The Milwaukee Post

14 • Milwaukee County Post • November 10, 2017 Then GO TO www.ifoldsflip.com/t/3459 OR Like Us On FACEBOOK 3397 South Howell NW Corner of Howell & Holt OR Pick Up a Copy at our Office: Would you like to read the Milwaukee Post ONLINE? MILWAUKEE COUNTY'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ENTERTAINMENT An international flair for food WEST ALLIS — Traditional foods from 21 ethnic groups will again be an essential component of the festival experience at the 74th annual Holiday Folk Fair International, from Nov. 17 through Nov. 19 at the State Fair Park Exposition Center. The World Café offers a wide assortment of delica- cies from around the world. The featured food at the event will be bread, with the ethnic groups participating in the café offering items made with a variety of bread types. The following groups, including the Nepali who are new to the event, will have food booths with an extensive menu (a sampling of the available options are listed): ■ Arab: Falafel sand- wich, chicken curry with rice, spinach and feta cheese swirl, and rolled grape leaves ■ Bavarian: Schnitzel (seasoned breaded pork loin), knoedel (bread dumpling) and bratwurst (regular or smoked spicy) ■ Chinese: Spicy beef with white or fried Rice, teriyaki chicken on a stick, egg roll and pearl bubble tea ■ Czech: Hovezi s Koprovou Omackou (beef with dill gravy, dumplings and carrots), Veprova Pecene (roast pork with rye bread), and Zeli (sweet sour cabbage) ■ Egyptian: Chicken kabob with rice and salad, spinach cheese pie, baklava, and guava juice ■ Filipino: Pancit folk- sampler, Siopao/Mami, Lumpia Shanghai (pork) and Nagaraya nuts ■ French: Sweet crepes: butter and sugar; butter, sugar and lemon; apricot jam; strawberry jam; and Suzette ■ German: Potato pan- cakes with sausage and applesauce, smoked Hungarian-style bratwurst, seasoned steak fries and dip, assorted cookies and bars, Bienenstich, and Landjaeger ■ Greek: Gyros sand- wich, Grecian fries with sea- soning, Dolmadas (three grape leaves wrapped rice and meat), lemon rice soup and Kourambiethes (pow- dered sugar cookies ■ Indian: Chicken Tikka Masala with rice, Aloo-Chole with rice, vegetable Pakora and mango juice. ■ Irish: Corn beef sand- wich, soda bread and mead ■ Italian: Rigatoni pasta with meatballs and bread- stick, meatball sandwich, lasagna with breadstick, assorted Italian cookies, can- noli (regular or chocolate), and tiramisu ■ Mexican: Tamales with rice, quesadilla supreme, tamale (pork or chicken), churro (plain, strawberry or vanilla) and fruit water. ■ Native American: Indian taco, bison burger, corn and pumpkin soup, and Wojape (fry bread with fruit toppings) ■ Nepali: Momo (dumpling), chow mein, Dal Bhat Masu (steamed rice and lentils) and Chiya (spiced tea) ■ Senegalese: Mafe (peanut stew with chicken) over white rice, Thiou (Tomato Stew with chicken) over white rice or couscous, rice and beans, and citrus juice ■ Serbian: Walnut strudel, apple tarts, assorted cookies and Palacinke (crepe) ■ Slovak: Cabbage roll with bread, Klobasa sand- wich with kraut and pickle, lentil soup, and assorted bakery ■ Thai: Crab rangoon, Thai-style chicken wings, stir fry chicken with cashews, volcano chicken with sautéed vegetable, and real young coconut juice ■ Ugandan: Smoked grilled masala chicken legs, sweet potato fries, jerk chick- en with rice, lentil stew with rice and fresh mixed tropical juices. ■ Vietnamese: Pork steam bun, Banh Mi sand- wich, veggie eggrolls, Pho noodle soup, lotus cookies and Boba tea Among the many stages during the three-day event is the Callen Construction Chef's Stage featuring local chefs preparing traditional cuisine, including youth rep- resentatives of the American Culinary Federation Chefs of Milwaukee, Inc. Hours are 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Nov. 17; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Nov. 18 and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 19. Admission at the gate will be $12 for adults, $8 for children 6 to 12, and free for children younger than 5. Those 62 and over will be admitted for $10, and all mil- itary personnel with a mili- tary ID card will be admitted free. For more information on the 2017 Folk Fair, visit www.folkfair.org or call 414- 225-6225. Submitted photo The French booth is one of the many that will return to the 2017 Holiday Folk Fair International. The event runs from Nov. 17 to Nov. 19 at the State Fair Park Exposition Center in West Allis. Holiday Folk Fair offers tremendous variety

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