Belgium was the first place we travelled after the pandemic, having cancelled a previous trip in 2020. One of my most vivid memories of that vacation was attending a chocolate making class. Heading into this assignment, I knew one thing for sure: I was going to make chocolates again.
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Assignment 140: Faroe Islands
“There aren’t a lot of Faroese food blogs,” Eric remarked, as he trawled through online resources in an effort to build a menu. Many of the recipes he did find were going to be impossible to make — stuffed puffin and fermented pilot whale blubber just wasn’t available at our local…
Assignment 139: Nigeria
Nigeria’s culinary tradition is vast and diverse, a nod to the various peoples that live there. In many ways, it exemplifies West African food — with corn, peanuts, beans, squash, and leafy greens at the heart of many meals. Unlike some its is neighbours, though, Nigeria…
Assignment 138: Bolivia
Eric has visited South America often during our Wooden Spoon Wanderer wanderings — he took on the assignments for Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela, Peru, and Guyana. Bolivia’s cuisine is comparatively poorly-known compared to its neighbours, and he was eager to dive into…
Assignment 137: Denmark
We’ve never been to Denmark, but we’ve explored several countries nearby, and there were definitely some familiar elements in Danish cuisine that hearkened back to our travels in Germany, Austria, Netherlands, and Estonia. I was excited to try my hand at another rye bread (they so often…
Assignment 136: Zambia
The weather in Ontario was as un-Zambian as it gets when Eric started planning his menu at the end of February. Two meters of snow were on the ground and both of us were exhausted from shovelling and being constantly snowed in. This assignment provided a little brightness in…
Assignment 134: Türkiye
From the moment his assignment landed in his lap, Eric knew he wanted to try his hand at Turkish ice cream. The dish is made famous by videos of tricky ice cream vendors flipping cones and scoops back and forth between themselves and waiting customers…
Assignment 133: Nicaragua
For the first couple of weeks after receiving this assignment, I struggled to find resources, despite doing research in both English and Spanish. I just wasn’t finding a lot of genuine Nicaraguan content online, and there was nothing in my local library. Finally, Eric came across a YouTube…
Assignment 132: Isle of Man and the Channel Islands
First and foremost, it must be said that the Isle of Man is quite separate from the Channel Islands. In fact, they are located on opposite sides of the not insignificant landmass that is Great Britain. We chose to group these two locations together as they…
Assignment 131: Philippines
I have had Filipino food exactly once, at a little restaurant in Toronto. At a table covered with banana leaves, we were served a hefty portion of garlic rice topped with grilled seafood. We ate with our hands — Filipinos call this style of eating Kamayan…
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