Farm to table dining is not new to Estonians. Hunting, gathering, and preparing for the cold and long winter is not something just our ancestors did. In Estonia, it continues to be a way of life. Thanks to the country’s colorful history, there are over 400 manor homes that have been left behind by the […]
Tag Archives: Food
July
21
The Story Behind the Photo – Tibetan Tea
posted by Kaire Kalam (That Estonian Girl)
There are hundreds, if not thousands of photos from the trips we take. Some of them are pretty good and worth sharing, and they get posted to the blog, alongside an article, or on FaceBook. But some of the photos have deeper stories that are not revealed in the photo alone. This series, The Story […]
July
13
Snacking, Slurping, and Slithering Hanoi Street Food
posted by Kaire Kalam (That Estonian Girl)
When we visited Hanoi we looked forward to wandering the streets of the Old Town, and visiting the museums and parks, but more than that, we were there for the street food. What’s your favorite Vietnamese dish? If you’d like to take a food tour with Tu, and we highly recommend that you do, you […]
December
04
Potato Stuffed Squid
posted by Kaire Kalam (That Estonian Girl)
I was starving. The stalls were busy with women in headscarfs and men in T-shirts selling greasy fried noodles, fatty barbecue chicken, and stinking fish. Gray clouds of steam and smoke hung in the hot evening air of Brunei’s Pasar Gadong Malam night market. It smelled of burnt oil and scorched meat. I spat out […]
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