Everything you know about waffles is wrong
One of the great marketing ideas of the 20th century was the notion that some food product names should only apply if the food comes from a certain geographic area. For example, champagne can only be...
View ArticleThe wonder of vegetarian haggis: A short invented dialogue
What in God’s name is that? It’s vegetarian haggis. No. Yes! How does that even work? Isn’t haggis made out of, y’know… A wee sheep’s stomach? Yes! And other organs! How do you make that vegetarian?...
View Article5 British foods that terrify me
Jokes about British food are as old as Britain. Most of them are outdated. I’ve had some very nice meals during my time here. Aside from their version of “Mexican” food,* I don’t have anything bad to...
View ArticleI have seen infinity in a potato omlette
The simpler a dish is, the more the details of its preparation matter. My favorite Spanish dish, tortilla española, traditionally has 5 ingredients: eggs, potatoes, onions, olive oil and salt. It’s...
View ArticleBehold! The king of falafel!
Few savory foods can make me as happy as falafel. Sure, tortilla espanol might be more subtle in its variations. Pizza might lend itself to greater creativity. Perogi might hold more memories. But...
View ArticleBehold, the heroin of milk!
One of the oldest, weakest jokes about England is that the food is terrible. And I’ll admit that I’ve complained in the past that some English foods are downright terrifying. But you know what? Some...
View ArticleBeware Britons bearing burritos
London is best food city in Europe. Which isn’t to say that British food is the best. It’s not 1. But that’s the point. Paris has wonderful French food, but little else. Rome has great pasta, but...
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This Welsh candy store is rocking me entirely too hard
Today we rolled out of bed, hit the train station and picked a day trip destination at random. We caught the next train to Cardiff with about 20 seconds to spare and then did our tourist research on...
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