Bhutan: Chilli Chicken

I’m not gonna lie. I cooked this dish so long ago that I’m honestly not sure about the intricate details of the cook. What I do remember (thanks to a reminder from the Instagram post I made about the dish) is that the chicken was meant to be crumbed, and you can see from the…

The Gambia: Domoda

The Gambia is a country on the west coast of Africa. It is completely surrounded by Senegal, except for, obviously, the side that’s on the Atlantic ocean coast. It has a population of under 2 million people, and is the smallest country in Africa. The official language is English. It’s a narrow country, and only…

Pakistan: Chicken Karahi Curry

I debated cooking this dish for quite a while. The jury is still out on whether a Karahi Curry is Indian or Pakistani, with Wikipedia (the Oracle of anything) saying the origin is either Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi or Nepalese. When searching for ‘Pakistan curry’ a Karahi curry shows up though, so I decided to run…

Albania: Një Mbrëmje Shqiptare

Një Mbrëmje Shqiptare: An Albanian Dinner Party…And what a dinner party it was! As with many of these larger cooks, I tend to bite off more than I can chew. I also generally have a well rounded menu – no specific dish noticeably better or worse than another…this would be the first time for that….

Iran: Khoresh-e-Fesenjan

I cooked this dish AGES ago (On the 16 February to be exact), and have only just realised that I never blogged about it. The reason I forgot about it is very clear to me…I didn’t like the dish very much at all. I do keep wondering if perhaps the fact I used Balsamic vinegar…

Russia: Chicken Kiev

I was watching a little preview of one of Trevor Noah’s shows in New York, and he mentioned that he loves accents. He especially loves when certain accents have so much power over us. He goes on to say that Russians, for example, are the most feared people on the planet and even if they say…

Afghanistan: Lavand-e-Murgh

Like with Syria I don’t really know a lot about Afghanistan, and the stuff that I do know is usually, unfortunately, associated with negative news and stories. A very small part of Afghanistan’s border is shared with China, which I think is incredible, mainly because I just didn’t know that. I imagine them to be…

Bulgaria: Chicken

Bulgaria was not on the schedule for 2016 initially, but when I was struggling to find a Croatian recipe, and was looking through my mom’s new slow cooker recipe book and found a Bulgarian chicken recipe I decided to do a little swap and cook Bulgarian instead. I know very little about Bulgaria. And by…

Philippines: Chicken Adobo

The Philippines is one of those destinations that feels very glamorous in my mind. I think white beaches and just pure relaxation. I know of course that there is much more to it politically and climatically – with the country experiencing typhoons quite regularly! What I found interesting is that approximately 80% of the population…

Vietnam: Ginger Chicken

I haven’t been to Vietnam but it’s on my list. In fact, it’s at the top of my list of places I want to travel. My mom and I have grand plans of a few weeks there at some stage…we will just have to find the time. One of the main things that attracts me…

China: Stir Fry Broccoli Chicken

China. The fourth largest country in the world (by land size), but the country with the highest population in the world (1,367,485,388 at the last count). Home to the largest man made structure on Earth (The Great Wall of China, in case you’re not sure, measures over 21 000km in length – that’s 1000 half…

Spain: Paella

Spain has never really been on my list of places I’ve wanted to travel. I’m not entirely sure why. It’s not like a specifically didn’t want to travel there, but it wasn’t on the list of where I really badly wanted to go. This all changed when I was planning my Soul Searching trip last…