Wordless Wednesday: Family Food from Around the World

Have you ever seen these articles full of beautiful shots of fancy dishes and appetising foods? They are great inspiration; however, they never really resemble what you end up with on your plate when you attempt to re-create them. We thought we would share real family food from real families around the world who dine, brunch, lunch or snack in their homes, at the restaurant or on the go. No fancy shots. Just real families getting together, eating together, sampling real food: from buttered toast to lentil curry, from pretzel to blood oranges, from falafel to herring.

Here are some of our favourite pictures of family food shared with us by real families around the world.

Snack time my husband’s style – herring in red wine marinade with onions, white bread and home baked rye sourdough bread #mkbfamilyfood #snacktime #Germany #Hamburg #herring

A photo posted by Ilze Ieviņa (@ilzeievina) on Feb 20, 2016 at 3:30am PST

Pregnant and all I want is Mexican food…in Tokyo. Fortunately many grocery stores here now carry tortillas and avocados, but cilantro and certain beans are wicked hard to find. It’s fun buying non-Japanese groceries. I think many people here don’t exactly know what to do with the ingredients on the shelves. Sometimes the clerk checking me out has a questioning look. Imagine if they saw my box of matzoh meal! It’s a lap lunch for me today. #MKBFamilyFood #tortilla #mexican #salsa #avocado

A photo posted by Melibelleintokyo (@melissa.uchiyama.946) on Feb 18, 2016 at 8:15pm PST

#mkbfamilyfood from #losangeles #california #unitedstates #turkeypotatotacos #riceandbeans #homemade #picodegallo #tengohambre #comida #whatsfordinner

A photo posted by Niya Bowers (@thecoolassbaby) on Feb 19, 2016 at 7:17am PST

friday’s lunch in switzerland, a mama with her 4 kids. risotto with dried tomatoes, grated cheese, carrot sticks, leftover cold cuts, water. #mkbfamilyfood #mkbkids

A photo posted by @diria6 on Feb 19, 2016 at 3:46am PST

Gathered around the lunch table with family and friends. Chicken dhaar and rice, crisp oven potatoes (made by my daughter), spiced eggplant with mint and pomegranate, and fluffy, non- greasy, sweet semolina without the nuts, because my kids don’t want any in there. A relaxing Friday afternoon doing things we love the most. Food of course, sharing our thoughts after a long week, board games, a foozball match that was more about the laughs than the winning and an actual football match that almost cost me a potted plant❤️ #makingmemories

A photo posted by Table for five dubai (@tableforfivedubai) on Feb 19, 2016 at 5:14am PST

Breakfast ☀️ #spammusubi #spam #rice #nori #seaweed #kidfoodie #kidfoodies #honolulueats #mkbkids #mkbfamilyfood

A photo posted by World Traveling Kid Foodies! (@pintsizegourmets) on Feb 19, 2016 at 11:23am PST

Today’s breakfast was a slice of homemade banana/chocolate chip bread, bacon, and a boiled egg with orange juice. Show us your table, your shopping trolley, your kitchen, your TV tray…. Anything goes. Real family food around the world. #mkbkids #mkbfamilyfood

A photo posted by Frances (@dtwtmse_frances) on Feb 20, 2016 at 8:06am PST

Lunch in Brazil (at least in the southeast) is the biggest meal of the day and MUST include rice, beans, and a piece of meat or fish. There’s usually a simple salad too and maybe one other vegetable that has been cooked into liquid form. #mkbfamilyfood #brazil #lunch #proudcarnivore And in full disclosure, lunch was prepared by our housekeeper. Also typical of middle class and higher in the cities of southeast Brazil.

A photo posted by Brynn (@bbarineau) on Feb 19, 2016 at 7:06am PST

My #morning #coffee mug is truly huge. #mkbkids #mkbfamilyfood #chimelong #China

A photo posted by Varya CWOV (@varyacwov) on Feb 20, 2016 at 4:31pm PST

Pasta col ragù: an absolute kid favorite since the dawn of time. #pasta #ragu #bolognese #venice #mkbfamilyfood

A photo posted by Giuli (@deadchefdc) on Feb 20, 2016 at 7:43am PST

Bstilla is a classically Moroccan dish and possibly the most unique. To make one that is truly delicious requires patience and the ability to layer subtle savory flavors along with sweet notes and a crunchy exterior. It’s usually made with chicken, pigeon, or seafood. But this one was rabbit with a purée of carrot. The result was a perfect blend. It’s almost impossible to find a good bstilla in a restaurant here. This one however was excellent. #Marrakech #saltmarrakesh #morocco #foodie #foodtravel #chef #moroccanfood #sweet #savory #wanderlust #igfood #foodporn #foodmagic #marrakesh #mkbfamilyfood

A photo posted by Amanda Mouttaki (@marocmama) on Feb 20, 2016 at 5:18am PST

If you are on Instagram, we would love it if you would share your family food with us too. Simply use the #mkbFamilyFood hashtag in your caption. And you can see plenty more of fabulous family meals and snacks, here.

There is no better way to show the world to our children than by tasting it!

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Annabelle Humanes

Former linguist raising third culture kids (currently in Portugal), I am the author of "I am on the Move - Friends Books", a little keepsake autograph book for kids who move internationally.

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