Stories about Food from July, 2008
Brazil: Learn how to cook Brazilian food through a videocast
After a long wait, gastronomic videocast and blog Cuca Brazuca returns with videos shot in Rio in April 2008, the first featuring a truly Brazilian dessert recipe, delicious and simple at the same time: Guava Soufflé.
Dominica: Local Food Alternatives
Danielle Edwards, guest blogging at Dominican Weekly, says that “we should all make the effort to resist rising food prices by being more innovative with our meals.”
Hungary: Tipping; Underground Railway Museum
Hudin writes on “how tipping works in Budapest” and posts a note about the city's Underground Railway Museum.
Vietnam: Street vendors
Street vendors were banned from Hanoi's thoroughfares. But noodlepie observes the order had little impact as shown by some of the images in flickr.
Morocco's Changing Bodies
As in many developing countries, the food landscape in Morocco is rapidly changing. Obesity and body image, two rarely-discussed subjects, are becoming ever-present issues. Jillian York has the story.
Serbia: Arts Roundup
Here are some picks from the blogosphere on the Serbian literature, architecture, film, music, visual arts and cuisine. Enjoy!
China: Chinese Village Banquet
Buxi blogs photos of a grand Chinese village Banquet in Shunde. How Big? Take a Look!
Mozambique: Creativity to face food crises
O Silêncio de Kianda [pt] brings a good piece of news that shows people's creativity in face of food crises: bread made of cassava instead of wheat. “Nampula [a province of Mozambique] produces three million tons of cassava per year, which has proved to be enough to sustain the bakery...
South Korea: Anti Lee Myungbak Movement
Newcham has written up a most elaborated report on the South Korean anti Lee Myungbak movement.
Pakistan: Biofuel and Food crisis
The Pakistani Spectator on biofuel being on the of reasons for the worldwide food crisis.
Japan: Bloggers on food crisis feast, G8 over Skype?
The G8 Summit at Toyako, Hokkaido, ended on June 9th after three days of meetings, leaving a bitter aftertaste for some bloggers in Japan. Many questioned the high cost of the event, pointing out how environmentally unfriendly it was, and one even proposed that the meeting could be better carried out over Skype.
Myanmar: Salt Prices
New Mandala states that “25,430 acres of salt pans were submerged and 29,545 tons of salt damaged after the Cyclone Nargis. The price of salt has risen by three to six times in the last two months.”
Different types of durian
Agnes Tan from Singapore lists the different types of durian. Filipinos describe durian in this way: “It smells like hell but tastes like heaven.”
Afghanistan: Warnings for the Future
Joshua Foust notes the number of Afghan bloggers warning the West about the country's future.
China: Summer Olympics Disaster Guide
Probably going to see a lot more posts like this in the coming few weeks, so let this be GVO's chance to (hopefully) get it out of the way now: What could go wrong in Beijing? Everything.. Via Shanghaiist.
China: Agricultural Revolution
Xueyong predicts that, with the world food crisis, the development of agriculture may become an economic driving force. The blogger hopes that China can make use of the opportunity to develop its agriculture and improve the living condition of rural population.
U.S.: Lara Vapnyar's Fiction
Copydude recommends Lara Vapnyar's fiction: “In ‘Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love‘ you can taste the lives and longings of Russian emigres in America. If you’ve ever lived abroad, you can relate to the theme easily.”
Japan: Cup Sake
Ad Blankestijn from Japan Navigator writes about the history and culture of Japan cup sake.
South Korea: Pro-Beef and Anti-Beef
In last weekend, the Seoul streets were full again with protesters. On the other hand, conservative groups are planning for a US beef tasting party for some 10,000 people in downtown Seoul on July 12. (via Marmot's Hole)
Singapore Food Festival 2008
Singapura Daily Makan Photo and Surfaceglitter attended the press conference of the Singapore Food Festival 2008.
Paraguay: Recipe for Chipa Guazu
Muna Annahas provides a recipe for Chipa Guazu, a traditional Paraguayan dish resembling a creamy corn cheese bread.
