Olympic Party - Around the World Food Theme
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Anonymous
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We are throwing an Olympics kickoff party with about 60ish people in attendance.
While the main meal will be catered, we want to do homemade appetizers that feature dishes from around the world. Anyone have a relatively easy (or make ahead dishes) but delicious recipes that represent food from a particular country or region outside of the US? We’re targeting about 20 different appetizers. |
Anonymous
| Forgot to add that 90% of the crowd will be vegan/vegetarian. |
Anonymous
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Oh how fun! We did something like this for world friendship day when I was a girl scout. Each girl scout troop was assigned a country to represent. We wore clothes that represented that country, we had stuff on display that represented that country, and we served food representative of that country.
The only food I remember making was that we made homemade fortune cookies. |
Anonymous
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I would be tempted to do each country’s version of a savory filled pastry…empanada, samosa, pierogi, spanakopita, dumplings, etc.
I’m hungry now. |
Anonymous
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Former girl scout posting again.
Here is a website with some recipes. Fried plantains for costa rica, mini pizzas, french toast sticks with canadian maple syrup, other stuff. https://makingfriends.com/international-food-recipes/ |
Anonymous
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Make a fruit tray in the color of the rings.
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Anonymous
I love this! (not OP, just a person popping in to say I think this would be awesome) |
Anonymous
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I love this idea so much!! Some random thoughts:
Sushi — get a tray from Harris Teeter or Wegmans Pasties-from Pure Pasties in Vienna Egg rolls or dumplings - frozen from Wegmans or TJ or a tray from Wegmans Blini—very easy to make, top with smoked salmon Little crepes — can buy them pre-made and fill them with jam Swedish meatballs—easy to make Chicken satay—super easy to make Skewers with manchego and Spanish olives Nachos Plantain chips Pickled herring on crackers Jaffa cakes or Walkers Biscuits Mexican Coke |
Anonymous
This is brilliant! I would do this this!! |
Anonymous
I love this idea. Can also do small British handpies, mini quiches for France (not for the vegans I guess), spring rolls, baklava (ok, a dessert, but still yummy), pirozhki, red bean filled pastries or balls, etc. Instead of making them all from scratch, many of these can be purchased frozen and are good quality. I like the Olympic rings but wouldn't bother, no one is going to want to eat them and mess up the design. I'd get Olympic ring napkins or something like that instead. |
Anonymous
How many are vegan? That will dramatically limit your menu options. If most are just vegetarian, that’s pretty easy. |
Anonymous
| Indian grocery stores have great frozen apps. |
Anonymous
This is a lovely idea but quite labor intensive. I’d make some of those at home but buy others. For example you can get good empanadas in this area. Frozen samosas and dumplings are good too. |
Anonymous
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Wow - thank you, keep the ideas coming!
(Also, 5ish out of the 50 or so guests are vegan.) |
Anonymous
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Different world cheeses and sausages/cured meat would be fun for your few meat eaters. From Chirozo to kofta to Polish and Italian sausage and Brats to biltong. It’s easy to make ahead.
The I would do dips: babaganoush, hummus, salsa, guac, different Asian dips with dumplings, etc. cheese fondue. Then maybe a variety of salads? Elite corn, German potato, seaweed salad, etc. |