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For Those In Cultures Who Eat Mostly Rice: White Rice vs. Brown Rice

When Brown rice gets converted to white rice it loses 67% of the vitamin B3, 80% of the vitamin B1, 90% of the vitamin B6, half of the manganese, half of the phosphorus, 60% of the iron, and all of the dietary fiber…
Asians Are Weird

Guest post by Mad_BrideYea, I said it. As an Asian myself, I'm often sent into shock and awe at some of the things we come up with. The newest thing that makes me question my heritage and marvel at how we come up with…
Eating Crickets in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Guest post by trishkebabI am the type of person who will try anything once. I've traveled and lived in a few countries at this point in my life and have suffered through duck hearts, chicken gizzards, pigeon soup (which…
Restaurant Review: Lupa in New York City

Guest post submitted by dshapusaLupa - The She Wolf gets it right.We are just back from Rome and where we have essentially ate our way across the city, so going to an Italian restaurant in New York is definitely taking o…
QOTD - How Do You Order Food in a Foreign Country?

When visiting a foreign country, how do you order food off the menu? Do you just guess, try to communicate with your waiter, etc..?
I Ate a Guinea Pig in Peru!

by Anne When traveling, I like to dabble in the culture of the country I'm in and try the foods that the locals say I should taste. It could be anything, snails, frog legs, alligator meat, or even bugs, but of course…
New York Uncovered - Hidden Bars and Great Eats

Guest post submitted by JonasApproved I flew to New York on New Year's day and got there at night. I made it in time to eat, party, and eat. Unfortunately, I felt sick the next morning. It must have been something I ate…
Beijing 2008: The Time of My Life

Guest post submitted by ivorygem For the last two weeks, I traveled to Beijing and Shanghai for the 2008 Olympic Games. It was a trip built up from the vaguest inkling of a dream, and just last month, hobbled together…
Eating with the British

Guest post submitted by wonderlanndd I've been here four months now, but it seems like years. Days pass slowly, but weeks fly by. The one thing that I've had trouble adjusting to (besides the mind-numbing cold) is eatin…