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Post by HalcyonDaze on Feb 3, 2018 4:00:22 GMT -5
Not a thread for the fantastic meals you've had when travelling, but more I was wondering if anyone else has changed the way they cook things, or added different foods to the shopping list after trips to another country? Since the stay in Germany about 3 years ago Clipper has done the cold meats and cheese for breakfast - he found he felt much better having that than other breakfast options. Since Japan I've been cooking a lot more rice, and using cooking sake in stir fries and with asian greens. In fact I know have a lot of Japanese sauces and pickles on hand.  |
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Post by HalcyonDaze on Feb 3, 2018 5:28:41 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I should add we've also been buying Japanese whisky since our trip!
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Feb 3, 2018 7:03:44 GMT -5
I use more coconut milk/cream since living in Solomon Islands. And am delighted that reasonable tasting coconut water is becoming easier to buy.
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Post by sprite on Feb 3, 2018 7:41:09 GMT -5
yes, but i probably couldn't pinpoint it. one i can remember is using a lot more limes after Brunei.
the selection of food in ordinary supermarkets here is so international now, it's hard to remember what was inspired by travel, and what by special offers.
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Post by tzarine on Mar 4, 2018 22:41:08 GMT -5
i buy lots of yuzu. i bring back candied yuzu peel & royce chocolates & regional sweets
i always bring home tomyom paste & make a lot more thai curries
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Post by wombatrois on Mar 12, 2018 7:21:05 GMT -5
I usually add a country's cuisine to my repertoire once I get home - Southern Indian food since travel there in the 90s, Thai food since going there regularly for eons, Lao food, Greek mezze, Portuguese couvert etc.
Some countries I don't bother - Burma for example.
If I changed to eating Pastéis de Nata every morning (like I would love to), the kilos would probably pile on!
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Post by sprite on Mar 14, 2018 12:43:07 GMT -5
perilla oil! i started cooking with this in korea, and as near as i can work out, they're the only ones who use it. i'm trying to become a regular at a particular NEA food shop, because the owner is aware of this oil and has tried to get it in stock.
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Post by lillielangtry on Mar 14, 2018 15:18:31 GMT -5
Ha, this probably sounds ridiculous but I didn't eat bananas until I lived in Ecuador. I didn't like the texture. But they are practically unavoidable there - sweet, savoury, whenever. And since then I buy them!
Definitely eat more beans and lentils since then too.
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Post by tzarine on Mar 23, 2018 22:24:59 GMT -5
i am too lazy to make keralan food
& i never eat pani puri here bc it's too expensive after india
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Post by Bastet on Mar 24, 2018 16:27:32 GMT -5
Did a cooking course in Thailand and now often cook Thai food.
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Post by Phar Lap on Mar 25, 2018 14:57:21 GMT -5
If I changed to eating Pastéis de Nata every morning (like I would love to), the kilos would probably pile on! The best ones I tasted were in Macao and surprisingly from a street stall in Beijing not far from where I was staying - they were the most delicious tarts ever, they were heavenly. I'd buy a few every day and they were still warm. Ohhh I can taste them now. |
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Post by tzarine on Mar 29, 2018 19:39:39 GMT -5
macau pasteis de nata
oh my god!
i did copy the salad from the brasserie lipp
mache, beets, hard boiled eggs in vinegrette
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Post by rikita on Apr 14, 2018 18:38:28 GMT -5
after my time in romania i made mamaliga (polenta, usually with cream and brined cheese) quite often, but since mr. r. didn't seem convinced, i rarely make it now ... after peru, for a while i liked adding quinoa to soups, but it has become rare now, too ... i did try a few dishes i knew from kerala (like tapioca with beef curry, and dosa, though admittedly only with ready mixed flour) a few times, but not that often due to laziness ...
else, i think there are a lot of differences i can't really pinpoint, more just ideas that come while cooking and i am not sure how much is due to travel and how much just happend ... like what spices it occurs to me to use ...
ah, one more thing - since romania i got very fond of sour soups, so whenever i can, i add some vinegar, due to lack of proper bors ...
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Post by sophie on Apr 14, 2018 19:23:22 GMT -5
Ah, sour soups! I have hot and sour soup on the stove right now.. love it. One of my favourite soups from childhood is schav, a sour sorrel soup.
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Post by sprite on Apr 15, 2018 10:03:14 GMT -5
not really from travel, but we did a crazy diet a couple of years ago, which relied heavily on legumes. since then, i always have about 8 different types of canned beans in the cupboard, and add a can to almost every main meal i cook.
i was hoping to get some ideas for artichokes last week while on holiday in an area taht eats a lot of them, but we didn't go to as many tapas places as i'd hoped, so still relying on the internet for inspiration.
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Post by tzarine on Apr 15, 2018 18:34:23 GMT -5
i can't afford it in the states, but in hokkaido, i ate tons of ikura & crab & salmon
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Post by tzarine on Nov 5, 2019 14:00:56 GMT -5
i learned how to make flor de calabaza tacos from lino's cook, maria teresa.
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Post by tzarine on Feb 20, 2020 18:08:18 GMT -5
i also brought back all sorts of spice mixes from bangkok
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Post by sophie on Feb 20, 2020 22:11:59 GMT -5
I used to bring back all sorts of spices and food things, but these days it is very restrictive. I used to love bringing back freshly roasted cashews from Guatemala for my husband.
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Post by Liiisa on Feb 21, 2020 6:12:42 GMT -5
Mmm, marañones.
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Post by tzarine on Feb 21, 2020 21:08:14 GMT -5
sophie
i have imported all sorts of foods
jars of yuzu jam from japan
tzar once brought bottles of yuzu sake
a kilo of kyoto miso, a gift from a friend's mom
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Post by treehugger on Feb 26, 2020 6:53:14 GMT -5
not really from travel, but we did a crazy diet a couple of years ago, which relied heavily on legumes. since then, i always have about 8 different types of canned beans in the cupboard, and add a can to almost every main meal i cook. i was hoping to get some ideas for artichokes last week while on holiday in an area taht eats a lot of them, but we didn't go to as many tapas places as i'd hoped, so still relying on the internet for inspiration. You can use this recipe with any legume, it's delicious and takes about 10 mins |
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Post by tzarine on Jun 27, 2021 19:59:17 GMT -5
tzar once bought those big french cafe au lait bowls
i used them for cereal
tzarevich brought back ajika from tbilisi
made a fab chicken stew w it
put it on toast
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Post by Liiisa on Jun 28, 2021 8:36:19 GMT -5
Those stupid bowls! There's a cafe here where you get the cafe au lait inside and then if you want to sit outside you carry this full bowl of steaming liquid out through a door (how?) and try to set it on the table without pouring it all over yourself. I stopped going there. There's a reason people invented les mugs avec les handles.
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Post by Phar Lap on Jun 28, 2021 9:18:27 GMT -5
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Post by tzarine on Jun 29, 2021 16:14:42 GMT -5
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Post by tucano on Jun 29, 2021 16:27:38 GMT -5
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Post by sprite on Jun 29, 2021 16:48:53 GMT -5
I learned about Perilla oil in South Korea, and I really want some. It's so hard to find here, because the 'Oriental' groceries cater more to the Japanese/Chinese market, who oddly, don't seem to use it.
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Post by Liiisa on Jun 29, 2021 18:23:42 GMT -5
Noted (there is a Paul in the neighborhood where my office is) |
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Post by tzarine on Jul 19, 2021 12:50:19 GMT -5
tzarevich had a paul eclair for his 2nd birthday he was utterly delight the paul in casablanca airport was lovely as was the one in fort de france |
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