Vegetarians, I have news for you: Thai food might be a staple in your diet at home, but when you travel to Thailand you will discover that vegetarianism is not as widespread as you may think. That exhilarating freedom we veggies experience of ordering almost any dish off a Thai menu with just veggies or […]
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Local Flavor: Puget Sound Clam Bake
I love connecting with a place through its food. The food that generations have been making and passing on recipes for – that’s what I want to taste. (Sometimes, to my detriment – guinea pigs, for example, go back to the ancient Incas, so of course I had to sample them when a local family […]
Yak Butter and Fermented Barley: Eating & Drinking Like a Ladakhi
One thing I love about the homestay experience is that you eat and drink just as the locals do. During my homestay in the remote village of Lingshed, in the northern Ladakh region of India, I enjoyed the simple but creative diet the locals have put together from extremely limited resources. My host father, Tsering, […]