Looking for Fresh Chiles? Travel to Munich, Germany

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by Harald Zoschke     Munich, Germany Just steps from the Munich cityhall (“Rathaus”) you’ll find …   The world is quickly becoming a global village even beyond the Internet. Immigration and migration, fueled by changing job markets, business, and leisure travel are the main factors leading to an increasingly interesting variety of food products–even in Germany. And this means …

Chilli Fiesta in England

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By Mats Pettersson   What do you think of when you hear the words “Chilli Fiesta?” And where do you think you would find such one? I will tell you about a fantastic one, and we found it not so far away from Sweden, where we live. To be more specific, in the southeast of England. The location was the …

Hot Times in Holland

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Story and Photos by Patrick Holian Recipes: Joop’s Special Sambal Harissa Soup Octopus in Spicy Soy Dressing Cinnamon Chicken Vera Cruz Marinated Texel Lamb   Potatoes are to Holland as corn is to the American Heartland. Since the times of Columbus, the Dutch have used this New World food (originally from Peru) to its fullest. This resilient tuber thrives in …

The Portuguese Piri-Piri Expedition

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By Blaise Lawrence    Recipes: Molho de Piri-Piri Caldo Verde Roasted Pork Piri-Piri Cataplana de Pescador (Fisherman’s Cataplana) Frango Piri-Piri (Piri-Piri Chicken) It all began right after Christmas when my wife Melloney told me what she had done. “We’re going on holiday to Portugal, Blaise. I’ve booked everything–all you have to do is supply the spending money.” Now that was …

One of a Kind Spice Museum in Hamburg, Germany

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by Harald and Renate Zoschke   For more than 800 years, the port of Hamburg has been one of the most important spice trading places in the world. So it is not really surprising that this is home to Spicy’s Gewürzmuseum, a one-of-a-kind spice museum. It is located right in the heart of the port – in Hamburg´s “Docklands,” the …