The world over, cuisines have a traditional dish made for a celebration. A party, special occasion or simply just a gathering of friends and family is enough. Not all, but a few that strike my attention require the use of an earth oven. Using the most simple and primitive cooking instruments that have been around for millennia. The earth itself and of course … More Curanto – Chilean Edibles
Deep in the heart of Binondo, the Chinatown district of Manila, a small, well-known second floor restaurant sits. La Mezzanine serves up many local dishes, but there was one in particular I went out of my way to come get. Soup #5. Now this, this is not your average soup. Yes, it is a broth … More Soup #5 – Filipino Edibles
A battle of gods. Zeus vs. the Titans. Ra vs. Apep. Rocky vs. Apollo. Well, I think the point is made. This is a battle of absolute epic proportions with no distinctive champion in my opinion. If you don’t know what these two things are, I’m sorry! Two of man’s great culinary creations, reaching the far … More Lechon vs. Babi Guling – Filipino Edibles
Most countries I travel to, I usually have some idea about the food I’m going to encounter. Arriving in the Philippines, it was a bit of a blank slate for me with only a couple gaps filled in. Other than adobo and balut each dish was foreign. Knowing it was quite a meat and rice … More Sisig – Filipino Edibles
When most people think of Palawan, Coron and El Nido are what comes to mind and with good reason. They are absolutely stunning locations for snorkeling, diving, kayaking and just lounging on the beach. A second thought to most people if time permits is the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Subterranean River National Park. Known … More Underground River – Palawan
Myanmar as a whole was a spontaneous trip for me back in 2015 and as always, I knew I wanted to take a cooking class. It’s one method I always use to gain a better grasp of the food when introducing myself to an unknown country, culture and cuisine and that’s exactly what Myanmar was … More Myo Myo’s Cooking Class – Myanmar
Is it just an island from the fantasies of many, perceived as an illustrious jewel of unimaginable beauty? A place of legend, where myths are then born, held dear in the minds of men. A litter strewn has-been paradise sorrowed by the destructiveness of tourism. A playground of liquor and drug induced debaucheries raping the … More Guide to Ubud, Bali
You may have seen it on t.v. or maybe with your own eyes, but the moment when it’s all over. Skin glistening, juices dripping, the pleasure senses exhausted awaiting this moment. What’s been made is a thing of rarely paralleled beauty. No, I’m not talking about sex… well food porn for sure. The glorious suckling … More Babi Guling, Ibu Oka – Ubud, Indonesia
For 3 years now I’ve been traipsing across the global food trail, following my stomach and tasting the road less traveled. While there are many sides to travel, all the adventures taken, learning experiences and people met and more all in between meals, my focus still tends to often gravitate on my next meal. Every country, whether … More 2016 Edibles Log
Penang, for me has one major reason why I love coming here, but there is a whole lot of other ones that keep me interested. Many people I talk with about Penang tend to treat it as a place to get their Thai visa organized, spend the couple days here as a necessity and move … More Penang in 5 Days