Food Culture

Oiwake Dango Honpo (追分だんご本舗)
Food, Food Culture, Japan

Oiwake Dango Honpo (追分だんご本舗)

As always, it has been ages since I’ve been disciplined and relaxed enough to sit down and write a post for the website. I’ve been working, studying, running, writing for the ASEAN-Australia Strategic Youth Partnership and just generally trying to stay afloat amidst my self-inflicted busyness. I always tell myself […]

Maple Taffy, Quebec City
Canada, Food Culture, Montreal

Maple Taffy, Quebec City

Canada and Maple Syrup come hand in hand, and I’ve recently discovered yet another Canadian goodie that incorporates Maple Syrup… Maple Taffy on snow! You can find maple taffy across Canada, but I tried it from a sugar shack when I was visited Hotel de Glace in Quebec City on a weekend […]

Uniquely Canada: BeaverTails
Canada, Food, Food Culture, Montreal, Travel

Uniquely Canada: BeaverTails

BeaverTails, despite their name, are not actually Beaver’s tails. They are whole-wheat pastries stretched to the shape of a beaver’s tails, hence the name. They have flavours ranging from Maple, Chocolate and Oreo to the traditional Cinnamon Sugar. When we visited a winter carnival in Quebec City, we spied yet another booth […]

Pili Nut: King of nuts
Food, Food Culture, Travel

Pili Nut: King of nuts

I had never heard of the Pili nut before Cris from the Philippines Trade Industry introduced them to me. She kindly sent me some samples of the Pili nuts for me to try, and I thought it would be cool to let the world know about the Pili nut which […]

Ceviche: Se-Vee-CHEY
Food Culture, Travel

Ceviche: Se-Vee-CHEY

Hello my foodie friends! I’m popping by with a short post about… Ceviche! I tried this dish in Oxford last year, at one the Saturday Farmer’s Markets. Ceviche is a seafood dish popular in Central and South America, and is typically made from fresh raw fish cured in citrus juices, such as lemon or […]