Baking for International Food Evening
At school, someone suggested having an International Food Evening to celebrate the diversity of food from around the world. Being from Egypt, I decided to make something from the Middle East/North Africa, and so I made a basbousa cake which is a semolina cake with almonds and drenched in syrup. I made the cake using my mum's recipe. Even though I had eaten it many times before, I've never made one before, so making a cake without my mother's help was a new challenge for me. It made me realise that maybe I should stop relying on my mother to make desserts and food for me, and I should probably start baking more, since I didn't even know how to bake food from my own culture.
As well as making a basbousa, I decided to also make some traditional "American cuisine" for fun, which was a peanut butter and jelly cake. I decided to make an additional cake to challenge me further, as I'd never made this cake either. Below is the video I followed to make the cake.
As well as making a basbousa, I decided to also make some traditional "American cuisine" for fun, which was a peanut butter and jelly cake. I decided to make an additional cake to challenge me further, as I'd never made this cake either. Below is the video I followed to make the cake.
Below are some photos for the evening. In red, I've circled the food I made.
Overall, I learned a lot about baking and realised that I needed to practice my culinary skills more often. I also learned about many different types of food that others brought in, such as Brazilian coxinhas, which I've made since then. World cuisine is so diverse and interesting and this made me realise the importance of celebrating other cultures and learning about them, since I did not know about some of the foods eaten at this evening.
There was an entry charge of £3 to raise money to buy a defibrillator for the school.
There was an entry charge of £3 to raise money to buy a defibrillator for the school.