Food From Around the World

Eat around the world and this was brought by a South Korean lady on Christmas day. ‘Bulgogi…., literally “fire meat”….. The dish originated from northern areas of the Korean Peninsula, but is a very popular dish in South Korea, where it can be found anywhere from upscale restaurants to local supermarkets as pan-ready kits.[3]’ This […]

Equatorial Guinea next on cook around the world, and this boring photo and pasty hand shot is a go at osang tea which is pretty much the same as chai. I didn’t like it so much, it was too sweet for me…but I guess with a bit of tweaking (less sugar, tweak the cardamon and

Time to get back on the ‘cook around the world’ project and maybe try to get it finished this year. This is a go at ‘labneh’, which is basically like strained Greek yogurt… Greek yogurt in a cloth and colander and let drain overnight. Now it’s the consistency of soft cheese. I think this would

I like chakchouka | shakshouka and make it every few weeks, I had it down for Tunisia on my cook around the world project but as I’m not fussy about repeating recipes I’m going to put it down for Libya as well…there seems to be a bit of rivalry about it’s birthplace.

A suboptimal attempt at chicken adobo for cook around the world , it’s a Filipino dish….sort of marinade chicken (it should probably be a thigh or leg) in soy sauce, then cook it with some water, bay leaf, and vinegar….I was starving so didn’t let it marinade very long…. it’s nice, would make again for

A eat around the world double whammy I was already going to put up a Rwandan coffee I had this morning, then Vincent who was on tea and coffee at church had made these littles donuts…’Do they eat these in Rwanda I asked?’…and he said ‘Yes!…so double results. Except that I see that these also

This was za’atar manakeesh.. a flatbread typically eaten for breakfast across the Middle-East and Levant. Za’atar is a traditional spice blend with thyme, sumac, & sesame seeds, with extra virgin olive.Gonna put this down for Jordan.

CHeat around the world challenge..this is a cannoli that I got in a Sicilian street food place but on Wikipedia I noticed that they basically eat the same thing in Malta and call it ‘kannoli’.This was lovely by the way, would eat again for sure

As you know I’ve been on a project to eat & drink my way around the world, so I spotted this ayran today in various Middle Eastern eateries around Dublin and thought I’d give it a lash… it’s probably mainly Turkish but as I’ve done Turkey already I’m putting it down for Kosovo as apparently

Japan next on ch(eat) around the world, sure I need Sunday lunch and there is a Japanese restaurant in town…handy! this is a Oyakodon:- ‘literally “parent-and-child donburi”, is a Japanese rice bowl dish, in which chicken, egg, sliced scallion and other ingredients are all simmered together in a kind of soup that is made with