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A Cookie for Every Country
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A journey to document at least one traditional cookie recipe from every country around the globe.
- Added on: Sep 18th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Lisa Rohner
- Listed in: Recipes Food & Drink
- Tags: recipes desserts baking cookies sweets international cuisine
Recent Posts
Latvia: Tokorzvarhitjas
Latvian cuisine overall has been greatly influenced by its neighboring countries. Tokorzvarhitjas, or bowknot cookies, may have originated in Latvia, but the idea is basically the same whether the cookie is made in Poland, Lithuania, Bulgaria or Russ...
Sweden: Pepparkakor
There is no cookie that says "Christmas in Sweden" more than traditional Pepparkakor, commonly referred to as "ginger thins" or "gingernuts" in the UK. Although they are similar in taste to the United States' gingersnaps, they are very different cook...
Thailand: Khanom Phing
The Portuguese have had an impact on the way Asians cook. This can be seen as early as the early 16th century when the Portuguese went abroad from Malaysia to nearby Thailand, then known as Siam. The Portuguese influenced an unexpected aspect of Thai...
United States: Apees
Apees (also known as A.P. or apeas) are a spiced butter cookie of German origins that are popular in Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Dutch country.History has is that the cookies got their name from the fact that they were a form of Anis Platchen (...
Poland: Chrusciki
Loosely translated, Chrusciki means “cookie” in Polish. They are also commonly referred to as "Angels’ Wings", although North Americans also refer to them as "Bow Ties". They are also known as Chiacchiere in Italy. These sugar-dusted sweets are...
Russia: Kosh Tili
One of the smallest and least-known ethnic groups in Russia are the Tatars. They represent an area officially known as Tatarstan, 500 miles east of Moscow. Kosh Tili, which means "birds' tongues", is a traditional fried cookie treat prepared for hol...
