Food.
Culinary history and foodie experiences.
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Uncover the hidden history behind your favourite foods and drinks, read culinary stories from unusual destinations and learn how the dishes we cook are integral to our history, culture and identity.
From Georgian Khinkali and Mexican Tacos, to Nepalese Momos and Filipino Sisig, discover the world’s most fascinating foods on a culinary journey to curious foodie destinations.
Latest Foodie Stories
Pina Weaving, Making Clothes From Pineapples
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, green...
Roxas City: The Seafood Capital of the 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 hear, as the fishermen wade out into the...
The Best Things to Eat in Pampanga, 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 change that...
Megrelian Kharcho: The Heartiest Georgian Soup
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,...
Acharuli Khachapuri: The Georgian Cheese Boat
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...
Learning The Art of Khinkali Making in Tbilisi
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...
A Culinary Walk Through The Backstreets of Tbilisi
It’s 11 am at the Dezerter Bazaar in Tbilisi, and Tina, a local spice vendor, pulls out a plastic bottle filled with a suspiciously clear liquid that she’s been hiding behind the counter. I know what’s coming, and as she twists off the top I can already smell the...
Eating My Way Through The Street Food of Kathmandu
“I hope you haven’t eaten yet”, says Anil with a knowing smile as we meet on the dusty streets of Thamel in the heart of Kathmandu. “Because we will be eating a lot this afternoon!” Anil is the manager of Backstreet Academy, a travel company that specialises in...