Chacarero
A Chacarero is a traditional sandwich from Chile. If you are lucky enough to live in Boston, you can stop into the local Chacarero restaurant and order one fresh. If not, you can find all the ingredients at your local grocery store and bring home the tastes of Chile! At the restaurant you have the […]
Shark and Bake
This is a specialty dish served from roadside and beach side food vendors at Maracas Bay in Trinidad. Its their version of fish and chips. If you can not find shark, you can substitute with any type of fish you can bread and fry, such as cod, haddock, tilapia or mahi mahi. The word “bake” […]
Bun Cha - Vietnamese Noodle Soup with Pork
photo by jslander
If your not so lucky to have a Vietnamese restaurant in your neighborhood, your in luck! I’m giving you a simple recipe for Bun Cha. Bun = rice noodles, Cha = grilled pork. It doesn’t get any easier than this! The sauce is a little bit sweet, a little bit sour mix […]
Hummus bi Tahine
I’ve been on a mission to duplicate the hummus from a local favorite Greek restaurant, Farm Grill and Rotisserie. They won’t exactly give me the recipe but they did tell me their secret ingredient is the particular type of tahini they import from Lebanon. The other secret to the creamy, smooth blend is getting each […]
Choripan
The first thing I do when I step foot in Buenos Aires is make a b-line to a local parilla for a choripan! It’s one of the most popular sandwiches consisting of a large chorizo sausage split lengthwise topped with a large dollop of chimichurri sauce served on a crusty roll. The name comes […]
Arepa de Choclo - Sweet Corn Arepa
The arepa is a corn-based bread found in the Northern Andes of Colombia and Venezuela. It is usually transformed into a patty and then baked, grilled or fried. Some people stuff them with either cheese, vegetables or meats. This was the first dish I immediately took a liking to while visiting Colombia. There are […]
Pad siew
Here’s another dish I discovered while in Thailand. I saw it on the menu many times back in the states but never tried it. I’m glad I finally did because now its my favorite dish! The name pad siew literally means “fried with soy sauce”. This is not your typical soy […]
Chicken Kati Roll
My friend Nehal was telling me about this restaurant in New York City that always has lines coming out the door for their specialty Kati Rolls. These lines usually last into the wee hours of the a.m. as people stop in after a long night out on the city. I did a little research into […]
