Yunnan Diversity: Zhuanxing Wet Market, Kunming
On the trail of the chilli in Yunnan, going along the Tea Horse Road (after a touristy fashion), the colleague…
Viennese Spiced Guglhupf
A post-script to the (pre-)Christmas time, something to think about… a pre-script to a recipe?
Christmas Time. When Europe Remembers Spices
Spices are easy to find now and cheap; you just go into the next supermarket. Nothing speaks to the special…
A Breakfast Visit to a Rural Market in Hunan
Same procedure as every summer, when visiting the in-laws in rural Hunan: We go for a walk through the local…
Eating Lotus Seeds
In late summer in China, lotus is blooming. It is a pretty sight – and a time, as the seeds…
Of Cacao and Chocolate: Ruby, Blonde – and Real
Chocolate may be the most misunderstood of democratized luxuries. Some of the recent innovation, especially with “Ruby Cacao,” in this…
Misunderstanding Chilli: The Case of Jamie Oliver’s Jerk
Cultural appropriation, once again, finds itself in the discussion thanks to Jamie Oliver’s (ready-made, apparently) “Jerk Rice”. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. In England,…
Two Views of Tsukiji Market 2: The Outer Market
You hear of Tsukiji, you hear of the fish market and the tuna auction there. Famous as these are, it…
Market Monday: Tsukiji, Tokyo… 1997
Blogs, photos… everything today has to be the latest – or doesn’t it? I want to present the market of…