Hot Lunch

In honor of Indigenous People’s Day, we are going to look right here to Albuquerque for lunch on Thursday. As a white person, it feels very important to make sure that this meal doesn’t become either a caricature or appropriative. The point is to try to honor and...

While I usually like to give a historical perspective on where our Lunch From Around the World dishes come from, this week is a little different. Poutine was only created in the 1950s and hasn’t had the storied history of some of our other dishes.  Poutine is from the...

This week’s Lunch From Around the World comes from Japan, but, like so many dishes, it reflects a region and the movement of people through it.  Ramen is one of the best-known Japanese dishes but it’s based on a Chinese dish brought by immigrants to Tokyo in the late...

Lunch from Around the World this week is a celebration of Moroccan flavors. While it’s not a named dish, the flavors can be found across many different dishes, and this dish uses some classic preparations.    First, there is Israeli pearl couscous tossed with...

Murg Tikka Makhani, or Butter Chicken, is a wonderful introduction to the world of curries for children. It’s mild, and uses garam masala spices and tomato in the base, all of which combine to make it “exotic” while keeping it accessible.    While much Indian...

Jerk is probably the most famous style of cooking from Jamaica, and one of the defining styles of Caribbean cuisine as a whole. Its roots are with the indigenous Taińo people of Jamaica. When Spanish enslaved people escaped during an invasion by the English, they fled...

My family was excited to be able to spend part of July in Spain. We wandered narrow old streets playing tourist and EATING. Along the way, we found a few threads that tied everywhere we went together: Iberico ham, tapas, sangria, and, of course, paella. The smells...