You can’t avoid salmon if you travel to Canada, especially in a coastal community like Gibson’s in British Columbia where we spent 2 fabulous weeks. There are six varieties of Pacific salmon – Pink, Sockeye, Coho, Chum, Chinook and Steelhead. While in Gibson’s we visited a salmon hatchery and learnt about the salmon life cycle. This…… Continue reading salmon in Canada
Category: travel
pie
While in Pittsburgh I took part in a cooking and baking day. We all cooked food that we had grown up with which resulted in a delicious array of savoury and sweet dishes from Australia and the US. The final dish was the star – a blueberry pie made by Jon. Pie is the quintessential American…… Continue reading pie
Pittsburgh
Still travelling – this time in Pittsburgh. Here’s a little taste of some of the food. Amazingly delicious ribs from Fine Smoke at the 2018 Heinz Field RibFest; Tacos with grilled shrimp, rice and beans, guacamole, pineapple and black beans on the side from Bea Taco Town; KFC (Korean fried chicken) with a wasabi and honey dipping sauce,…… Continue reading Pittsburgh
dumplings
New York’s second-largest Chinatown in Flushing, Queens, is worth a visit. It really feels like you’ve been transported to China. We headed for the Golden Shopping Mall, home of Xi’an Famous Foods, where we intended to try Xi’an noodles. But the call of dumplings was too strong and I have to say they were some of…… Continue reading dumplings
travelling and eating
I love to travel the world and one of the pleasures or travelling is new food experiences. Amanda (who shares the same name as the head chef) recommended Dirt Candy, an innovative restaurant in New York serving tasting menus made entirely with vegetables. Beginning with a dirty corn martini we launched into the 10-course menu…… Continue reading travelling and eating
traditional set lunch
Wandering around Insa-dong in Seoul, we overheard someone saying that a restaurant was her mother’s favourite. Of course, we had to try it. She recommended the traditional set lunch. It included mackerel, tiny sardines, some sort of fish floss, kimchi, tofu, pickled cucumber, pickled chayote (choko), chilli paste, soup, rice and a few other things…… Continue reading traditional set lunch
Korean teahouse
A visit to Korea wouldn’t be complete without a teahouse. We found this charming one on our travels. As the weather was hot we chose an iced green plum tea with pine nuts. To accompany our tea we ordered a traditional Korean confection called Gangjeong. Made of glutinous rice it is a deep-fried rice puff, extremely light,…… Continue reading Korean teahouse
Korean food shopping
In Korea, you can’t help but notice all the Lotte stores. There are Lotte Department Stores and even Lotte Duty Free at the airport but best of all are the supermarkets: Lotte Mart. The vast varieties of tofu could be confusing…… but the most fun for a non-Korean speaker are the snacks. Lotte have their…… Continue reading Korean food shopping
dolsot bibimbap
I think this might be my favourite Korean dish. Bibimbap literally means mixed rice and this variation is served in a very hot (dolsot) stone bowl. Usually made of granite, the bowl is so hot that anything that touches it sizzles for minutes. Before the rice is added, the bottom of the bowl is coated with sesame…… Continue reading dolsot bibimbap
bingsu
This Korean dessert of shaved ice was traditionally served with only a few ingredients such as red beans, condensed milk, fruit syrup and fresh fruit. Today bingsu is a popular dessert served in specialised restaurants with a myriad variety of ingredients. We enjoyed these two sophisticated versions in The Lounge at the Seoul Park Hyatt.…… Continue reading bingsu
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