Food and world travel blog
Welcome to world food. Here you can jump to any of the countries I cover and get straight yummy stuff. As we visit each country I write it up for its culinary expertise and experience in our world food blogs. Whether it’s a Thai green curry or a Sri Lankan fruit you can find it here. Interested in chocolate covered bacon? Then look no further than the American section. There is something for everyone.
Take a look and if I haven’t covered your favourite country or cuisine let me know. I’ll add it to the list of places to visit. Which, incidentally, seems to be getting bigger, not smaller as we hunt out more of the world’s interesting places in search of yet more world food. Hope you enjoy the ride.
Port Douglas Australia, an hour or so north of Cairns in Far North Queensland, has a great selection of pubs for such a small town. If you’re looking for a historic country-style Australian pub, a modern bar, or somewhere family-friendly with great pub food, you should be able to find it in Port Douglas. Port … Read blog
What are the best Thai dishes to try? There are thousands of Thai dishes beyond pad Thai and green curry and we explain more about them in this post. Thai dishes include vegetable dishes, fish, meat, desserts, and street food snacks. You can enjoy Thai noodles, soups, curries, salads and more, often with rice. These … Read blog
Nepalese is one of my favourite cuisines in the world. It’s one of the reasons we keep going back to Nepal, to indulge ourselves in some delicious curries, soups and dumplings. But what is Nepalese cuisine? Nepalese cuisine has similarities with the cuisines of nearby countries, Tibet (China) and India. This makes Nepalese cuisine a … Read blog
Traditional breakfasts around the world, from a lifetime of travelling for food! We cover some of the best traditional breakfast meals in the world in this post, from Asia, Europe, Australia, the Middle East and parts of Africa, even the United States of America. This post has photos of typical breakfasts from dozens of countries. … Read blog
Thai omelets are really tasty and in Thailand, a country with so many amazing dishes, I find myself eating and ordering Thai omelet rice surprisingly often. I’ve ordered it from street food stalls in Bangkok, at tourist restaurants on Thai islands and it even appears on menus in the shopping mall food court in Chiang … Read blog
Roti are a type of flat bread, sometimes called a pancake, which can be found in multiple countries in Asia and Southeast Asia. Roti can be filled with sweet or savoury stuffings or can be a side dish with curries. This post covers roti in Malaysia, India, Laus, Sri Lanka, Sigapore, Thailand, and more! Types … Read blog
An egg hopper is a Sri Lankan food consisting of a special bowl shaped pancake, the hopper, containing a cooked egg. The pancake is made with fermented rice flour and coconut milk, so it has a sour fermented flavour and the sweetness of coconut. Egg hoppers are also known as biththara appa in Sri Lanka’s … Read blog
This is a recipe for Mititei or Mici (pronounced Meech), Romanian skinless sausages. They are an iconic and popular authentic Romanian food, often found as street food or even as part of a Romanian breakfast. Mititei or Mici are small, short sausages without casings (which makes them very easy to make) containing ground meat (usually pork and beef, … Read blog
Street food in Bangkok is everywhere but in this post we’ll cover some of the night market food in Bangkok, including Michelin Guide and Michelin Star street food stalls. On our last trip to Bangkok we made a point of finding some of the best night market and street food stalls in Bangkok Thailand. Here … Read blog
Datshi is a cheese-like food product found in Bhutan. It is the key ingredient in Bhutan’s national dish, ema datshi (chili cheese). It is also used in kewa datshi (potato cheese). Most vegetables can be cooked with datshi. Saag datshi is spinach with cheese, datshi dishes can even be made with beef or chicken. Mushroom … Read blog
Port Douglas has plenty of breakfast options, including hotel buffet breakfasts open to non-guests, cafe and restaurant breakfasts, cheap eats, and takeaway food. As a Port Douglas resident and lover of a good breakfast, and former head chef in one of Port Douglas’s best hotels, I’ll break down your options, with photos and opening times, … Read blog
Tzatziki is a Greek food made with yoghurt and cucumber which can contain vinegar or lemon juice. Traditional Greek tzatziki may contain dill or no herbs at all, it is also made with mint sometimes. People call tzatziki a sauce, dip, or salad, but tzatziki is really just tzatziki, a delicious component of a Greek … Read blog
What to expect from a Thai breakfast? Traditional or modern, hotel, restaurant or street food, you’ll find all sorts of dishes for breakfast in Thailand. This post is about Thai breakfast dishes we have eaten and been served in Thailand, and we’ll give you links to recipes to prepare a Thai Breakfast at home where … Read blog
A Romanian breakfast is fairly typical of European breakfasts or Continental breakfasts, with a few special Romanian foods included. This post is about typical or traditional Romanian breakfast foods to give you ideas for your Romanian breakfast menu and we also give you a few Romanian breakfast recipes. We have a full post on traditional … Read blog
Australia has suitable climates for growing all kinds of fruits and fruit is a very popular food in Australia. From snowy highlands to tropical and subtropical areas, Australia has the right climate for most of the world’s fruit to flourish and indeed, Australia produces no end of fruit commercially. Numerous settlers from the Europeans to … Read blog
Pho is a Vietnamese rice noodle soup found throughout Vietnam and in Vietnamese restaurants all over the world. It is possibly the most well-known Vietnamese food today. The popularity of pho lies in how good it is. Pho is a delicious meal for any time of the day, it is often served at breakfast time … Read blog
Vegemite is a savoury spread that contains no animal products which has become a symbol of Australia, both in Australia, and around the world. Vegemite and Vegemite-flavoured products are sold extensively in Australia and in many other countries around the world. Vegemite is possibly the most famous Australian food! I’m an Aussie chef, married to … Read blog
British food you need to try! What are the best British foods and unique traditional British recipes? British food has an undeserved reputation for being bad. I’ve heard this from many nationalities over the years. British food is not bad, it’s great, so in this blog post I’m going to try to explain what British … Read blog
The traditional Khmer dish, fish amok, is widely served in Cambodia. The first stage in making this dish is to make a kroeung, a kroeung, a curry paste. Curry pastes do vary in Cambodia, they can be red, green, or yellow, depending on the colour of the chillies and the amount of turmeric used. This … Read blog
What are the best Vietnamese dishes for you to try in Vietnam, or in your local Vietnamese restaurant? I give you my top 10 best Vietnamese dishes. If you’re new to Vietnamese food, you should try all of these, if you’re a Vietnamese food expert, what other dishes would you consider best? These are my … Read blog
Romanian food can be superb, it’s one of my favourite European cuisines, so Romania must be a great place to take a food tour! In this post, I’ll share with you some of the best food tours in Romania, which one you should pick must depend on the type of Romanian food you like best, … Read blog
Most Thai foods have a fair amount of kick and some people refer to this as “spicy”. In this post we discuss what makes Thai food spicy. Thai food actually uses few spices, nothing compared to the spice array used in Indian food, Nepalese food, or even in the British dish, Christmas pudding. However, Thai … Read blog
Egyptian food is a unique blend of cultures and influences. Dishes date back to the ancient Egyptian era, while other favourite foods have origins in India, Africa, the Middle East or even Europe. Egypt sits between two continents – part North African and part Asian – making it an intercontinental country that’s one of Earth’s … Read blog
Ema datshi is the national dish of Bhutan, it is chili cheese, which pleased my wife enormously as it is vegetarian. This is absolutely her favourite dish from Bhutanese cuisine, next to momos, and once home we set about cooking it in our kitchen. The ema datshi in Bhutan varied a lot, some was thick … Read blog
Idli, What are idli (the food)? Idli are fermented rice cakes, served with sambar and chutneys, predominantly in South India, but also found in other countries. Idli are one of my favourite foods in the whole world, which is a big claim, for something so simple. These little fermented rice cakes can be found easily … Read blog
Momo – what is a momo (the food), where do you eat momos, what country are they from, what do momos look like and taste like? The simple momo in all its flavours. What is a momo? A single momo is a delicious steamed or fried dumpling containing meat, cheese and vegetables. Momos are originally … Read blog
These days on the streets of Kathmandu and Pokhara you can buy all kinds of street food from burgers to falafel. Traditional Nepal street food is somewhat different. In this post, we look at typical and popular Nepali street food for you to try in Nepal as well as modern western foods you can find … Read blog
Our Greek food guide gives you a basic list, with photos, of some fantastic Greek dishes you must try, Be that in Greece, in a Greek restaurant, or to cook at home. Greek food has some fantastic recipes that are easy to make from scratch for your family. The cuisine of mainland Greece and the … Read blog
Weird foods, that we have seen with our own eyes and, in some cases, eaten on our travels. Most of these foods we found in Asia, often in the less touristed local markets but one is from our second home, Romania. Some, the brave or foolhardy members of our family ate spiders, all of us … Read blog
What is traditional Australian food? Modern Australia is a young country and a diverse blend of global cultures, histories, and cuisines. Today there are several unique Australian dishes and foods that are hard to find outside Australia, along with local Australian variations on international cuisines. We give you a list of foods widely considered to … Read blog
