"She Gets Too Hungry..."

My son is the omnivore of the brood.  He thinks cheese was made to just to delight him with its variety.  He is willing to try just about anything once.  His big sister, on the other hand, eats like a panda; limited preferences eaten to the exclusion of all other options.  If it weren't for peanut butter, pasta and Cheerios, she would have wasted away long ago.

So just before school started, I had the idea that each month we would pick a country and explore its history, customs and cuisine.  Emily thought that sounded like great fun and suggested we start with Morocco.  I hope she likes couscous.

I'm in a very Oktoberfestive mood, so it will be beer, brats and Bavaria next month.  I think there will be opportunities for both children to enjoy Chinese and Mexican food and they both like satay, but for some of these meals I expect Cheerios will be the fall back position.

What kid friendly-food do you suggest from the world's cuisines?

Comments

[Sissy Willis]

Anything with nature's perfect food, peanut butter. Thai cuisine comes to mind. :-)

[Terry Cowgill]

That's true, my normally picky daughter will eat anything if she played even a minor role in preparing it.

My kids were both born in Korea but when we tried Korean food, they found it unacceptably spicy.

I wonder if your kids would like a Chinese stir fry. Keep the spices at a minimum but let them have at it in cutting up the veggies etc.

[Miriam Robbins Midkiff]

Tim, see if there are International Cuisine Cookbooks for kids at your local library. Kids are even more likely to try things if they cook or prepare the food themselves. One cookbook my aunt gave me when I was a child, which I still have, was "Many Hands Cooking: An International Cookbook for Girls and Boys," cooked and written by Terry Touff Cooper and Marilyn Ratner. Published by the Thomas Y. Crowell Co. in cooperation with UNICEF (1974). I've seen this one floating around on used books websites.

Enjoy!