Romanian Food, What is Romanian Food Like?

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Traditional Romanian Sarmale

Want to find out about traditional Romanian Food? Romanian food is not just meat and potatoes and it’s absolutely delicious, drawing on many influences through history. We were really happily surprised by traditional Romanian foods when we first arrived in Bucharest over 4 years ago. We immediately hunted down as many Romanian dishes as we could, eager, … Read blog

Cambodian Food

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Cambodia Food in Cambodia

As a Chef I have to try as many dishes as I can from every country I visit, or at least that’s my excuse to eating everything in sight. Cambodian food isn’t as famous as the local cuisine of its nearby neighbours, but don’t discount traditional Cambodian food, this little country with a war-torn past … Read blog

Southern Style Cooking on a Deep South Road Trip

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What is southern food

Our deep south road trip took us through Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Mississippi and, Louisiana. These states are classically considered the deep south of the USA and the further south we got, the better our food experiences became. Southern-style cooking is certainly something not to be missed and for this Aussie chef, it was a … Read blog

Sri Lankan Fruits

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Sri Lanka Fruit Names

Sri Lanka is famous as a fruit-producing destination and you will certainly sample some amazing and delicious Sri Lankan fruits during your stay. Expect a selection of fruit on your hotel’s buffet every morning, each perfectly ripe and sweet from the fertile soil, abundant water, and tropical sun. Sri Lankan fruits are tropical, of course, … Read blog

Romanian Tripe Soup, Ciorba de Burta

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Traditional Romanian Tripe Soup

I rarely cook or eat tripe, but you can’t spend long in Romania without trying traditional Romanian tripe soup, ciorba de burta. Every supermarket and butcher’s shop in Romania has large quantites of wrinkled white tripe for sale, both fresh and frozen. You can tell our Romanian friends really enjoy cow’s stomach and it is … Read blog

Wales Food Tour. Pembrokeshire Street Food

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Lobster sandwich Pembrokeshire street food

Pembrokeshire street food isn’t in abundance. I found this out the hard way during our month exploring South and West Wales. The continued growth of pizzerias and chain restaurants along with the short supply of good chefs these days has limited the places that now sell decent quality Welsh food made with top notch local … Read blog

Dosa Sambar. What is Dosa?

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Indian food. Dosa with sambol and cconut chutney. A South Indian dish.

A dosa is a thin, flat, fermented gram flour pancake cooked on a griddle, skillet or tawa. This Indian food is common in the South of India but also popular in Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and beyond. You’ll all find various types of dosa at most good (authentic) Indian restaurants. This post is about dosa, … Read blog

Discovering Local Foods as You Travel

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Where to Find Local Food While Travelling

Discovering the local foods of a region is a huge part of travel for most of us, but it isn’t always so easy. If you stick to the main tourist strip you will more than likely find yourself eating Western favourites and watered-down versions of local classics. Discovering local foods as you travel requires a … Read blog

Facts About Sri Lankan Food

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Breakfast in Southern Sri Lankan

Facts about Sri Lankan food – Is Sri Lankan cuisine spicy? What are shorties? Blog about famous traditional Sri Lankan dishes, rice and curry to short eats Sri Lanka is a beautiful island off the southeast coast of India, yet despite the close links, Sri Lankan food is quite different to that found in India … Read blog

Birds Nest Soup Malacca

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Finished birds nests ready to sell

The mere mention of birds’ nest soup conjures up images of a really strange concoction. Most have never tried it and a large number of people don’t even know someone that has. Yet the Chinese first started using swallow nests for soup over 1500 years ago. Birds’ nest soup is a delicacy in traditional Chinese … Read blog

Best Junk Food In the World!

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America is known for many things, one is its love affair with junk food. Not the usual junk you would associate with the well-known multinational companies but well done junk food that leaves you wanting more. After years of travel to over 50 countries, investigating and researching the best junk food, I bring you my … Read blog

Traditional Full English Breakfast

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What do British people eat for Breakfast

The Full English Breakfast is an institution in its own right. Served everywhere in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland it should really be called the full British or full UK breakfast, but each country has its own twist on what should be served on the plate. From small “greasy spoon” cafés to London’s top-name hotels, … Read blog

When Restaurant Service Sucks

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Let’s face it we’ve all suffered from terrible restaurant service whether at a top restaurant or local take away. Not all restaurant service sucks, to me though there are 3 different types of bad service. I can normally spot which type pretty quickly. I suffered the lazy server type tonight which led me to refuse … Read blog

Food in Laos

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Laos food Laotian larb

Food in Laos is very diverse, you’ll find Laotian food alongside western dishes in Laos. The French influence is clearly more prevalent than anywhere else in Indochina, baguettes abound and suddenly you can get steak, chips, and cheese. The European influence is a bonus as the Laotian foods and other Asian foods are still there. … Read blog