The Beauty Of Bún something about bún feels so endless. and i’m a hoe for food that is endless. that goes down easy. thin, pearl-colored vermicelli noodles have the perfect girth and texture for slurping down fast. chewing becomes optional. a satisfied woman becomes inevitable. The Beauty Of Bún of all the components in my steamy morning bowl of… Read More
The Pot Of Golden Dipping Sauce At The End Of Rainbowed Rolls Nem phần. Packed with plants. Filling. Flavorful. Destined to be a crowd pleaser, a lunchtime go-to. The Pot Of Golden Dipping Sauce At The End Of Rainbowed Rolls Nem phần is a quirky concept endemic to the Khánh Hòa province. These slender wraps of goodness technically originate from the town of Ninh Hòa, but are… Read More
The Face Behind The Eggs The poultry industry often severs the beaks of layer hens with a practice known as ‘debeaking.’ In Nepal, both the upper and lower beaks are heavily trimmed, even for chickens sold to be raised in the backyard, making it obvious which were born in the village and which in the factory. The Face Behind The… Read More
It’s A Mudde Mood This ball of brown exudes nourishment as it glistens with moisture on the plate (or leaf). Paired with spicy vegetarian broths or rich and meaty sides, the earthy taste of ragi mudde has an advanced level of acquirement that falls somewhere between ceviche and balut. Perhaps what most distinguishes mudde is that it is not… Read More
Falling In Love With India’s Finest Aloo Parantha Every morning in the quiet, four o’clock murk of a village outside Dharamshala, a humble, slightly balding man begins to stir from his sleep. Potatoes are boiled. The dal of the day, chili chutney, and whole wheat dough are carefully prepared. Everything is loaded onto a scooter and he’s off. At seven o’clock Vikram has… Read More
My Favorite Indian Breakfast Is Banana Buns, Hun A crispy golden exterior yielding to a fluffy, doughy interior makes the banana bun from this modest stall an effortless win for the best breakfast in all of India. The buns themselves are enough reason to pay a visit to Gokarna (ಗೋಕರ್ಣ), a beachy pilgrimage town located in the state of Karnataka. … Read More
The World’s Yummiest Masala Chai I must have sat and sipped at dozens of tea stalls all over India, and at hundreds of such establishments around the world. Minty greens of Morocco, Turkish blacks in hourglass cups, streetside tintos of Colombia, and iced coffees over a layer of condensed milk in Vietnam are some of the caffeinated concoctions that bubble… Read More
Meena The Parantha Queen Once upon a time a Punjabi boy visited Manikaran, a holy hamlet of India that was especially venerated by followers of Sikhism. When the boy was hungry he found a local tea stall. He bit into the steamy, crispy layers of a stuffed flatbread and his life was transformed forevermore. Love at first bite. The… Read More
The World’s Best Beef Noodles A wide, steamy bowl of broth. Winter radish and bits of chopped beef blended in. A nest of soft, thin, hand-pulled noodles. A dark puddle of chili oil. Green onion garnish. The World’s Best Beef Noodles 牛肉面 (niú ròu miàn). Beef noodles. A cornerstone dish to the Chinese cuisine, for three straightforward reasons: it’s simple,… Read More
The Ultimate Chinese Snack Sunflower seeds are the holy grail of Chinese munchies. Locals tow bags of roasted sunflower seeds with them wherever they go. Whether bored, gossiping about who got accepted to what university, playing mahjong, drinking tea, drinking, or especially when taking the train, I assure you that they will be cracking these things. The Ultimate Chinese Snack… Read More