I'm not good at eating crabs and have never been particularly interested in crab dishes. However, after hearing about the Ministry of Crab in Colombo, which has been featured multiple times in Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, I became curious about this restaurant!
After arriving in Malaysia, I went into "super eater" mode. I started eating five meals a day, including snacks and desserts in between. On my first visit, I couldn't wait to indulge in all the delicious Malaysian cuisine I had been yearning for. Plus, with the current exchange rate, it felt like I was getting a 26% discount. In a moment as good as this, of course, I should indulge and enjoy to the fullest!
During my stay on the Reeds Island, I had conversations with visitors from France. In Peru, the dish that they adore, available everywhere, budget-friendly, and endlessly satisfying, is "Chaufa".
During my week-long stay in the Peruvian capital, Cusco, I not only indulged in street snacks at the market every day but also overcame psychological barriers to try two local dishes: Alpaca and Cuy.
I once believed that the owners of Taiwanese seafood restaurants, the sushi chefs in Japan, and the cooks at Spanish and Portuguese seafood restaurants were the best experts in preparing seafood in the world. Now, Chileans have joined their ranks!
During my travels in Argentina, I found myself indulging in barbecue at every meal. The masterfully prepared premium sirloin at Don Julio took me by surprise with its excellence!
In the 2017 S. Pellegrino Guide, two Indian restaurants were named in Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list, one in Mumbai and the other in New Delhi. Especially, The Indian Accent in New Delhi held the title of the number one restaurant in India on TripAdvisor for four consecutive years from 2014 to 2017. As a food lover, it is definitely a place worth visiting!
I really love curry, so I decided to take a cooking class in India to learn more about the spices. I ended up at a renowned cooking school called Saffron Palate in New Delhi. Even before I stepped into the kitchen, the garden filled with aromatic spice plants already relaxed me.
Many years ago, when my friends and I were in Tokyo, we had a feast enjoying a delicious pufferfish hot pot. At that time, we made a promise that someday in the future, we would come back together to relish another pufferfish feast.
In Russia, caviar is everywhere, from supermarkets and restaurants to specialty stores. Initially, I purchased some affordable canned salmon caviar from a supermarket. Upon opening the can, I was hit by an intense fishy odor that was so strong it almost deterred me from tasting it. Eating it with some bread, I couldn't help but wonder if this daunting caviar was really the famous delicacy everyone talks about.