Larb salad, or sophistication made easy

  Name: Larb pork Eaten in: Thailand Category: Traditional Whenever I had larb anything at at Thai restaurant, I wondered at how complicated it must be to make such a dish. It turns out I was completely wrong. What makes the larb is the combination of lime, mint, fish sauce

Pork colombo, a classic from Martinique

  Name: Pork Colombo Eaten in: Martinique Category: Traditional   If you are wondering where the Colombo from the name of the recipe comes from, it’s not from the famous detective in the series (Columbo turned into Colombo in French), but rather from

Deliciously stuffed cassava fritters aim straight for your heart

Name: Muchines de Yuca – Ecuadorian yuca fritters Eaten in: Ecuador Foodie: Linda As far as I can tell, cassava is used in a lot more creative ways in Latin America than I have encountered in West Africa. These stuffed cassava fritters are just one proof of that. They wonderfully combine the crunchy texture