Pinch ‘n’ Sip: in Edinburgh, you can assemble your cocktails via kitschy claw machine! ~
Here we are: Yes. It’s all true! Strange but true! At a subterranean Edinburgh bar, in Scotland, every drinkers can assemble their cocktails via kitschy claw machine. At Hoot the […]
Scandinavians use blood to make dense, dark and savory Pancakes~
A balanced breakfast is a very important meal in just about all over the world, but not many of them require a blood sacrifice. There is a traditional dish that […]
Bled Island Potica: a delicacy from Slovenia.
Here we are: Many people in Slovenia, especially people with a grandma with an affinity for baking, grew up eating potica’s slices. Potica is a traditional cake, and a must […]
Marula Beer: a great Tradition in South Africa~
Here we are: In South Africa, women transform a tart fruit into a famous sour brew. Even if many have questioned myths about drunken elephants wobbling through piles of fermenting […]
Cancale, the Breton oyster capital.
“Comme un oiseau géant se garant des tempêtes au creux des rochers et des falaises hautes, Cancale se blottit, frileuse, au pied des côtes. ” Like a giant bird, guarding […]
Murcia, Spain: Entierro de la Sardina
In Murcia, Spain, the three-day long Entierro de la Sardina, also know as “Burial of the Sardine”, celebrates the end of Lent, and the welcome return to a less abstemious […]
Maryland: Smith Island Cake~
Here we are: This delicious island is known for its refined layer cakes! Smith Island is less and less inhabited. Once populated by over 800 people, the Methodist community twelve […]
Koláč: how a delicious Czech pastry became a texan speciality.
Non-Texans people probably may be surprised to know that their State has the largest population of Czech-Americans in the United States. Czech immigrants began coming to Texas in the 19th […]
Montreal: Peanut Butter Dumplings ~
Here we are: A curious take on Szechuan dumplings become a Montreal specialty… You haven’t never heard of peanut butter dumplings? No? You’re not alone. If you’ll go in one […]
Cod: History of the Fish that changed the World
A fundamental and underrated chapter of the Human History is that which deals with the evolution of its diet and the importance that this evolution has had on historical events. […]
The true story of the Ketchup that probably you’ve never heard ~
Now the Ketchup is the “tomato sauce par excellence”, but if I tell you that the first ketchup had nothing to do with tomatoes? In the late 17th century, ketchup […]
Kaymak, a turkish speciality between butter and cream cheese.
Here we are: We are in Turkey, where i tried a cream made of 60 percent milk fat, really excellent. But if it arrives to the table in a fantastic […]
Pancakes Racing: the best way to celebrate the Shrove Tuesday in England.
Here we are: Probably don’t exist a better way to celebrate Shrove Tuesday than to run with a skillet with a pancake! We are in England, where every year, in […]
Morteruelo: the Spanish pâté which inspired someone write a poem about it.
Here we are: We are in a little municipality located in the bare landscape of Cuenca, Spain, where, every year, people gather to answer a very important question: who makes […]
Vietnam, at the koi cafe you drink with the carps between your feet….
…and the water covers the entire surface of the floor! This is not science-fiction. The Koi bars are a typical tourist attraction in Vietnam, and its peculiarity is that you […]
Ever take an ice cream bean for dessert?
Money may not grow on trees, but ice cream beans yes! Discovered in Central and South America, ice cream beans are legumes that when split open, produce lima-bean sized seeds […]
