| Macedonian Cuisine |
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| Tarator (Cucumber-Yogurt Salad) |
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Tarator is a traditional Macedonian dish. It is usually served as an appetizer.
Ingredients (4 servings):
• 2 cucumbers (about 12 cm each)
• 500 gr. plain milk yogurt
• 1 tbsp. salt
• 1/2 tbsp. vinegar
• 3 cloves garlic, minced (or garlic powder)
• 50 gr ground walnuts (optional)
• 10-20 gr oil (optional)
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| Sarma Vo Lozov List (Stuffed Grape Leaves) |
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Ingredients:
• 1 lb. beef and pork, ground together
• 2 onions
• 1 egg
• 1 t salt
• 1/2 t pepper
• 1/4 c rice
• washed grape leaves
How to prepare:
Fry onions in hot corn oil. Add meat and fry until meat is well done. Cool mixture slightly and then add egg, rice, seasoning and a spring of dill chopped fine... |
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| Stuffed peppers (Polneti Piperki) |
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Polneti Piperki
• 8 medium green peppers
• 2 T butter
• 4 small onions, finely chopped
• 2 small green peppers, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 c chopped ham
• 1 can tomato puree
• salt and pepper
• 4 c fine bread crumbs
• 2 eggs
Cut a thin slice from steam end of each pepper. Remove seeds a... |
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| Baklava |
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Baklava is a heavy dessert mainly served in winter. Average Macedonian family makes it 2-3 times a year, but in the pastery all over Macedonia it is served during the whole year. Nowadays filling differs much. Therefore you can choose between tree common fillings.
Baklava is served with plain water.
For 32 servings.
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| Burek with white cheese |
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Burek
• 1 pkg dry yeast
• 1/4 c lukewarm water
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• 3 1/3 c all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 c lukewarm water
• 1/2 melted butter
Filling
• 9 eggs (slightly beaten)
• 1/2 lb crumbled feta cheese
• 3 TB melted butter
Butter a large round pan (15-16 in) and set aside. Prepare yeast with 1... |
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| Wine culture |
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| Tips for Getting Into Wine |
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Many people who were not raised in a wine drinking family decide they want to start drinking wine in their adult years, both because it adds a lovely flavor to meals and because of the health benefits. How do you get started with healthy wine drinking?
First off, it would be impossible for me (or any other 3rd party) to tell y... |
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| Wine Basics for Beginners |
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Each of us is evolving in our personal cultural experience. Perhaps you too have come to the place where you're ready to experience more adventure as a connoisseur. There is culture in wine. It can be found in the ritual of drinking it, appreciating the craft of the winemaker, and in the wine's stimulation to our taste buds. And... |
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| Champagne and Sparkling Wine Tips |
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Champagne is a region of France, and only wines which come from this region can properly be called "Champagne". Similar drinks from the rest of the world should be called "sparkling wines".
Champagne's signature bubbles were included by accident! Back in the 1700s, wine was supposed to be flat, like most wine is today. Bubb... |
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| How Wine is Made |
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Each of us is evolving in our personal cultural experience. Perhaps you too have come to the place where you're ready to experience more adventure as a connoisseur. There is culture in wine. It can be found in the ritual of drinking it, appreciating the craft of the winemaker, and in the wine's stimulation to our taste buds. And... |
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