Food
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Cambodian Food: The Quiet Cuisine That Has Been There All Along
Cambodian food does not announce itself. It does not have the chilli-forward heat of Thai cooking…
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Sri Lankan Food Is Not Indian Food. Stop Confusing Them.
Sri Lanka is an island nation 31 kilometres from the Indian coast with a food culture…
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Uzbek Food: Where the Silk Road Comes to the Table
Samarkand is one of the oldest cities in the world — older than Rome, contemporary with…
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Trinidadian Food: The Caribbean Island That Cooked the Whole World Into One Pot
Trinidad is a small island of 1.4 million people at the southern end of the Caribbean,…
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Malaysian Food: The Country That Runs Three Great Cuisines Simultaneously and Makes It Look Easy
Malaysia is a country of 33 million people running three distinct and fully operational food cultures…
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Persian Food: The Cuisine Built on Saffron, Pomegranate and Three Thousand Years of Patience
Persian cooking is built on contrasts — sweet against sour, rich against fresh, dried fruits and…
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Nigerian Food: The African Cuisine That Should Be Everywhere by Now
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa — 220 million people with over 250 ethnic…
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Greek Street Food Has Been Making the Rest of Europe Look Bad for Centuries
The souvlaki is one of the great street foods in the world — the considered verdict…
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Burmese Food: The Last Great Undiscovered Cuisine in Asia
The first time I encountered Burmese food properly was at a tea shop in Yangon at…
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North Indian Food: Stop Ordering Butter Chicken and Start Eating Properly
Butter chicken has done more for the global spread of North Indian food and more damage…
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South Indian Food: The Cuisine That Wakes You Up With Coconut and Keeps You Up With Spice
South Indian food is not North Indian food with a different flag. The global understanding of…
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Taiwanese Food: The Night Market Civilisation the World Is Finally Discovering
Taiwan is a small island of 23 million that has built one of the most extraordinary…