Emilia Romagna
Learning the rules of Italian cooking
We fell foul of the rules of Italian cooking in a kitchen tucked away the end of a shadowy courtyard off a nondescript street on the western edge of Bologna’s old centre. […]
cuisine
Food & drink
Creative cuisine is working class art
My favourite part of the hotel was the kitchen, a volatile place where big personalities added expletives and threats to an air filled with the aroma of uninventive dishes destined for the unadventurous palates of coach excursionists from England. […]
Europe
A tasty tour of Scotland’s finest food
Scotland is a country blessed with a natural larder overflowing with the sort of produce which should have gourmets slevering at the mouth. On a mini tour of Scotland we enjoyed as good and varied food as we’ve eaten in many a European country […]
Dish of the day
Forget what it is and try sarrabulho in Minho
When Vitor, manager of the small but stately rural hotel we were staying at, described this classic dish from Ponte de Lima in Minho I must admit to having doubts about trying it. […]
Alentejo
Gorging on the gastronomy of the Alentejo
We discovered on the whole Alentejo cuisine consisted of good quality products, unsophisticated meat and fish dishes, and portions that were generous to a ridiculous level. […]
Catalonia
Between the Mountain and the Sea, a Taste of Catalan Cuisine
We were walking between villages in The Pyrenees checking route directions for Inntravel. We expected hale and hearty mountain fare to accompany us. But this is Catalonia […]
Food & drink
Alheira, the Portuguese Sausage that wasn’t a Sausage
Chicken, beef, partridge and, or quail is mixed with wheat bread, garlic, olive oil and a secret mix of spices and made into a horseshoe shaped sausage which can be fried, grilled or barbecued… […]
Food & drink
Traditional Food on La Gomera, Almogrote
Alomogrote is traditionally made by using a pestle and mortar to mix very mature hard cheese, garlic, pepper, chillies, ripe tomatoes, pepper and olive oil until it… […]
Costa Brava
Gastronomy in Costa Brava is Good for the Soul…if not the Waistband
I have to admit to being astounded by food that took my taste-buds on a roller-coaster of a gastronomic journey in Costa Brava. They’ve been treated to a luxurious ride that has spoiled them rotten… […]
Asturias
Asturian Cooking, Classic Fabada Recipe
One of the most popular and robust dishes in Asturian gastronomy is fabada which is a sort of peasant bean stew flavoured with chunks of pork… […]
Food & drink
Food in Sri Lanka, Potato & Green Bean Curry
The potato and green bean curry dished up was much milder than the average madras. It had a very distinctive flavour (slightly roasted) that was quite different from the flavours of sauces from other areas of India. […]
Food & drink
The Best of Greek Cuisine, Mezes
One of the simple pleasures in life is indulging in a long, leisurely lunch of mezes in the delicious shade of a Greek taverna’s vine covered courtyard. […]