During the winter months this year Riyadh, Saudia Arabia’s capital, has hosted more than 300 events. The reason for this deluge of activity is the Riyadh Season, a government backed initiative to bring vibrancy to Saudi’s major cities. One of the events was Taste of the World, Riyadh. But going back a step, on 27th September the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia … [Read more...]
Aggie B’s Food Quiz
This is not a quiz to see if you are a smarty pants, but more to get you excited about food from around the world. So go ahead, see how many of the foods mentioned below you've tried, which ones evoke the desire to travel or perhaps memories of the trails already trod. Here goes: 1. Japan has udon, ramen and soba noodles, Chinese have chow mein and other varieties of noodles … [Read more...]
Snapshots: The Lunch Canteen
Over the road from the Dr YSR Reddy ACA VSCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam there is a restaurant called Swagrama where we go for lunch. It is any restaurant in India, and the food is fabulous. The stadium, which is home of the Andhra Cricket Association hosts international games (most recently India vs Sri Lanka) as well IPL, and it is our temporary office. The … [Read more...]
Snapshots – Montbrison Markets
Last Saturday’s mission was to stock up on cheese at the markets in the main square of Montbrison. Montbrison has its own ‘fourme’ which is a medium – not hard not soft - blue cheese. Added to my list as I waited in line at the cheese van was some Cantal Vieux, some St Nectair and something new – some dry goats cheese. All the maximum bacteria. Actually maximum bacteria … [Read more...]
Fabada Asturiana
Believe it or not, this food story involves motorsport. Mainly, however, it involves a Spanish casserole called Fabada Asturiana. The fabada bit means means ‘stew’, the Asturiana bit means that it originates from Asturias, in the north of Spain between Santiago de Compostela and Bilbao. I got home from a work trip, and in the kitchen there is a box of packaged meat in the … [Read more...]
