Fried crickets, skewered snakes and curried arachnids were on my radar well before I even set food in Cambodia. But in reality how does Cambodian street food stack up against my pre-trip Google results? Well, let’s tick off what I have actually seen roadside: Fried crickets? Yes. Curried arachnids? No. Skewered snakes? Yes. But it…
Category: Food
First impressions of Koh Rong: Cambodia’s island paradise (maybe?)
You know that never-ending white sand beach with palm trees and brightly coloured local boats that you have seen 1000 times associated with South-East Asia? Well, if it wasn’t taken in Thailand (and it probably was) then it was most likely an image of Long Beach on Koh Rong, Cambodia. To be honest, I didn’t…
Every tart in town: French edition
Across the street from my French abode is the hamlet’s boulagarie-patissarie. It is run by two men, one older, one younger, and they are open six days a week. I am sure the bakers are working 60 hour weeks and I can’t figure out how they are breaking even, let alone turning a profit. Even with lines…
Le pain, rapidement!
France is the most-visited country in the world. We have these impressions of its jaunty parapluie-lined beaches, the castle-lined hilltops and its status as a gastronomic Mecca, overflowing with wine. But what does it mean to be French? It isn’t all about sitting at cafés, reading Le Monde, smoking cigarettes and baffling the Americans with a diet…
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