Photo by Kankana Saxena The delicious Greek cake vasilópita is considered to bring good luck to the person who gets the slice that contains the treasure of a floori, a coin baked into the cake. Author of the beautiful book Greek Chic Cuisine (Lulu.com, 2010) Stephanie Patsalis shares the legend behind the cake: “The most [...]
Photo by Kankana SaxenaArmenians bake a sweet chorag, a braided bread, for Easter. As with any family recipe, particularly one with such a rich history, there are many variations in technique and in tradition. The bread could be a single braided loaf or small individual rolls. Home cook and blogger Robyn Kalajian says that her [...]
Photo by Kankana SaxenaThe Persian New Year, Nowruz, is celebrated in March, and, of course, cooking is a large part of the celebration. One of the foods prominently featured in the celebration is ash-e reshteh, a soup made with noodles. “Like most Persian ash, this is a very thick soup, and it satisfies even the [...]
It is common knowledge that dumplings are considered to be lucky and are eaten for the Chinese New Year (lunar calendar), usually celebrated in February. But have you ever wondered why?
Find out why eating pork and sauerkraut can bless you with good luck in the coming year.
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