· January, 2008

Stories about Food from January, 2008

Americas: End of the Year Traditions

  8 January 2008

End of the year traditions across Latin America are varied, as many include local customs, the preparation of delicious food, and plenty of loud fireworks. This is a collection of how some bloggers spent their holidays throughout the region.

Japan: Changing New Year Celebrations

  7 January 2008

New Year's Day is the most important holiday for many people in Japan, where anything "first of the year" bears a special value: first day of the year, first sunrise, first dream, first sales...

Puerto Rico: Epiphany Day

  7 January 2008

The celebration of Epiphany Day causes Liza Sabater to have an epiphany of her own: “The blogosphere needs more of the cowbell that is Puerto Rico.”

Vietnam: Regulating the Street Economy

  6 January 2008

Vietnamese capital city Hanoi recently introduced a draft legislation aimed at improving traffic flow. The result of this was a drastic reduction in the places where the vendors can sell there wares. Caroline Finlay looks at the online debates sparked by this new legislation.

China: Standardized Steamed Buns

  4 January 2008

A hot topic is China these days is the news about national standard of steamed buns. Joel Martinsen from DANWEI has translated some of the discussions.

Guyana: 2008 Wishes

  2 January 2008

“I want to make a li’l wish for everybody. Salut. Sante. Warm hugs on cold days. Nice cool drinks when your life-pot get too hot”: Guyana-Gyal wishes everyone a fulfilling 2008.