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Created by Bobbie Kalman ForSusieandHelen,twoexceptionalmulticulturalcooks, andoskar,anuncultured,indiscriminating,relentlesslybeggingcaninegourmand Author and Editor-in-Chief BobbieKalman Editors KristinaLundblad KathrynSmithyman NikiWalker RebeccaSjonger Art director RobertMacGregor Computer design SamanthaCrabtree Production coordinator HeatherFitzpatrick Production assistant KatherineKantor Food preparation and recipe-testing KristinaLundblad ValerieMartin Special thanks to ErikaOlarte,JenniferOlarte,ClaraGodoy,FedericoOlarte, JaysonFoster,AdrienneFoster,AimeeLefebvre,Alissa Lefebvre,AmandaLefebvre,JacquelineLefebvre,Sophie Izikson,JoanKing,JonathanKing,ChantelleStyres,Alexis Gaddishaw,andKristinaLundblad,wholovescookingand eatingasmuchasido! Consultant ValerieMartin,RegisteredNutritionConsultant, InternationalOrganizationofNutritionConsultants Photographs AllphotographsbyBobbieKalmanexceptthefollowing: MarcCrabtree:Cover(toprightonbothbackandfrontcovers), pages6(top),12,13(bottom),17(bottom),29(bottom) OtherimagesbyComstockandPhotoDisc Illustrations BarbaraBedell Digital prepress EmbassyGraphics Printer WorzallaPublishing Crabtree Publishing Company www.crabtreebooks.com 1-800-387-7650 PMB16A 612WellandAvenue 73LimeWalk 350FifthAvenue St.Catharines Headington Suite3308 Ontario Oxford NewYork,NY Canada OX37AD 10118 L2M5V6 UnitedKingdom Copyright 2004 CRABTREE PUBLISHING COMPANY.Allrights reserved.nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedina retrievalsystemorbetransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans, electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,without thepriorwrittenpermissionofcrabtreepublishingcompany. Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kalman,Bobbie. Multiculturalmeals/BobbieKalman. p.cm.--(kidpower) Includesindex. ISBN0-7787-1255-9(RLB)--ISBN0-7787-1277-X(pbk.) 1.Snackfoods--Juvenileliterature.2.Cookery,International--Juvenile literature.[1.snackfoods.2.cookery,international.]i.title.ii.series. TX740.K2722003 641.539--dc22 2003016196 LC
Contents Multiculturalmeals 4 Cookingsafely 6 Cookingterms 7 VegetableCurry 8 Pitatoppers 10 MediterraneanMeatballs 12 GreekSalad 14 BocconciniSalad 15 ItalianPastaBar 16 BagelsandLox 18 LoxRoll-ups 19 SpinachQuichefromFrance 20 ChineseLemonChicken 22 ThaiCoconutSoupandNoodles 24 JapaneseTofuSteaks 26 MexicanFajitas 28 AColombianFeast 30 GlossaryandIndex 32
Multicultural meals Multicultural means ofmany cultures. Inthiscookbookyou willfindrecipesfromseveral countriesandculturesaround theworld.someoftherecipes havebeenchangedslightlytobe morenutritious andtocontain lessfat,buttheytastethesameor similartotheoriginalrecipes. Note: The children who appear in this book do not always represent the cultures from which the recipes come. 4 French bread and rye breads pita pocket Staple foods Whenpreparingmealsfromdifferent countries,staple foods playalargepart. Differentcountrieshavedifferentstaple foods,dependingonthetypeofcropsthey grow.staplefoodsarefoodsthatpeopleeat everydayorevenseveraltimesaday.many peoplearoundtheworldeatsomeformofbread eachday.thereareallkindsofbreads wheat bread,ryebread,french bread,white bread,andmultigrainbread justtonamea few.insomepartsoftheworld, peopleeatflatbreads.pitas and tortillas areexamplesofflatbreads. Whole-grain breads are the most nutritious. tortillas
Noodles, rice, and beans Insomecountries,including China,Japan,andThailand, peoplehardlyevereatbread. Instead,riceanddifferentkinds ofnoodles,suchasricenoodles, wheatnoodles,andbuckwheat noodlesarethestaplefoods.the mostnutritiousnoodlesaremade fromwholegrains.italianseatbothbread andnoodlescalledpasta.therearehundreds ofpastashapes,eachwithmanynames. Inmanycountries,lentilsor beansareeateneveryday.beans areoftencombinedwithriceor noodlestomakemealsevenmore nutritious.together,theyprovide proteins,whichhelpyourbody growproperly. Noodles come in many shapes and colors. The noodles on the right are Japanese udon, or buckwheat noodles. The spice of life Oneofthereasonsweenjoyeatingfoodsfromother countriesisthattheytastedifferent.thedifferentflavors comefromtheherbs andspices thatareaddedtothedishes. Herbsandspicescomefromplants.Inthepast,cooksused whicheverherbsandspiceswereavailableintheirareas. Asaresult,certainherbsandspicesbecamepartofthe traditionalfoodsofvariouscultures.garlic,forexample,is usedbypeopleofmostcultures.italiansandgreeksuseherbs suchasoregano,thyme,andbasil.south Asian spicesinclude curryandcumin.inchina,japan,andthailand,people flavortheirfoodwithsoysauce,ginger,andlemon.inthe Middle East,cinnamon,nutmeg,mint,andlemonplay abigpartinhowdishestaste.whichareyourfavorite spices?trytherecipesinthisbookanddiscoversome newandexcitingtaste sensations! 5
Cooking safely Cookingisfun,butitcanalsobe dangerousifyouarenotcareful. Whenyouareusinganoven, stove,knife,or foodprocessor, makesurethereisanadultinthe kitchenwithyou.accidentssuch asburnsandcutscanhappen quickly!allergies areanother commonfood-relatedproblem. Beforeyoustartcooking,havean adultwhoknowsyourallergies checkovereachrecipe s ingredients.someprocessed foods maycontainhidden ingredientssuchasnutoils.if youareallergictonuts,carefully readthelabelsonfoodssuch as driedfruitsandseeds. When working with the oven, make sure an adult is present and always wear oven mitts. More safety tips Beforeandafterhandlingfood,use detergentandwatertowashallthe surfacesonwhichyouareworking, suchascuttingboardsandcounters. Thenwashyourhands.Always washyourhandswithsoapand warmwaterafterhandlingeggs andrawmeat.whenwashingup, includeyourpalms,thebacksof yourhands,yourfingertipsand nails,andbetweenyourfingers. Howlongdoyouwashyourhands? Asyousoapyourhands,singthe HappyBirthdaysong.Donotstop soapinguntilyouhavefinishedthe song.thenrinsewithwarmwater. Besuretowashanyrawfruitsor vegetablesthoroughlybeforeyou cookoreatthem.youneedtowash fruitsthatyoupeelaswell,such asoranges,lemons,andmelons. Alwayswearovenmittswhen youareputtingfoodintoor takingfoodoutoftheoven. Turnthehandlesofpots andpansawayfromtheedge ofthestovesoyoudonot knockthemaccidentally andspillhotfoodon yourselforothers. Alwaysusecaution whileyouarepreparing foodorcookingit! 6