South Africa is known for braai, a style of barbecue. Because I’m a pescatarian, Eric considered how he might make braai accessible to our table, but didn’t find any options that felt close enough to the traditional boerewors (a kind of sausage) or biltong…
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Assignment 129: Estonia
Some years ago, Eric and I were sitting together in a tiny restaurant in the medieval area of Tallinn, Estonia. This was before Eric had ever conceived of the idea of Wooden Spoon Wanderer, but naturally undertaking this assignment brought me right back to that place, dunking bread…
Assignment 128: Palau
“I hope you like coconut,” Eric said, as we tucked into our Palauan feast. Palau is one of the northernmost parts of the Micronesia sub-region of Oceania, placing it north of Papua New Guinea and just east of the Philippines. The result is…
Assignment 127: Iran
For this assignment, we were joined by a few friends, which I always love. Eating should be a communal experience whenever possible, I believe, and this is even more the case for Wooden Spoon Wanderer assignments, when the table is extra full…
Assignment 126: North Macedonia
Eric didn’t know much about North Macedonia, except that the country was part of former Yugoslavia, and that its name changed recently (to include “North”) due to a conflict over nomenclature with Greece. In starting his research, Eric imagined North Macedonian fare would be a mix of…
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…
Assignment 124: Gabon
Eric didn’t know what to expect with Gabonese cuisine, though he expected to find some similarities to neighbouring Cameroon, once also a French colony. There weren’t many English resources online, but by looking for recipes in French, and relying on some cookbooks we have…
Assignment 123: England
We went to England in 2015, fulfilling a lifelong dream of Eric’s to see a country he had long been fascinated with. We enjoy many British things in our daily lives, including British TV shows, cryptic crosswords, and cricket. English food, though, apart from fish and chips, has…
Assignment 122: Ireland
One in seven Ontarians has Irish roots (including me — arriving at Dublin airport on a 2015 vacation, Eric exclaimed: “Everyone looks like you!”), so it’s not surprising that Irish flavours are familiar and readily available. Every town has at least on Irish pub offering a menu of…
Assignment 121: South Sudan
South Sudan is the newest country in the world, at just 12 years old. It’s no wonder, then, that recipes, cookbooks, and food blogs with a South Sudanese focus are few and far between. I happened across a blog called Taste of South Sudan, and from there…
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