Foods of Different Ethnic Groups
- Serve up some enchiladas for dinner.ITStock Free/Polka Dot/Getty Images
Mexican food is often heavily flavored with chili, garlic, onion and tomatoes. As an appetizer, serve tortilla chips with salsa, guacamole or melted queso for dipping. Choose from a variety of entrees such as tamales, which consist of masa stuffed with marinated meat, usually pork; posole, which is a soup incorporating hominy and pork; or enchiladas, which are rolled tortillas stuffed with meat or cheese with a spicy chili sauce poured on top. Dessert can include sopapillas or flan, a Mexican custard drizzled with caramel sauce. - Indian food is often heavily spiced with rich flavors.Eising/Photodisc/Getty Images
While most traditional Indian food is vegetarian, many dishes feature meat such as chicken and lamb. Indian food incorporates fruits, such as coconut and mango, and a variety of root vegetables. Food is often heavily spiced with curry, cardamom, chili powder and cloves. Most Indian dishes are served with rice, particularly basmati rice. Indian food is traditionally eaten with your hands - Children will have fun learning to use chopsticks to eat Asian food.Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images
Chinese food dishes usually feature rice or noodles and are heavily loaded with vegetables. For protein, many Chinese dishes use tofu, fish and eggs, as well as most any animal meat. Beijing roast duck served with pancakes, cucumber, spring onions and hoisin sauce is one traditional Chinese dish. Serve your family a lo mein noodle, sauteed vegetable or chicken stir-fry if you are looking to explore Chinese cuisine. - Serve a Greek salad with feta cheese and olives.Jupiterimages/Comstock/Getty Images
Greek menus feature appetizers such as spanakopita, which are spinach stuffed phyllo triangles, or dolmades, which are rolls of grape leaves stuffed with rice. Traditional Greek entrees feature grilled or roasted meat, usually lamb, and side dishes such as salad with feta cheese, tomatoes and olives or pilafi, a Greek-style rice. A famous dessert from this region is baklava, which is layers of phyllo dough filled with nuts, cinnamon and honey.
Mexican Food
Indian Food
Chinese Food
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