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Lime and Mint Chicken, straight to Ha long bay

April 18, 2011 by Tropical Foodies

Name: Vietnamese Lime and Mint Chicken
Foodie: Linda
Eaten in: Vietnam

This dish is an explosion of flavors! The mint, red chili pepper, lime make a delightful combination for the palate. Add to that the freshness of the bean curd noodles and the crunchiness of the chicken and you have a winner. … 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Chicken, chiken, transparent vermicelli, Vietnam

Klaklo- never too late with plantains!

April 10, 2011 by Tropical Foodies

Klaklo, krakro

Name: Klaklo
Location: Côte d’Ivoire
Foodie: Elodie

Plantains are very special in my opinion, because they can be eaten and still be delicious no matter how ripe they are.  I am hard pressed to think of another starch that has similar attributes: I cannot remember how many times I went to the grocery store, determined to buy fresh vegetables to incorporate into scrumptious dishes, … 

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Filed Under: Plantain Tagged With: Fried Plantains, Plantain, plantains, side dish, tropical foods

Rocking on an avocado-shrimp boat

April 4, 2011 by Tropical Foodies

Name: Avocado shrimp boat

Eaten in: probably everywhere avocado and shrimps are indigenous, and beyond. I was introduced to it in Côte D’Ivoire.

Foodie: Elodie

When I was growing up, very few Sundays went by without the whole family heading to the beach. Once there, we had lunch at one of the many beachside restaurants. The first course of the meal more often  than not was avocado-shrimp. Perhaps the proximity of the ocean is what made this seafood dish one of the menu staples.

As far as I can remember, the shrimp part of the meal was always mixed with ketchup and mayonnaise, … 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Avocado, avocado, first course meal, shrimp, Shrimps

Pineapple Upside-down cake puts everything else back in order

March 27, 2011 by Tropical Foodies

Name: Pineapple upside-down cake
Eaten in: Caribbean, Worldwide
Foodie: Linda

In the pineapple season in Côte d’Ivoire, market women pile hundreds of fresh, ripe fruits on the side of well-traveled roads and wait for customers to stop and buy them on their way back to the city from the beach or the village.  Some families end up driving home with their cars loaded with delicious, honey-sweet pineapples. Ripened by sunshine, … 

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Filed Under: Pineapple Tagged With: Dessert, Pineapple

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