Blini with Citrus Cured Salmon – Russia
Originally written as part of the World Cup 2014 cooking project. Football: The dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 lead to the creation of a new football team in
Tamales Rellenos – Mexico
Originally written as part of the World Cup 2014 cooking project. Football: The year is 1986, a numerical anagram of 1968; the year Mexico hosted the Olympic Games. This time
Ćevapčići with Ajvar – Croatia
Originally written as part of the World Cup 2014 cooking project. Football: I write this section with a heavy heart today as my beloved England has been pushed to the
Diombre – Côte d’Ivoire
Originally written as part of the World Cup 2014 cooking project. Football: I can’t start talking about the Côte d’Ivoire without mentioning the two players that are expected to take
Burek – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Originally written as part of the World Cup 2014 cooking project. Football: Bosnia and Herzegovina are the babies of the World Cup in Brazil. Considering that their first ever international
Shakhshūkha – Algeria
Originally written as part of the World Cup 2014 cooking project. Football: The World Cup is hotting up now and with only a few hours to Algeria’s first game it
Chucula de Vainilla – Ecuador
Originally written as part of the World Cup 2014 cooking project. Football: Ecuador is a relative new comer to World Cup competition, having first qualified in 2002 for the World
Ceviche with Chimol – Honduras
Originally written as part of the World Cup 2014 cooking project. Football: Honduras first qualified for the World Cup in 1982, the great spectacle in Spain and the first World
Patacones and Black Bean Dip – Costa Rica
Originally written as part of the World Cup 2014 cooking project. Football: My memory of the first Costa Rican to make it big in the English Premiership is of Paulo
Masah with Wild Honey – Nigeria
Originally written as part of the World Cup 2014 cooking project. Football: Pivoting on a six-pence, dribbling through players like cones, deft little touches and flicks, and a devastating finish;
