peopel abroad - what is the " roast dinner" equivalent in your country

[Flobberghasted]

am reading a mag about spain( free wiht times) and it's talking about hwo every spanidards fave dish is their Mum's tortilla( the one with potatoes.)
i would have thought it was paella( dumskull brit emoticon)
now i knwo food is a lto mreo regional in other coutnries btu waht is the dish that everyone likes their mum'e version of best?

[vacaloca]

I read that article about tortillas too and although I was under the impression that I made the best one in the world my method is quite different from the one in that article. It's probably true that everyone's got their own recipe for them.

Tutter - I was in Llanes just two weeks ago.

[Kindersurprise]

We are in Germany. I would say "Gemischte Braten mit Klöse" mixed roasts with potato dumplings (pork and beef), I suspect that this is a regional dish particular to South Germany where MIL is from.

Each area has it's own specialities, from Thuringer Bratwurst to Himmel und Äärd mit Blutwurst(mashed potato and apple served with black pudding) from Cologne.

[ilovemydog]

califrau, am from california and would say that MEXICAN is the roast dinner equivalent?

Can't get a decent taco here in England

[olyoly]

I'm in Texas, and they love BBQ here. I sometimes wonder if a civil war will break out b/c states argue over who has the best bbq. If you happen out this way, I think Memphis style is the best, but don't tell my fellow Texans.
ilovemydog- I can't live without Mexican! We make it all the time in our house.

[UnderRated]

I wouldn't argue with a Texan about BBQ either

[sandcastles]

Blerh at Yorkshires with mango...!

I am off to hunt down said puddings....they come out crap in the sandy household too...unless dh makes them & that happens often.....NOT!

We can get Paxo at the local English deli, so am with that!

[sandcastles]

Lamingtons

[superloopy]

Lamingtons are squares of sponge cake dipped in chocolate icing (quite a thin runny icing) and then rolled in desicated (sp?) coconut. You can also cut them and filled them with whipped cream too. YUMMO!!

You can also make jelly cakes which are very similar but instead of dipping the cakes in chocolate icing, you quickly dip them in unset jelly then coconut. M-m-m-mmmmm!!!!!

[superloopy]

Ahhh I was just a bit too slow....

[eidsvold]

yes - love lamingtons - so does dh!

[Alexa808]

My German Mum makes the most delightful 'Braten' (roast) with cooked potatoes, dark brown sauce, peas and carrots or red cabbage and fresh mixed salad. It's middle to northern German fare.

The south just loves anything with bread and flour (Kloesse, noodles, etc)

Oh, I'm hungry and homesick now...

[Alexa808]

Would like to add that here in Asia I've come across some of the grossest, most disgusting and simply shocking twisted perversions of great European dishes:

• doughnuts filled with durian (stinky fruit)
• gnocci cooked to 'perfection' until it all blends together with a ketchup like sauce due to overcooking
• English breakfast with grilled abalone (shells)
• traditional German stew with a pig's trotters in it
• over-use of herbs such as thyme, oregano, etc until you gag
• french onion soup with vegetables in it and a layer of cheese on it (unbaked and straight out of a plastic wrapper)
• hot porridge with sugar + cinnamon and a bird's nest in it

All the local cakes and cookies here are so sweet you could get holes in your teeth from just looking at them.

and so forth...

[Sibble]

lol Alexa808. My in laws have mussels with everything including fried breakfasts.