« Pizza! Whether it was eating out or at home, I was (and still am) a huge Pizza fan. »

« Almost every weekend my dad used to make us a smoothie consisting out of greens and flax, which my siblings hated but I loved it! »

« My grandma’s manti. I’ve always hated onions, so my grandma cooked my portion separately from everyone else’s — without onions. »

« I've always loved a plate of Labskaus. The northern german classic consists out of corned beef, potatoes, beet root and is served with gherkins. »

« Grated carrots with honey—super simple, sweet, and healthy, too! My mom used to make it for me all the time. »

« Potato smiley, grilled sausages and ketchup! At my grand mother, everyday, with my many of cousins, between playing playstation1 with no memory card and swimming in a pound that looked like an ocean to us. Best times ever! »

« Since I was a kid, I've been an absolute lasagna fan! However, for a long time (maybe a little too long) I was firmly convinced that my favorite dish would be called "salagna"... »

« Every year at Christmas, my mum makes mustard eggs for lunch and everyone helps. My brother peels the potatoes, my mum makes the sauce and I take care of the eggs. But the most important ingredient is the cold beetroot! »

« For me, food has always been important and an indispensable part of all cultures. I like the food prepared with love and tradition. »

« Fried potatoes with spinach and egg - because my grandma's fried potatoes were the best and the smell still makes me think of summer vacations. »

« My grandfather's steaks, always grilled medium-rare. »

« Peeling common shrimps at the family table and enjoying them with buttered bread and a glass of milk. »

« We always had tons of fresh vegetables and fruits in our garden and I loved to roll fresh raspberries into lettuce leaves. »

« Smell and taste of freshly baked bread from a wooden stove, brings me back to my grandma's village, some of the best childhood moments! »

« Hamaguri clam soup, with a little bit of ginger and salt. It's so fresh and clean and packed with the great flavor of the sea! »

« My mom's rice pudding with strawberries (she always used strawberries from a jar) and lots of cinnamon-sugar. »

« My grandma had a special Christmas-turkey recipe, which my brother, my dad and me prepare every Christmas as a tradition. It is a lovely family tradition with only good memories and it's one of the most delicious meals of the year! »

« Store-bought crème caramel in France. You have to flip it on a plate and remove a seal from the bottom of the cup. Only then the vacuum releases. It’s magic! »

« still one of my favorites today: my mums' delightful mashed potatoes. I could eat a whole plate of it (speaking from experience)! »

« Fries with fried onions! Always reminds me of hot summer days with friends or family by the pool or lake. »

« One of my dearest memories are my grandma's apple pancakes - tender crisp apples and a delicate, fluffy, still soft center. No matter how many times you try it yourself, no one manages to bake them like my grandma. »

« Whenever milk rolls were in my grandma's kitchen. Because this meant that we would have Karthäuser dumplings. My absolute comfort food as a child. »

« My grandma's kale and sausage that she always had to cook for my sister and me, no matter if it was summer or winter. »

« I’d love to brag about already having had an exquisite taste as a child. However, only one dish ever stood out for me on the menu: French fries with ketchup. And when all of them were eaten up, my sister’s had to be sacrificed. »

« Grandma's Kässpätzle! Sadly noone north from Stuttgart knows how to prepare them like she does. »

« Soljanka. My mother used to cook a huge pot of the "leftover soup". For me, the soup connects my childhood with the hometown of my parents. . »

« Polish cabbage rolls with bacon gravy or Königsberger Klopse...I can't make up my mind. It was all so good. »

« Classic German pancakes. Thin, perfectly rollable, with small pieces of apples integrated into the dough, and with arguably wayyy too much sugar and cinnamon inside. »

« Homemade Chinese dumplings because the whole family helped make them, and eating with a crowd is the best 😋. »

« The smell of freshly baked bread taken from traditional oven always puts the smile on my face. »

« I was crazy about chocolate and my aunt was baking for me "The chocolatiest chocolate cake ever" with chocolate layers, buttercream and chips on top. »

« Making the most delicious schnitzel together with grandma and snacking the first one, hot and crispy, straight from the pan. »

« Making and eating brown bread (soda bread) with my Dad from a recipe handed down from my Grandmother. I still make the recipe regularly! »

« My dad used to make "Käsespatzen" (cheese spätzle) every Saturday. I loved it so much and it got better every week. »

« My love for Omellete at 5 years old. I remember very fondly being my favourite dish and asking family to cook it for me all the time. »

« “Wickelklöße” - a specialty from Saxony, my homeland. The wrapped dumplings made from a noodle dough with breadcrumbs and brown butter are served at every family gathering. »

« The trifle that Grandma always brought out for dessert: delicious layers of sponge, jelly, custard and whipped cream, with chocolate sprinkles on top. »

« My mom's cooking: a homerun every day. I wish to one day get as good at it as her, and to bring to others the kind of joy her dishes brought me as a kid. »

« My mom refused to make me pancakes every day. Since I'm a Taurus, I decided to teach myself how to make them, and that's how I started cooking. »

« A special highlight to the great sorrow of my little child stomach were the pancake eating contests at my grandma's house. I regularly broke my own records, without competition but with proud grandparents! »

« I always helped my father with coating the schnitzel with breadcrumbs...and obviously eating the schnitzel afterwards. »

« Going to the harbour with my grandad, catching prawns, barbecuing them and watching the seagulls swoop down and fly away into the sunset with them... »

« My mum and me had this tradition where she regularly took me to a store with many different exotic fruits and veggies and I was allowed to pick one I'd like to try. All sorts of melons were my favourite. »

« Fried young potatoes with forest mushrooms – such a Belarusian food story! Go to the forest, carefully look for mushrooms, preparation process of the ingredients, a bit of sour cream and... Voila! »

« Traditional Fluffy "Racuchy" - polish pancakes with sweet cream, powdered sugar and apples made by my grandmother »

« When my mum made ricecake for me. It can be cooked as warming soup or fried with cabbage or crispy like crips. Best food for every occasion! »

« Stir-fried potato sticks has always been the favorite of my family. Growing up I ate it a lot with rice congee. »