In an unprecedented turn of events, Eric and I swapped assignments. I had drawn Luxembourg and he had gotten Germany, but he was insistent that I would make better pretzels than he would (I’ve made them a couple of times before and since we ate about ten…
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Assignment 110: Cyprus
Eric’s foray into Cypriot cuisine was exhaustive. The more he learned about it, the more his menu grew. He relied heavily on the excellent Cyprus Cuisine by Christina Loucas, which he was happy and surprised to find at the Tara (population: 1037) Public Library. Another win for…
Assignment 105: Andorra
I had no idea what to expect from Andorran cuisine, and went into this assignment ready to be surprised. In the end, I learned that Andorrans enjoy a sort of French-Spanish fusion (which makes sense, given the tiny country’s location).
Assignment 102: Czechia
Eric followed up my Austria assignment with neighbour Czechia. When he drew Czechia, he immediately thought of kolace pastries, which he enjoyed when he lived in Texas (where they’re known as “kolaches”). Texas boasts the largest number of Czech-Americans of any…
Assignment 101: Austria
It has been over two and a half months since our last wander, and so much has happened. We lost Eric’s father to COVID in April, and the dust is only just starting to settle after all this time. We are spending our first spring in…
Assignment 100: San Marino
We reached our century with San Marino, which shares a lot of their dishes with the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, situated next door. Eric sourced his recipes online. We keep the blog pescatarian, and there was some challenge in translating rabbit- and pork-heavy dishes into our kitchen…
Assignment 92: Sweden
Oh, that Wooden Spoon Wanderer insecurity…that feeling in the middle of an assignment when a little thing goes wrong and derails your whole process. Eric was plagued with it during this assignment. He was working with some ingredients he had never used before, and one of his dishes…
Assignment 90: Moldova
Eric has made several forays into Eastern Europe for this blog, but it had been a while since his last adventure into the region. He found gathering recipes was made somewhat challenging by the fact that most Moldovan blogs presented their information in Romanian…
Assignment 87: Malta
Malta sits at the crossroads of Italian, Middle Eastern, and North African cuisines, and as such has a fantastically diverse flavour profile that I was eager to explore.
Assignment 65: Ukraine
Location: Eastern Europe Population: 42.4 million Capital: Kiev Geography: Fertile plains Language: Ukrainian Signature flavours: Potato, beets, cabbage, mushrooms, pork, dairy products, fish, vinegar, berries, dill The Menu My research on Ukrainian food started and finished with The New Ukrainian Cookbook by Annette Ogrodnik Corona. I was inspired early on by her descriptions of the…
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