Osaka is widely regarded to have some of the best food in Japan. Quick, tasty bites are in Osaka’s DNA. And best of all, they are all super cheap! History of the yatai Yatai street food carts or “shop stands”, as they are translated, date back to at least the 17th century, with some sources saying they were around in the 5th and 6th centuries! Yatai...
Jordan is a melting pot of cultures and the cuisine reflects this deliciously. You can trace the influence of Jordanian dishes from the Levant, the Middle East, Persia, the Mediterranean, and North Africa. Hummus and falafel are barely scraping the surface of the depths of Jordanian fare. When it comes to the cuisine of the Levant, Lebanon and Palestine tend to get...
UNESCO has designated only three traditional cuisines in the world as worthy of being called “cultural treasures”. France, Japan, and Mexico. All three are well deserved, but I think Mexican cuisine is probably the most surprising one on this short list (at least to my Japanese food tour guide, who happened to be French). Mexican food is unthinkably delicious...
