Recipes from Hong Kong

Hong Kong is an international city of commerce, which also makes it a place of great culinary wealth. Food in Hong Kong is influenced by China, Japan, Southeast Asia and parts of the Western world, and all that diversity has contributed to a unique cuisine that is worthy of a stop on anyone’s culinary world journey. I...

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Recipes from Honduras

The great civilization of the Mayans fell in the 16th century, leaving behind only its monuments and its culinary traditions. Today, the food in modern Honduras echoes those Mayan influences, with staples such as corn and beans coming together with Spanish ingredients to create this modern, Central American cuisine. Until...

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Recipes from the Holy See (Vatican City)

Pope Francis prefers meals of skinless chicken and salad, but past Holy Fathers haven’t always had such simple tastes. This week we’re going to take our culinary Tardis back to the Renaissance for a meal that comes directly from the Pope’s personal chef, ala several hundred years ago. I could have taken the easy way out...

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Recipes from Heard Island and McDonald Islands

What do intrepid explorers eat when visiting remote Antarctic islands? If you guessed canned food, you're right! This week is an ode to that very non-gourmet meal: tinned, processed and frozen. And also botulism. Uh ... yum? Yes, botulism. I know what you're thinking: Wow, Becki, that's a really appetizing way to...

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Recipes from Haiti

Hey! Welcome to 2014, and the H’s. We’re opening up a new year with a new letter of the alphabet, how’s that for a clean slate? I hope your holiday was lovely, and that you’re not dreading the first half of the year like I am. Because for me, it’s birthday party planning just about every month until May. I’d say my least favorite...

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