/ck/ - Food & Cooking

The winner of Round 7 was Pyewacket !!uKoiN+HhkE7, who rolled "New World/Silk Road and submitted a spread representative of important cities along the Silk Road:
-Constantinople (Turkey): Grilled Flatbread Stuffed with Lamb, Spinach, and Feta.
-Isfahan (Persia): Zereshk Polow with Tah Dig
-Xi'an (China): Cold Sesame Noodles
-Hunza (Northern Pakistan): Roasted Apricot Sorbet with Goji Berries
-Accompaniments: Labne with Zaatar, Persian pickles, lemon wedges, olives, wine and jasmine tea

Congratulations on yet another win! Round 7 was a close one. You've won immunity into Round 10 and will be one of our finalists.

The remaining contestants are:

Cooking Rei
designerguy !!FLBIcqqP/39
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Pyewacket !!uKoiN+HhkE7
SirSpice !!g3QeMZd5CQB
SQ !Z6ur5.jOOU
Wumplord !!uP81F1cofPV

ELIMINATED: Frenchfag and Saul Goodman

We understand that May is not the greatest time (for any of us, really). We held the competition during the summertime last year and that also caused a lot of conflicts with people going on vacation, etc.. We don't think there is an ideal time to hold the /ck/ Challenge (fall with back to school, winter with the holidays, etc.) so we really appreciate everyone's efforts.

So, after doing much research, I found that the main foods eaten along the Silk Road during it's beginning and through it's heyday as a trade route, were Mutton, mutton, flatbread, mutton, noodles, and mutton. Mutton, mutton everywhere. From one end to the other, mutton, with few other tasty treats in between. Nowadays, mutton isn't easy to come by, at least not where I live. So, to make it appealing for today's palate, not only did I dress things up a bit, but I used lamb and chicken instead of mutton. So, without further ado, let me take you on a journey from one end of the Silk Road, to the other:
Constantinople (Turkey): Grilled Flatbread Stuffed with Lamb, Spinach, and Feta.
Isfahan (Persia): Zereshk Polow with Tah Dig
Xi'an (China): Cold Sesame Noodles
Hunza (Northern Pakistan): Roasted Apricot Sorbet with Goji Berries
Accompaniments: Labne with Zaatar, Persian pickles, lemon wedges, olives, wine and jasmine tea