Cultural Potluck

[Anonymous]

Trifle and Irish soda bread are both easy to make.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our school is hosting a cultural potluck event where you bring a dish that represents your heritage. What do you bring when your family has been in the US for 100+ years and ancestors are from England, Ireland, Wales but you have no connection to those countries? My daughter is stressing over this unnecessarily!

Why do you need a connection to the country? Pick one place and one food from there.

Bc they want DD to speak about it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bring a tray of Chik Fil A and call it a day.

I mean I did joke with DH about doing just this. 😂

[Anonymous]

OP, your culture is American. Go with something American that your family makes. If your family has been in the US for 4+ generations, then I can understand why you feel you have no connection to a place outside it. I suspect that food does not weigh heavily in your culture. Which is fine, but there must be something that you make for celebrations or a holiday or something that reflects your culture. Chocolate chip cookies? French onion dip? Rice a Roni?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bring a tray of Chik Fil A and call it a day.

McDs or KFC. Very American.

[Anonymous]

Have you guys traveled to another country? We just went to Costa Rica last year so we could make their rice and bean dish that we had as a side at almost every meal.

I studied abroad in Spain so we could bring tortilla española.

Does she like Bluey? She can make fairy bread based on her favorite show.

Think outside the box, she can talk about anything if she researches it.

[Anonymous]

She had decided to make pigs in a blanket but someone at school told her that was offensive?

[Anonymous]

I think that definition of culture is too narrow. You can make something that is a family recipe.

There is a great YouTuber named Beryl Shereshewsky who cooks food based on family recipes from around the world. It's basically international Day every episode. Sometimes, the contributor will say, this actually isn't really typical of this country or region for XYZ reason, but this is what we did in my family. And it's totally interesting and lovely and great to hear about. I think that's the spirit you should employ when considering what to make. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

American Chop Suey (some call it goulash). We had it for school lunch (literally on the menu said American Chop Suey) and my mom made it sometimes. I never made it for my kids, but I should pass (the monstrosity) on. I liked mine with way too much of that sprinkle cheese on top.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think that definition of culture is too narrow. You can make something that is a family recipe.

There is a great YouTuber named Beryl Shereshewsky who cooks food based on family recipes from around the world. It's basically international Day every episode. Sometimes, the contributor will say, this actually isn't really typical of this country or region for XYZ reason, but this is what we did in my family. And it's totally interesting and lovely and great to hear about. I think that's the spirit you should employ when considering what to make. Good luck.

I love her videos. Here’s a link to her Youtube channel.
https://m.youtube.com/c/berylshereshewsky

[Anonymous]

I don't see why you can't bring some sort of British dessert. And 100 years is not so long ago!

[Anonymous]

Apple pie, since no one really cares. They will be too stuffing their face. Tell her not to stress.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Each of my kids called each of their grandparents and asked for a suggested recipe from their grandparents. My husband's mother, who matches your "been in the US for 100+ years and ancestors are from England, Ireland, and Wales" suggested a cottage cheese and jello salad that she remembered her mother making.

One kid chose that from all the recipes suggested by the grandparents, and brought that in. Other two kids picked recipes suggested by grandparents that were more traditionally "heritage day", but the kid who made the cottage cheese and jello monstrosity absolutely loved it.

Good Lord, just bring an apple pie of you have no culture.

[Anonymous]

Oreos.

[Anonymous]

Make a dessert like shortbread or toffee pudding