Festival offers food from all over the world

Every year, the Living Traditions Festival offers Utahns a taste of food from all over the globe. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the festival takes place this weekend at the Salt Lake City & County Building, 450 S. 200 East.

Austrian: Gulash mit brot (beef stew with bread), Linzer torte (pastry with nuts and raspberry jam), apple strudel, sacher torte (chocolate cake).

Basque: Chorizos (mildly seasoned pork sausage in a bun), steak sandwich (batter-fried steak with pimentos), churros.

Bosnian: Cevapi (beef sausages with bread and tomatoes), Pljeskavica (Bosnian-style cheeseburger with onion), shish kebab (beef served with green salad and bread), tiramisu (cake layered with cream and flavorings).

Chinese: Sweet and sour chicken, vegetable chow mein, egg rolls, fried rice, dessert won tons.

Greek: Gyros (thin-sliced grilled lamb on pita bread with onions, tomatoes and yogurt), baklava.

Hawaiian: Teriyaki burgers, fried saimen (a noodle dish), shaved ice.

Italian: Meatball sandwich with marinara sauce, Italian cookies and sodas.

Lebanese: Hummus sandwich (ground and seasoned chick peas served on pita bread), falafel sandwich (ground, seasoned and deep-fried chick peas with lettuce on pita bread).

Mexican: Chili verde burritos, carne asadas tacos (beef baked with onions and parsley), pork and chicken tamales, refried beans, rice, Jarritos (Mexican soft drink).

Native American: Indian tacos (fry bread topped with beans, cheese and tomatoes).

Pakistani: Samosas (egg roll with ground beef and vegetables), chicken potato curry, vegetable curry, chicken or beef kababs, daal (mildly spiced beans), basmati rice, roti (crisp Pakistani bread), lemonade.

Peruvian: Arroz con pollo (chicken and rice), Papa a la Huancaina (Andean-style potatoes in cream sauce), platano fritos (deep fried plantains), Inca Kola (Peruvian soda).