Sanja Matsuri Festival – feel the Japanese spirit and enjoy food tasting around Asakusa Shrine
Sanja Matsuri is one of the most spectacular festivals in Japan. It is one of so called ‘Three Great Shinto Festivals in Tokyo’ (including Sanno Festival and Kanda Festival). It takes place in May during the first three weekends. And that is a great moment for trying Japanese food.
Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka - strawberries, mochi and matcha desserts in Kyoto's Best Old Streets
When you think about Kyoto, you probably think about multiple temples, shrines, Nijo castle and the Kyoto imperial Palace. However, that is not all. Apart from the geisha district, Pontocho and Gion there is a few museums and restaurants serving a good Japanese food.
Visit Eathai and feel the exquisite spirit of Thai culture in luxury Central Embassy in Bangkok
Wouldn’t you like at least once feel this unique atmosphere of luxury, elegance, and beauty? And wouldn’t you like to be able to feel the real Thai spirit and eat delicious, meticulously prepared Thai food?
Tired with a Thai Mango Sticky Rice? Try this recipe for Budbud (AKA Biko AKA Suman)
Prepared mainly with three simple ingredients - glutinous rice, sugar and coconut milk, this dish is one of the most popular dishes in the Philippines. It is mainly eaten during the breakfast time or as a snack.
A culinary visit to Europe on the Christmas market in Baguio
Are you spending your Christmas time in Asia, and you would like to feel this unique and magical atmosphere there too? No worries, while visiting Philippines, you will definitively have multiple possibilities of experiencing it!
Visit Starbucks in the heart of the historic center of Manila, Intramuros in the Philippines
What would you say for a good cup of coffee in the Old Town of the Philippines’ capital – Manila? Doesn’t it sound great?
Eng Bee Tin - Home of the Best Hopia, Tikoy & Mooncakes in Ongpin, Binondo (Chinatown) Manila
Chinese delicacies in the heart of Chinatown, Ongpin, Binondo in Manila, Philippines. With a long history and tradition, this brand cannot be missed on your culinary itinerary.
Have a refreshing Thai green tea and a longan soda in Photharam
What would say for a refreshing and nutritive drink that would really quench your thirst during a super-hot day in Thailand? For a hydrating and an energetic drink that is natural and simple?
Tunisian dates and date products – all you need to know before buying and eating them
When you think about dates, the first thing that comes to your mind is a box of dried dates. The second one will probably include nougats and sweets with dates. But as all that is correct, there is much more.
Top Tunisian dishes that you can safely try
Tunisian food might be both very interesting and also very strange. Many spicy dishes that mainly include harissa paste. A lot of dishes with a very aroma obtained from oriental spices and herbs. And finally, sweetness from dates and dried fruits.
The most popular dates in Oman
Selecting the best dates type might be a difficult task if you are not familiar with all their types, varieties and characteristics. This task gets even more complicated if you are in a country where you have many options and where the selection is wider than usually and not limited to two or three types.
How to choose the best dates in Oman
Although the answer might be very simple – take what you like, sometimes it is not so easy. When you are in countries that have an extremely wide selection of dates, this task might become difficult. Different types, tastes, shapes and textures. Add to that different place of origins and countries.
MUST – Lunch in Oman with local people in a rural area
While many things might be skipped during your stay in Oman, one of the things that should not be excluded from your itinerary and from your plans are relaxing and slow moments spent with local people.
2 Days & 1 Night Acatenango and Fuego Volcano trekking menu in Guatemala
Excited? Sure, you are. Who would not be? Climbing an active volcano and observing its fumes is something you have to experience. Apart from that, observing lava and fire from the very near distance is exceptional!
Enjoy an Easter brunch in Guatemala
Easter time in Guatemala is something really unique. That is an unforgettable experience that will stay in your memory for many years. Local customs, local celebrations, wonderful food and perfect weather. Add to that lovely people, a special atmosphere, some spirituality, traditionality and modernity.
What to pack with you for a trekking in Thailand?
Rainforests, jungle, pristine areas, beautiful views, and marvelous unspoiled nature. North and south; west, and east, all these regions offer great places to trek. Discover wild terrains, beautiful plants and get knowledge about local tribes.
What to eat before a jungle trek in Thailand?
No matter how experienced you are, the breakfast you have before the trekking should be a really good one. Remember – the goal is to have a lot of energy for climbing in a relatively strenuous region and to be in a good form.
How to make a Thai milk tea - step by step - recipe
Guess what is on the picture! Is it a milk carrot shake? Or is it an orange milky juice? Or is it a regular milk with a colorful syrup? Or maybe is it a tea? In this post we will solve the mystery and reveal the recipe for making it at home.
Home-made organic products in Montenegro
What could be better than natural products? Products, that are cultivated and processed with passion and love. With devotion and heart. Prepared from best ingredients, from precisely selected fruits and plants. Home-made products are amazing!
Healthy and healing organic products from Ostrog Monastery
Visiting churches and monasteries does not only mean practicing religious rituals, praying, and giving donations. Even if you are not religious, it is worth going to some temples and feel this special atmosphere. Unique music, pathetic songs, silence in holy places, mysticism, and this incredible smell of incenses.
Montenegrin organic honey
Montenegrin cuisine is not only meat, cheese and alcohol, but there is also much more! It is oriented on health, naturality and simpleness, there is a lot of products that you should try before leaving the country.
How to make Churros? A Dominican recipe
What are churros? How to make them? If you want to learn how to prepare Dominican sweet churros, read the post and follow the step-by-step recipe.
Sunday Asian Street food market in Santo Domingo
If you are on Sunday in Santo Domingo, you cannot miss it! Located not far from the city center – Old Town, this unique market is a great experience. Although it is not a very big one, this market is worth visiting.
Where to eat in the Dominican Republic?
Are you hungry? Do you want to try something new? Or maybe you would prefer to go with something well known? Read this post and find an ideal place for you!
Starbucks Coffee Store – An iconic Siren Café in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
While the airport in Santo Domingo definitively is not the biggest one, it is quite well equipped, has ATM’s some snack bars, restaurants, and cafeterias. And, surprisingly, despite its relatively small size, it has Starbucks Coffee! Yes!
How to make perfect French pancakes (crêpes) – recipes and tips
If you have already read our post on pancakes, you are probably curios how to make an ideal homemade French crêpe. It is really easy, and definitively you will not have any problems with doing it.
Sweet and savory pancakes
Pancakes or crêpe. Sweet or savory, with multiple ways of serving it and with a lot of fillings. It is up to you, and up to your imagination how you prepare them. Use this imagination and create your perfect breakfast, or a light evening meal.
Top Hungarian and Romanian drinks and sweets
Sweets and drinks come at the far end of the meal or are a great light snack during the day. So, it is impossible to be in Hungary or Romania and at least once not to have them. But, what to choose? What is the best? What is the most traditional? Here are some tips for you!
Sweets in Romania’s cuisine
Almost everybody loves sweets. Different countries, different cultures and different ingredients, but one thing is common for almost the whole world – love of sweets. This love is also reflected in the local cuisine, that can be influenced by many factors.
What to eat in a touristic place in Romania?
Mainly sweets or small meat chunks but still, that are good options for trying something new. Skip fries, hot-dogs and burgers! You will get them almost everywhere! Try something local and unforgettable.
TOP 7 Turkish delights
Doesn’t matter whether you are looking for sweets or not, you cannot not me mention them. Packed in gift boxes, sold in rolls, per piece or kilo. Colorful, produced with precision and carefulness, Turkish sweets, known as Turkish Delights are a feast for an eye.
Do you have a sweet-tooth? Try Croatian desserts!
Sooner or later a deep need of eating something sweet comes to everybody. Doesn’t matter whether you regularly avoid it or not, sweets in some form would be needed to guarantee a good day. Sometimes, you want them to improve your mood. Sometimes because you need a quick energy. And sometimes, it is just because you want it.
Filhóses - recipe - How to make it - step by step
Filhóses are deep-fried Portuguese sweets that are similar to donuts, but are softer and usually not in a round shape.
Cocadas - recipe - How to make it - step by step - without baking
Try this easy Portuguese recipe with no baking!
Bolas de Berlim - recipe - How to make it - step by step
Are you curious how to make Bolas de Berlim à Portuguesa? Read the recipe to find out how to make it at home.
Bolo Rei - recipe - How to make it - step by step
Bolo Rei is one of the most typical Portuguese sweets, that has a very long tradition. Its history, according to the legend, dates from over 2000 years ago. Find out how to make it at home!
Pastéis de Nata - recipe - How to make it - step by step
The most famous Portuguese dessert is now possible to be done by you! Although it is not the easiest recipe, it is worth trying and making some effort to bake them. Check the recipe and enjoy its unique flavor at home.
An ultimate guide to traditional Portuguese sweets - legends, myths and true stories
Are you curious, how are they? Are they like what you know from your country? And what do Portuguese eat for a Christmas dessert? Read more and check whether what you thought is right!
Quindim - recipe - How to make it - step by step
Quindims are especially popular in the North of Portugal. They are typical Christmas sweets, that base on eggs, sugar and coconut.
Sonhos - recipe - How to make it - step by step
Are you a donut fun? If so, try the recipe that lets you prepare traditional Portuguese Sonhos!
Mexican sweets and pastries
Cakes, pastries, sweets, desserts, ice-creams,... who doesn't like them? Cakes with tea or coffee, chocolate for a better mood, candies just like that and ice-creams in hot days. Well, every reason is good to have a dessert :) So how does it look like in Mexico?
Healthy juices not only for Vegans
Freshly squeezed oranges, ripe pineapples, papayas, mangoes and limes - all of them naturally sweet, colorful and full of taste. Add to that list nopal, celery, beetroot or carrot and you will get all you need to make healthy drinks.
Best homemade ice creams in Mexico
So natural, so traditional and so rich! Prepared according to traditional recipes, only with natural and local ingredients are something that you must try. Regular or vegan, in scoops or popsicles, with milk or juice.
All you would like to know about traditional Egyptian sweets
It is not a secret that Arabic cuisine couldn’t exist without sweets. Pastries, small cakes, puddings, phyllo rolls are so liked and popular.
Delicious Egyptian fruits
The climate is harsh, the soil is arid, rains are rarely seen, and people are poor. All these factors limit the amount of goods and what you can get from the land. But despite all these adversities, you can get in Egypt perfect fruits. Ripe, sweet, fleshy and juicy.
Not sweet sweets, that are Japanese sweets
Koyasan is famous not only for monasteries but also for sweets. And that was also the place where we had enough time to visit local shops with wagashi. Sophisticated in their design, beautiful and colorful.
Japanese sweets - how are they?
In my previous post I was writing about Japanese sweets, that are basing mainly on Azuki beans. Today, I want to show you and explain some other local wagashi, that we had during our stay. And that time, don’t worry, ‘anko’ won’t be dominant! ;)
Freshly picked and dried on the sun, stuffed dates, apricots and figs...
Do you like dried fruits? I do. Lovely, naturally sweet, full of aroma, both chewy and crispy. And if eaten in their country of origin they taste much, much better. Dried figs, walnuts, dates,…
Extremely sweet, smooth and full of flavors - that is how the Lebanese Halva is!
One of traditional and loved sweets in Lebanon is halva. And believe me – it is really good and worth trying, even if you do not like sweets very much. Well, yes, it is sweet. It is even very sweet, but also delicious.
