Indian Cooking: Birthday Party Buffet Ideas

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The forum discussion centers around Indian cooking and buffet ideas for a birthday party, highlighting the enthusiasm for various cuisines, including Indian, Mexican, and Thai. Participants share their favorite dishes, such as Dosa and Gajar ka Halwa, while also discussing the merits of different cooking styles and personal experiences with food. The conversation also touches on humorous anecdotes about cooking mishaps and the love for cookbooks, particularly those from historical periods.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of Indian cuisine and popular dishes like Dosa and Gajar ka Halwa
  • Familiarity with buffet-style meal preparation
  • Knowledge of various global cuisines, including Mexican and Thai
  • Interest in historical cookbooks and their cultural significance
NEXT STEPS
  • Research traditional Indian recipes and their preparation methods
  • Explore buffet planning techniques for large gatherings
  • Learn about the history and evolution of cookbooks from the 1600-1800s
  • Investigate popular dishes from other cuisines, such as Thai and Mexican
USEFUL FOR

Food enthusiasts, home cooks, and anyone planning a buffet-style meal who wants to explore diverse culinary traditions and enhance their cooking skills.

  • #31
Originally posted by Monique
no mexican food for me either :(
C'mon! Smothered in jalapenos and/or habaneros - a gastronomical DELIGHT!
 
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  • #32
Originally posted by Hurkyl
What's a quisine?

*runs & hides*
It is not written with a Q? [b(] :frown:
I'll go and abscond (see, I DO know sòme difficult words..) :wink:
 
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  • #33
Originally posted by Monique
It is not written with a Q? [b(] :frown:
I'll go and abscond (see, I DO know sòme difficult words..) :wink:
I thought you Dutch knew a lot of French!
From Dictionary.com
cui·sine ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kw-zn)
n.
A characteristic manner or style of preparing food: Spanish cuisine.
Food; fare.


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[French, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *cocna, variant of Latin coquna, kitchen, cookery, from coquere, to cook. See pekw- in Indo-European Roots.]
 
  • #34
According to GOOGLE there are circa 25,500 others who believe it should be written with a Q of which 27 Dutch.. I must've been confused with Quiche
 
  • #35
Originally posted by Monique
According to GOOGLE there are circa 25,500 others who believe it should be written with a Q of which 27 Dutch.. I must've been confused with Quiche
I just LOVE your fact-finding techniques! How'd you find that?! (Dic.com did not recognize 'quisine' :wink:)
 
  • #36
Well, just search for quisine in google and see how many pages it finds, then press the button which says 'only find dutch pages' doesn't google make life easy?
 
  • #37
Originally posted by Monique
Well, just search for quisine in google and see how many pages it finds, then press the button which says 'only find dutch pages' doesn't google make life easy?
Funny. I don't seem to have that button...(*searching*)
 
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  • #39
food is my favorite topic to discuss, because everyone enjoys good food :)

my favorites currently are vietnamese, lebanese, tex-mex (i can make very good tex mex food), and american southern dishes because of my southern roots...
 
  • #40
Whaddya get if you put a dog in a blender? ...oh wait, the other way around... stomach cramps??
 

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