Thai or Farang Spicy?

Why is it always me writing about food? I’m not even keen on eating it as much as Marcin, not to mention cooking. But we did it again. We enrolled in our second cooking class during our Asia trip. After Chinese cuisine the time came for Thai food. Some people think it’s absolutely divine. We

Ayutthaya: Grandeur of the Past

Good Night, Vietnam!

Ho Chi Minh City, known as Saigon before the National Liberation Front ‘liberated’ the city in 1975, was our last stop in Vietnam. Having arrived by bus late evening, we were greeted by ceaseless streams of motorbikes, which number is bigger in this city than 7 mln of Ho Chi Minh City population. Vietnam’s most

Ha Noi: Substitute for Coffee

Travelling around Vietnam after China is so easy that we sometimes wish it was more challenging. We miss the ambiguity lurking around every corner in China. In Vietnam there is no excitement when buying train or bus tickets as you can almost always communicate in English and the Vietnamese know what you need before you

Chinese Tastes

Let’s get a few facts straight at the beginning. Chinese food in China is a completely different story than Chinese food in Europe. I am not sure about the US or Australia, but have a suspicion it is beyond comparison as well. Talking about food in China, some people think it is boring, others simply

Russian Journey Through Polish Taste Buds

It’s time to summarise our personal Russian experience as we left Russia on 12 August heading for Ulaan Baatar in Mongolia. A few comments about Russian cuisine might give some food for thought to genuine foodies. For starters, Russian cuisine is quite similar to Polish food as it is abundant with steamed meat dumplings called