Yesterday, we tried to convey an idea of how huge, varied and exotic the island nation of Indonesia and its culture really are. To get a clear picture of its national cuisines, we next must review the most interesting ingredients used in its foods – focusing on those which are not unknown in other cuisines…Read More →
So… Sister Erin has been researching different cuisines and challenging me to choose from dishes recommended by natives, or at least folks who’ve visited the places. Learning about their traditional foods may be one of the best ways to get to know new, exotic cultures…Read More →
We recently brought you an overview of a new effort in the food industry to ‘Upcycle’ food that would otherwise be wasted. A great idea but I and others predicted that it would take some time to catch on. No such pessimism on part of the guys who revolutionized the marketing of furniture…Read More →
Yesterday, I presented a quick refresher on styles of Japanese cuisine that some or many of us already knew or had heard about. But that’s just the beginning! Today, I’ll bring in a whole raft of dishes and cooking styles that Japanese folks love, but which aren’t well known outside of the island nation…Read More →
There’s something mystical – even magical – about all things Japanese. Perhaps that’s because this land of fairy-tale pagodas and foods you’ve never heard of before was cut off from the rest of civilization for so long before the late 1800s, when western traders started visiting regularly…Read More →
People often ask me why Chinese Food became so much more popular in North America than Japanese Food ever did. I cut to the chase and leave them scratching their heads before they can get me wrapped up in interminable discussions. I just tell them, “It’s all because of the railroads…”Read More →
I’m hearing about a mini-explosion in the popularity of already-popular convenience foods in the kitchens of COVID-19 home isolaters. I imagine that, like the virus, this is a second or third wave of popularity for these ‘instant’ wonders since the pandemic was officially declared…Read More →
When I think of countries – societies, cultures; however you want to describe them – that I’d never suspect of wasting food, China and India always come immediately to mind. But I’ve just finished reading a BBC report that the Chinese Central Government has revived a national Food Conservation program…Read More →