How to Eat: Bossche Bol
How do you eat a Bossche Bol? What is a Bossche Bol, anyhow? If you haven’t experienced this fantastic Dutch food, come and read all about this must-try pastry from Den Bosch in the Netherlands.
How to Eat: French Onion Soup
French onion soup became famous at the end of the nineteenth century with the opening of the gigantic food market Les Halles in Paris
How to Eat: Pomegranate
Pomegranate seeds have always looked, to my loving eye, like beautiful cabochon-cut rubies. Their domed tops seem to sparkle in the light and similar to the gemstone, the finest tasting pomegranate seeds have a pure, vibrant red colour. In Turkey pomegranates are called nar and their trees produce fiery orange blossoms in late spring and […]
How to Eat: Truffles
Bordered by France and Switzerland and with a name meaning “at the foot of the mountains”, Italy’s Piedmont region is the very heart and soul of Italian truffle country. When the autumn truffle harvest begins each year, Piedmont’s forests have embraced warm orange and yellow hues and leaves at the end of their life cycle crunch […]
How to Eat: Oysters
Nothing signals the end of summer at the seaside like raw oysters, freshly shucked and served on a bed of ice with a bowl of lemon wedges. They’re best enjoyed with a sparkling flute of Prosecco, its tiny bubbles clinging to the inside of the glass and refracting the warm rays of a glowing orange […]
How to Eat: Caterpillars
They are plump, wiggly, and colourful, and whether you call them Imbrasia belina, mopane worms, or just caterpillars, these insects make for a savoury snack. They are a seasonal delicacy in many southern African countries and when fried, caterpillars have a delicately crunchy exterior, yet they remain tender and meaty inside. In Zambia’s capital city, […]
How to Eat: Snails
An inherent part of French cuisine, escargots are one specialty of France’s Burgundy region that you can’t leave the country without having tasted. And to be fair, before you can pass judgement on whether you do or do not like snails, you actually have to try them first. If you are in Burgundy then you simply […]
How to Eat: Acarajé
Walking along the streets of Salvador in Bahia, a Brazilian state, you are bound to spot some women dressed rather differently amidst the crowd. But don’t let their distinctiveness turn you off. Instead, let them offer you one of Bahia’s specialty- the acarajé. Acarajé is a popular street food in Salvador. It is a fritter […]
How to Eat: Haggis
Of all the national dishes in the world, haggis is one of the more infamous. You may have heard the story that the wild and elusive haggis can be hunted in the foothills of the Scottish Highlands, much to the amusement of the Scots. In reality though, haggis is traditionally made by stuffing the stomach […]
How to Eat: Samgyeopsal (삼겹살)
People in Korea like their pork belly a lot. And they call it samgyeopsal (삼겹살). Literally, it means “three (삼) layered (겹) flesh (살)”. It is like your regular bacon only cut much thicker. Samgyeopsal is very popular and is almost always present in group dinners. As unique as the cut of samgyeopsal is, so […]
