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Hustle & Bustle at a New Delhi Fish Market
Photographic highlights from a visit to the Chittaranjan Park Fish Market in New Delhi, India plus details on the market and its history. We visited the market with Amit, the New Delhi native who graciously offered up his spare room and toured us around the city.
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Posted in Food, India, Markets, Photo of the Day, Photography
Tagged Delhi, Fish, Fishing, Food, Greg Goodman, India, Indian Food, Market, New Dehli, New Delhi, Photography, Seafood
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A Study of Food in India: Flatbread, Meat, Tandoori, Vegetables and the Thali
I thought I knew what good Indian food was before backpacking through the Sub-Continent. Boy was I wrong! To bring you up to speed, I have crafted a summary of all of my favorite Indian foods complete with photos and videos of thalis, flatbreads, mutton, chicken, chickpeas and more.
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Posted in Featured Posts Slider, Food, Highlights, India, My Favorites, Observations, Photos With Stories
Tagged Food, India, Photography, Thali
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Dim Sum, Congee, Donkey and Boar Meat, Jellyfish and Other Foods
As it is a big city, Hong Kong boasts a wide variety of food from all over the world and we took full advantage of the selection. However, when we did treat ourselves to Asian fare, it usually consisted of some form of noodle, soup or meat. Poor Carrie had …
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Pho Soup, Spring Rolls, Rice and Sandwiches…But no Dog
Local soup, known as pho, is the most common dish in Vietnam. Made with chicken or beef broth, it also contains noodles, simple veggies, chilies and some kind of meat. These bowls are slurped down at every corner and restaurant and usually cost less than $1…unless you’re a Western tourist …
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Posted in Food, Goodnight...And Goodbye, VietNam, Highlights, Vietnam
Tagged Food, Hanoi, Ho Chi Min, India & Southeast Asia, Saigon, Sandwich, Soup, Vietnam
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Eating a Frog, Sampling Amok and a Tarantula On My Shirt
Much of the food in Cambodia is the same as in Laos. Lots of curries, rice dishes, noodles, meat, veggies and fruit shakes filled my stomach…as well as lots of amok. Essentially, amok is just a curry with an egg in it. However, for some reason it tastes completely different …
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Posted in Cambodia, Food, Highlights, Killing Fields, Tuk Tuk Accidents, Bribes and Tarantulas
Tagged Cambodia, Curry, Food, Tarantula
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An Analysis of the Food of Laos
Much of the food in Laos is similar to Thailand with a steady diet of curries, fried rice and fried noodles with your choice of with vegetables, egg, chicken, pork or fish. Curry soups are also very popular and most dishes are supplemented by a wicker basket of sticky rice. …
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Posted in Food, Highlights, Laos, SouthEast Asia, Zip Lines, Tree Houses, Slow Boats, Getting Around and Kind People
Tagged Beer, Curry, Food, Laos
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Cooking Like a Thai
Chang Mai is a staple on the tourist circuit of Thailand and it’s easy to see why. While the city itself is a sprawling mass of houses and shops, the main square is a 2 square kilometer area surrounded by a moat and filled with temples, monasteries and history. We …
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Food and Culture in Malaysia
Malaysia seems to be more of a mix of other cultures than a country with its own. The locals are a collection of Indians, Malaysians, Indonesians and Chinese. This leads to many different religions and a very segmented population: especially in Kuala Lumpur. True, we didn’t spend too much time …
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Thank Heaven for 7-Eleven
We met a group of girls while volunteering at Sadhana Forest who told us that we would spend tons of time in 7-Eleven in Thailand. As we usually try to live like the locals do we could not fathom how this could possibly be true…until we arrived in Bangkok. Literally, …
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Meat on a Stick…And Other Tasty Treats
After the India/Sri Lanka half of the trip was spent with a primarily vegetarian diet, I was very excited to arrive in Bangkok and find the streets filled with street vendors selling sausages, chicken and beef on a stick for around 30 cents each. They make a great snack in …
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Eating and Drinking…Two of My Favorite Things
The most popular dish in Sri Lanka is by far the rice and curry which consists of a giant plate of rice and a selection of veggies in small dishes that are dumped over the rice. The vegetables vary but usually include some combination of lentils, potatoes, cabbage, carrots, jack …
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Posted in Food, SouthEast Asia, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka: The Undiscovered Country
Tagged Food, Kottu, Roti, Sri Lanka
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