Roulades, mashed potatoes, and a peach tree in Lower Saxony

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Maya and Liliya are both from Bulgaria, but from different regions. In this podcast, they speak about the culinary traditions of their home towns. This includes the all-Bulgarian classic dishes Banica (a pastry), Lyutenica (tomato and pepper vegetables conserved for the winter) and Tarator (a yoghurt soup for the hot summer days). Also we learn why in late summer there are so many outdoor fires in Bulgarian villages. The language of this episode is English. ---- Taste of Harmony is an cooperation project of six adult education organistions from six European countries. The project was funded 2020-2022 through the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

Heiko is a family man in the German province of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, caring for two children and his wife. He speaks about his relationship to cooking, which first of all means for him: getting his family fed. Heiko prefers "Hausmannskost" (traditional German cuisine), not least the infamous "Senfeier" (eggs in mustard sauce) which is particularly highly regarded in the eastern parts of Germany. The recipe is presented in detail so that after listing you should be able to cook this German traditional meal yourself. Another of Heiko’s favourites is deer goulash, and he gives hints for how to prepare this dish deliciously. Cursorily also topics such as gummy bears and bake rolls in the GDR (socialist East-Germany) are discussed. Language of this episode: German. Learners of German will get in contact with rare but valuable words of everyday language such also "Mäkelpott" and "Mäuler stopfen" and specialist terminology such as "Geschmacksträger" and "gehaltvoll" and "ziehen lassen". Taste of Harmony is an cooperation project of six adult education organistions from six European countries. The project was funded 2020-2022 through the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

Anna and Oksana are from Ukraine currently live in Croatia. In their talk with Antonela they compare the culinary traditions of the two countries sharing a slavonic cultural background. This podcast is also very good to get acquainted with the highlights of Ukrainian cooking. Language of this episode: Croatian Taste of Harmony is an cooperation project of six adult education organistions from six European countries. The project was funded 2020-2022 through the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union."

In the previous episode we spoke about marketing locally produced food. We continue the topic in this episode by discussing about tradition as a feeling and its relation to food preferences. We discuss food consumption and the targeting of specific groups of people, e.g. vegetarians. Other topics are the place of production, the connection between young people and their ancestors through continuation of tradition; and how social media influencers and ethical food brands impact the way we choose our food and value tradition. Core part of this episode is an interview with Christos Michael, a young entrepeneur from Cyprus offering cured meat products. He shares his experience in food marketing and his personal opinions about how tradition is linked to food and people’s shopping preferences. He describes how social media influences his audience and productivity and how he sees himself as a member of a traditional family. Language of this episode: Greek with some use of Cypriot dialect. Taste of Harmony is an cooperation project of six adult education organistions from six European countries. The project was funded 2020-2022 through the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

This episode is about the importance of food in daily life. It is also about what does the term tradition mean; how food is a part of our personal behavior on what we understand as tradition; how producers use history of food to produce local food; why young people choose to be entrepreneurs of local food production referring to the history of traditional food production. The episode includes a 15 minutes discussion with a Cypriot young entrepreneur, Demetris Demetriou, in the field of honey production. The discussion covers his experience in the food industry and his personal opinions about how food options are related to the history of food production and how food affects the way people select their eating options. This leads over to the question how social media affect our behavior on selecting traditional food. Greek with some use of Cypriot dialect. Taste of Harmony is an cooperation project of six adult education organistions from six European countries. The project was funded 2020-2022 through the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

The team in Cyprus discusses how social media has been influencing culinary habits especially of the younger generation in recent years. The team is: Danielle from Belgium, Eleni from the Netherlands and Laura from Italy. Language of this episode: English. Taste of Harmony is an cooperation project of six adult education organistions from six European countries. The project was funded 2020-2022 through the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

The team in Cyprus shares their habits for breakfast, lunch and dinner in different countries. Special guest of this episode is Luis from Nigeria. Language of this episode: English. Taste of Harmony is an cooperation project of six adult education organistions from six European countries. The project was funded 2020-2022 through the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

Every country has a culinary thing it is proud of. In this episode, Laura, Heleni and Danielle discuss the national gemstones of the kitchen from Italy, Greece, Belgium, Netherlands, and Congo. They also speak about mistakes, especially foreigners do when trying to cook along these taditions, and about the feelins, locals have when foreigners mess up their culinary heritage. Language of this episode: English. Taste of Harmony is an cooperation project of six adult education organistions from six European countries. The project was funded 2020-2022 through the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

[EN] Iris is a German language teacher in Hannover. She grew up in the region, but has also lived abroad and has learned to love Persian cuisine. In this podcast she tells us how this happened. And she shares recipes for the beloved meals of her childhood in a little Lower Saxonian village: roulades and mashed potatoes. Also, she gives tips for a good roast leg of lamb. This episode is in German. [DE] Iris ist Deutschlehrerin in Hannover. Sie ist in der Region aufgewachsen, hat aber auch im Ausland gelebt und dabei die persische Küche lieben gelernt. Wie es dazu kam, erzählt sie uns in diesem Podcast. Und sie verrät Rezepte für die Lieblingsgerichte ihrer Kindheit in einem kleinen niedersächsischen Dorf: Rouladen und Kartoffelpüree. Außerdem gibt sie Tipps für einen guten Lammkeulenbraten. ---- Taste of Harmony is an cooperation project of six adult education organistions from six European countries. The project was funded 2020-2022 through the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.