Ignoring our principles and reversing our position.

Source: http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=718

After the Timor-Leste debacle we are no longer going to go in alphabetical order and will reserve the right to veto a country if we cannot find an interesting dish. Which is bad news for Togo...

Cooking Around the World: Timor-Leste

The second stop in our tour around the world was East Timor. I have nothing more to add, other than after cooking Sid vowed to never visit the country.

Cooking Around the World: The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

We have started a grand undertaking here at Adventure Thyme. We have decided to cook a dish from every country in the UN! In Alphabetical order! Starting with The!

So needless to say, we began with "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia." Its totally obvious, am I right?

After looking around we decided to make Macedonia Souvlaki and Tzatziki.

For the Tzatziki:
32-ounces of Greek style yogurt
1 large cucumber
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup fresh chopped dill
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoons cider or white vinegar

Salt and pepper to taste


Peel and grate the cucumbers.

Add the cucumber and all other ingredients to the strained yogurt and mix well.



For the Souvlaki:

2 pounds beef sirloin, (we used chuck instead) cut in 1 to 1 1/2 inch chunks
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/8 cup dry red wine(optional)
1 1/2 teaspoons granulated garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary (optional)
1/2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper

2 teaspoons salt

Combine ingredients and mix to coat meat evenly. Thread onto skewers, and leave alone in the fridge for an hour or so.

We then seared the meat very briefly in a pan with a little olive oil and grilled the meat in a george forman grill for around 5 minutes.