Cooking?  Kochen? Have an International Dinner Night

Chicken and rice again? Didn't we have meatloaf last week? If you've heard that from your kids, then its probably time to try something different. One way to make cooking new dishes fun and educational for your family is to have an international dinner night. Cooking a dish from another culture with your child teaches him or her about new foods, spices, drinks, appetizers etc. In many cases the foods that kids don't like are the basis for many foreign dishes. Cooking international meals may be just the thing to get kids to eat something healthy like Greek hummus (which is based on chick peas.)

Making an international meal is great way to spend quality time with your family. When you cook with your family you can use the time to catch up with your child, teach them cooking skiils, and educate them about different foods of the world. If you decide to make international meals a once or twice a month ritual, ask your kids for suggestions. This gets them involved with the cooking and will hopefully get them excited about eating new and healthy foods.

Here are some ideas for an international dinner night

1) Ask your child about a culture they've learned about recently in school or about a country they would like to go to. Have them research online what kinds of foods the natives of this culture eat.

2) Buy the items for the meal together with your child.

3) Invite your child's friends over for the meal. This will help instill a sense of pride in your child. Watch how they brag to their friends about all their hard work!

4) Dress up like the natives whose dish you are creating. Who says dinner has to be just about food!

Written by Christopher Bamberg



Suggested websites

www.epicurious.com
www.cooking.com


Related Items in Our Shop