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Thai Food- Thai Restaurant (Really! That is its English name)

As everyone should know by now, the best “effnik” places to go to are the ones that primarily cater to the people of that country. They have a dog in that particular race and want their fellow brothers and sisters from country X to have a bit of home in exile. We have a lotContinue reading “Thai Food- Thai Restaurant (Really! That is its English name)”

Argentinian Food- Gauchos

I apologize for only adding this now, it has been a busy few weeks Having your birthday very close to Christmas, in a word, sucks. I’ll be honest.  As a kid, you often get one gift spread between the two events (my parents bless ‘em did their best to give two). As an adult, nobodyContinue reading “Argentinian Food- Gauchos”

Portuguese Food- Tuga

OK I don’t want to get bogged down with a history lesson here and I’m not a history scholar, but Taiwan has been visited/colonized by many people over the years. It has had a few names in its time, and one was Ihla Formosa which is Portuguese for “Beautiful Island”.  The island was uncharted inContinue reading “Portuguese Food- Tuga”

Shanxi Food- 山西麵霸王

Am I cheating by having Chinese food twice? I’m gonna say no.  China as you may have heard is a pretty big place and it’s hard to understand the scale of it unless you have actually been. I remember reading that if you take the capital (i.e. Beijing) and all its jurisdictions, you have anContinue reading “Shanxi Food- 山西麵霸王”

Malaysian Food- Wonderful Baba

Malaysia has always been a bit of a blind spot for me. I’ve known Malaysians, taught Malaysians and was teaching tourism related marketing and advertising classes during the whole Malaysia Truly Asia marketing push. Yet, I’ve never really had a desire to go there. It looks fascinating, though I have heard living there is notContinue reading “Malaysian Food- Wonderful Baba”

Cantonese Food at Palais de Chine

Have I broken my own rules here? I just don’t know anymore.  For a great many British people, Chinese food starts and ends with Cantonese food, or what they believe to be Cantonese food. In every small town around the country, there is a “Chinese Chippy”, which is essentially just a fish and chip shopContinue reading “Cantonese Food at Palais de Chine”