If you and your friends have always wanted to tour the world but you’re also on a budget, worry no more. By organizing an around the world dinner party, you can at least experience the food and cuisines from different places around the world at the comfort of your home.
The rules are pretty simple: anyone who plans to attend the party needs to bring in a dish from their selected country to the party. Although you can come up with several around the world dinner party ideas, the long list of places you want to visit can be intimidating as well.
To help you get started, here are some of our around the world dinner party ideas for food:
- Soups:
Chlodnik, Poland
Perfect for a summer dinner start, this cold soup is made with boiled and then grated beetroot and yoghurt and garnished with radish. It is served with hard boiled eggs.
Pho, Vietnam
Made with pristine rice noodles, broth, beef, green vegetables and herbs, this Vietnamese specialty is light and will make you appreciate the complexity of its taste.
- Appetizers:
Vietnamese Spring Rolls, Vietnam
These refreshing and light spring rolls are oil free! Made from rice vermicelli, fresh herbs and shrimp, with the first bite, get ready to be exported to Vietnam with the taste.
Buffalo wings, USA
Often served in an extra spicy sauce, these chicken wings are deep fried and drenched in sauce and are an American street food specialty.
- Main courses:
Margherita Pizza, Italy
When you think of Italy, you instantaneously think of margherita pizza. Easy to make with minimal ingredients, this tomato and basil mix on the pizza dough is guaranteed to satisfy your appetite.
Chicken Shawarma, Turkey
Get ready to experience the widely celebrated chicken wrap- marinated with aromatic spices, this char-grilled chicken wrapped in flatbread with fresh vegetables, tahini and pickles served with hummus (spread made from chickpeas) will leave a punch of flavor in your mouth.
- Drinks:
Bubble Tea, Taiwan
Though famous worldwide, Bubble tea originated in Taiwan. A perfect blend of Tapioca mixed with sugar syrup and milk, this tea is to be served cold and slurped through the wide straw so that you can enjoy the Tapioca as well.
Sangria, Spain
A blend of brandy, fruits, red wine and sugar, this refreshing concoction is the perfect end to your 4 course meal.
- Desserts:
Rasmalai, India
Rasmalai which literally translates to ‘nectar cream’, these spongy balls made from Indian cottage cheese are soaked in thick milk made by using condensed milk is an Indian delicacy. Garnished with pistachios and saffron, the subtly sweet dessert is served chilled.
Banoffee Pie, England
With a biscuit and butter base, topped with caramel, bananas and whipped cream, this England specialty pie is not only easy to make but also really light on the stomach. This pie is the perfect end to your around the world dinner party.