Tag: international
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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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#21 Portugal – 365 types of bacalhau
Welcome back! This week my hot air balloon of culinary discovery flew me back to Europe and landed in sunny Portugal! I had it plenty easy thanks to my Portuguese friend Sara, who basically walked me through a full menu before I even had any plans for it! Basically, in Portugal, 4 things are important…
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#20 Papua New Guinea – One For All
Welcome back! This week my little hot air balloon of culinary curiosity took me wayyy southeast to the wonderful country of Papua New Guinea! Looking for a multi-course Papuan meal quickly began to look like I’m heading down the wrong direction and instead I found myself cooking PNGs national dish – Mumu. What really interested…
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#19 C么te d’Ivoire – Coastal flavors in Vienna
Welcome back! This week my trip took me to C么te d’Ivoire, a bustling country in West Africa. For Ivorian cuisine, I once again was a bit stumped as to what people eat, where it comes from and what I would like to write more about. C么te d’Ivoire did not exactly make this easy for me.…
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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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#17 Jamaica – Caribbean aromas in my kitchen
Welcome back! On to another cuisine on which I really had very little knowledge to go off of when I first started researching. All I really knew about Jamaican food was jerk chicken – which will make an appearance today – and rice and peas, which is actually rice with kidney beans. What I ended…
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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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#15 Southern Italy – la Bella Vita at the Tip of the Boot
Welcome back! It’s time for the first post – and deep dive – into the country where I was born, even if I’m starting with the opposite end of it. I have such fond memories of the food my family and my mom would cook for me at home. Even though we lived in Austria…
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