cin Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Oldest DD is in a geography class titled Exploring Asia. She is reporting on 3 countries; Vietnam (covered) Saudi Arabia, and India. I need a finger-type food for Saudi Arabia & India that she can take in for the kids to sample. My youngest is doing China in an International Fair, and needs a food from China that is easily sampled. I'm asking here, because I know we have some boardies that live(d) in these countries, so I'm hoping for some 'Authentic' foods :D You can post them or email me. cin 131 @ cinci <dot> rr <dot> com THANKS SO MUCH!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elinor Everywhere Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 We ate a lot of Chinese dumplings when we lived in Hong Kong. Here is a link to pictures/recipes of various kinds: http://chinesefood.about.com/cs/dimsumdumplings/a/dumpling.htm I've never been to India, but how about some kabobs? Here are some recipes: http://indianfood.about.com/rsrch.htm?zIsPG=gSrch&zIsT=Indian%20Food&zIsD=indianfood&terms=Kabab Have a fun time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi mum Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 For Saudi Arabia you could do hummus or baba ganoush with veges or pita bread to dip in it. Or dates stuffed with almonds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 Great ideas! Thanks! One other thing. No nut products. At All! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 You guys are always so creative. I'd be over at Sam's Club picking up a big box of those little frozen egg rolls and a jar of duck sauce. Or else I'd just stop in at the local Chinese and Indian restaurants and buy a bunch of appetizers. I'm such a cheater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirth Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 You guys are always so creative. I'd be over at Sam's Club picking up a big box of those little frozen egg rolls and a jar of duck sauce. Or else I'd just stop in at the local Chinese and Indian restaurants and buy a bunch of appetizers. I'm such a cheater. You'd be a smart cheater except alot of those frozen egg roll things have peanut/nut contamination. I would never trust anything from a Chinese restaurant for a nut-free classroom. But I saw Ling-Ling potstickers at Costco recently that DO NOT have peanut/tree nut allergens. Soy, wheat, egg -- yes though. http://www.ling-ling.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 You'd be a smart cheater except alot of those frozen egg roll things have peanut/nut contamination. I would never trust anything from a Chinese restaurant for a nut-free classroom. But I saw Ling-Ling potstickers at Costco recently that DO NOT have peanut/tree nut allergens. Soy, wheat, egg -- yes though. http://www.ling-ling.com/ Hey, thanks for the heads up! I'm all for easy breezy! If no peanuts, then I'm all over it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/198802/recipes.for.starters.htm General article on food http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/197506/flavored.with.tradition-food.from.saudi.arabia.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 You'd be a smart cheater except alot of those frozen egg roll things have peanut/nut contamination. I would never trust anything from a Chinese restaurant for a nut-free classroom. But I saw Ling-Ling potstickers at Costco recently that DO NOT have peanut/tree nut allergens. Soy, wheat, egg -- yes though. http://www.ling-ling.com/ That's an excellent point! Thanks for mentioning it. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Chinese don't use their hands to eat much. Spring rolls and such can be picked up, but they would be eaten with chopsticks in China. I agree about peanuts being in much Chinese cuisine. Chinese snacks would most typically be nuts, wrapped sweets or cut fruit (oranges are traditional at this time of year). Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirth Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I was in China recently and ubiquitously encountered lots of people having candied hawthorn fruit on a stick. One food stand I was pretty sure must've been giving away free money .... but no, it was selling candied fruit on stick. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_hu_lu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalmama Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Great ideas! Thanks! One other thing. No nut products. At All! If it's no nut products, stay away from anything with chickpeas {like hummus} as it can cross-react with nuts. Learned that one the HARD way myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Do you live near an Indian market? I'd do aloo parathas. Use a pizza cutter to cut them up into smaller triangles. Easy and yummy! You could make fresh raita to go with it. http://www.deepfoods.com/deep-details.asp?iprodid=116 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabelen Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Chinese don't use their hands to eat much. Spring rolls and such can be picked up, but they would be eaten with chopsticks in China. I agree about peanuts being in much Chinese cuisine. Chinese snacks would most typically be nuts, wrapped sweets or cut fruit (oranges are traditional at this time of year). Laura On the other hand, Indians do pretty much eat all their food using their fingers, lol! For food that can easily eaten with your hands, how about poppadums/pappads? You can even microwave those! You can also include samosas or filled paratha and finish with some candy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 We did coconut ladoo when we had a similar activity several years ago. They were suggested by one of my husband's Indian co-workers. I've gotten the dessicated unsweetened coconut at a local Asian market since then, but at the time, I couldn't find any so used regular dried sweetened coconut. The recipe I had didn't use saffron (as in the first link) and I'm not sure about cardamom (it's been several years and I can't currently find the recipe). I've given several links so that you can see what might work. http://a2zvegetariancuisine.blogspot.com/2009/06/coconut-laddu-sweet-coconut-balls.html http://redchillies.us/2009/01/01/sweet-beginnings-with-coconut-ladoo/ http://www.goaholidayhomes.com/recipes/184/coconut-ladoo/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi mum Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Or dates stuffed with almonds. Great ideas! Thanks! One other thing. No nut products. At All! You could swap the almonds for a piece of dried apricot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Are there any Indian restaurants near you? We serve curry puffs at all our staff meetings as finger food and they are always a hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 On the other hand, Indians do pretty much eat all their food using their fingers, lol! For food that can easily eaten with your hands, how about poppadums/pappads? You can even microwave those! You can also include samosas or filled paratha and finish with some candy. Yum. I love samosas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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