Eating around the world

This school year we tried many new recipes as we studied each continent. Here is a synopsis of our experience thus far. We have three countries left to go after this week - Japan, Russia, and Australia.  I will say that the experience has definitely resulted in Nadia and Ian doing a better job with eating new foods, especially ones they aren't very keen on. Ian has actually traded places with Nadia. Nadia now has the hardest time of the three kids with eating foods she doesn't like. Oliver continues to like almost every single thing I serve. He will ask for seconds while his siblings are struggling to take their first bites. The pictures don't have anything to do with the foods; they are from our trip to Philadelphia last week.

Foods at least some of us loved (at least some members of the family want to eat it again)
1. Tres Leche cake - Cuba
2. Tacos - Mexico (not a new one for us)
3. Taquitos - Mexico
4. Chiladquiles - Mexico
5. Brigaderiros - Brazil - Most favorite of all the new recipes we tried

6. Shepherd's Pie - United Kingdom (not a new one for us)
7. Beef stew - Ireland (not a new one for us)
8. Soda bread - Ireland (not a new one for us)
9. Croque Monsieur (already made this again at Ian's request)
10. Chocolate mousse
11. Omelette (not a new one for us)
12. Gelato
13. Breadsticks
14. Garlic bread (not a new one for us)
15. Lasagna (not a new one for us)
16. Spaghetti and meatballs (not a new one for us)
17. Pasta e fagioli
18. gewürz-plätzchen (not a new one for us)
19. apfelpfannkuchen
20. chocolate bread - Netherlands
21. Krentenbollen - Netherlands
22. Mandazi - Kenya (donuts)
23. pita bread - Egypt
24. trifle - South Africa

25. Challah  - Ian, Oliver, and I liked it
26. Matzoh crackers - Israel
27. Bagels - Israel (not a new one for us)
28. Baked cheese sticks - Israel

Foods that were "okay" (we didn't have serious struggles to eat them but don't want to eat them again)
1. Coconut kisses - Puerto Rico
2. Moros y Cristianos (black beans and rice) - Cuba
3. Flan
4. Licuado de Sandia - Guatemala
5. Hot chocolate - Mexico
6. Empanadas - Panama
7. Three Kings' cupcakes - Venezuela
8. Dulce de Leche
9. Milcaos
10. Argentine butter cookies - Argentina
11. Torrijas - Spain (sort of like French toast)
12. Creme brulee
13. Toskakake - Norway
14. Gehaktballen - Netherlands

15. Kourabiethes - Greece
16. hummus (amazingly Paul ate the most of this and he tried the fewest of all the recipes)
17. Honeyed carrots (Oliver and I liked them but not Nadia or Ian who usually like carrots) - Egypt
18. Banana fritters - Nigeria (banana pancakes)
19. Jollof rice (I liked it) - Ghana
20. Yellow rice (I liked it) - South Africa
21. Kelewele - Ghana
22. Tropical fruit salad (I liked it) - 
23. South African apples and cheese crumble - (apple crisp with cheddar cheese on top)
24. Melktert (Oliver loved it) - South Africa
25. Chocolate macaroons (I ended up eating almost all of them)
26. Potato and beef kebba - Iraq
27. Pulao rice with peas and nuts - India (Oliver and I enjoyed it)
28. Chicken fried rice - China
29. Spring rolls - China
30. Mandarin orange chicken - China

Foods that were disliked (meaning probably a lot of it was thrown away and either Nadia or Ian had a very hard time consuming a small portion)
1. pao de queijo - Brazil
2. Crepes
3. kartoffelpuffer
4. lefske - Norway
5. chapati flatbread - Kenya
6. isu (least favorite) - Nigeria
7. dodo oni-yeri - Nigeria (egg fried plantains)
8. Corn and beans (corn and black eyed peas) -
9. Bananas Ghana
10. Carrot salad - Morocco
11. Couscous - Mali
12. Tzimmes - Israel
13. Latkes - Israel
14. Pistachio pudding (I was the only one who liked it) 
15. Garam Doodh - only Ian liked it - India