Off to Mallorca! Oh boy, it's been so long! Thanks to more vaccinations, travel starts getting easier. I finally made my short escape from Germany to Mallorca. Honestly, I was never keen on going to the German's favorite island. Ballermann party culture and restaurants serving mainly pasta and pizza is not really my thing. Anyhow, [...]
Kimchi is the signature dish of the Korean cuisine. It is only a side dish. And one might wonder, why it has become so hugely popular. There is a big range of amazing Korean recipes besides Kimchi. Still it is the one dish that maybe everyone has heard of. The reason for that might be [...]
Due to recent and not so recent experiences I just have to bring that one: The live octopus. It seems to be that one food that scandalizes people the most. You know me! I don't run from anything. From insects to snakes or cold blood, there is pretty tough stuff around in the world of [...]
Everyone who ever travelled China knows: Overeating is a thing. It comes naturally. Be it because people invite you for an abundance of food at a turning dinner table, or you just happen to stroll through food alleys and night markets. I've been there and I've seen (nearly) everything. For today let me focus on [...]
The Midwest, Iowa to be precise, is an unlikely place to come across as a tourist. That's the upside of working at a university. You get invited to such unlikely places. This is how I ended up exploring the midwest. Grinnell Foodwise, it has been quite a surprise. I expected greasy food and sweetened softdrinks. [...]
It's long overdue to start digesting my culinary experiences in Asia in 2018. Last year I was lucky enough to visit China, Korea and Japan in one go. This happened to be the perfect opportunity to compare these amazing food cultures. So, the first thing I want to share with you is a reflection on taste and the composition of meals. This is what I call a phenomenology of taste: A reflection on the experience of eating and tasting during a meal. What happens on your tongue? How are tastes combining, intersecting or merging?
