Keizersberg is one of my favourite places in the world. It is a small hill in Leuven, on which there is a small park and a Benedictine monastery. When it is good weather, regardless of the season, it is…
To start off, I have to say that I do not ski. It was my first experience learning skiing and I happened to land up doing so in the most prestigious of all ski resorts in Kitzbühel, Austria. Located…
English: Flower Sprout The Flower Sprout is such a new vegetable, its name only exists in English and I cannot seem to find its scientific name either! What are Flower Sprouts? A non-genetically modified merge between the Brussels…
SuperDry came up with these very Nordic-looking (Christmas) jumpers. I’m sure you can wear them after Christmas just like the Swedes do! The knit is great and it feels really cosy and warm. The fit is great too, it doesn’t…
Winter was getting really long. But as long as there was sunlight, I felt all warm and cosy on the inside. How do you deal with your winter blues? Underwear by Cocksox.
Latin: Phallus Indusiatus English: bamboo fungus, bamboo pith, long net stinkhorn, crinoline stinkhorn, veiled lady Chinese: 竹笋菌, 長裙竹蓀/长裙竹荪, 竹笙， 竹参， 面紗菌, 網紗菌, 竹姑娘, 竹菌, 竹松, 竹萼, 竹鸡 Japanese: 衣笠茸/キヌガサタケ Thai: เห็ดร่างแห Igbo: éró ḿma Yoruba: Akufodewa What is it? The…
English: Key Lime, Mexican Lime Latin: Citrus aurantiifolia I was on a trip to the Florida Keys recently, and got to know this curious American lime. Coming from Southeast Asia, I was extremely interested in how lime, which is…
One of the major frustrations of living abroad is that you never get fresh rice noodles. All the rice noodles you see are dried versions that you have to boil in water. But as all rice noodles connoisseurs know, these…
So I have a bunch of oriental spinach. The most logical thing to do, is to do a very typical Cantonese dish with it. Oh no, not all Chinese greens are stir-fried. Some, like the oriental spinach, are best served…
This is the easiest thing to do in the whole world yet it goes so well with all Cantonese noodles dishes. Therefore, every discerning connoisseur of Chinese Cantonese food must have a jar all ready in the fridge! Chillies of…
