Category: Asia
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#39 – Laos 🇱🇦
The land of intense & deliciously funky flavor Sabaidee and welcome to my post about Laos. This country is another one of the #aroundtheworldin80dishes group’s entries and I am currently playing a bit of catch-up with the group as a very late member. 😅 Nevertheless, I am not just doing this to cross a country…
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36: Japan (Kanto) 🇯🇵🗼
Home-style Japanese food with deep roots and a modern, urban edge. Hi and welcome back to this deep dive into the Kanto food region of Japan! Kanto-style cuisine reflects modern urban life, shaped above all by its main city, Tokyo, and is known for bolder, more assertive flavors. I’ve been a big fan of Japanese…
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#27 Thailand
Hi and welcome back! Our little culinary hot air balloon brought us back to South Asia: specifically, Thailand! 🇹🇭 Thai food is already one of the best-known Asian cuisines in the world, probably just behind Chinese, Indian, and Japanese (and maybe recently being edged out by Vietnamese). But don’t let its this fool you –…
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#26 France – Bretagne
Hello! Welcome back 🙂 This time, we’re back on my home continent. France was another one of those countries I’d probably get some negative feedback for not covering in regions simply because of the sheer importance of French cuisine in the world. You know what’s kind of funny, though? Everyone talks about French chefs and…
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#24 Türkiye
Hi everyone, welcome back to the next country I cooked from! This time, my little randomizer landed on Turkey; a country I always had a hard time placing. Is it West Asia? Eastern Europe? I guess the answer most people agree on is simply “both.” Before I started cooking, I thought I should do a…
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#22 – Palestine: A Nation Denied its Rights
A little while ago I prepared a meal from Palestine, both as part of my international cooking journey and also wishing to call attention to a very important matter. As Palestinians continue to face relentless bombardment and displacement, I find it impossible to ignore the ongoing atrocities committed by the Israeli government in Gaza. Entire…
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#18 Japan – homestyle cooking, comforting to the max
Welcome back! On to another cuisine – this time Japanese food, which is one of my favorite cuisines. While many people may think of luxurious sushi, delicately prepared by top chefs or rich ramen broths, simmered for hours to release the maximum flavor, in this post, and on this blog for the most part, I…
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#16 Northern India – a lesson on not getting intimidated
Welcome back! Now on to a cuisine that I always thought was quite difficult and intimidating to copy due to its rich use of various flavors and combinations but I am so thankful for the Indian recipe sites for virtually taking my hand and showing me how to prepare them step by step. Suffice to…
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#14 Iran – A rich cuisine in a country full of tradition and beauty
Welcome back! This time, we’re talking about Iranian/Persian food! An old and rich food culture with very distinct flavor profiles. Heavy on saffron and rose, the dishes get a rich and sweet aroma and for some a strong floral note. Iran has an old and deeply proud culture – this is well-reflected in their cuisine.…
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#12 – China’s North: Discovering the Oldest of Chinese Cuisines
Hello and 欢迎! Welcome back everybody and hello to my first Deep Dive! Deep Dives are posts not dedicated to an entire nation but to either a group of people or a geographic location within the country. This could technically be done for any country – save maybe places like Liechtenstein – but that would…
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