Grillmarkadurinn Tasting Menu – Reykjavik, Iceland
Enjoying the tasting menu at Grillmarkadurinn, 9 courses giving a flavour of Iceland
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Three months worth of fast food from our US road trip
A slightly shameful overview of the fast food places we tried in the last three months
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Ma la tang : the numbing, spicy, super-hot dish – Enshi, Hubei Province
Má là tang (麻辣烫), meaning numbing spicy super-hot blanched, is the generic name for a variety of hotpots. These come in a number of variations, some more appetsing than others
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Driving a Japanese Car through Kaifeng – China
At the height of the Diaoyu Islands dispute between China and Japan we decided to go on a 5700km road trip through the backwaters of China with two Chinese friends and their Japanese car.
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Villa Petrolea, the Nobel Brothers Museum – Baku, Azerbaijan
Villa Petrolea was the Azeri home to the Nobel Brothers. We also saw the Presidents Cultural Centre and picked up a recipe for stuffed grape leaves or dolma
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The best dishes of Southern Azerbaijan – Khan Lankaran
A long bus ride from Baku is rewarded with some of the best food I've tasted, at Khan Lankaran. Includes a recipe for Azerbaijan mutton lyulyu kebabs
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Our introduction to Azerbaijani Food – Baku, Azerbaijan
After the city tour of Baku we were treated to an traditional Azerbaijani caravanserai feast, as guests of the Azerbaijan Tourism Minister.
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Afternoon tea in the air : Flying to Azerbaijan with Turkish Airlines
As Turkish Airlines gave me the seat for free, I thought I’d treat myself to an upgrade for the eleven hour flight from Beijing to Istanbul. To my surprise it was only 1300rmb, or a little over £10 an hour, to move up to the aptly named Comfort Class.
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Burmese Curry – Myanmar
Guide to ordering and eating food in Myanmar, along with a guide to some of the best restaurants we tried and a tasty Burmese Pork Curry recipe
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That was delicious, or Why I’ll never make it as a food blogger
I love to cook. I love to eat. I enthusiastically take badly composed photos. Sometimes I even take notes. Unfortunately, I can only remember to do one or two of these at any one time.
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