Category: food
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Market Days in Cuenca
It took us 10 days to write about the piles of beautiful vegetables and fruit in (and spilling out of) the Ecuadorian markets. In a country straddling the equator where you can drive from the coast to 14,000 feet above sea level in less than 4 hours, each elevation is finely tuned to growing its…
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Eating before 10 AM in Mexico City
Mexico City does not wake up early. Before Alice, we would not have noticed. After 3 weeks, we know: Don’t try getting food or coffee before 8 AM. As a note, if a place claims it opens at 8 AM, give it a 15 minute buffer. Here are the 3 major food groups (with a…
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Boudin & Alligators
When we booked our room in Acadia (Cajun country), we only 2 things about the area: the food and the bayou. After 2 nights, we still only really know 2 things. Driving in on the highway, one of the first signs you’re in Cajun country are the billboards for Boudin and Cracklin’ stores. Boudin is…
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Grocery Shopping in New Orleans
Whenever we travel, we tend to spend the first week figuring out the basics: best corner bar, simple language skills, where to shop for food. Traveling in the USA makes these tasks easier with review sites in our native language and far less cultural boundaries. The main challenge in New Orleans has been finding…
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Tapas in Sevilla
We saw 4 year olds sitting down to dinner at 11:30PM. Also, we ate these tapas: Pate with Marmalade Tortilla with Salmarejo sauce Jamon Iberico de Bellota (of course) Potatoes in aioli Melted aged provolone with basil chimichurri Octopus de Gallega Chicken in Salsa Mostaza Verde Cremoso de arroz verde Prawns in grilled vegetable gazpacho Ajo…
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Mole in Oaxaca
When people ask us why we came to Oaxaca we say “the food” (and okay, maybe mezcal). And when we think of Oaxacan food, we think of mole (moh-lay). Mole is a rich family of sauces from the complex mole negro (black) which requires hours of preparation and acquiring ingredients to the simple mole amarillo…
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Goose, wine, and St Marton
In Hungary, November 11th marks the first day of the year to drink 2011 wines. Also, the geese are fully fattened around this time. Since 1171, Christians have used this as a great excuse to drink lots of wine and stuff themselves on geese. Local restaurants offer goose specials throughout the month. Smoked goose…
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Our Hungarian Kitchen
You would think from our lack of raving about Budapest that we aren’t enjoying it here, but we’re just busy. Our typical week in Budapest is working 6 hours a day Monday to Thursday as close to EST as we can manage. That leaves us until 2PM to use our “free” time, which involves a…
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8. Crotta Moscato 200WhoCares
This wine is a cross between flat coca-cola and sweet vermouth, and even that is speaking too highly of it ($1 a huge cup). It is, however, the quintessential wine when eating pizza in Buenos Aires, and fortunately the quality of the pizza is much greater than the quality of this wine. Owing to its…
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Food in Peru
Traveling in Central America we very quickly got sick of the basics of rice, beans, and a side of meat. In Arequipa, Peru, we were delighted to learn that the basics were delicious from spicy stuffed peppers to sliced potatoes in a rich peanut sauce. In Cusco the basics continue to be tasty with their…