A-Z of World Cuisines – F is for Filipino

We checked our dictionary and made sure that the cuisine from the Philippines was spelt with an F. Thankfully it was, as Filipino cuisine was a delightful experience. We headed east of Tower Hill, to Cirilo’s noodle bar, in historic Cable Street. Our very sweet waiter helped us to choose among all the meals with unknown…

A – Z of World Cuisines – E is for Ecuadorian

Ecuadorian or Eritrean? E was a difficult letter to decide but we found an answer through democracy. We put it to a vote and Ecuadorian won so we ventured to El Rincon Quiteno on Holloway Road to continue our quest. The restaurant was small and welcoming with Ecuadorian flags hanging on the wall. The menu was extensive…

A – Z of World Cuisines – D is for Danish

We struggled to manage our D evening but it finally happened despite a hurricane, a hangover and a stiff neck. And actually, the Nordic Bar was the right place where to recover from all this. Drinks kicked off the evening properly: pints of Tuborg, proper Danish beer, and some champagne cocktails with lingonberries and cloudberries Danish…

A – Z of World Cuisines – C is for Cambodian

The next stop on our tour of world cuisines was Lemongrass near Camden Road, the only Cambodian restaurant in the UK. The menu had a mixture of South Asian cuisine and Cambodian specialties so we ordered a variety of set menus to share and an amok (a classic Cambodian fish curry). The food came in…

A – Z of World Cuisines – B is for Burmese

For B, we decided to dare another totally unknown culinary territory: Burmese cuisine. So we crossed the city (at least some of us did) to meet at Mandalay on Edgware Road. It was lucky that we were a numerous bunch (8 of us, a record since launch) as we got a bit over excited by the exotic…

A – Z of World Cuisines – A is for Afghan

A group of us have embarked on a grand adventure, we are working through the a-z of world cuisines and all within the safety of the m25. We have endeavoured to pick more unusual cuisines so that we can broaden our culinary horizons. Some letters are problematic, for example O, i cannot find any Oman…