Turkey is a crossroad between Europe, Asia and the Orient. This unique location combined with the migration of Turks over the centuries from Central Asia to Europe has shaped the identity of its cuisine. Turkish cuisine has a long and deep-rooted legacy that goes way beyond kebab. A colourful country with differing climates and terrains, …
It’s “Spargel” season and this year, we at Food Explorers combined our biennial Spargel Expedition with a “Spargel & Strauss” trip to an ostrich farm. The ostrich is the world’s largest and heaviest bird. It can’t fly, but with its strong legs, it can run at speeds of up to 70 km/hour! Ostrich meat is a red meat and …
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 …
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 …
My interest was piqued when I heard about a Japanese restaurant in a German winery in Deidesheim. It is certainly an unusual combination, a “one-of-its-kind” in Germany. The 19th century Weingut Josef Biffar was acquired by the Tokuoka family in 2010, and after extensive renovations, the Josef Biffar vinotheque and its in-house restaurant “Fumi” opened …
Mr The Anh Nguyen, the owner and also the chef of Le Cyclo, interprets a few traditional Vietnamese dishes using seasonal ingredients, fresh herbs, spices and aromatics. All his creations are served with French elegance. We were a big group of 18 people, so we made reservations in advance and requested several traditional Vietnamese dishes …
