Not what we have, but what we truly enjoy, constitutes our abundance.
Ukha
Ukha is a simple Russian fish soup that has been eaten by peasants and aristocrats alike since the 17th century
Easter Weekend
Easter food follows a month of fasting. In many countries, fish on Good Friday is typically followed by roast lamb on Easter Sunday.
Georgian cuisine
Georgian cuisine is a unique fusion of eastern and western influences
Easter Lamb
Traditional Pascal lamb. But what a treat!
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Russian cuisine
It's difficult to place Russian cuisine. Somewhat influenced by French cooking, it also uses locally-produced vegetables from the country's dense forests and freshwater fish from the many rivers and lakes. Most people think of Russian food in terms of caviar. Now that...
Breakfast in Montmartre
We had breakfast at a bakery called Coquelicot in Montmartre, near Place Pigalle, still a red light area but much subdued compared to the old days. Coquelicot means poppy in French. The frosted-glass pichets of water are decorated with the red flowers, and the bakery...
Feasting: The Language of Food
This is a photo of an ancient feasting scene from the Caucasus, which is on display at the Hermitage in St Petersburg. Well, I thought it was a convivial scene and fitting for what I hope will become a regular blog about the language of food. I tried a range of...
Vivino
Check out this wine. I'm giving it 4 of 5 stars with the @Vivino app: http://www.vivino.com/users/peter.stewart/reviews/110731436?utm_source=app
Trotzig
The restaurant is in Gamla Stan, Stockholm's Old City. I had wanted to eat elk, so we had headed initially to The Flying Elk in Malartorget. This turned out to be a gastropub serving Swedo-Brit fusion food. After some discussion, we ascertained that elk was not on the...
Gastrolingua is a website about food and drink, and the language of food and drink. I run it as part of a suite of related websites which encourage responsible travel and engagement with local culture, rather than extractive tourism that uses travel as a carbon-intensive staycation.
This website is under construction, and will be launched properly later in the summer (northern hemisphere). My other websites include https://www.easywheeling.com and https://monksbowl.org
