side dish

Recipes good to serve as side dish to the main course.

Jiao Zi (or Gow Gee, in the Mandarin dialect) is a concoction made of dough stuffed with meat and/or vegetables. It is often served as part of dim sum. Proper preparation takes a bit of time and effort. But the results, when done correctly, are well worth it. Discover how to make jiao zi.

Brazilian cook bananas in many ways although frying them in vegetable oil or butter is the probably the most popular. The bananas can be served just the way they come out of the pan as a side dish, as you would find in Cuba, or sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar for a sweet dessert.

A meal from the southwest is just not the same without Mexican rice as a side dish. There are as many different rice recipes as there are families but one thing is certain, they are all great.

Irish soda bread, made in a cast iron skillet with buttermilk, sour cream and caraway seeds, is super simple. Mind, it’s heavy bread and therefore excellent served with soup, stew or any dish where you may need to soak up natural juices or gravy.