The premise is simple: Help me create a menu for an evening of Eurovision entertainment with an item of food or drink from each country to go with the country's song. Each item must then be drunk or eaten whilst the song is playing.
Lessons from last time:
-The same food may be enjoyed by many different countries, so it doesn't have to be suggested for the most obvious country.
-I'm too old to have it turn into a drinking contest.
-You don't want to cook during the show.
-Smoke salmon is pretty disgusting after a chocolate torte, so look at the suggestions around it.
-Suggested items must be for sale in Wolverhampton on an average Saturday.
Full details, and last year's poor attempt can be seen on a Webometric Thoughts blog post.
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Username: eurovisionmenu@gmail.com Password: CliffWasRobbed
Draw |
Country |
Artist | Song | Food/Drink suggestions | Best Suggestion |
1 | Lithuania | Sasha Son | "Love" | ||
2 | Israel | Noa and Mira Awad | "There Must Be Another Way" | Basil (whenever I buy it it comes from Israel) | |
3 | France | Patricia Kaas | "Et s'il fallait le faire" |
Snails - lots of big slimy ones. Brie or Goats cheese on French Stick bread brioche criossants |
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4 | Sweden | Malena Ernman | "La voix" |
- Falukorv (traditional swedish sausage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falukorv) - Swedish meatballs with mashed lingonberries (classic) - Pickled herring (with new potatoes and butter) or sour herring (leave a couple of herrings to rot in their own juices for a year or so: very typical swedish dish) -fondue (<-- Schwitzerland?) |
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5 | Croatia | Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea | "Lijepa Tena" | Polenta | |
6 | Portugal | Flor-de-Lis | "Todas as ruas do amor" |
Madeira Sardines peri-peri chicken |
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7 | Iceland | Yohanna | "Is It True?" | ||
8 | Greece | Sakis Rouvas | "This Is Our Night" |
Tzatziki, Souvlaki or Moussaka. Ouzo of course. To give a bit variation to all the vodka. Feta Cheese |
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9 | Armenia | Inga and Anush | "Jan Jan" |
Yoghurt Shish kebab Tabbouleh |
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10 | Russia | Anastasiya Prikhodko | "Mamo" |
Borsch soup Blinis with caviar, sour cream and chopped onion (just lovely) Definitely Blinis (you can get them in Sainsbury's) |
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11 | Azerbaijan | AySel and Arash | "Always" | baklava | |
12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Regina | "Bistra voda" | ||
13 | Moldova | Nelly Ciobanu | "Hora din Moldova" |
chicken soup goulash grilled minced meat rolls roast meat |
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14 | Malta | Chiara | "What If We" |
rabbit la valette red wine |
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15 | Estonia | Urban Symphony | "Rändajad" | Probably very similar to Finland: milk, dark bread, meat. You could try to find Estonian beer, A le Coq, or a strong licour called Vana Tallinn (Old Tallinn). | |
16 | Denmark | Niels Brinck | "Believe Again" | Beer, a must have. Tuborg or Carlsberg. | |
17 | Germany | Alex Swings Oscar Sings | "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" |
Sourkrout - can buy in little jars Frankfurter / bratwurst - sausages |
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18 | Turkey | Hadise | "Düm Tek Tek" | falafel | |
19 | Albania | Kejsi Tola | "Carry Me in Your Dreams" | ||
20 | Norway | Alexander Rybak | "Fairytale" |
Dried fish. And it has to be expenssive to get the authentic feel for Norway. Leerdammer cheese |
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21 | Ukraine | Svetlana Loboda | "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)" |
Varyenki/Varenyky (stuffed boiled dumplings) served with sour cream Borsch |
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22 | Romania | Elena | "The Balkan Girls" | crepes with various fillings | |
23 | United Kingdom | Jade Ewen | "It's My Time" |
Kebab and Chips, complete with all the sauces and salad. pie and mash walkers crisps cadbury's chocolate real beer chicken tikka masala spotted dick |
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24 | Finland | Waldo's People | "Lose Control" |
- Mämmi (could make a nice pudding: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mämmi) - Reindeer - Lingonberries (I guess that could be for Sweden also) - Ruisleipä (a very dark rye bread: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruisleipä) |
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25 | Spain | Soraya Arnelas | "La noche es para mí" |
Tapas (could be anything) spanish omelette - tortilla parma ham Rioca |