Author: Charity Marchandt
Charity is a queer multi-media working creative residing in the Portland metropolitan area. Their background is in creative writing for marketing and public relations, editing and social media content. They've covered arts & culture, arts education, business infrastructure, tech and medical. They enjoy reading about modern futurists, clean corners, and laughing a lot.

Today’s post is bittersweet. This is the last Cultured Kitchen. It seems like only yesterday that we started exploring different cultures around the globe and how every community has its history rooted at the core of its recipes.

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Tamale history is one wrapped in mystique. Its name is derived from the word tamalli in the Nahuatl language spoken by the Aztecs, meaning “wrapped food.

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African coffee caught America’s interest with the 1990’s coffeehouse renaissance, and it’s an easy sell in the Pacific Northwest, particularly in the wet and chilly fall and winter months.

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One of the first places I always wanted to visit was Russia. The smell of baked and stewed meals from my Russian neighbor’s kitchen repeatedly made my tummy rumble.

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Being on the go is universal but it doesn’t have to mean we sacrifice eating well. In past posts, ground ingredients were a part of everyday entrées, some wrapped or sautéed, others stewed or baked.

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When we first started exploring different cultures (beginning with the Middle East) around the world and how each one stocks their kitchens, we discovered that the earth is a dynamic place where everyone needs to eat, oftentimes on the go and with simplicity – without sacrificing good taste.

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Today’s post expands on the regions we’ve “visited,” offering finishing touches. In future posts we will try simple recipes with grocery lists from the shops we’ve explored, furthering our conversation with the basics! Edelwiess Sausage and Delicatessen (Bavarian) 3119 SE 12th edelwiessdeli.

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Lodged inside strip malls and intrinsic to suburban neighborhoods proudly stands the Mexican mercado or tienda.

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African markets in Portland could at one time be found in a few quadrants. Today, there are barely just a handful and they’re all in NE, waiting for you to come in.

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Kachapuri (bread with cheese filling) from Roman Russian food is a surprising delight, with desserts that make you re-think what is usually seen as a soup-heavy culture.

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Cultured Kitchen: Do’s, Don’t’s and Farewell

Cultured Kitchen: Dulce Tamales

Cultured Kitchen: Keeping warm with Ethiopian coffee

Cultured Kitchen: Piroshky, the forever dumpling

Cultured Kitchen: Making Larb, Queen of Salads

Cultured Kitchen: Making Kefir

Global Grocery: Odds ‘n Ends

Global Grocery: Mexico, Spain, South America

Global Grocery: Africa

Global Grocery: Eastern Europe & Russia