Secrets of The Silk Road Available February 5 th through June 5 th Throughout the Length of the Exhibit The Pepper Mill Café at the Penn Museum invites guests to take a culinary journey along the Silk Road. The Café offers a changing variety of regionally-inspired Silk Road lunch menus, DAILY daily afternoon teas – event Happy Hour drinks and bar snacks – to extend the Silk Road experience during the run of the special Featured Specials exhibition, February 5 through June 5, 2011 Fried Dough Twists Hours of Operation Plum Blossom Pastries Monday 11:00am-1:00pm Tuesday 8:30am-4:30pm Wednesday 8:30am-7:30pm Wontons Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm Friday 8:30am-4:30pm Yogurt Drink Saturday & Sunday 10:00am-4:30pm Main Dishes Available February 4 th through February 6th Hot & Sour Soup Peking Duck Pancakes CHINA Glass Noodle Salad Carrots, Peppers, Sesame Seeds Steamed Baby Bok Choy Mushrooms Featured Specials Vegetable Spring Rolls Thousand Year Old egg Plum Sauce Bubble Tea BBQ Pork Tenderloin Sandwich Scallions, Shitake Mushrooms 8 Jewel Coconut Rice Pudding Main Dishes Available February 11 th through February 13th Seaweed Soup Beef Bulgogi Button Mushrooms KOREA Kimchi Jeon “Korean Pancake” Featured Specials Gochujang Jijgae Pomegranate Flavored Water Pepper Paste Soup with Tofu Korean BBQ Pork Lettuce Wrap Tteok Scallion Salad Chewy Rice Cake Main Dishes Available February 18 th through February 20th Eggdrop Soup Chicken Wings Ginger & Caramel Sauce VIETNAM Sticky Rice Coconut Milk Crispy Vegetable Rolls Featured Specials Banh Bao Iced Vietnamese Coffee, Sweetened Milk Dumplings, Mushrooms Spinach Fresh Fruit Salad Banh Mi Lime Spiced Salt, Fresh Mint Main Dishes Available February 25 th through February 27 th Chicken and Coconut Milk Soup Steamed Mussels Lemongrass, Thai Basil, Chili THAILAND Coconut Juice Pineapple Fried Rice Stir Fried Corn & Broccoli Featured Specials Lemongrass, Chili, Garlic, Soy Sauce Thai Beef Salad Thai Green Curry with Tofu Thai Fried Chicken Sandwich Thai Fried Bananas Sesame Seeds, Hot & Sour Sauce, Ginger Ice Cream Salted Mango Main Dishes Available March 4 th through March 6 th Carrot and Ginger Soup Vegetable Momo (Tibetan Dumplings) NEPAL Spicy Vegetable Curry Fried Potatoes Ginger, Coriander Featured Specials Dhal Bat Himalayan Salty Butter Tea (Tibetan Style) Lentil Soup with Rice Sweetened Milk Balls Rosewater Syrup Main Dishes Available March 11 th through March 13 th Red Lentil Soup Shrimp & Coconut Curry BANGLADESH Roasted Zucchini Spicy Tomato Sauce Rice with Peas & Cumin Featured Specials Chickpea Fritters Lemon Curd Samosas Main Dishes Available March 18 th through March 20th Brown Lentil Soup Chicken Curry INDIA Sweet & Sour Okra Spiced Saffron Rice Cauliflower & Potatoes Featured Specials Spicy Sauce Sharbat Mushroom Curry Beverage of Fruits & Flowers Naan Bread Gulab Juman Main Dishes Available March 25 th through March 27 th Barley, Lentil & Tahini Soup Curried Beef Cinnamon & Lemongrass SRI LANKA Tandoori Cauliflower Coconut Rice Featured Specials Curried Eggplant Ginger-Garlic Sauce Spiced Coconut Cake Spicy Roasted Chicken Pancake Wrap Main Dishes Available April 1 st through April 3 rd Red Lentil Soup Baked Chicken Lime & Cumin PAKISTAN Butternut Squash Coconut Cream Rice Featured Specials Mint & Red Peppers Sweet Coffee Vegetable Curry Cinnamon & Cardamom Tamarind Pineapple Custard Grilled Chicken Sandwich Lemon, Ginger, Yogurt Sauce Main Dishes Available April 8 th through April 10 th Pomegranate & Spinach Soup Chicken & Apricots Lemon Pepper Sauce AFGHANISTAN Tamarind Ginger Potatoes Roasted Zucchini Sour Tomato Sauce Featured Specials Garlic Chive Ravioli Yogurt and Mint Dip Yogurt Sauce Flatbreads Spicy Potato & Lamb Pastry Elephant Ears (Pastry) Main Dishes Available April 15 th through April 17 th Butternut Squash, Bulgur & Wild Orange Soup TURKMENISTAN Shashklik Skewered Beef, Onion & Peppers Vinegar Marinade Sweet & Sour Carrot & Raisin Braise Featured Specials Rice Salad Melon Salad, Fresh Mint Barberries, Orange Peel Chickpea Patties Fresh Herb Kkuku Lavash Roll, Yogurt Dip Main Dishes Available April 22 nd through April 24 th Pistachio Soup Pomegranates Baked Fish IRAN Pomegranates & Oranges Roasted Tomatoes Tarragon & Lime Featured Specials Stuffed Red Peppers Rice & Herbs Doogh (Beverage) Yogurt, Mint & Black Pepper Roasted Eggplant Sandwich Tomatoes, Black Pepper, Garlic Warm Baklava, Saffron Ice Cream Main Dishes Available April 29 th through May 1 st Fasoulia White Beans, Olive Oil, Vegetables IRAQ Roasted Stuffed Chicken Raisins, Walnuts & Rice Butternut Squash Braise Plums, Cinnamon Featured Specials Bulgur & Mung Bean Pilaf Amba Mango Pickle Muhammara Hot Pepper Dip, Naan Walnut & Date Scones Sabich Fried Eggplant, Hard Boiled Egg, Pita Main Dishes Available May 6 th through May 8 th Lentil & Swiss Chard Soup Kibbeh Beef Stuffed Croquette SYRIA Greens Beans & Tomatoes Black Pepper Batata harra Featured Specials Spicy Potatoes Mint Lemonade Manakish Syrian “Pizza” Almond Cream Pudding Falafel Tamarind Sherbert Chickpea Patties Tahini Sauce, Pita Bread Main Dishes Available May 13 th through May 15 th Kharcho Beef – Walnut Soup, Tarragon Beef & Mushroom Kebobs GEORGIA Saffron Citrus Marinade Roasted Eggplant Roasted Red & Gold Beets Featured Specials Sour Cherries Stuffed Grape Leaves Stuffed Tomatoes Dill, Millet & Walnuts Orange Hazelnut Brittle Spinach and Feta Cheese Stuffed Bread Main Dishes Available May 20 th through May 22 nd Karshm Walnut, Green Beans, Chickpeas Spices, Garlic ARMENIA Lamb Meatballs Cilantro Lemon Sauce Stuffed Apples Raisins & Rice Featured Specials Greens Beans, Walnuts Pickled Vegetables Spinach and Cheese Turnovers Dried Fruits & Barley Pudding Roasted Pork Wrap Pomegranates, Yogurt Sauce Main Dishes Available May 27 th through May 29 th Borscht Circassian Chicken TURKEY Guvec Kiri Bulgur, Parsley, Mint Peppers, Cucumbers Featured Specials Stuffed Eggplant Figs in Syrup Borek Main Dishes Available June 3 rd through June 5 th Lentil Soup Lamb Gyro Tzatziki, Pita GREECE Onion, Tomato, Feta Mint, Lemon Stuffed Grape Leaves Featured Specials Rhubarb Braise Dill, Cilantro, Mint Zucchini Flowers Stuffed with Rice and Cheese Spanakopita Loukoumades Hummus, Olive Tapenade Greek Donuts – Cinnamon, Honey Red Pepper Dip Powdered Sugar Grilled Pita, Lemons.