LUXEMBOURG-Dinner is Ready! Plus Fun Facts

 

Our Luxembourg Dinner is Complete! I must say the F'rell am Rèisleck (Trout in Riesling)was the most delicious fish dish I have ever eaten. The sauce was simply amazing! The Shallots, Butter, Fresh Tarragon, Thyme, Parsley, and chives paired so beautifully with the Riesling Wine. The  generous dollop of Creme Fraiche rounded all the flavors out into a silky delight!   I was not able to find fresh trout intact so we used Fresh Steel Head Trout Filets. It was superb. So mild and flaky. My girls are not big fish eaters, usually wild salmon is the only one they will eat, but this was a hit.

 

How beautiful are these ingredients? The wonderful thing about this meal is the total cost of all items was under $24. Not to mention it was healthy, home cooked, and easily serves 4 generously.

Here are our Gromperekichelcher Potato fritters frying up! The smell of the potatoes, onions, and parsley frying up was simply amazing . My angels loved dunking them in their applesauce. Although Olivia did request ketchup after a few! She can eat anything in ketchup. They were crispy and delicious. We will definitely cook these again.  Our braised leeks were not a hit with the girls, but I must say I enjoyed them. Having never worked with leeks prior, it was fun. They were very earthly, which is to be expected since they are related to the onion. Braised then sautéed in butter, wine, and herbs made them nutty and delicious! They reminded me of a Catalan delicacy of Spain where people flock to the countryside to eat grilled gargantuan  green onions called Calçots drenched in rich salvitxada sauce. I have to say Luxembourg surprised me with a beautiful dinner rich in flavor, texture, and sophistication.

 

Here are the Recipes used this week:

 

 

http://www.196flavors.com/2013/01/20/luxembourg-trout-in-riesling-sauce-frell-am-reisleck/

http://www.familycookbookproject.com/recipe/2512995/potato-pancakes-gromperekichelcher--luxembourg.html

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/braised_leeks/print/

Fun Facts

 

1. Luxembourgers are fiercely independent and very nationalistic, thus their country's motto is "We want to remain what we are".

 

2. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (later the European Union), and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area.

 

3. Luxembourg Exports: machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, and glass.

 

4.  Luxembourg is the sixth smallest nation in the world at  998 Square Miles.

 

5. The Ethnic make up of Luxembourg is currently Luxembourger 63.1%, Portuguese 13.3%, French 4.5%, Italian 4.3%, German 2.3%, other EU 7.3%, other 5.2%

6. Luxembourg Boasts a 100% Literacy Rate.

 

7. Most citizens  of Luxembourg are trilingual, speaking the Germanic national language of Luxembourgish in addition to French and German.