European Food

An insight into what makes balsamic vinegar so special.

"After the first glass you see things as you wish they were. After the second, you see things as they are not. Finally you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world."
- Oscar Wilde

A personal experience.

When chocolate was introduced to Britain in 1650 it was distributed initially through apothecaries who marketed it as a medicinal "pick-me-up" drink. Today, there are some that think chocolate should be available on social security.
All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.
- Lucy Van ...

More than cabbage, beetroot, black bread and empty supermarket shelves. It is a cuisine with a vocatoin for celebration.

In Bartholomew Lane, on the backside of the old Exchange, the drink called Coffee, which is a very wholesom and Physical drink, having many excellent virtues, closes the orifice of the Stomach, fortifies the heat within, helpeth Digestion, quickeneth the Spirits, maketh, the heart lightsom, is good against Eye-sores, Coughs or ...

A hard cow's milk cheese from northern italy. Often refered to as the King of Italian cheese; it is often, but poorly imitated. This week I examine its origin, how it is made, its' qualities, and uses.
Cheese - milk's leap towards immortality. (Clifton Fadiman)

Swedish food has been defined by the seasons and extremes of an Arctic environment. In the past, to make meat and fish last through the winter; it was cured or marinated. In the summer, fruits and berries were used to flavour sweet and savoury dishes. Today, these flavours and techniques live ...

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea." - Henry James

The Spanish equivalent of hors d'oeuvre.