I never thought I’d see the day. But yesterday was it. I (reluctantly) tried making Quaker’s ‘One Minute’ instant oatmeal, and was amazed at how good it turned out. It took more than one minute (not a lot more, though), and I did have to diddle with the recipe a bit…Read More →
‘Not what I expected’ continues to be the theme of our culinary trek through the mountains of Laos this week. And this installment of the series follows along in the same vein. While many dishes we would recognise as desserts come out of French colonial traditions, Laotians have others all their own…Read More →
Yesterday, we ran down some of Laos’ most famous and beloved mains and condiments. And we got a brief peak into the bakery, where French-style bread is still the most popular loaf in urban settings. Today, we’ll venture into the village and street bakeries to see what’s really Lao!Read More →
We’re back in Southeast Asia (SEA) this week, visiting Laos – a landlocked, mountainous, largely jungle-covered land, which may seem backward when you look at the map. In fact has the fastest growing economy in the Pacific and SEA. But much of what they eat there is still pure, traditional Laotian…Read More →
I tripped over a BBC story this morning about how people locked down in the COVID-quarentined Chinese city of Xi’an have resorted to barter to get enough to eat. The authorities say they’re shipping food into the city and distributing it to the populace. But the people tell a different story…Read More →
Yup! It’s us! We’re back on our regular schedule with Fast Food Week after the year-end Holidays upheaval. (But it was kind of a nice upheaval, wasn’t it?) Anyway… This past week saw, among other things, a continuation of the New Year’s cavalcade of new plant-based product releases…Read More →