Latin: Lycium ruthenicum Chinese: 黑果枸杞 English: Black Goji What are Black Goji Berries 黑枸杞? Grown high on the Tibetan plateau in western China, is a thorny flowering plant whose family is commonly known as the Russian box thorn in Europe….
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Latin: Parmotrema perlatum English: Black stone flower, Kalpasi Sanskrit: Shaileyam Tamil: Kalpasi, Marapasi Malayalam: Adal Poove, Celeyam, Kalpuvu Kannada: Kalahu, Kaluhuva Marathi: Dagad Phool Hindi: Pathar ka phool, Dagad Phool Urdu: Riham karmani What is Kalpasi? Also known as ‘black…
Latin: Lactarius deliciosus English: Saffron milk cap, Red pine mushroom French: Lactaire délicieux Italian: Sanguinaccio (Calabria), Sanguinin (Liguria), Lardaru Sanguignu nel salento (Puglia), Rossella, Sanguinello, Pennenciole, Pennecciola, Pineggiola (Toscana), Sanguinoso (Umbria) Spanish: Mízcalo, Niscalo, Rebollón, Robellón Portuguese: Sancha, Tancha, Pinheira,…
Rome was the centre of European Antiquity and was viewed by many since then as the centre of political might, immense wealth and military power. It was from here in Ostia, Rome’s very own harbour that Romans set out to…
Vientiane is the capital of Laos, and also its largest city. Built on the banks of the Mekong River, Vientiane is right on the border with Thailand. Both the administrative and economic centre of Laos, Vientiane is also its most…
Looking for a place to stay in Vientiane? Look no further. The Crowne Plaza Vientiane is the most luxurious hotel in the city, and quite certainly in the whole of Laos. It is the first five-star hotel in Laos. As…
Vang Vieng is a small tourist town on the Nam Song River in the Vientiane Province in Laos. For far too long, Vang Vieng has been ravaged by backpackers from Australia, the US, Canada, and France, and that earned the…
Luang Prabang is a UNESCO heritage site in northern Laos, and is a gem that is yet discovered by many travellers. Currently touted as a backpackers’ haunt, Luang Prabang has all the potential to become a respectable tourist venue with…
Khanom Jeen Namya ขนมจีนนำ้ยา is typical dish in southern Thailand. Deceptively simple, Khanom Jeen Namya ขนมจีนนำ้ยา is composed of a plate of rice noodles, served drenched in a rich creamy fish curry, topped with boiled egg, basil and other fresh…
Latin: Boesenbergia rotunda English: Fingerroot, Galingale, Tumicuni Cambodian: K’cheay ខ្ជាយ Thai: Krachai กระชาย Indonesian: Temu Kunci Vietnamese: Ngải Bún, Nga Truật Chinese: Aochunjiang 凹脣薑 Dutch: Temoe Koentjie What is Fingerroot? Fingerroot, Boesenbergia rotunda, belongs to the ginger family called Zingiberaceae….
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