Nothing will reel you in quite like shrimp fishing in Taipei. These 24-hour "catch-your-own-shrimp bars" require you to put in some work before meal is served. If you want to eat, you are going to have to earn it. Welcome the
Vietnam is a paradise for herbivores. Here is a vegetarian guide to Vietnamese food. Fear not. Dietary restrictions or a strict health plan will never prevent you from sampling Vietnam’s quintessential delights like phở, bánh mì, and gỏi cuốn. What
Pasta alla carbonara is a recent addition to Italian cookbooks. An offshoot of the beloved Roman dish cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper pasta), they say the addition of eggs and bacon came from American GIs. It was in a
Pancit Bihon is a Filipino noodle stir-fry dish with Chinese origins. While the 'Bihon' version uses glass noodles, the 'Canton' version calls for lo mein type egg noodles. For those who know me, I'm am loud and proud about my
Want to try your hand at making Spanish ham and cheese croquetas? Loneliness: one of the harsh realities when moving to a new country. As much as I was excited to begin anew in Saigon, I was overcome with anxiety on
Introducing the only lunch lady in the world with a definite article attached to her name. Nguyen Thi Thanh is THE Lunch Lady of Saigon. Under the endorsement of Mark Weins, the incisive food-travel blogger behind Migrationology, Tim and I set
Here are 5 reasons why eating Filipino food is more fun in the Philippines! The country's tourism slogan, 'It's More Fun in the Philippines' is attached to everything from carpools (think jeepneys) to chasing sunsets (insert Boracay beach pic here) and