Assignment 135: Kazakhstan

I really like assignments that take me on a culinary journey far beyond what is familiar to me, and so when Kazakhstan came up as my next Wooden Spoon Wanderer destination, I was excited to get started. Right off the bat, I realized that sourcing traditional ingredients was going to be…

Assignment 125: Kyrgyzstan

I was thrilled when Kyrgyzstan was randomly drawn for my next assignment. I know next to nothing about Central Asian cuisine and love learning about a brand new cuisine. The more I researched, the more intrigued I became — Kyrgyzstan is where the better known culinary traditions of…