Friday, 1 May 2026

Spaghetti with Creme fraiche and Vegeta

I saw a short YT video about kid's favourite pasta dishes. This one was from the Balkans.



Kaymak was used as the rich cream. But for that you have to go to a Turkish or Balkan supermarket. Our standart ones don't sell it. But creme fraiche is a good substitute.



Vegeta is a powder to season everything in the Balkans. It has the Umami taste, like Maggi. I just bought a small package at the Eastern European store and wanted to learn what it is all about.



Cream and Vegeta are going well together. A strong kind of seasoning, when used too much. Mixed in with spaghetti, great idea.



Since I had leftover green asparagus, I sauteed it with a bit of green onion and tossed that in with the vegeta cream spaghetti

Ingredients:

140 g spaghetti

60 g creme fraiche

1 tsp Vegeta

5 green asparagus

1 green onion

Olive oil

Salt and pepper