Stories about Food from July, 2006
Czech Republic: Moravian Folklore
Bored in Brno posts a report from the 49th “annual celebration of local music and folklore in the town of Velka nad Velickou in South Moravia”: “Being a Czech festival, the beer flows liberally. Despite the higher elevation, the region can still sustain some grape cultivation and there is a...
South Korea: green tea
Sanshinseon in Marmot's Hole blogs about the recent Tea World Festival in Seoul and gives the readers some background about Korea green tea culture.
Food Blog Report #26
#1: From Denmark, KristianPetersen.com and his original "Peach, chili and garlic soup with chicken" It´s essensial for a starter to have a great, not to spicy taste, to be light, and be able to make the tongue´s taste system ready for something with more taste, flavour and with more density....
Thailand: Pad Thai Pho Noodles
Manivan Larprom in her Thai Lao Food Blog has text and video instructions for preparing Pad Thai Pho Noodles.
USA: Ukrainian Sunflower Festival of Detroit
Greg of Reflections on Ukraine writes about the Ukrainian Sunflower Festival of Detroit, scheduled to take place Aug. 25-27, 2006.
Global Food Blog Report #25
#1: From Malaysia, Tham Jiak on Tastes of YesterLife: If one's life can be determine by food preferences, I believe that I might be an Indian in my past life. As much as I love Chinese cuisines, I am strangely drawn towards Indian food, my five senses transfix on the...
Serbia: Belgrade Beer Festival and Accomodation
Belgrade Blog writes about the upcoming Belgrade Beer Festival. Desperate Serbwife describes a possible accomodation option: a nice, tiny hotel in Belgrade's center.
Russia: Fast Food Chain
Vilhelm Konnander writes about a Russian fast food chain, Russkoye Bistro: “There is a well-known popular story on how the Russian troops that defeated Napoleon in the 19th century, sat about the Paris cafés and restaurants urging the waiters for food by shouting “быстро, быстро!” (fast, fast!). Thus, the world-renowned...
French-Speaking Bloggers on Rabat Conference on Migration
What Will the Conference Bring? Says France-based African blogger Le Pangolin, Du 10 au 11 juillet 2006, s'est tenue à Rabat au Maroc, la première rencontre interministérielle euro-africaine sur les problèmes des migrations entre ces deux continents.Elle a regroupé 57 pays africains et européens et certaines organisations humanitaires qui se...
Singapore: Beancurd Brothers
Sparklette compares tau huay, a local beancurd dessert, from two rival stalls located next to each other. The stalls are run by feuding brothers.
Moldova: Corruption and Middle Eastern Food
Peter Myers of Adventures in Moldova writes about corruption and Middle Eastern food in Moldova.
Ukraine: Hutsul Wedding Video
Stefan of Dykun offers his readers a break from Ukrainian politics: an annotated video of a Hutsul wedding. “The wedding was that of a cousin of a friend, Anna. Much of Anna's heritage is Hutsul. Hutsuls and their descedents have lived in their part of the Carpathians for some 500-600...
Romania: “Ask a Romanian”
Owlspotting are introducing a new “(hopefully) weekly” Q&A feature, Ask a Romanian. The first question answered is on whether “Romanians drink vodka tonic.”
Tanzania: Organic wine company
Timbuktu Chronicles discovers a new wine organically produced in Tanzania by a company called Cetawico, which aims to “create employment, stimulate local initiative and develop new agricultural skills.”
Polish Blogosphere Update
Better late than never… That's what PolBlog hopes bloggers will think in response to its latest foray into blogging technology. Its new “Talk Back Attack” features an audio comment option to put “a voice to the text.” This is how PolBlog explains the new feature: Audio-commenting, as we call it,...
Big six-O, Brunei in July
15th July, 2006 marks the Sultan of Brunei's 60th birthday. Let the celebrations begin! Nonnie has a post in her blog, Spiritual Garden about Bandar Seri Begawan, the Brunei's capital in celebration mode.
Ukraine: Eating Out in Kyiv
WuWei writes about eating out in Kyiv: “We had breakfast in the Kofe Haus cafe near the Opera, which was friendly though its pricing seemed odd. You could have a croissant, coffee and fresh orange juice as breakfast for 19 gryvnas or you could have fresh orange juice for the...
Burkina Faso: No Big Macs
“Blessed are the poor,” writes missionary blogger Keith at Under the Acacias, “for they shall not have a Big Mac.”
Peru: Cuisine Today and Yesterday
Diana Zorrilla Ríos takes a look at how Peruvian food has evolved over the past century (ES).
Russia: Papa John's Pizza vs Russian Police
Konstantin Dlutskiy of Russian Marketing Blog posts pictures of a Russian take on Papa John's Pizza Delivery's “guerilla marketing trick.”
Costa Rica: “National Flavor”
What's the national flavor of Costa Rica? Uri Ridelman writes about the salsa which ” is often used in the same way that North Americans would use ketchup.” And if you want to know what to pour it over, check out these recommendations.