Food From Our Homeland

Multicultural Recipes


High tea

Enjoy cooking demonstrations and recipes from diverse South Australian communities.

Key features:

  • 21 follow-at-home cooking videos
  • Recipes from various cultures
  • Easy-to-follow instructions

About the project:

  • Showcases dishes from different homelands
  • Includes cooks who were recent arrivals and long-term residents
  • Some classes in English, others with interpreters
  • Inclusive participation: Cooks aged 50+ and participants of all ages (from young children to people in their 70s+), all genders, and people with disabilities
  • Diverse presenting backgrounds: including professional chefs and teachers, home cooks who never use written recipes and first-time public speakers
We hope you enjoy sharing in the culinary experience of our homelands.

Watch and Cook Along

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Office for Ageing Well funded the first phase of this project. It shows people from our community sharing food from their diverse cultures:


Armenian Urfa Kololak

Cooking demonstration with Mrs Lilit Petrosyan

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Armenian Gata

Cooking demonstration with Mrs Lilit Petrosyan

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Venezuelan Quesillo and Arepas

Cooking demonstration with Gloria Cisneros de Pares

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Russian Salmon and Spinach Pirog

Cooking demonstration with Mr Nikolay Kalistratov

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Filipino Arroz Caldo

Cooking demonstration with MCCSA Chairperson, Miriam Cocking

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Latvian Piragi

Cooking demonstration with Ulla Gicasvilli

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Persian Adasi

Cooking demonstration with Shohreh Entesari-tatafi

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Persian Sultana Cookies

Cooking demonstration with Shohreh Entesari-tatafi

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Indonesian Nasi Goreng & Satay Ayam

Cooking demonstration with Mrs Henny Alianto Kadarwsman

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Greek Spanakopita

Cooking demonstration with Anastasia Volis

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Korean Bulgogi & Kimbap

Cooking demonstration with Clair Ross

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Bengali Eggplant Dahl Curry

Cooking demonstration with Akhter Ramon

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Wellbeing SA funded the second phase of this project. It shows MCCSA staff sharing affordable, healthy recipes from their home countries:


Armenian Qrchik (Fermented Cabbage Soup)

Cooking demonstration with MCCSA Senior Project Officer, Lena Gasparyan

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Armenian Technique: Fermenting Cabbage
Cooking demonstration with MCCSA Senior Project Officer, Lena Gasparyan

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Armenian Pasuts (Lenten) Tolma (Cabbage Rolls)

Cooking demonstration with MCCSA Senior Project Officer, Lena Gasparyan

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Somali Family Dinner: Lamb Curry, Bean Curry, Somali Rice, Salad and Chilli Condiment

Cooking demonstration with MCCSA Project Officer, Ukash Ali Ahmed

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Egyptian Lentil Soup

Cooking demonstration with MCCSA Project Officer, Maggie Asaad

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Italian Polenta con Salsiccia (Polenta with Sausage)

Cooking demonstration with MCCSA Contractor, Isabella Bracco

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Lebanese Potato Kubby and Salad

Cooking demonstration with Karina Sader

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Indian Dal Makhani with Jeera Rice

Cooking demonstration with MCCSA Project Officer, Florine Fernandes

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