October and November are the best time for hunting and hunters. Game – both feathered and hoofed – has already managed to acquire offspring, raise it (that is, no malicious violation of parental…
Kolobok, kolobok... He ran away from his grandmother, he ran away from his grandfather – and then rolled all over the world, leaving traces on every continent. What didn't people do to him! They…
A Jewish mother loves to heap food onto plates that resemble large platters, and, stepping back a little, to admire how well her children work their jaws. Leaving uneaten food means insulting hungry…
But there are other Israeli national dishes. For example, Bamba is a product without which, probably, not a single Israeli child would take a step. Much the same way as no American child can do…
Having sipped the champagne he had just opened (in every sense), the semi-mythical monk Dom Pérignon supposedly exclaimed: “Come quickly! I am tasting the stars!” But let us leave the plots of…
In Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, or the Philippines, you will definitely want to try some local street snacks. Indeed, Asian fast food will give you, so to speak, a taste of the country. But…
Nothing is more ruinous for a festive table than a guest who refuses the treats (because eating at night is harmful), or a hostess offering guests steamed fish (because it has far fewer calories than…
Champagne, perhaps, has never been so magnificent in taste and affordable as it is now. It is hard to imagine that even at the beginning of the last century this cheerfully sparkling drink was a…
The fame of Hungarian cuisine was created by: one Great Migration of Peoples, one Great Geographical Discovery, and one restaurateur (also Great). As is known, Hungary is populated by Hungarians…
At the mere thought of a trip to Turkey, fairy-tale sultan's palaces and picturesque images of Oriental beauties with dishes full of halva, sherbet, baklava, and Turkish delight appeared before my…