Happy 2024! 2023 was another big year at Tara’s Multicultural Table. We had our first full year in our new home in Northern Virginia, spent time with friends in Tokyo, and I went back to Germany for the first time since 2010.
It was also packed with some amazing food. Total views for the year were 1,909,070 with an average of 5,230 per day! The countries with the most visitors were the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Germany, New Zealand, Netherlands, France, and the Philippines.
Thank you all so much for your support and I am excited to see what new recipes and travel 2024 brings.
Here are the most popular 2023 posts:
- Macaroon bil Toum (Lebanese Homemade Pasta with Garlic Sauce) (updated)
- Ye Beg Alicha Wot (Mild Lamb Stew)
- S’mores Macarons (updated)
- Brigadeiro de Churros (Brazilian Dulce de Leche Fudge Balls)
- Chechebsa (Ethiopian Torn Flatbread Breakfast)
- Steamed Cabbage
- Neujahrsbrezel (German New Year’s Pretzel) (updated)
- Rice with Butter and Soy Sauce (updated)
- Pan de Yuca (Cassava Cheese Bread)
- Noodles and Bratwurst in a Beer Mustard Sauce
Here are the most viewed posts in 2023 (none were actually from 2023):
- Garlic Butter Sauce for Pasta
- Pannekoek (South African Crepes with Cinnamon Sugar)
- Blini (Russian Crepes)
- Poffertjes (Dutch Mini Pancakes)
- Maple Cinnamon Latte
- Bún Thịt Nướng (Vietnamese Grilled Pork with Rice Noodles)
- Toasted Marshmallow Syrup
- Pretzel Bread
- Banitsa (Bulgarian Cheese Pie)
- Pani Popo (Samoan Sweet Coconut Buns)
My personal favorites of the year:
- Pokemon Bento
- Homemade Spätzle
- Omurice (Japanese Omelette Rice)
- Halloween Pasta Salad
- Pan de Yuca (Cassava Cheese Bread)
- Chechebsa (Ethiopian Torn Flatbread Breakfast)
- Krpice sa Zeljem (Croatian Pasta with Cabbage)
- Brigadeiro de Churros (Brazilian Dulce de Leche Fudge Balls)
- Black Sesame Buns
- Galaxy Doughnuts
Favorite Cookbooks:
I started doing regular cookbook reviews in 2015 and have come across so many amazing books over the past eight years! Here are my ten favorites from 2023 (not necessarily released in 2023, but reviewed):
- Earl Grey Crème Brûlée and Mochi, Cakes and Bakes
- Graham Cracker Milk and The New Art of Coffee
- Tamago Sando (Egg Salad Sandwich) and Love Japan
- Dabo Kolo and Tekebash and Saba
- Gà Xào Gừng (Braised Chicken in Ginger) and Vietnam Morning to Midnight
- Bethmännchen and The German Baking Book
- Buttery Mushroom and Rosemary Confit and Polish’d
- Brood Krakelingen and Dark Rye and Honey Cake
- Ye Beg Alicha Wot (Ethiopian Mild Lamb Stew) and Enebla
- Gammeldags Tekake (Old Fashioned Tea Cake) and Norwegian Baking
Travel:
For travel this year, I finally finished the Universal Studios Hollywood post from our time living in Los Angeles.
We also had a few amazing days in Tokyo and Yokohama, updated New York City posts, covered a bit more of our new home in the DC area, and shared 2 out of 5 cities so far from my most recent trip to Germany.
- Unicorn Cupcakes and Universal Studios Hollywood
- Pork Gyoza and Tokyo
- Japanese Crepes and Shibuya, Tokyo
- Omurice (Japanese Omelette Rice) and Tokyo
- Matcha Baked Donuts and Odaiba, Tokyo
- Pokemon Bento and Tokyo
- Matcha Latte and Shinjuku, Tokyo
- Black Sesame Buns and Yokohama, Japan
- Homemade Spätzle and Baden-Baden, Germany
- Seelen and Blaubeuren, Germany
- Black and White Cookies and New York City
- S’mores Macarons and New York City
- Korean Corn Dog and New York City
- New York Style Pizza and New York City
- Chocolate Hazelnut Babka and New York City
- Grilled Mac and Cheese Sandwich and Georgetown
- Rice with Butter and Soy Sauce and National Building Museum
- Galaxy Doughnuts and National Air and Space Museum
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