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The best travel locations for foodies around the world.
Meza Malonga: The Afro-fusion food making waves
As I walked up the stairs and stepped inside Meza Malonga, I was instantly drawn into the chic, minimalistic dining room. White brick walls were accented with leafy plants, bold paintings and wooden shelves framing decorative gourds, beaded necklaces, woven baskets and earthen ceramics from around the African continent. Windows opened to a mesmerising view over the lush hills of Kigali, a vivid green by day and aglow with the twinkling lights of houses by night. A few wooden tables were spread out across the intimate space as soulful lyrics and low strums of the ngoni (a traditional stringed Malian instrument) reverberated in the background.
By Seamons Mahall3 years ago in Feast
The country calling 2022 the 'year of coffee'
Jabar Al-Maliki stepped onto a stone perch and looked out over the boundless landscape. High up in the clouds at 1,600m, he peered over the craggy mountain tops cascading into terraced farms lined with coffee trees, banana plants and corn crops. Colourful houses and stone fortresses speckled the steep slopes of the Sarawat Mountains, which extend from Saudi Arabia's Jazan region over the border into Yemen just a few kilometres away. He whistled at a scurrying hyrax, the high-pitched echo ringing across the otherwise silent valley below. Then, with a twinkle in his eyes, he said, "It's time for qahwa [coffee]."
By Seamons Mahall3 years ago in Feast
Pizzoccheri: Italy's debated buckwheat pasta recipe
Chiara Lanzarotti remembers when "everyone was a farmer" in the small town of Teglio. "It's still like a postcard," Lanzarotti said, pointing her cane to the south side of Italy's Valtellina valley, surrounded by the Orobie Alps, which are snow-speckled, even in mid-July.
By Many Ma Lan3 years ago in Feast
8 Unique Restaurants in London
There are plenty of dining options in the capital of England! However, having so many options might make picking where to go challenging. We're here to help if you want to branch out from your typical Nando's lunch and try something a little more unusual, like an igloo restaurant in London.
By Isidor Gheorghiesi3 years ago in Feast
The purest food on Earth?
Indian food author Kalyan Karmakar is making up for lost time. Today, he enjoys the subtle touch of ghee in many of his favourite Bengali dishes, adding it to steamed rice with fried kaatla fish (Indian carp) for ghee bhaat, and swirling it into phyaana bhaat, a one-pot rice dish cooked with its own starch, mashed potato and a boiled egg. Even his khichuri (also spelled khichdi), a comforting rice and lentil porridge Karmakar associates with rainy days, is incomplete without the ubiquitous fat.
By Seamons Mahall3 years ago in Feast
Most Weird and Unusual Restaurants in Paris
Paris offers a wide range of options for foodies looking for offbeat and particularly bizarre restaurants. A reverse garden of flowers fully covers the ceiling of a café, while cars adorn the ceilings of two extraordinary, distinctively themed establishments on this list. In one odd restaurant, the floor is made of sand rather as parquet, and a robot is independently preparing a pizza. In another, the furnishings could suggest normalcy, yet the cuisine features insects. Fans of the Parisian landscape can have their wish granted with donut-shaped boats and glass buses that provide delectable dining options. We hope you like these unique eateries, which are packed with unforgettable experiences and the most creative ideas.
By Isidor Gheorghiesi3 years ago in Feast
Unique Burger King Menu Items From Around The World
Burger King is known for pushing the boundaries of fast food. Whether it's introducing meat-forward items, or the newest Impossible Whopper, it's safe to say that the King isn't scared of some experimentation. They also aren't afraid to test the limits with items internationally because just like every other fast food chain, they don't just exist in the United States.
By Jenika Enoch3 years ago in Feast
Xiaolongxia: On Chinese Crayfish
If you've lived or traveled anywhere close to the American South, you're likely familiar with crayfish, the tiny crustaceans that creep around the bottoms of freshwater lakes in the American interior. Cheaper and easier to find than lobsters, their bigger cousins, they are a signature element of Cajun cuisine. Stroll through New Orleans on a summer night and you'll see pots full of steamed crayfish served with potatoes and cornbread.
By Andrew Johnston3 years ago in Feast
