The Gaziantep “Atom” Smoothie
We’ve already gone over the mouth-watering goodies we discovered in the food-obsessed town of Gaziantep, what we did not expect to find, was the best smoothie we have had in a long time. We had not one, not two, but four of them in the two days we were in town. With summer fast approaching, […]
Gorging on Gaziantep’s Goodies
“People from Istanbul think that Gaziantep cuisine consists of several kinds of kebabs, bulgur wheat, baklava and pistachio nuts. What a pity! What ignorance! These are the tips of the iceberg…Gaziantep, the meeting point of cultures since ancient times, is the richest and most developed city of the region in terms of food culture. An […]
The Little Slippers from Amorgos
“If you want to be a good cook, you need a lot of onions.” Andonis, founder of To Limani tis Kyra Katinas , the taberna in Aegiali, Amorgos It is eight in the morning on the Greek island of Amorgos and we are busy over the stoves in the kitchen of Katina’s taberna with Lia. […]
The Devil’s Byrek
Arriving by furgon (minivan) from the rainy Berat into the sun-drenched valley where Gjirokaster is rooted, our eyes widen at the beautiful setting. Facing the snow-capped Gjëre mountain range, the old town of Gjirokaster, which comes from the ancient greek language meaning “Silver Castle” is a steep hike up from the new city below. We […]
Eki’s Fabulous Moin Moin
It is slightly ironic that this dish is called “Moin Moin” which means “less less” in french, when all you want is more and more of it once you’ve had a sniff and a taste. A dish originally hailing from Nigeria, the name is actually pronounced “Muy Muy” like “very very” in spanish, so I […]
The matchbox maharagwe thief
“If I could choose one dish to eat every day, it would be maharagwe.” “As a child, I used to sneak up to the boiling pot with an empty matchbox, choosing this over a spoon because I could fit more maharagwe into a matchbox!” Idi tells us with the biggest “tabasam” (smile in Swahili) you […]
All that is good comes wrapped in Pasta
“Nonna, hai fatto i cappelletti?” I whispered 23 years ago as I urgently gestured for my grandmother to come join me down the narrow hallway towards her bedroom so that the critical presence of cappelletti on the lunch menu could be confirmed. Growing up in Hong Kong and travelling to Italy every summer to visit […]
