I first heard of Bhutan ten years ago while watching a Taiwanese drama called Meteor Garden. In addition to the predictable set of characters: rich, evil mother, headstrong son, poor but worthy girl, there was also a Bhutanese princess.

While the...

Whenever I think of Thai food, I think of green curry. So, I was somewhat surprised when my Thai classmate said Tom Yum Goong and Green Papaya Salad are most common.

Papayas are not my favourite food. I have memories of eating papayas at every me...

Despite the terrible reputation of English food abroad, it was perhaps one of the most pleasurable weeks so far. Perhaps this was because it was cooking food I have eaten all my life. I decided against fish and chips—one of the most widely known di...

Honduran food contained quite a lot of coconut milk. After watching a video that made making your own coconut milk look very easy, we (stupidly) decided to try. I should not have forgotten the old saying that things which look easy rarely are. The...

Cuba is famous for rum, cigars and Castro. One of Cuba’s most famous dishes, the “Cubano” sandwich, seems to be most common in Florida. If one day we are in Tampa Bay, we will definitely try one.

For Cuba, I made three dishes: 'Old Rope', 'Moors...

Montenegro's most famous foods are Njeguški cheese and Njeguški prosciutto. Neither of these are available in Korea. It also produces wine, which is also not available. The Oxford Companion to Food let me down this week, too--Montenegro was include...