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Arancini in Palermo
One of my all time favorite snacks are arancini. A Sicilian speciality of fried rice balls with various fillings. I've put them on the menu as an appetizer at a few of my restaurants and was excited to...
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Pani cà Meusa
Pani cà Meusa StandIf it's traditional regional cuisine I'll try it. Pani cà meusa is a local Sicilian sandwich. Cow spleen is sliced thinly and slowly stewed in lard and served on a burger style bun...
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The Swedish Korvkiosk
After several years eating pølser in Denmark I figured it was time to see what was going on in Sweden. I had heard about hotdogs with mashed potatos on top, and shrimp salad and the famous...
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Løgimose's Gourmet Hotdogs
I've been eating a lot of hotdogs recently, during my research for my upcoming Danish pølser post, and the hotdogs at Løgimose Grillbar in København are something special.Handmade sausages in fresh...
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Galette Saucisse - Rennes Hotdog
photo From Wikipedia I love discovering unique hotdogs from around the world. Galette saucisse is a speciality of Rennes in France. A buckwheat pancake is wrapped around a fresh grilled sausage and...
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The Danish Pølsevogn
Hotdogs and hotdog stands are popular almost everywhere, but I don't think anywhere takes the concept of sausage and bread as seriously as the Danes. A Danish hotdog stand called a pølsevogn can be...
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Patat Oorlog - Dutch Street Fusion
French fries with mayo would be considered a standard snack in Belgium, Scandinavia and many other places in Europe, but only in the Netherlands does this cultural fusion exist. In Dutch patatje oorlog...
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The Biggest Mac
January is a slow time for us at work, so we decided to make what is possibly the world's largest Big Mac for staff meal.A homemade giant burger bun, 10 sliced dill pickles a liter of "special sauce",...
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Bánh Mì - Indochine Sandwiches
I was lucky enough to go to George Brown Culinary when it was still in Kensington Market in Toronto. One the great cheap eats in the area were the $1 Saigon subs they sold at a shop near Dundas and...
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Currywurst in Berlin
One of the first things I felt I needed to do when I got to Berlin was to try currywurst. Luckily the hostel I was staying in was just a couple of blocks down from the Berlin's oldest currywurst place...
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Socca in the Cours Saleya
Visiting Nice was great. I had some good food and fun times. The Cours Saleya market in old town is as touristy as it gets and I along, with many others, was eager to try the socca at Chez Theresa in...
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Violet Ice Cream in Côte d'azur
Tourrettes-sur-Loup is a small medieval village set in the hills about 15km from Nice, France. The village is famous for cultivating violets which are used in the perfumes made in nearby Grasse as well...
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The Travelling Rib Show
Every summer a phenomenon known as Ribfest takes place all over North America. Professional "rib teams" travel across the country competing in rib cook-offs against one another for top spot in several...
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Grillbarmad - Danish Fast Food
Traditional Danish fast food unfortunately is declining in popularity. Hotdogs at pølsevogn on the streets are still quite popular, but classic grillbarmad is slowly being replaced by more exotic...
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Bake 'n' Shark - A Trini Speciality
I was at the Caribana Festival in Toronto this weekend and happened upon a stand selling Bake 'n' Shark, a sandwich invented and made famous at Maracas Beach in Trinidad. Seasoned and deep-fried pieces...
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Ping Gai - Laotian Grilled Chicken
In 1999 I spent 2 months travelling from Muang Sing at the China-Laos border down to Don Det by the Cambodian border making my way along the entire length of Laos by bus and boat. By bus I mean...
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Jamaican Patties in Toronto
A Jamaican patty is a flaky turmeric flavoured turnover filled with a Caribbean spiced beef, vegetable, or sometimes salt cod stuffing. They are available almost anywhere a large Jamaican expat...
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Grilled Fish From the Tonlé Sap
Sometimes simpicity is best, and the salt grilled tilapia that you get at the markets around the Tonlé Sap lake in Cambodia is one of the fish dishes I've enjoyed the most. I spent a month touring the...
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Kjammi and a Coke
I find that when I'm at a bus or train station wherever I travel, I find some kind of unique local food. Arancini in Palermo, currywurst in Berlin, or noodle bowls in Asia, they can be both tasty and...
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Pylsur - Icelandic Hotdogs
Although Iceland is notorious for exotic foods such as hákarl or Svið, hotdogs could very well be considered the national dish. Like most of Scandinavia, hotdogs are...
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