You can’t go to Taipei and not eat beef noodle soup. It’s like going to Paris and not eating baguette, Poland and not eating pierogis, Vietnam and not eating pho… okay, you get point. But as with all things where food is concerned, we refuse to settle for anything but the best. And to seek out the best beef noodle soup in the city, we turned to a couple of locals for suggestions. We met up with D’s uncle and cousin one…
6 steps to bargaining at D’Talipapa market in Boracay
The D’Talipapa Seafood Market is one of my favorite places on Boracay, and at the same time, my least favorite. Seafood is one of those things that I’m mostly apathetic towards (it just seems like too high prices for not too much payoff), but if I happen to get my hands on some, I don’t know why I don’t eat more of it. It’s delicious! On the other hand, D is a big seafood fan (check out the gigantic shrimp we had…
A year of travel (in food!)
I had so much fun putting together a massive mosaic of my first year of travel in photos (and you guys loved it too!). One comment threw me off. My friend Kiara, said “I was actually surprised there aren’t more photos of food.” Obviously, there was only one way to remedy the situation: to create a FOOD MOSAIC! Kiara was right of course. How did I neglect such an important part of our life? Before setting off on our adventures, I never…
Vietnam eats, Part 1: 10 dishes to try in Hanoi
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve done a food post, huh. Which is really weird considering that our travels are so food-centric. Looking back through my archives, I’ve only written three food posts the entire time we’ve been in Asia. Three! And we’re getting into our seventh month in Asia now! We’ve definitely been eating (and even cooking!) a lot of local foods, so let this be a warning that there may be a barrage of backlogged food-related posts coming up…
[Bangkok] Giant prawns and bird’s nests in Chinatown, Bangkok
Bangkok was not an immediately lovable city to me. In fact, after a few (very short) visits there, I only found one thing to truly love: the malls (seriously, the BEST… I may need to introduce you guys to the awesomeness of Bangkok malls in a future post). But as a whole, it’s just too dirty, noisy, and stressful. And not to mention HOT all the damn time. So on our most recent visit, I didn’t care much to run around town hitting up major tourist…
[Thailand] A porky obsession: khao kha moo
Never before on this blog have I devoted an entire post to only one single dish. But the following is completely deserving of this special treatment. After 2 months of traveling through Thailand, this is the single best Thai dish I have ever had. On our first full day in Koh Chang, our AirBnB host, Jum, came around to our cottage to take us on a grocery run in her car. Along the way, we briefly got to know each other…
Chefs for a day with A Lot of Thai cooking class in Chiang Mai
For someone who likes to eat so much, I’m not a cook. Whenever anyone asks me whether I cook, I’d say “I make food, but I don’t cook.” I can whip up a delicious bowl of fried rice and make praise-worthy guacamole, but real cooking? Nah. I don’t have the patience nor a particularly developed palate to know when something needs just an extra pinch of salt or whatever. Of the two of us, D is the chef. He grew his own…
The best of Europe in meals
As I look back on my Europe posts, I feel bad for having slacked on my Foodie Fridays. And it’s really not fair as we did eat a lot of good food. So here, I continue my recap of Europe with the absolute best meal we ate in each city/country. Some are budget and some are more expensive, but each is representative of the local cuisine and worth seeking out. London: English breakfast and tea Ah, the full English breakfast. It’s…
[Wroclaw] Pierogarnia: a love story
The minute we arrived in Wroclaw, we checked in with our host, dropped our luggage on the floor, turned to each other and said “It’s time for some pierogis!” We excitedly jaunted across Market Square, to the restaurant that we had seen earlier as we walked into town: Pierogarnia. We (correctly) guessed that it’s a restaurant entirely devoted to pierogis! “Isn’t it weird that we can fly across the world and still eat similar food as back home?” D observed. And that’s precisely why…
[Budapest] Traditional Hungarian Cuisine
Budapest marked our first non-euro city, and you know what that means? It meant that for the first time since setting foot on this continent, we didn’t have to worry so much over how much were spending over food. For the first time, both of us could get a drink at dinner, without having to share or go without. And dessert is on the table once again! I realize I haven’t done a Foodie Friday post in quiet some time,…