sometimes different veggies and meats on top and baked
Tiramisu – Italian dessert – kind of like a creamy custard
Minestrone – type of soup, usually red tomato broth with vegetables and macaroni noodles
Parmesan – type of Italian cheese-you can buy a brick of it and shred it yourself at home or buy the fake powdered types in the stores – usually used to top spaghetti or other pastas
Mozzarella – type of cheese, usually used in pizzas, known for it’s quick melting ability and stringy appearance when melted
Gnocchi – type of pasta usually made with potatoes instead of flour
Gelati – italian ice cream – less creamy than regular ice cream – kind of a mix between ice cream and sorbet
Granita – kind of drink – lots of fruit in the pitcher, ice tea, and alcohol
Hummus – a dip made with mashed chickpeas
Tabboula – I am not sure on this one – I know it is a Greek dish made with eggplants
Kibbeh – I don’t know this one at all
Falafal – fried balls or patties of chickpeas and fava beans
Pita Bread – round breads with pockets – you put your food into the pockets of the pita and eat it that way – usually made with gyros and souvlaki
Calamari – squid, battered and deep fried – yummy!
Gazpacho – it is a soup – not sure what kind – I think potato soup
Paella – spanish rice dish – spicy with meat and/or veggies
Sardines – little fish, pickled and canned
Stilton – type of cheese
Roast Beef – beef from a cow Yorkshire pudding – little breads (cupcake size) as a side dish with it – you put gravy in the yorkshire pudding – but they are not pudding, they are bread
Bakewell Tart – not sure – a pie?
Scones – baked buns – usually triangle shaped, they can have raisins or berries in them, you eat like biscuits at tea time – usually in England
Kippers – in England – little fish? not sure
Shepherd’s Pie – ground lamb (or beef) with corn and/or peas topped with mashed potatoes and gravy
Cheddar – type of cheese – orange colour
Peking Duck – a duck, cooked peking style – a certain style of cooking it
Fried Rice – white rice that is fried in a pan usually with a scrambled egg, peas, bits of pork or chicken and mixed with soy sauce – Chinese take-out staple
Sweet and Sour Pork – Chinese take out again – pork chunks breaded and fried, mixed with a sweet&sour sauce (orange sauce) with pineapple chunks
Hash Browns – shredded potatoes fried and could be mixed with onions and seasonings
Cornflakes – a brand of cereal made with corn
Clam Chowder – soup made with clams – 2 kinds – creamy and non creamy – creamy is the best
Cookies – come on!! chocolate chip, oreos, never heard of them?
BLT – what it says in your question, bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich
Baked Beans – beans cooked with molasses and syrup with or without pork chunks
Cajun and Creole are types of cooking methods – usually associated with New Orleans style cooking

kelley on Sun, 21st Feb 2010 3:27 pm 



not only do i not know what answers you are looking for (what TYPE of food)? but i don’t have enough time left in my life to go through your entire list. have you ever heard of a new invention called GOOGLE that is becoming quite the rage and has answers to all your questions? i hear you only have to ask and you will receive (answers to your questions).
edit: congrats to the answer above. she deserves all 10 points!

Nathalie K on Sun, 21st Feb 2010 6:34 pm 



I will be pleased to help you.but,I am not sure what type of information you want about these foods.

Summer on Sun, 21st Feb 2010 7:26 pm 



Risotto= italian rice dish
Lasagne= italian layered pasta dish made with bechemel and red sauce
Pizza= dough chese and tomato sauce with toppings
Tiramisu= coffee and alcohol italian dessert made with sponge fingers and cream
Minestrone= a veg soup
Parmesan= a type of strong cheese
Mozzarella= a type of cheese
Gnocchi= italian potato dumpling
Gelati= ice cream
Granita= semi frozen sorbet-like dessert
Hummus= greek chickpea based pate
Tabboulah= a levantine salad dish popular in the middle east made from parsley, bulgur, mint, tomato, spring onion, and other herbs with lemon juice, olive oil
Kibbeh= arab dish made of burghul and chopped meat
Falafel= its egyptian and is a fried ball or patty made from spiced chickpeas and/or fava beans
Pitta Bread= a bread pocket popular in greece
Calmari= squid
Gazpacho= a cold spanish soup
Paella= a spanish rice based dish made with seafood or meat
Sardines= a type of oily fish
Stilton= a type of strong blue british cheese
Roast Beef and Yorkshire pudding= beef cooked in the oven and pastry ‘cakes’ usually eaten in the uk for sunday lunch
Bakewell Tart= a cake made from pastry and jam
Scones= cakes made with fruits such as sultanas
Kippers= fish
Sheperd’s Pie= a meat pie with potatos
Chedder= a type of cheese
Peking Duck= a chinese duck dish
Fried Rice= rice fried in a wok
Sweet and Sour Pork= chinese pork with honey/sugar and lemon
Hash Browns= potato waffle type product
Cornflakes= corn based cereal
Clam Chowder= a thick soup made from the shellfish clams
Cookies= soft chewy biscuits
BLT= Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato sandwich
Baked Beans= haricot beans in a tomato sauce
Cajun= louisiana flavor
Creole= a flavor popular in cooking in places such as louisiana

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