Stories about Food from November, 2006
Pana-Blogs Report
#1: From Chiriqui Chatter: El Desfile de los Bomberos en David , a very colorful report on a traditional firemen parade that takes place in most large cities in Panama...
The Blogoma retaliates while Blaise LLorca calms the angry e-crowd
Moroccan bloggers under fire! The Moroccan blogosphere (Blogoma) is very angry. Why? Well a Moroccan blogger qualified the Moroccan blogging as being still in the “teen aging period”(Fr). Mohamed Lachyab,...
Singapore: Kampung Days Food Packaging
Lam Chun See in Singapore remembers the traditional food packaging once used in Singapore.
Trinidad & Tobago: Pastelles
Trinifood offers some historical background on pastelles, one of Trinidad and Tobago's favourite Christmas delicacies, and a recipe as well.
Ukraine: Hutsul Wedding Photos and Video
LJ user dali-bude posts amazing pictures and video from a reenacted traditional Hutsul wedding. Dykun posts the final installment of a contemporary Hutsul wedding video.
Ukraine: Kyiv No Istanbul
Carpetblogger explains why Istanbul is not Kyiv.
Latvia: News Roundup
Homemade booze, politics, and attacks on tourists: All About Latvia provides a news roundup.
East Timor: East Timor Survival Guide
Via Dili-gence comes this post by Teresa that has a comprehensive guide for newly arrived people in East Timor.
Thailand: Making Tom Yam Soup
Realthai has a generously illustrated post describing the preparation of popular Thai Tom Yam Kung.
Pakistan: A Healthy Diet
Sajjad Zaidi's Blog on having trouble finding something healthy to eat thanks to the food culture in Pakistan. “Our lives are getting more and more hectic and we have more...
Thailand: Unknown Fruit
The bloggers at Eating Asia discover a new fruit in the streets of Chiang Mai. “Two days later our 60 baht-a-kilo dien taw was ‘very, very’ soft and ready to...
Hong Kong: food security
How come the egg yokes are in reddish yellow? Because farmers are feeding chemical to ducks and hens. More and more food security issues were exposed in recent weeks. Zoomimaging...
East Timor: Coffee Industry
Diligence in his post titled The coffee report describes the Coffee Industry in East Timor. Coffee contributes to about 90% of East Timor's export earnings.
Laos: A Lao Picnic
Darly at Laocuisine.net blogs about Lao picnics and the food that would “knock one off ones feets”.
Ukraine: Waitress’ Attention
Carpetblogger shares two efficient ways to get the attention of a waitress in Kyiv.
Russia: Novgorod Night Life
Copydude writes about night life in Novgorod: “Novgorod Russians appear to start out on vodka and then sober up with beer and wine.”
Trinidad & Tobago: Christmas cake
London-based Trinidadian journalist and foodie Franka Philip reports on the dry run for her annual Christmas cake.
PNG: Sago Worms
Sjroeplog in Papua New Guinea writes about a dish he tried recently. “And to be honest; it tasted good. Just like eating chips.”
Hungary: Paprika in Szentes
“Some like it hot” – Photo by Kris of Little Town in Hungary, a blog featuring daily photos “from Szentes, a small town located on the southern Great Plain of...
Laos: Guess What this Eggplant Preparation is
Stickyrice encounter Lao women burning and pounding the blackened eggplants into a strange preparation. The blogger is asking the readers to guess what the preparation might be.
