Category: food

travellers – Maude and Mikael

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Maude (Quebec) and Mikael (Finland) met at my hostel in Antalya, Turkey. They decided to take a night bus to Göreme, Cappadocia. I invited myself along.

One night they had the crazy idea we barbecue in the hoodoos.

We walked over at dusk.

This was the very first eroded monument we had visited on arrival. Seemed an appropriate place to cook.

First … enjoy the sunset.

Next … try to get the fire going in a cave. (For all my hiking I’m still terrible at lighting campfires.)

It was a bit of a comedy. But eventually they had sausage, chicken skewers, onions and peppers cooking. We drank wine and some kind of horrible Finish liquor they use to interrogate prisoners.

Maude and Mikael headed to northern Turkey. But I really enjoyed the week we spent together. The three of us are all travellers at heart. Maude had given up everything at home to teach French in a mountain village in Morocco. Michael strikes me as an entrepreneur, traveling until he decides what business venture to launch. 

Turkish flat bread – Gözleme

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Gözleme is a traditional savory Turkish flatbread and pastry dish, made of hand-rolled leaves of yufka dough that are lightly brushed with butter and eggs, filled with various toppings, sealed, and cooked over a griddle. …

Ladies at a hostel in Antalya hosted some sort of family reunion. They cooked Gözleme all day offering it to one and all passing by. Including the hostel guests.

I had a savoury version with cheese, spinach and meat. And a dessert version with honey.

getting my vegetables in Romania

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I generally don’t do sit down restaurant meals while traveling. It’s one snack after another.

To get some greens several times in Romania I picked up a KFC salad with spicy chicken. Yogurt dressing.

Not inexpensive in Romania. KFC is an upscale fast food experience here. Much classier than in Canada.

Central Park restaurant, Sighisoara, Romania

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Lonely Planet told me Central Park was the best splurge in town.

Myself and a German chap who I met on the train from the European Championships both ordered the same thing: Romanian red wine, Romanian pork & beans soup in a bread bowl and Romanian stew with polenta.

Excellent. But we couldn’t finish the meal. The bread bowl itself was bigger than my head.

I enjoyed the restaurant so much I returned the next night again ordering a traditional Romanian pork and beans dish. With pickles, onion and horse radish.

 

Good & Plenty licorice

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Good & Plenty is a brand of licorice candy. …

London drops are a similar candy sold in Finland and Sweden.

I apologize to Good & Plenty, the oldest branded candy in the USA (1893).

In the past I claimed that Twizzlers Licorice Goodies — available only in Canada — were superior.

I’ve learned. I’ve changed. Both are equally good … in their own ways. 🙂

Henry VIII Buffet, Bermuda

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Adriana, Pilar and myself enjoyed one of the best buffets we’d ever seen at a quaint, popular restaurant out close to Gibbs Hill Lighthouse.

We were there for hours. The Nepali manager even came over to chat.

Appies: Shrimp, Smoked Salmon, Wasabi, Ginger, etc.
Brisket, Beef Wellington, Onions, etc.
Pork Tenderloin, Bermuda Mac & Cheese

Needless to say, I had Bread Pudding for dessert. At Henry VIII the Bread Pudding get’s an exclusive buffet table. 🙂

Old Spaghetti Factory

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Zoe reminded me of some comfort food from my teenage years.

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That’s the Pot-Pourri Spaghetti with Meat, Mushroom and Clam Sauce.

Unchanged from the 1970s. Hot Italian Sourdough Bread with Whipped Garlic and Plain Butter; Minestrone Soup or Crisp Green Salad; Spumoni Ice Cream; and Hot Tea or Coffee. $12.55

The first Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant opened at this location in Gastown in 1970. Decor looks to be unchanged as well. You can still dine in a streetcar.

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New since my youth are GHOSTS in the Gastown location. 🙂