by Richard Collett | Jan 18, 2020 | Food, Philippines, Stories
In the Philippines, ingenious weavers turn the leaves of a wild pineapple into high-end, fashionable clothing. I visited Aklan province on the island of Panay to find out how. “This is the red pineapple”, Phats de la Cruz Tambong explains as he pulls long,...
by Richard Collett | Jan 11, 2020 | Food, Philippines
‘We’ve got the funk’ is loudly playing in the background, as the fish farmers ready their nets on the side of the wooden jetty. ‘We’ve got the fish’, would be more appropriate, but it’s still a strangely fitting song to...
by Richard Collett | Jan 10, 2020 | Food, Philippines
The Philippines is well known for its weird and at times, admittedly whacky food – Balut, anyone? – but the country isn’t exactly known as a top foodie destination when it comes to travelling around Southeast Asia. One province could be set to...
by Richard Collett | Oct 16, 2019 | Food, Georgia
Georgia is well known for its deliciously rich culinary traditions, and one of the most delicious of dishes to try when you are travelling across the nation is Kharcho, a hearty soup that’s bursting with taste and flavour. Kharcho comes in a hundred different forms,...
by Richard Collett | Oct 7, 2019 | Food, Georgia
In Georgia, there are over 50 different types of Khachapuri, but there’s one type of Khachapuri that’s more renowned than any other that’s baked in the country. This is Acharuli Khachapuri, a dish which to tourists is more commonly known as the Georgian Cheese...
by Richard Collett | Sep 12, 2019 | Food, Travel Guides
Khinkali is perhaps the most ubiquitous food item that you’ll find on a Georgian menu, a simple concoction of ground meat and spices, cheese or potatoes, which is packaged up in parcels of dough to create the famous Georgian dumplings. Khinkali has a long...
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