How Do You Eat Tapas in Barcelona?
Filed Under Food History, Travel Tips Spain
How do you eat tapas in Barcelona? It's super easy, especially in a cosmopolitan city where most of the waitstaff speak multiple languages, including English. There are different types of tapas, all of which you can enjoy on a cooking vacation and foodie tour of Barcelona, including: pintxos tapas frias tapas calientes montaditos bocaditos See all our cooking vacations in Catalonia. Pintxos What is a pintxo? Basicaly it's a tapa… Read
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What is Baklava?
Filed Under Food History, Recipes Greece, Turkey
What is Baklava? Baklava is a traditional dessert from the eastern Mediterranean basin, and is especially prevalent in Greece and Turkey, but also the Caucuses and the Middle East. There is no consensus about where or when it originated, but some date it back almost 3000 years! The ingredients can change slightly, but they always include phyllo (or filo) sheets, chopped nuts, some type of sweet syrup, and some type… Read
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Recipe for Cambodian (Khmer) Fish Amok
Filed Under Food History, Recipes Vietnam & Cambodia
What Is Cambodian Amok? What is "amok"? If you're visiting Southeast Asia on our culinary tours in Cambodia and Vietnam, you're sure to hear of (and taste) Cambodian amok, but what exactly is it? An amok Khmer recipe is a traditional Khmer (Cambodian) dish usually made with fish, although chicken and beef amok are also popular. The food is traditionally a bit like a curry stew served in a boat… Read
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Best of Tuscany: Traditional Tuscan Dishes
Filed Under Cooking Videos, Destination Features, Food History Italy
What traditional Tuscan dishes will you find on our best of Tuscany culinary vacations and cooking tours? Traditional Tuscan dishes tend to be hearty peasant fare rich in breads, beans, and olive oil. Examples of Tuscan dishes are: Ribollita Pappa al Pomodoro Panzanella Crostini di Fegato Cecina Lampredotto Schiacciata Trippa Cantucci Castagnaccio Ribollita is perhaps my favorite Tuscan dish. We joke in the office that Tuscan food does not photograph… Read
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Recipe for Amalfi Coast Lemon Sorbet
Filed Under Food History, Kitchen Tips, Recipes Italy
One of our favorite activities during our Culinary Experience on the Amalfi Coast cooking vacation in Sorrento is the gelato demonstration at Gelateria Bougainville. It is not the most technical of our classes, but you learn a lot about what for my family is a very basic need: making gelato! You actually learn both sorbetto and gelato. What's the difference? Sorbetto is what we would call a fruit sorbet and… Read
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Iconic Desserts from Europe
Filed Under Destination Features, Food History France, Greece, Portugal, Turkey
This week we're featuring some iconic desserts that you can learn to make on our cooking vacations in Europe. These are some of the tastiest of the dishes you'll eat, preferably paired with a delicious local wine that can balance out the sweetness of these dessert recipes. Of course, there are far too many to feature in only one blog, so check back later this week for more! France The… Read
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