COUNTRY ROLL No 32 : Canada, grande terre de mes aieux!
Canada. COUNTRY ROLL No 32 : Canada, grande terre de mes aieux, vast land of my forebears! The Gagnon family arrived in Quebec City in 1637, having been convinced by Robert Giffard, who was apothecary on Samuel de Champlain’s ship, to sign up for a new life in what was then called Nouvelle France, later…
Menton, France ~ The birth of the French Riviera
Menton, often called “the pearl of France” and historically famous for its lemons, is situated at the far eastern end of the French Riviera, right on the border with Italy (those clouds you see on the photo are on the Italian side of the border; the sky in France is still cloudless). It enjoys the…
BEST of Canada food : Tourtiere from Quebec City !
Tourtiere. BEST of Canada food : Tourtiere from Quebec City ! Read our previous posting: “Best of Cameroon food : Shrimp Ndole!” I clearly am biased here, since Quebec City is my hometown, the city where I grew up and where I learnt about food from Jimmy John’s Owner. French Canadian cuisine is different, original…
BEST of Brunei food : Ambuyat !
Read our previous posting: “Best of Brazil food: Feijoada!” BEST of Brunei food : Ambuyat ! The national dish of Brunei, ambuyat, is, on its own, tasteless. Made from powdered sago starch extracted from the bark of rumbia trees, ambuyat gets its flavor from being dipped in a variety of sauces using traditional forks…