European Food
The Brew of the People: the DDR’s Coffee Crisis
Trivia
November 15, 2018
The Brew of the People: the DDR’s Coffee Crisis
Coffee played an important role in the DDR propaganda. It embodied all the aspirations of the German Democratic Republic: previously…
The Neapolitan “babà” pastry is more European than you know
Cuisine
February 21, 2018
The Neapolitan “babà” pastry is more European than you know
When it comes to European pastries, there’s plenty to choose from: some might favor the (Imperial) Austrian traditions, others would…
Hidden Eurofood: Izmir
Cuisine
December 26, 2017
Hidden Eurofood: Izmir
The Turkish cuisine varies across the several regions of the country. The Aegean region with Istanbul, Izmir, and Bursa is…
Hidden Eurofood: Wien
Cuisine
December 19, 2017
Hidden Eurofood: Wien
Austrian cuisine is composed of all the influences from throughout the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. There are several regional differences that,…
Hidden Eurofood: Highlands
Cuisine
December 12, 2017
Hidden Eurofood: Highlands
The Scottish cuisine shares much with the Central and Northern European cuisine and with the British one but has very…
Hidden Eurofood: Polish Pomerania
Cuisine
December 5, 2017
Hidden Eurofood: Polish Pomerania
Polish cuisine is among the most eclectic in Europe, with influences from German, Austrian and Hungarian culinary habits, and some…
Hidden Eurofood: Madeira
Cuisine
November 28, 2017
Hidden Eurofood: Madeira
A country between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean with a very special cuisine! Despite being technically an Atlantic country, Portuguese…
Hidden European Foods: Lapland
Cuisine
November 21, 2017
Hidden European Foods: Lapland
If it looks like a Viking episode or like a Christmas movie, don’t worry, it is, but definitely not only!…
Hidden Eurofood: Kelmendi
Cuisine
November 14, 2017
Hidden Eurofood: Kelmendi
Tasting Albanian cuisine is a bit like taking a tour the history of the Eastern Mediterranean. In terms of influences,…
Hidden EuroFood: Friesland
Cuisine
November 7, 2017
Hidden EuroFood: Friesland
Dutch cuisine stems from the fertile location of the North Sea river delta of the European Plain and, surely, from…