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[[File:Bocau de tortiella de xamón.jpg|thumb|right|Tortilla and ham sandwich]] | [[File:Bocau de tortiella de xamón.jpg|thumb|right|Tortilla and ham sandwich]] | ||
'''Pelaxian cuisine | '''Pelaxian cuisine''' is described as a cultural blending of [[Vallosi cuisine|Vallosi]], Caphirian and Cartadanian influences, within the wide scope of tropical agricultural products that are abundant in the country. Pelaxian annual personal consumption of [[beef]] has averaged 100kg and 300kg for poultry. | ||
'''The influence of Pelaxia's spice trade from Vallos and Insuo Loa culture is also notable''', especially in the wide variety of spices used. These spices include piri piri (small, fiery chili peppers), white pepper, black pepper, saffron, paprika, clove, allspice, cumin, cinnamon and nutmeg are used in meat, fish or multiple savoury dishes from Continental Pelaxia and the Jusonian Islands. Cinnamon, vanilla, lemon zest, orange zest, aniseed, clove and allspice are used in many traditional desserts and some savoury dishes. Garlic and onions are widely used, as are herbs, such as bay leaf, parsley, oregano, thyme, mint, marjoram, rosemary and coriander being the most prevalent. Pelaxia is home to the largest consumers of rice per capita in all of Sarpedon. Rice is said to have originated from the Loa who brought along their ingredients and cooking techniques many centuries ago. | '''The influence of Pelaxia's spice trade from Vallos and Insuo Loa culture is also notable''', especially in the wide variety of spices used. These spices include piri piri (small, fiery chili peppers), white pepper, black pepper, saffron, paprika, clove, allspice, cumin, cinnamon and nutmeg are used in meat, fish or multiple savoury dishes from Continental Pelaxia and the Jusonian Islands. Cinnamon, vanilla, lemon zest, orange zest, aniseed, clove and allspice are used in many traditional desserts and some savoury dishes. Garlic and onions are widely used, as are herbs, such as bay leaf, parsley, oregano, thyme, mint, marjoram, rosemary and coriander being the most prevalent. Pelaxia is home to the largest consumers of rice per capita in all of Sarpedon. Rice is said to have originated from the Loa who brought along their ingredients and cooking techniques many centuries ago. | ||
''' | '''Palm oil and olive oil are one of the bases of Pelaxian cuisine, which is used both for cooking and flavouring meals.''' This has led to a unique classification of olive oils in Pelaxia, depending on their acidity: 1.5 degrees is only for cooking with (virgin olive oil), anything lower than 1 degree is good for dousing over fish, potatoes and vegetables (extra virgin). 0.7, 0.5 or even 0.3 degrees are for those who do not enjoy the taste of olive oil at all, or who wish to use it in, say, a mayonnaise or sauce where the taste is meant to be disguised. | ||
'''Another feature of Pelaxian cuisine is the preparation of homemade food such as [[french fries]], [[empanadas]], and pasta to celebrate a special occasion, to meet friends, or to honor someone.''' Homemade food is also seen as a way to show affection. Pelaxian restaurants include a great variety of cuisines, prices, and flavors. Large cities tend to host everything from high-end international cuisine, to ''bodegones'' (inexpensive traditional hidden taverns), less stylish restaurants, and bars and canteens offering a range of dishes at affordable prices. | '''Another feature of Pelaxian cuisine is the preparation of homemade food such as [[french fries]], [[empanadas]], and pasta to celebrate a special occasion, to meet friends, or to honor someone.''' Homemade food is also seen as a way to show affection. Pelaxian restaurants include a great variety of cuisines, prices, and flavors. Large cities tend to host everything from high-end international cuisine, to ''bodegones'' (inexpensive traditional hidden taverns), less stylish restaurants, and bars and canteens offering a range of dishes at affordable prices. | ||
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[[Bread]] products are consumed all around the country. The deeply rooted bread, pastry, and dessert-making tradition derives from blending the above nationalities' products. [[Bakery|Bakeries]] sell not only a wide scope of breads, cookies, and cakes, but also pastries. The latter resembles a sort of roll [[pastry]] whose main dough ingredient is either butter or fat and which may be simple or stuffed with [[dulce de leche]], [[milk]], [[jam]], crema pastelera, or quince or apple jelly, among other fillings. The most popular type of pastry is said to be that of ''crecientes'' ( literally half crescent), based upon [[Burgundian]] [[croissant]]s. Furthermore, [[sandwiches de miga]] are another type of bread products; they are made only with thin layers of [[white bread]] (generally referred to as crustless bread) and stuffed with food items ranging from [[ham and cheese]] to other more sophisticated combinations such as raw ham, tomatoes, olives, hard boiled eggs, tuna, lettuce, red pepper, and the like. | [[Bread]] products are consumed all around the country. The deeply rooted bread, pastry, and dessert-making tradition derives from blending the above nationalities' products. [[Bakery|Bakeries]] sell not only a wide scope of breads, cookies, and cakes, but also pastries. The latter resembles a sort of roll [[pastry]] whose main dough ingredient is either butter or fat and which may be simple or stuffed with [[dulce de leche]], [[milk]], [[jam]], crema pastelera, or quince or apple jelly, among other fillings. The most popular type of pastry is said to be that of ''crecientes'' ( literally half crescent), based upon [[Burgundian]] [[croissant]]s. Furthermore, [[sandwiches de miga]] are another type of bread products; they are made only with thin layers of [[white bread]] (generally referred to as crustless bread) and stuffed with food items ranging from [[ham and cheese]] to other more sophisticated combinations such as raw ham, tomatoes, olives, hard boiled eggs, tuna, lettuce, red pepper, and the like. | ||
Desserts and sweets are usually stuffed or covered with [[dulce de leche]]. The latter can be eaten alone or on top of cakes, [[alfajor]]es, panqueques ([[Crêpe|crepes]]), and pastries, or as a topping spread over [[flan de leche]]. [[Chantilly cream]] is widely consumed and used in preparing sweets and desserts. Additionally, cakes, sponge cakes, and puddings are very popular dishes. | Desserts and sweets are usually stuffed or covered with [[dulce de leche]]. The latter can be eaten alone or on top of cakes, [[alfajor]]es, panqueques ([[Crêpe|crepes]]), and pastries, or as a topping spread over [[flan de leche]]. [[Chantilly cream]] is widely consumed and used in preparing sweets and desserts. Additionally, cakes, sponge cakes, and puddings are very popular dishes. | ||
=== El Alto de Los Picos === | === El Alto de Los Picos === | ||
This region is the one most influenced by the topography and climate. When preparing regional dishes, [[potato]]es and [[maize|corn]] or wheat are almost always used, including [[Bell pepper|peppers]], [[Squash (plant)|squashes]] and [[tomato]]es. The most celebrated dishes are [[tortilla de papa]], [[Montian Bean Stew]]. | This region is the one most influenced by the topography and climate. When preparing regional dishes, [[potato]]es and [[maize|corn]] or wheat are almost always used, including [[Bell pepper|peppers]], [[Squash (plant)|squashes]] and [[tomato]]es. The most celebrated dishes are [[tortilla de papa]], [[Montian Bean Stew]]. | ||
This region is the most suitable to taste [[empanada]]s, particularly those stuffed with meat and offering different types of tempting varieties such as the ''empanada monteña'', filled with potatoes and lamb, or empanadas made with cheese. Empanadas are individual sized and closed savoury pastries which may be fried or baked in the oven and are generally eaten with the hands. | This region is the most suitable to taste [[empanada]]s, particularly those stuffed with meat and offering different types of tempting varieties such as the ''empanada monteña'', filled with potatoes and lamb, or empanadas made with cheese. Empanadas are individual sized and closed savoury pastries which may be fried or baked in the oven and are generally eaten with the hands. | ||
Stews such as [[Montian Bean Stew]], carbonada, [[pollo al disco]], and roasted lamb are also typical dishes characterizing this region, which also include pumpkin or potato pudding stuffed with meat. | Stews such as [[Montian Bean Stew]], carbonada, [[pollo al disco]], and roasted lamb are also typical dishes characterizing this region, which also include pumpkin or potato pudding stuffed with meat. | ||
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Spanish Tortilla (5845088254).jpg|Pelaxian tortilla | |||
Pollo al disco. - panoramio.jpg|"Pollo al disco" with peppers. | |||
Barranquilla_-_Sancocho_de_mondongo.jpg|Montian Chicken Soup. | |||
Bandeja_paisa_30062011.jpg|"Bandeja Montañera", red beans cooked with pork, white rice, carne molida (ground meat), chicharrón, fried egg, plantain (plátano maduro), chorizo, arepa, hogao sauce, black pudding (morcilla), avocado and lemon. | |||
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=== South Region === | === South Region === | ||
This region is known for its high consumption of beef and vegetable dishes such as [[Carne mechada]], [[Levantxian Stew]], [[Arroz Savrio]] and Gazpacho. | This region is known for its high consumption of beef and vegetable dishes such as [[Carne mechada]], [[Levantxian Stew]], [[Arroz Savrio]] and Gazpacho. | ||
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=== Islas Jusonias === | === Islas Jusonias === | ||
Foods produced in the Jusón Archipelago include [[fish]] and [[seafood]] from the sea and rivers, and the products of the [[pigs]] widely farmed there. | Foods produced in the Jusón Archipelago include [[fish]] and [[seafood]] from the sea and rivers, and the products of the [[pigs]] widely farmed there. | ||
Marine species such as [[Salmon (food)|salmon]], Tuna, [[Lithodes santolla|spider crab]]s, [[Squid (food)|squid]] and other [[shellfish]] and [[mollusc]]s may be caught in the [[Kindred Sea]]. There are [[trout]] in the rivers. | Marine species such as [[Salmon (food)|salmon]], Tuna, [[Lithodes santolla|spider crab]]s, [[Squid (food)|squid]] and other [[shellfish]] and [[mollusc]]s may be caught in the [[Kindred Sea]]. There are [[trout]] in the rivers. | ||
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Chicken and lamb, together with wild boar and venison tend to make up the region's meat-based dishes. Also typical of southern region are smoked products, including salmon, wild boar, and pheasant. | Chicken and lamb, together with wild boar and venison tend to make up the region's meat-based dishes. Also typical of southern region are smoked products, including salmon, wild boar, and pheasant. | ||
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Limupoke.jpg|A plate full of Ponna. | |||
Pargo_rojo_Red_snapper_by_thefuturistics.png|Fried Red Snapper, fried plantain, rice and tomato. | |||
Maori_boil_up.jpg|Loa Hervido, soup made from potatoes, pork bones, dumplings, cabbage and variety of another greens. Pumpkin and sweet potatoes are also added traditionally. | |||
Cebiche_de_corvina.JPG|Corvina Cebiche | |||
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== Alcoholic beverages == | == Alcoholic beverages == | ||
*'''[[Wine]] (''vino'')''' has traditionally been the most popular alcoholic beverage in Pelaxia, beer in recent decades has competed with wine in popularity. Breweries appeared in Pelaxia at the end of the 1760s. | *'''[[Wine]] (''vino'')''' has traditionally been the most popular alcoholic beverage in Pelaxia, beer in recent decades has competed with wine in popularity. Breweries appeared in Pelaxia at the end of the 1760s. | ||
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== Non-alcoholic specialties == | == Non-alcoholic specialties == | ||
[[File: | [[File:Nice_Cup_of_Tea.jpg|thumb|right|Pelaxian tea with milk]] | ||
Pelaxians enjoy a wide variety of non-alcoholic infusions. Among these, tea has long been the most widely enjoyed; in 2006, over 700,000 metric tons were harvested in Pelaxia, mostly for domestic consumption. Tea is also one of the top exports from Pelaxia, as it is valued all over the world, but second behind coffee. | Pelaxians enjoy a wide variety of non-alcoholic infusions. Among these, tea has long been the most widely enjoyed; in 2006, over 700,000 metric tons were harvested in Pelaxia, mostly for domestic consumption. Tea is also one of the top exports from Pelaxia, as it is valued all over the world, but second behind coffee. | ||
Aside from the traditional Cafés, tea houses and tea gardens are also settings in which social gatherings with tea take place. Chess is a common game that is often played in these tea gardens. They have proven to be an attraction for tourists in destinations. With the growing young population, Pelaxia is seeing a shift towards café culture in places where coffee is predominantly being drunk.However, this increase in the consumption of coffee does not negate the fact that black Pelaxian tea is still the drink of choice for Pelaxians. | |||
''Enlatado'' is a tea drink prepared by the ill-fated ''Gaucho Carlos'' in the popular Pelaxian folk song "''Los que duermen los deguellan''" . Boiling water for tea over a camp fire and adding a gum leaf for flavouring remains an iconic traditional Pelaxian method for preparing tea, which was a staple drink of the Pelaxian 1700s period. | |||
== Popular short-order dishes == | == Popular short-order dishes == | ||
[[File:Picada cordobesa.jpg|thumb|right|Pelaxian "picada".]] | [[File:Picada cordobesa.jpg|thumb|right|Pelaxian "picada".]] | ||
*Common ''restoranes'' or ''[[restaurant]]es'' and ''rotiserias'' (grill restaurants) nearly anywhere in Pelaxia today serve (into the small hours) quickly prepared meals that in the course of the 20th century came to be known as ''minutas'', "short-order dishes". | *Common ''restoranes'' or ''[[restaurant]]es'' and ''rotiserias'' (grill restaurants) nearly anywhere in Pelaxia today serve (into the small hours) quickly prepared meals that in the course of the 20th century came to be known as ''minutas'', "short-order dishes". | ||
*''Minutas'' are a category of dishes that include are ''[[pelanesa]]s'', ''churrascos'', ''supremas'' ([[chicken breast]]s), and Caphirian pasta, although some are very typical of locations that sell food: "''bifes''" and "''pelanesas''" are served "''a caballo''" ("on horseback", with [[fried egg]] on top), "''pelanesa completa''" (a ''pelanesa'' with two fried eggs and [[French fries]]), "''revuelto Gramajo''", "''colchón de arvejas''" (an omelette made with peas) | *''Minutas'' are a category of dishes that include are ''[[pelanesa]]s'', ''churrascos'', ''supremas'' ([[chicken breast]]s), and Caphirian pasta, although some are very typical of locations that sell food: "''bifes''" and "''pelanesas''" are served "''a caballo''" ("on horseback", with [[fried egg]] on top), "''pelanesa completa''" (a ''pelanesa'' with two fried eggs and [[French fries]]), "''revuelto Gramajo''", "''colchón de arvejas''" (an omelette made with peas). | ||
*'' | *Common sandwiches are those made of ''pelanesa'', baked ham and cheese, ''"pan de miga", [[toast]],'' panchos'' (hot dogs), ''[[choripan]]es'', ''morcipanes'', tortilla and ham, etc. '' | ||
*''[[Picada (Pelaxiana)|Picadas]]'', which are consumed at home or in [[Bar (establishment)|bars]], [[café]]s, tea houses and "''[[bodegones]]''" are also popular; they consist of an ensemble of plates containing cubes of cheese (typically from [[Montia]] or [[Agrila]]), pieces of [[salame]], [[olive]]s in [[brine]], fries, ''maníes'' ([[peanut]]s), etc.; ''[[picada]]''s are eaten accompanied by an alcoholic beverage like wine or beer. | |||
== Eating habits == | == Eating habits == | ||
Breakfast typically is small and consists of tea or “café con leche” (coffee with milk) and toasts, pide bread, with some fruit juice, possibly orange juice accompanied with either cheese, tomatoes, eggs, olives or hummus.. A continental-style breakfast (desayuno) may be taken just after waking up, or before entering the workplace. Due to the large time span between breakfast and lunch, it is not uncommon to halt the working schedule to take a mid-morning snack with tea. Traditional lunches in Pelaxia are long and well developed. Pelaxians often have a light evening snack (called a "merienda" - typically a coffee or green tea and a pastry and it is common to not eat dinner until 9 pm, or even later on weekends. | Breakfast typically is small and consists of tea or “café con leche” (coffee with milk) and toasts, pide bread, with some fruit juice, possibly orange juice accompanied with either cheese, tomatoes, eggs, olives or hummus.. A continental-style breakfast (desayuno) may be taken just after waking up, or before entering the workplace. Due to the large time span between breakfast and lunch, it is not uncommon to halt the working schedule to take a mid-morning snack with tea. Traditional lunches in Pelaxia are long and well developed. Pelaxians often have a light evening snack (called a "merienda" - typically a coffee or green tea and a pastry and it is common to not eat dinner until 9 pm, or even later on weekends. | ||
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