The Story of — The Olive
The olive’s fruit, also called an “olive”, is of major agricultural importance in the Mediterranean region as the source of olive oil; it is one of the core ingredients in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines.
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Food
Pacific Foods: Kava
Kava is the root of the piper methysticum plant, a member of the pepper family. Although the natives of Pacific Islands have used kava in a social context for thousands of years, this fascinating plant has recently gained popularity in western countries as a herbal remedy.
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Specialty Foods from Norway
Norwegian food is typically quite simple and plain. This is possibly for the same reason that makes it so different from the national cuisine of most other western European countries – it is descended from peasant food rather than that of the gentry.
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Bangkok’s Floating Food Markets
Damnoen Saduak is the most famous of Thailand’s extraordinary floating markets. Though these days it is somewhat commercialised and mainly full of tourists, it’ll give you an idea of the authentic Bangkok shopping experience in the days before the canals were paved over to make way for modern developments.
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Paprika and Goulash: A Hungarian Food Story
Hungary is famous for this spice derived from the Capsicum Pepper, a classic hot red pepper. ThePaprikas produced here, especially in Kalocsa on the Danube and Szeged on the Tisza, are the best is the world.
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