I love a good bowl of Phở but there is so much more to Vietnamese food than just the noodle soup. Saigon in Mannheim has earned itself a reputation for serving a wide variety of Vietnamese fare (since 1989!), so when a friend and I felt like having a Southeast Asian meal, we decided to …
Thirty kilometers northwest of Frankfurt, on the slopes of the Taunus mountains, is the charming town of Oberursel. Here you will find the Korean BBQ restaurant Heidekrug, popular amongst members of the Korean community in the Frankfurt Rhein-Main region. From the outside, Heidekrug looks like a typical German Biergarten. However, as soon as you step inside the restaurant, …
Northern Thailand has retained much of its native Lanna culture, language and customs. Its cuisine is inspired by the foods and flavours of neighboring Myanmar, Laos and Yunnan Province in China. When I found out that Sunisa (owner of Sunisas Original Thai-Restaurant in Schwetzingen) is from Chiangmai, I knew I had to convince her to prepare a Northern Thai meal …
On my continuous search for a place serving good noodles, I discovered Mr Zhao Nudelshow in Heidelberg. Interesting name, what’s the “show”? This unassuming eatery has only 12 seats at the counter, so it’s “eat-and-go”, no time to linger. I’m guessing “Mr Zhao” is the noodle-cutting robot who prepares the 刀削面 (dāoxiāomiàn). The noodles are …
For those of you who are not familiar with this authentic Chinese meal – it’s a fun communal way of eating. A simmering metal pot of broth is placed at the center of the dining table, and it is heated throughout the meal. Various ingredients are placed into the pot and cooked at the table. …
Amar Palace was an “insider tip” from a few Indian folks I knew – it’s where they would go for an authentic meal when they didn’t feel like cooking at home. Sounds like a good destination for a Dinner Expedition for Indian food! Our meal started with crunchy appetisers – “Pakoras”, “Samosas” (the largest I’ve …
I first heard of Carosello from an Italian lady who waxed lyrical about it, ranking it as one of her favorite Italian restaurants in Heidelberg. This peaked my curiosity, and I simply had to learn more about it. Housed on the premises of a former cigar factory in Heidelberg, the venue has been given a …
Thai food is made up of 4 regional cuisines – the north, the northeast, the south and the central plains. Our Dinner Expedition took us to Schwetzingen, to “Sunisa’s Original Thaifood” for a specially-curated menu of 8 dishes from Central Thailand. Here’s what we discovered. While waiting for our main dishes, we had some fresh summer …
The food of Cyprus has much in common with Greek and Turkish cuisines, with the characteristic qualities of the Mediterranean diet. Mr Evgenios Klindtwort-Perikleous and his business partner, Mr Nikolas Stefanou, have been serving the region authentic Cypriot cuisine for the past 16 years. As of today, they are the only Cypriot restaurant in Rheinland-Pfalz. …
No need to fly to Lisbon or Algarve if you are craving some Portuguese food, just come to Edingen-Neckarhausen! Mr Bernadino, the owner of Quinta da Luz, presented our group of 31 with 5 different types of appetizers – dips, prawns with garlic, octopus salad, pan-fried liver and deep-fried whitebait. The prawns are some of …
