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Menu Ideas for Themed Football Parties

We're going to keep adding more and more recipe ideas and menu suggestions for your football party to this page - it'll never be finished!
To start with, we're categorising the recipes by nation, so that whether you're watching Australia vs Algeria in the World Cup, Arsenal vs Barcelona in the Champions League, or throwing a Super Bowl party for your friends, there should be some suitably themed menu ideas for you.

To help you find your way around, the recipes are listed by nation alphabetically, or you can follow these quick links:
BulletpointAlgeria
BulletpointAngola
BulletpointArgentina
BulletpointAustralia
BulletpointBotswana
BulletpointBrazil
BulletpointBulgaria
BulletpointCameroon
BulletpointChile
BulletpointCôte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
BulletpointCroatia
BulletpointCzech Republic
BulletpointDenmark
BulletpointEgypt
BulletpointEngland
BulletpointEquatorial Guinea
BulletpointFrance
BulletpointGabon
BulletpointGermany
BulletpointGhana
BulletpointHungary
BulletpointItaly
BulletpointIvory Coast - see Côte d'Ivoire
BulletpointJapan
BulletpointKorea (North & South)
BulletpointLibya
BulletpointMexico
BulletpointMontenegro - see Serbia/Montenegro
BulletpointMorocco
BulletpointNetherlands
BulletpointNigeria
BulletpointPoland
BulletpointRussia
BulletpointSenegal
BulletpointSerbia & Montenegro
BulletpointSlovakia
BulletpointSlovenia
BulletpointSouth Africa
BulletpointSpain
BulletpointSudan
BulletpointSwitzerland
BulletpointTunisia
BulletpointTurkey
BulletpointUkraine
BulletpointUruguay
BulletpointUSA
BulletpointWales

There's also a special section just for barbecue recipes.

To help you plan your menu, we have used the following symbols, shown after the name of each dish where appropriate:

If you have any comments on the recipes below, or want to add some ideas of your own, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Recipe Ideas by Country

Algerian Recipes

The food of Algeria is full of flavour and well-spiced. There is a love of sweet pastries, probably originally introduced by the Turks. Spiced, roast lamb with couscous, served with a variety of fresh vegetables could be considered the national dish.
The use of spice may not be as intense as in neighbouring Morocco, but there are many similar influences, and to some extent you could get away with borrowing dishes from any of the other Maghreb countries if you so wished.

BulletpointSpicy Fish Kebabs H S / M
BulletpointSpiced Lamb Tagine H M
BulletpointChakchouka (ratatouille-style vegetable dish with eggs) V H A
BulletpointAlgerian Fish Soup H S

     

Angolan Recipes

The most commonly eaten foodstuff in Angola is "Funge" - a starchy mass made with corn meal. Apparently it's a little like polenta but sticky, and lacking in much flavour. Beans and rice are a popular meal for most everyday situations. Beans are flavoured with a wide variety of additional ingredients - tomatoes, chillies, onions, garlic, etc.

Chicken and meat (most commonly goat) are eaten, but only on special occasions for the majority of Angolans, due to the cost. Angloa has a long stretch of Atlantic coastline, so fish and other seafood are available.

BulletpointAngolan Grilled Prawns with a "raw" sauce - Camarao Grelhado com Molho Cru S
BulletpointAngolan Chicken in a Red Palm Oil Sauce - Muamba de Galinha M
BulletpointAngolan Grilled Piri Piri Chicken - Frango Grelhado Piri Piri H M
BulletpointAngolan Chicken & Bean Stew - Feijoada H M

Argentinian Recipes

If you're a vegetarian, then much of the Argentine cuisine is not for you. Beef has been universally popular in Argentina since its introduction by the Spanish over 500 years ago, and continues to be one of the most frequently served foodstuffs, especially grilled or barbecued.

There is a strong European/mediterranean influence on much of the Argentinian cooking. As well as beef, chicken, lamb, pork and offal are all popular, and the use of fresh locally grown produce is still preferred. Argentine cooking is, on the whole, less spicey than that of many other South American countries, with sweet peppers, tomatoes, herbs and onions being widely used as flavourings rather than chillies. The European influence is evidenced in the popularity of foods such as Italian Pasta, French style bread and seasonings such as parsley, fresh oregano, paprika, thyme and bay leaves.

BulletpointArgentine Beef Empanadas H S
BulletpointArgentine Flautas H S
BulletpointArgentine Beef Stew - Carbonada Criolla M
BulletpointArgentine Beef Stew in a Pumpkin M
BulletpointArgentine Baked Chicken - Pollo Rio Negro M

     

Australian Recipes

Australian cooking is a good reflection of Austrlia as a whole - it's fun, it's fresh, it's unpretentious. It's full of fresh outdoors ingredients and great natural flavours. And it draws from cultural influences that reflect the origins of many of Australia's inhabitants - Europe and South East Asia. As a result, Aussies were cooking what has become "trendy fusion food" years before it became fashionable in Europe.

BulletpointBarbecued Chilli & Sesame Beef S M H
BulletpointBarbecued Corn on the Cob S A
BulletpointBarbecued Prawn Skewers with Lemongrass S
BulletpointAustralasian Prawns M H
Bulletpoint(Kangaroo) Steak with Mushroom Sauce M
BulletpointStir-fried (Ostrich) Steak with Chilli M H
BulletpointAussie Potato Pancakes A
BulletpointLamingtons D
BulletpointChocolate Chip Oat Slices D

     

     

Recipes from Botswana

The everyday diet in Botswana consists largely of cornmeal porridge, which is served in one form or another for at least two for the three daily meals. For a more substantial meal it is served with a stew of meat and cabbage or spinach. On special occasions giant pots of this stew bubble away for hours, until the meat - often chicken, goat, mutton or beef - almost disintegrates.

BulletpointChakalaka - Spicy Tomato & Bean Stew H A
BulletpointSeswaa - Stewed Beef M
BulletpointBotswana-style Stewed Spinach A

Brazilian Recipes

Brazilian cooking has been influenced by many other nations and cultures. In addition to the cooking of the indigenous peoples, Brazilian cuisine has been heavily influenced by the Portuguese, who first colonised the area 500 years ago, and by the culture of the West African slaves that they broguht with them.

Additionally, the style of cooking and the ingredients used differs by region in this vast country, although rice and beans as staples are consumed almost everywhere. In the north, close to the Amazon, fish is an important source of protein, and there is an abundance of fresh local root vegetables and fruit. By contrast, the central and western areas, much of which is open grassland, produce large quantities of beef, corn and pork.

Like their close neighbours and arch-rivals the Argeninians, Brazilians love to barbecue, and often a barbecue becomes an all day event, with mountains of beef being slowly barbecued throughout the afternoon, being gradually eaten slice by slice, washed down with cold beer. The beef is often simply salted and cooked - very little marination. The Brazilians claim to have been the first to introduce beef to South America, even before it arrived in Argentina. Whether that's true or not, beef is certainly always on the menu!

BulletpointBrazilian Spicy Barbecue Sauce - Molho Apimentado H A
BulletpointBrazilian Barbecued Chicken Kebabs - Churrasco de Frango S
BulletpointBrazil's National Dish - Pork & Black Bean Stew (Feijoada) H M
BulletpointBrazilian Chicken in Red Wine - Frango ao Vinho M
BulletpointBrazilian Fish Stew - Moqueca de Peixe H M
BulletpointBrazil's classic Caipirinha cocktail A

     

Bulgarian Recipes

Bulgarians tend to eat a lot of salads and yoghurts; in fact some people believe that yoghurt was first made in what is now Bulgaria over 5,000 years ago.
Also popular in Bulgaria are various pastry dishes and soups (both hot and cold).

BulletpointBulgarian Shopska Salad S
BulletpointBulgarian Bean Soup - Bob Chorba S
BulletpointBulgarian Style Moussaka M
BulletpointBulgarian Omelette - Mishmash M
BulletpointBulgarian Stuffed Peppers - Piperki palneni postni M
BulletpointBulgarian Chocolate & Walnut Cake - Torta Garash D

     

Cameroon Recipes

The cuisine of Cameroon is one of the most varied in Africa. Staple foods in Cameroon include cassava, yam, rice, plantain, potato, maize, beans, and millet, but some are more popular in certain regions than others.

A typical main meal consists of rice, mashed potato, cassava or couscous served with a stew or soup. Vegetables such as spinach, onion, tomatoes, peppers and squashes are common, and dishes are flavoured with peanuts, chillies and ginger. There is a large variety of different fruits grown in Cameroon, including bananas, citrus fruits, pineapple, mangoes and grapes.

BulletpointCameroon Beef Kebabs - Brochettes à la Camerounaise H S
BulletpointCameroon Beef & Coconut Curry H M
BulletpointFried Spinach A V
BulletpointZom - Beef & Spinach Stew M
BulletpointBanana Bread D

Chilean Recipes

Like many Latin American countries, Chile's cuisine has been influenced not only by the early Spanish settlers, but also by the many immigrants from other European countries over the years. Combine this fact with an incredibly diverse terrain (deserts, rain forests, mountains, beaches, glaciers...) and a huge coastline, and you begin to understand why it is hard to define one style of cooking as "the Chilean cuisine".

Seafood is extremely popular; what beef is in Argentina, seafood is in Chile! As well as a host of different freshwater and sea fish, plus the usual crab, lobster, clams, mussels etc, Chileans seems quite happy to eat almost anything else that comes from the sea too! There are a whole host of intirguing and unique seafood ingredients that are popular in the restaurants of Santiago that simply aren't available for the rest of us to enjoy, but if you ever visit the country, be brave and try at least one item on the menu that you haven't tried before!

BulletpointChilean anticuchos - barbecued skewered meat S
BulletpointEmpanadas - individual meat pies* S
BulletpointCeviche - cold Chilean seafood salad S
BulletpointPastel de choclo - Chilean shepherds pie M
BulletpointGrilled Chilean Sea Bass with Sherry Cream Sauce M
BulletpointChilean Bean, Vegetable & Pasta Stew - Porotos con Rienda M
BulletpointChilean Pisco Sour Cocktail A

*These empanadas are listed as Argentinian in our database, but are cooked in Chile with an almost identical recipe.

     

     

Recipes From Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

The food of the Ivory Coast, or Côte d'Ivoire, has slow-simmered stews and a variety of starches and grains. Chicken and fish are popular. Tomatoes, aubergine (eggplant) and onions are important vegetables. Cassava root, plantains, and rice form the bulk of starchy calories. A popular dish is mafé, or sauce d'arachide, which is meat in peanut sauce. Side dishes include fried or mashed plantains and attieke - grated and cooked cassava. Small, local restaurants called maquis serve dishes like kedjenou, chicken stewed with vegetables.

BulletpointChilled Avocado Soup H S
BulletpointKedjenou (chicken stewed with vegetables) H M
BulletpointMafé (meat in peanut sauce) M
BulletpointHalibut, Coconut & Rice Casserole H M
BulletpointFried Smoked Fish with Green Beans H M

Croatian Recipes

Although it's something of a generalisation, the cooking style of the inland areas of Croatia tends to be more "traditional" or "slavic", with influences from Hungary and Austria, while the coastal areas are more influenced by "meditarranean" styles, such as Italian and Greek.

BulletpointPile na Primostenski nacin - Croatian Chicken Stew M
BulletpointOrehnjaca - Croatian Walnut Roll D

     

Czech Recipes

Czech food is traditinally quite meat-oriented, with pork in particular a very popular main course. Beef and chicken are also popular, and duck and goose eaten occasionally. Aside from the traditional carp at Christmas, fish is not so popular, although when available trout is served occasionally (see below). There are many savoury Czech snacks which go well with beer - a Czech national obsession! These are the traditional Czech pub fare, and do go particularly well with a good pilsener beer!

BulletpointPstruh Kopr Omacka - Czech Pan Fried Trout with Dill Sauce M
BulletpointRoast Pork with sauerkraut and dumplings M
BulletpointBramboraky - Czech Potato Pancakes S
BulletpointPickled hot dog sausages - Utopenci * S
BulletpointSmazeny syr - Czech style fried cheese S

     

     

Danish Recipes

What the Danes do well, they do very well (probably the best in the world!), and they're not afraid to tell the world about it!
Butter, beer and pork products (pork and bacon especially) feature heavily in their everyday cuisine, and in their list of major exports. It's also said that nobody in Denmark lives more than 30 miles from the sea, so seafood is also extremely popular.

BulletpointSavoury Danish Pastries with Bacon & Blue Cheese S
BulletpointDanish Open Sandwiches - Smørrebrød S
BulletpointGrilled Salmon with Warm Salad M
BulletpointStuvet Oksekød - Danish Beef Stew M
BulletpointÆblekage (Danish Apple Pudding) D

     

Egyptian Recipes

The food of Egypt is full of flavour and well-spiced, without being particularly hot in the chilli sense.
They eat a lot of beans and pulses, eggs and omelettes, and poultry (pigeon is particularly popular, as are goose, chicken and quail). Seafood is also popular near the red sea, and breads are served with every meal.

BulletpointDjej M'Ahmar M (Roast chicken, stuffed with couscous and served with a red sauce)
BulletpointFul Nabed A (Egyptian-style Butter Beans)
BulletpointMelokhia A (Egyptian-style Spinach)

     

     

Recipes from Equatorial Guinea

The main foods are cassava root, bananas, rice, and yams. Peanuts, avocados, pumpkins and other squashes are popular. The mainly vegetarian diet is supplemented with fish, chicken and duck, particulalry on special occasions.

BulletpointEquatorial Guinea Grilled Fish with Avocado Sauce H M
BulletpointEquatorial Guinea Spicy Fish Stew H M

French Recipes

France is famous throughout the world for the quality of its food and wine. Any celebration or social gathering will include food, and there is therefore no shortage of interesting regional recipes to try out if you're throwing a French football party, from simple snacks to rich, warming casseroles and indulgent cakes and desserts. While the "top end" of French cuisine is justifiably famous, you don't need a Michelin star to produce a really tasty French meal.

BulletpointCassoulet - classic French chicken and bean casserole M
BulletpointChicken Provençal M
BulletpointBoeuf Bourguignon M
BulletpointDijon Chicken M
BulletpointParisian Soufflé D

     

Recipes from Gabon

The cuisine of Gabon is one of the most varied in Africa. Fresh fruit and vegetables are in plentiful supply, as are both fresh and saltwater fish. Dishes using letils and other pulses are very popular. Cucumbers, manioc leaves and tubers, and rice are also frequently used.

A typical main meal consists of rice, fufu or manioc served with a stew or soup. Vegetables such as spinach, onion, tomatoes, peppers and squashes are common, and dishes are flavoured with peanuts, chillies and garlic. Thanks to its tropical climate, a large variety of different fruits grow in Gabon, including bananas, papayas, guavas, coconuts, citrus fruits and pineapples.

BulletpointGabonese Mustard Chicken M
BulletpointGabonese Fish in Peanut Sauce M
BulletpointGabonese Baked Bananas D

German Recipes

Germans are perhaps best known for their meat dishes, especially pork based recipes. As well as big pork roasts, different regional types of sausages - such as the Nürnberger Bratwurst - are very popular. It is customary in most parts of Germany to eat these sausages with mustard and chips. OK, nothing unusual in that. But the Germans like chips with mayonnaise. Now that sounds a bit odd to us Brits, but having chips with salt and vinegar on sounds odd to the Germans, so give it a go - you might enjoy it! Getting a selection of German sausages, a jar of German mustard, a huge bowlful of chips, and some German beer is as good a place as any to start for a German themed party.

BulletpointPretzels S
BulletpointBavarian Schweinsbraten - Roast Pork M
BulletpointBavarian Potato Dumplings (Kartoffelknödel) A
BulletpointGerman Meatballs M
BulletpointGerman Red Cabbage (Rotkohl) A
BulletpointRheinischer Sauerbraten - roasted joint of beef marinated in red wine vinegar and spices M

     

     

Ghanaian Recipes

Many Ghanaian recipes include - and indeed rely heavily on - ingredients that are not always easy to find elasewhere, such as red palm oil.
Everyday food for most Ghanaians consists of a staple called fufu, made from ground cassava, served with a soup or watery stew made with whatever is in season, often yams, peanuts and/or plaintains, and almost always chillies. Often fish is added. Rice and millet are also widely used and eaten.
Chicken and goat are reared by many families and eaten on special occasions.

There are many similarities between the cuisine of Ghana and that of its near neighbours. Hkatenkwan, a chicken stew made with peanut (groundnut) butter, is for example similar to Ivorian Mafé (Meat in Peanut Sauce). Fufu is popular throughout western Africa. Jollof is an "all in one" dish with chicken, rice and vegetables in a tomato-based sauce, very simlilar to Kedjenou from the Ivory Coast. Either could be used if you are planning a Ghanaian party, so we won't reproduce them here.

BulletpointHot Plaintain Crisps S
BulletpointBraised Chicken with Chillies H M
BulletpointShoko (Beef & Spinach Stew) H M
BulletpointSimple Ghanaian Fried Fish H M
BulletpointGhanaian Prawn Skewers (Beef & Spinach Stew) H M

     

Hungarian Recipes

While goulash (gulyas) may be Hungary's most famous dish internationally, what many people think of as goulash probably owes more to other Hungarian dishes. Authentic gulyas is more of a soup than a stew, whereas the stew that most people refer to as goulash is actually closer to the Hungarian national dish "Pörkölt".

But there is much more to Hungarian cuisine than just goulash. The Turkish influence - stemming from their invasion of Hungary in the sixteenth century - brought spices, the most widely used of which is paprika. Hungarians' love of pastry dishes and filo pastry in particular can also be traced back to this Turkish influence.

Hungarians as a rule eat a lot of meat, especially pork, beef and various kinds of sausage.

BulletpointHungarian Beef Soup - Marha Gulyas M
BulletpointHungarian Beef "Goulash" - Pörkölt M
BulletpointHungarian Chicken Paprikash M
BulletpointHungarian Warm Bacon & Potato Salad A
BulletpointHungarian Chocolate Mousse Cake - Sutemeny Rigo Jancsi D
BulletpointHungarian Stacked Pancakes - Rakott Palacsinta D

     

Italian Recipes

Italians tend to eat their evening meals late, but many enjoy aperitivo in the bars on the way home from work in the early evening. This is not dissimilar to the Spanish tapas concept, but in Italy acts as a kind of "happy hour". When a bar is offering aperitivo, a customer orders a drink and can then help themselves to small portions of many different dishes that are available in the venue in a "buffet" style. As long as you are ordeing drinks, and the "happy hour" is still operating, you can continue to help yourself to the food. To most Italians, this is an opportunity to relax over a drink and a small snack on the way home from work. To us, with our football party heads on, there's an idea for a party here. Invite some friends round for the game, set up the buffet featuring some pizzas and some of the recipes below, let people help themselves to drinks and food before the game, then again at half time, and then again after the final whistle.

It is perhaps misleading to think of "Italian food", as many dishes popular in the area around Milan are more closely related to the cuisines of alpine neighbours such as Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia, than they are to southern Italian cooking.

BulletpointRisotto with Bacon & Cheese - Risotto alla pilota M
BulletpointMilanese Chicken in Mushroom & Ham Sauce - La Piccata Milanese M
BulletpointMilanese Veal Cutlet - La Cotoletta Alla Milanese M
Bulletpoint"Woodman's Mushrooms" - Pappardelle alla Boscaiola M
BulletpointMilanese Biscuits - Biscottini di Milano D

     

     

Japanese Recipes

Japanese food has evolved over centuries of traditions, and more recently has also blended in a few influences from China, Korea and the West. Being an island culture, seafood of many types is very popular in Japan, and meat dishes have only started to become popular relatively recently. Noodles and rice are the main staples. Japanese rice is of the short grain, sticky type. There are many types of Japanese noodles, the main ones being Soba, which are thin noodles made of buckwheat, and Udon, which are thicker wheat noodles. A traditional Japanese meal consists of a bowl of soup, a bowl of rice, some pickles and 2-3 "side dishes" - which could be fish, meat, vegetables or tofu, and may be raw, grilled, boiled, steamed or deep-fried - all served together.

BulletpointVegetable miso soup V S
BulletpointChirashizushi - "Scattered Sushi" M
BulletpointChicken Yakitori - Grilled Chicken Kebabs M
BulletpointCucumber & Avocado Sushi V S
BulletpointChicken & Egg Rice Bowl - Oyakodon M
BulletpointTempura - Deep Fried Prawns & Vegetables in Batter M

     

Korean Recipes - North & South

Central to Korean cuisine are rice, noodles, tofu, vegetables, and meats. Traditionally, Korean meals are served with many side dishes (banchan) and steamed short-grain rice. Kimchi, a fermented, spicy vegetable dish is omnipresent as an accompaniement to every meal. Korean cooking is flavoured with spices including sesame oil, soy sauce, chillies, garlic, ginger, and doenjang (fermented soybean paste).

While the main staples eaten are rice and noodles, pulses - especially soybeans, mung beans and azuki beans - remain extremely popular, and are used in many different ways. The main sources of protein are chicken and pork (but beef - which is highly valued - and dog meat are also eaten). As the Korean peninsula is almost surrounded by water, fish and seafood are very popular, and can be either grilled or eaten in soups and stews. Koreans eat a very wide selection of different vegetables, many of which are not well known in the west; popular vegetables include include potato, sweet potato, cabbage, spinach, courgettes, mushrooms, cucumber, garlic, chillies, various types of seaweed, and lotus root.

BulletpointBulgogi - Korean Barbecued Beef M
BulletpointHot & Spicy Squid Stir Fry - Ohjinguh bokkeum H M
BulletpointKorean Ginger Tea
BulletpointSpicy Stir Fried Chicken - Dak Galbi H M

     

Libyan Recipes

Libyan cuisine is often very simple, and certainly not as spicy as that of nearby Morocco. Key ingredients in Libyan cooking are olives and olive oil, dates, couscous, breads, dates and milk. Eggs and fresh local vegetables are used in abundance, and the dish Chakchouka or shakshouka is as popular here as it is in neighbouring Algeria. When meat is eaten, lamb, mutton and chicken are the most available and affordable options. Rich soups and stews - including tagines (see our Morocco and Algeria pages) - can form the main course of a Libyan party meal. Couscous is popular here, as it is throughout North Africa. However, Libyans eat more rice than their neighbours, so we've included an idea for a Libyan rice recipe below.

BulletpointLibyan Salad V S
BulletpointLibyan Spinach & Bean Soup S
BulletpointChakchouka - Ratatouille Style Vegetables with Egg H M
BulletpointLibyan Rice with Nuts & Dates V A
BulletpointLibyan Fish & Potato Stew H M
BulletpointLibyan Lamb Casserole

Mexican Recipes

Mexican food isn't all exactly like the recipes we expect in a "Mexican" restaurant, which is richer and has a lot more meat in than you would expect on the average Mexican's dining table. Mexican restaurant food is more like "special occasion" Mexican cuisine, but that's fine - a football party IS a special occasion!

That said, I cannot vouch for the authenticity of all of these recipes. Some I know for sure have been simplified, and the volume of chillies reduced significantly in at least one case! But authentic or not, give them a go, because they're all delicious!

BulletpointCocktails made with tequila
BulletpointNachos Nibbles V S
BulletpointQuesadillas V S
BulletpointAcapulco Chicken H M
BulletpointMexican Turkey in Chilli & Chocolate Sauce - Mole Poblano H M
BulletpointSpicy Filled Tortillas V H M
BulletpointChilli Bean Tacos V H M

     

Moroccan Recipes

Chicken is the most widely eaten meat in Morocco. The most commonly eaten red meat in Morocco is beef; lamb is preferred but is relatively expensive. Couscous is the most famous Moroccan dish along with tajine/tagine. Pastilla is a famous Moroccan meat pie, traditionally made with pigeon, but chicken is a suitable alternative.
The use of spices is very widespread and often intenense, probably more so than in some of the neighbouring countries. However, to some extent you could get away with borrowing dishes from any of the other Maghreb countries if you so wished.

BulletpointMoroccan Chick Pea Soup V S
BulletpointMoroccan Lemon Chicken M
BulletpointMoroccan Lamb Kebabs M
BulletpointMoroccan Lamb Kofte H M
BulletpointMoroccan Chicken Tajine H M

     

Netherlands - Dutch Recipes

Dutch cooking today, unlike the cuisines of some neighbouring countries, has been influenced by their explorations over the past few centuries (think Dutch East India Company). So there are many Malaysian and Indonesian restaurants, especially in the major cities, and spicy food is more popular than you might at first expect for a northern European country. Additionally, there is quite a large Moroccan population living in Holland's major cities, and their style of cooking is also extremely popular. Combine these two diverse influences with a traditional northern European "meat and two vedge" style of cooking, plus some internationally famous cheeses, and you will begin to see that the Netherlands has a surprisngly broad range of dishes to offer, which is good news for those wishing to throw a Dutch football party.

BulletpointDutch Slow-Braised Beef (Draadjesvlees) M
BulletpointFish with Tomato & Grape Salsa M
BulletpointPork in Sweet Soy Sauce (Babi Ketjap) M
BulletpointSpicy Chicken (Ajam Seitan) H M
BulletpointDutch Roast Potatoes with Bacon & Garlic A
BulletpointDutch Spicy Winter Cookies - Speculaas D

     

Nigerian Recipes

The many different geographical factors and culutural groups in Nigeria lead to a varied cuisine. Fruits - such as melon, mango, pineapple, banana and citrus fruits are widely available and popular with all. There are vegetarian groups within the population. Others eat fish, and with other groups meat dishes - especially kebabs cooked over an open fire - are popular.
Staple sources of carbohydrate include rice, cous cous and yams. Food flavourings reflect the fact that European traders have visited Nigeria since the 1400s, bringing with them spices from the far east such as nutmeg and cinnamon. Stock cubes seem to be widely used in cooking now, and peanuts are a commonly used flavouring.

BulletpointSpicy Minced Meat Kebabs (Tsiren Dakakken Nama) H S M
BulletpointBeef Kebabs with Spicy Peanut Marinade (Tsire) S M
BulletpointSpinach & Egg Stew V H M
BulletpointChicken Yassa Casserole H M
BulletpointFish Stew (Be Eja Tutu) H M

     

Polish Recipes

Traditional Polish cuisine evolved primarily around the ingredients that were most readily available. Vegetables that survived the cold winters (or could be stored or preserved), freshwater fish and pork are therefore very much part of the everyday diet. Indeed the art of preserving food to ensure readily available supplies through harsh times led to the development of such Polish staples as pickled cabbage and the many forms of pork salami-style sausage (kielbasa).
Different sorts of bread form a very important part of the Polish diet, and many dishes include sour cream as a key ingredient. Popular, widely available vegetables include potatoes, beetroot, cabbage and mushrooms. But the Poles also love their cakes and pastries, especially on special occasions, so as well as warming soups and stews, there are plenty of sweet snacks to dish up when you are throwing a Polish football party:

BulletpointPierogies S
BulletpointPolish Wild Mushroom Soup S
BulletpointPolish Stuffed Cabbage Leaves - Golabki M
BulletpointPotatoes with Eggs & Sour Cream M
BulletpointBigos - Traditional Polish Stew M
BulletpointPolish Plum Cake - Placek z Sliwkami D

     

Russian Recipes

Russian cuisine derives its varied character from the many peoples who live within and adjacent to its borders. Many traditional dishes are derived from peasant food of the rural population in an often harsh climate, using locally available fish, poultry, game, mushrooms, berries, honey, rye, wheat, barley, and millet. Flavourful soups and stews are popular, using whatever fish, vegetables and meat are in season. This native Russian cuisine remained the staple for the vast majority of Russians well into the 20th century.
However, over the last 5 centuries influences from neighbouring states have crept into Russian cooking, with those who could afford to do so importing produce such as smoked meats and fish, chocolate, ice cream, wines, and liquor, which all gradually found their way into Russian cooking. Austria and France - although not near neighbours - had particularly strong cultural influences in Russia at certain times, and this remains to this day in certain dishes. In fact, many of the foods that are considered in the West to be traditionally Russian actually come from the Franco-Russian cuisine of the 18th and 19th centuries, including for example dishes as Veal Orloff, Beef Stroganoff, and Chicken Kiev.

BulletpointRussian Chicken Ptichki M
BulletpointRussian Beef Stroganoff M
BulletpointRussian Chicken Kiev M
BulletpointRussian Baked Fish M
BulletpointRussian Gingerbread Pryaniki D

     

Recipes from Senegal

Because of Senegal's extensive Atlantic Ocean coast, fish and seafood are an important part of the diet. Chicken, lamb, peas, beans and lentils, eggs, and beef are also used extensively in Senegalese cooking. Peanuts are an important crop, and couscous, rice, sweet potatoes, lentils, black-eyed peas and various other vegetables are also used in many recipes. Meats and vegetables are typically stewed or marinated in herbs and spices, and then served over rice or couscous, or simply eaten with bread.

Many recipes that are popular in Senegal are used throughout West Africa, such as Chicken Yassa casserole (which we nominally listed as Nigerian) and Mafé (which we filed under Ivory Coast).

BulletpointAvocat aux Crevettes Senegalaise - Senegalese Avocado with Prawns S
BulletpointCeebu Jen - Senegal's "National Dish" - Rice with Fish H M
BulletpointSweet Potato, Rice & Bean Stew H M
BulletpointSalade Côte Cap Verte - Senegalese Green Salad A

     

     

Slovakian Recipes

Slovak cuisine relies heavily on items such as pork, poultry, cabbage, wheat and potato flour, cheese, potatoes, onions and garlic. Beans, corn on the cob, lentils, parsley, carrots and other vegetables are often used to create soups and stews. Big meat eaters, the Slovakian people are particularly fond of pork, beef and chicken. Rye bread is very popular, and many Slovaks eat bread for breakfast with cheeses, eggs and cold meats, and/or for lunch with soup, and very frequently as part of their evening meal as well.

BulletpointToasted Slovakian Snacks - Zapekanka S
BulletpointBaked Chicken - Pecené Kura M
BulletpointSlovakian Fried Cabbage and Noodles M
BulletpointHoney Cookies - Medovnicky D

     

Slovenian Recipes

Over the centuries the people of Slovenia lived under the rule of the Holy Roman empire, the Austrian empire, and the Austro-Hungarian empire. Each of these powers, along with neighbouring Italy and the Baltic region, has contributed significantly to Slovene cuisine:

  • From Germany comes a love of pork, sauerkraut, and potatoes.
  • Austria contributed klobasa (a type of sausage) and pastry items, such as zavitek (strudels) to Slovene cooking.
  • Hungarian influences included golaz (goulash), paprikas (chicken or beef stew), and palacinke, thin pancakes filled with nuts or jam and topped with chocolate.
  • Italian pastas, potato dumplings, and risotto are a popular part of the Slovene diet as well.
Mushrooms, fresh squid from the Adriatic coastline, and pasta are popular ingredients which set Slovenian cooking apart from that of its neighbouring former Yugoslavian nations.

BulletpointSlovenian Mushroom Soup - Gobova Juha V S
BulletpointMushroom Goulash V M
BulletpointSlovenian Turkey Fillets with Gorgonzola M
BulletpointBaked Mushrooms with Cheese V S

     

South African Recipes

Barbecued meat is a big part of South African cuisine, but there's a lot more to South African cuisine than just barbecue. Curry-lovers will be delighted to know that curries are very popular in South Africa, especially in the Durban area, so we have an excuse for a good curry or two!

Influences on South African cooking come from Europe, the Indian sub-continent, and of course the indigenous South African peoples. We'll try to include some examples of each, but leave out such African delicacies as Ulusu Lwenkomo (stewed ox tripe), stewed rat and Mopane Worms. No, seriously, if you want to try these recipes, they do exist so feel free to search for them online. This site is all about throwing a party, and we're not sure how well some of those recipes would go down with your party guests, but it's obviously entirely up to you!

BulletpointButternut Soup S
BulletpointBarbecue Fish Parcels S
BulletpointSouth African "Sundowners" - Barbecued Chicken Wings S
BulletpointCape Malay Kebabs (Sosaties) H S / M
BulletpointBobotie H M
BulletpointPotato & Pea Curry (Muttar Batata) V H A
BulletpointYellow Rice V A
BulletpointChakalaka - Spicy Tomato & Bean Stew H A

     

     

Spannish Recipes

Throughout Spain, Tapas are a popular way to eat. For those not familiar with them, tapas are more a way of eating than necessarily a specific recipe or recipes. The idea is to order small portions of many different dishes as you order your drinks over the course of the evening - each time you order a round of drinks, order another tapas or two. To our way of thinking, if they can be prepared in advance, is there a better way to combine food, drink and a good footy game on the TV?! We think not! There are so many recipes and ideas for tapas - or Pintxos as they are known in the Basque region - that we may end up having a whole page dedicated to them. For now, we'll add a few here as a start, along with some main courses from different Spanish regions.

BulletpointBasque Smoked Fish & Fruit Tapas S
BulletpointChorizo & Cheese Tortilla S
BulletpointCatalan Fish Stew (Suquet de Peix) M
BulletpointCatalan Mushrooms - Xampinyons en Salsa V S or A
BulletpointChorizo & Mozzarella Bites S
BulletpointStuffed Tomatoes S
BulletpointSpanish Fried Potatoes in Sauce - Patatas bravas V S or A
BulletpointGazpacho V S
BulletpointSpanish Chicken & Chorizo Casserole M
BulletpointSpanish Barbecued Lamb M
BulletpointSpanish Sangria
BulletpointCocido Madrileño - rich meat and vegetable stew from Madrid M

     

     

Sudanese Recipes

Lamb and chicken are the meats that are most often eaten. A wide variety of vegetables are grown, of which okra is one of the most popular. Rice and breads are served with most meals. Fresh fruit, cut into slices, is frequently served as a dessert - creme caramel is very popular, as are some cakes and pastries.

BulletpointSudanese Lentil Soup S
BulletpointSudanese-style Rice A
BulletpointJeerjeer Salata - Sudanese-style Salad S or A
BulletpointDama be Potaatas - Sudanese Beef & Potato Stew M
BulletpointMaschi - Sudanese Tomatoes Stuffed with Beef M
BulletpointBishbosa - Sudanese Semolina Cake D

Swiss Recipes

Perched up in the Alps and sandwiched between Germanic, French and Italian influences, the traditional Swiss diet tends to be quite heavy on pork and dairy produce, especially cheese, so quite high in fat and calories - perfect for climbing up and down mountains all day, but less well suited to some forms of modern life. The obvious choice for a Swiss football party is to do fondue. The word fondue is derived from the French for "melted". You can do cheese, broth and/or chocolate, and believe it or not, there are different types of fondue pot for each type - see the Switzerland Page for more information.

BulletpointClassic Chocolate Fondue D
BulletpointAlternative Chocolate Fondue D
BulletpointClassic Swiss Cheese Fondue Recipe S or M
BulletpointAlternative Cheese Fondue Recipe with Cheddar & Beer S or M
BulletpointBlue Cheese Fondue Recipe S or M
BulletpointOil Fondue Recipe for Breaded Chicken S or M
BulletpointBasic Recipe for Bourguignonne Fondue - Beef in Oil S or M
BulletpointAsian-influenced Seafood Broth-style Fondue S or M

     

Tunisian Recipes

Tunisian cuisine is tasty and spicy, certainly spicier than that of nearby Libya, so probably closer to that of Morocco. Key ingredients in Tunisian cooking are tomatoes, onions, peppers, olives, citrus fruits, dates and spices such as garlic, caraway, cumin, coriander, chillies, ginger and black pepper, and herbs such as coriander, parsley, mint and bay leaves. Couscous is regarded as the national dish and eaten frequently; so central is couscous to Tunisian cuisine that a dish would be described as "couscous with chicken" or "couscous with fish", rather than the other way around.

Eggs and fresh local vegetables are used in abundance, and the dish Chakchouka or shakshouka is as popular here as it is in neighbouring Algeria and Libya. When meat is eaten, lamb, mutton and chicken are the most available and affordable options, and thanks to their extensive Mediterranean coastline Tunisians enjoy an abundance of seafood, especially tuna, sardines, squid, anchovies and red snapper.

BulletpointLablabi - Tunisian Chick Pea Soup H V S
BulletpointTunisian Grilled Spiced Prawns H S or M
BulletpointTunisian Fish with Harissa and Olives H M
BulletpointTunisian Spicy Grilled Chicken H M

     

Turkish Recipes

Turkish cuisine is to some extent a fusion of Central Asian, Middle Eastern and Balkan influences, and has been a major influence over the centuries on the cooking of the nations surrounding and/or trading with Turkey. Frequently used ingredients in Turkish specialities include: lamb, beef, chicken, fish, aubergine (eggplant), green peppers, onions, garlic, lentils, beans, and tomatoes. Fruit frequently accompanies meat as a side dish. Plums, apricots, dates, apples, grapes, and figs are the most frequently used fruits (either fresh or dried) in Turkish cuisine.

Yoghurt is a key ingredient in Turkish cooking, and has been used for centuries. Meat is now more popular and widely available than in the past, although as Turkey is a largely Muslim country pork is not eaten. Alternatively, in coastal towns fish - especially sardines and anchovies - are widely available. Turkey produces many varieties of cheese, mostly from sheep's milk.

BulletpointVegetarian Vine Leaf Wraps or Dolmas - Zeytinyagli Yaprak Sarmasi V S or M
BulletpointAnchovy Pilav - Hamsi Pilavi M
BulletpointSwordfish Skewers - Kilich Shish M
BulletpointShish Kebabs M
BulletpointMinced Meat with Eggs - Kiymail Yumurta M
BulletpointTurkish Meat Balls - Kofte

     

Ukrainian Recipes

There are many similarities between the cuisine of the Ukraine and that of neighbouring Poland. As in Poland, different sorts of bread form a very important part of the Ukrainian diet, and many dishes include sour cream as a key ingredient. Popular, widely available vegetables include potatoes, beetroot, cabbage and mushrooms.

A popular Polish delicacy are pierogies, which are a little like miniature pasties. They can be stuffed with meat, or sweet fillings, but the most popular and traditional is cheese and potato. It turns out that they are equally popular in Ukraine too, where they are known as Perohy.Similarly, the Ukrainian dish holubtsi, which consists of cabbage leaves stuffed with rice and minced meat, and then cooked in a tomato-based sauce, is very similar to the Polish dish Golabki, and Bigos - a traditional huntsman's stew - is considered by both nations to be their national dish. Others would argue that Borsch (or Borshch or Borscht) is the real national dish of Ukraine.

BulletpointBorsch - Beetroot Soup S
BulletpointPierogies or Perohy S
BulletpointStuffed Cabbage Leaves - Golabki/Holubtsi M
BulletpointBigos - Traditional Huntsman's Stew M
BulletpointUkrainian Apple Cake D

Uruguayan Recipes

Uruguayan food is very similar to that of its larger neighbours Argentina and Brazil. Uruguayans love a traditional barbecue - asado - which is usually cooked over a wood fire for an authentic flavour. As in Argentina, beef is universally popular, as are Spanish style sausages such as chorizo and Empanadas.

They also love large meat-based sandwiches (like a club sandwich made with steak) called Chivito al pan, which are extremely popular with locals and tourists alike, and are ideal to serve at a Uruguayan football party.

BulletpointBeef Empanadas H S
BulletpointSteak Club Sandwich - Chivito al pan S
BulletpointSteak Club Sandwich Version 2 - Milanesa al pan S
BulletpointUruguayan-style Beef & Rice Stew M

Recipes from the United States of America

With so many cultures melding together, the cuisine of the United States is hugely varied. Here are a few ideas to get you started:

BulletpointJalapeno Poppers H S
BulletpointBBQ Garlic Prawns H S / M (OK, the US recipe is called "BBQ Garlic Shrimp - it's a translation thing!)
BulletpointJambalaya H M
BulletpointSlow Cooker Chilli H M
BulletpointSouthern Fried Chicken H M
BulletpointPittsburgh Pierogies with Sour Cream S
BulletpointPittsburgh Kielbasa with Spicy Dipping Sauce H S

Welsh Recipes

Wales is famous for its lamb production, and local cheeses, including Caerphilly and various sheeps and goats cheeses, have an excellent reputation and are ejoyed in dishes such as Welsh Rarebit.

Traditional Welsh dishes such as laverbread (which isn't a type of bread at all), cawl (a traditional one-pot soup or stew) and Welsh cakes are all well worth trying!

BulletpointLaverbread M
BulletpointWelsh Rarebit S
BulletpointLamb, Bacon and Vegetable Soup/Stew - Cawl M
BulletpointRed, Green & White - Welsh Lamb & Beetroot Casserole M
BulletpointWelsh Cakes D

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