How to Cook Frogs and Spiders • Cambodia’s YouTube Chef

Saturday, January 20, 2018

After Veasna sold his restaurant in Phnom Penh, he decided to become a YouTube chef. His online videos show in Khmer and English how to cook frogs, spiders…

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Sweet Soup • Rice Pork Porridge Congee • ข้าวต้มหมู • Songkhla • THAILAND

Monday, July 17, 2017

Nan arrives from across the bay where she lives in a one-room, concrete house adorned with a thin tin roof to keep off the tropical rain. Like every…

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A STRONG Woman • Chinese-Malaysian Street Food Vendor • George Town • MALAYSIA

Monday, August 15, 2016

Ah Yeoh cooks street food in Malaysia. Now she needs back surgery, but who can she ask for help? SUMMARY: Ah Yeoh’s body is wearing out after 42…

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Fresh Fish? The Market in Bandar Abbas • IRAN

Monday, March 7, 2016

Each morning fishermen haul in their loads from the Persian Gulf and the haggling begins: crabs, sharks, fish of all kinds and colors. Many of the bandari woman…

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The Feast • Lunchtime with the Omrani Family • Bandar Abbas • IRAN

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Almost every day, the Omrani family comes together to eat – brothers, wives, father and mother, kids and infants. On this particular day in November 2015, during the…

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KEN HUNTS FOOD • Chinese, Indian and Malaysian Flavors • George Town • MALAYSIA

Sunday, September 20, 2015

It’s the cultural mix that makes life in Penang so spicy. Just ask the food blogger Ken who has easily eaten over 1000 restaurants in and around Penang….

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FESTIVE FOODS • Heritage Celebrations • George Town • MALAYSIA

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Why live life on an empty stomach? Better to visit George Town, Malaysia during the annual Hertitage Celebrations. 2015 was all about “festive foods” or foods related to…

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Aceh Market • Fruits, Vegetable, & Meat • INDONESIA

Thursday, January 22, 2015

At Aceh’s main fresh food market, you’ll find fruits and vegetables never before seen in Western supermarkets. Vendors come early in the morning, and many set up by…

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SPICY Indian Food • The Food Blogger Uma Mohanraj

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Uma was so kind to invite me into her house for a first-hand chance to see Indian – Tamil – home cooking up close. If you’re feeling spicy…

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PULSES • Sifting Lentils

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

I passed numerous groups and individuals sorting the harvest. This group was sifting a couple of different crops – in addition to stacking hay.

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