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Brazil

For our Brazilian adventure we took my parents to Rodizio Rico churrascaria Islington, a Brazilian meat buffet where they carve big slices off slabs of meat at your table. Having been to Brazil, I remember their national dish being perfectly … Continue reading

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Bosnia

Last night we cooked Bosnian sausages, more authentically known as Ćevapi or ćevapčići. In true B country fashion, finding a restaurant has been near on impossible which, in this instance, I found slightly surprising. I have obviously over-estimated the impact … Continue reading

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Bolivia

I’m going to be honest with this post. We ate Bolivian a couple of months ago with some friends and a couple of bottles of wine, and I’m having trouble remembering exactly what it was like. This is a lesson … Continue reading

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Benin

The Bs have been quite a challenge so far and Benin was no exception. Not only is there no restaurant serving Benin cuisine in London but it seems that Beninese cuisine is not massively accessible. For a start, the national … Continue reading

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Belize

Last night we ate curried goat, crab with coriander and Jamaican popcorn at a Caribbean-themed supper-club in North London. Unfortunately, the otherwise excellent menu lacked a dish from Belize so, tonight, with the memory of some rather impressive flavor combinations … Continue reading

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Belgium

It may be a little unexciting but there’s really only one place where you can go for Belgian food in London. Belgo. There’s also really only one thing that you should make sure that you eat when you’re ticking off … Continue reading

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Barbados

Barbados food came to us pop-up style in the form of Street Feast London, a street food market in Dalston. Result. After our difficulties with the early Bs, it felt like karma. Apart from the rain. Once you’ve tried street … Continue reading

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Bahrain

Tonight we made Chicken Machboos. For the second time. Unfortunately, the photos of the first version were on Seamus’ camera which was nicked. Fortunately, Chicken Machboos was one of the tastier B dishes so eating it twice wasn’t necessarily a … Continue reading

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Azerbaijan

If Seamus was writing this post, I expect it would read somewhat differently. Azerbaijan food has certainly been the most decisive so far, especially in relation to the wine. Eurovision song contests aside, I don’t know that much about Azerbaijan … Continue reading

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Austria

There are two Austrian beer houses in London: the awesomely named Tiroler Hut and Bodo’s Schloss, a new chalet /discotheque (!) in Kensington. While I was kind of looking forward to an Austrian style knees-up, complete with blonde waiter, wooden … Continue reading

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