Fika is a social institution in Sweden. It means taking a break from an activity to have coffee or, more rarely, another drink with family, friends or colleagues. read more…
Tiramisu (Italian: tiramisù) is an Italiandessert made of ladyfinger pastries (savoiardi) dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar, and mascarpone and flavoured with cocoa. The recipe has been adapted into many varieties of cakes and other desserts. Its origin is disputed between the Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The name comes from the Italian tirami su (lit. ’pick me up’ or ‘cheer me up’). read more…
The Sicilian orange salad (Italian: insalata di arance) is a typical salad dish of the Spanish and Sicilian cuisine, which uses oranges as its main ingredient. It is usually served at the beginning or at the end of a meal. read more…
Galette (from the Norman word gale, meaning “flat cake”) is a term used in French cuisine to designate various types of flat round or freeform crusty cakes, or, in the case of a Breton galette (French: Galette bretonne; Breton: Krampouezhenn gwinizh du), a pancake made with buckwheat flour usually with a savoury filling. Of the cake type of galette, one notable variety is the galette des Rois (King cake) eaten on the day of Epiphany. In French Canada the term galette is usually applied to pastries best described as large cookies. read more…
Far breton (Breton pancake or prune cake) is a compact, pudding-like cake. Along with crêpes, galettes and kouign amann, it is a typical speciality of Breton cuisine. Far breton is a traditional dessert from Brittany, a precursor to English pudding (e.g. plum pudding). It is often served as an intermediate dish (French: entremets) between cheese and fruit. Far breton can be served as a dessert (it is then eaten cold), but also as a hot lunch or with coffee. In Brittany, it is sold in almost every bakery. read more…
The Isle of Arran (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Arainn) or simply Arran is an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh-largest Scottish island, at 432 square kilometres (167 sq mi). Historically part of Buteshire, it is in the unitary council area of North Ayrshire. In the 2011 census it had a resident population of 4,629. Though culturally and physically similar to the Hebrides, it is separated from them by the Kintyre peninsula. Often referred to as “Scotland in Miniature”, the Island is divided into highland and lowland areas by the Highland Boundary Fault and has been described as a “geologist’s paradise”. read more…
