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Khajapuri, the ubiquitous signature Georgian cheese-stuffed bread oozes gooey goodness. A common site on the Georgian table - breakfast, lunch and dinner. Very addictive.Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Georgia.
Prawns and shrimp lined up for you to choose at the Ben Thanh market.
An example of one of the giant prawns we ate along the Mekong River in Vientiane. Read about our first impressions of Vientiane, Laos.
So many eggs. Even red ones.Taken in Kashgar, China.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
A quick and delicious snack at the top of Penang Hill. Read more about our visit to Penang, Malaysia.
Manti (Central Asian dumplings) are stuffed with meat and freshly steamed. Look for these in the bazaar in Osh, Kyrgyzstan.Read more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities.
Amok is a fish curry made from nice chunks of fish, curry paste, coconut milk, keefir lime leaves, and basil. It's not spicy like Thai curries, but has a subtle, rich taste.
A curious find in the covered market in Mary, Turkmenistan reminds us of a new use for the weakened U.S. Dollar.
Our cooking class well on their way to some tasty amok.Read more about a Cambodian cooking course in Battambang.
Ganfan became our favorite Kyrgyz cafe food (though it's technically a Dungan specialty) since it normally had a fair amount of vegetables and was usually lighter on the meat than its noodle-based counterpart, lagman.Read more about our visit to Karakol and the rest of Kyrgyzstan.
Osh, Kyrgyzstan.Read more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities.
These women dug into this Active Fitness Cream jar to grease up the loaves of bread at the Samarkand train station. Made us think twice about buying shiny bread on the street. Read more about our visit to Uzbekistan and tourism in Uzbekistan.
Just what our bodies were craving. We couldn't find it at restaurants so we asked the women from the Zugdidi market and they found a secret source for us.www.uncorneredmarket.com/2007/06/a-surprising-feast-in-zu...
Krabi's night market features some of the best food that Thailand has to offer. Delicious, spicy, and inexpensive.Read more about Krabi's cheap and divine eats.
Women charbroil the head and feet of a goat as preparation for a traditional meal...head and legs soup...The oven is also used for baking bread. Dough is stuck to the side which is heated by steam from hot coals. Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.
Bahn Xeo is a savory pancake with shrimp and pork sprinkled into its turmeric-touched batter. The pancake is filled with herbs and bean sprouts and should be rolled tight with rice paper. We tried this in several restaurants without the rice paper - what a mess!We also learned how to make tomato roses and cucumber fans. We don't expect to use that skill any time soon though. Read about Hoi An food specialties.
Our cooking instructor bought one of these chickens for stock. We were surprised at the cost - $3.50 for one chicken! That seemed like a lot considering the average income in this area. And you couldn't really eat it. Read more about a Cambodian cooking course in Battambang.
Pieces of squid cut for the effect of a flower. This was part of the preparation of warm squid salad in a pineapple.Scoring squid not only makes it look pretty, but allows it to expand while cooking in order to better absorb the flavor of the sauce it's cooked in.Read about Hoi An's food specialties.
These are perfect, little pockets of fresh pasta filled with meat and herbs. Amazing! DPN
These green-filled hot pockets were so delicious we kept coming back for more. We could see the ingredients clearly, so no need for pictionary to the rescue. Taken in Xi'an, China.
Another fantastic meal, this one home-cooked by our friends' Nepalese cook in Chandigarh. We were still full from breakfast, but couldn't resist these dishes when they were placed before us and accompanied by hot, buttered chapatis. Our friends are spoiled.© www.uncorneredmarket.com
The sidewalks of Hanoi are full of people, food, motorbikes, stools and anything else that prevents pedestrians from passing. This squatting vendor reviews her goods while balancing delicately one inch above the ground.More reading: Hanoi under the skin
We were tipped off to this quasi-secret lunch place by our Beijing friends. Called People 8, it is a fancy Japanese restaurant decked out in black (you need a flashlight to navigate the bathroom). For whatever reason, they offer a lunch menu for 38 Yuan ($5) that includes two main dishes like the one you see here.
One of the many curry stands at Krabi's night market. A plate of rice with two types of Thai curry typically costs $0.80-$1.20. How can you possibly go wrong?Read more about Krabi's cheap and divine hits.
You never go hungry in Tbilisi since a khajapuri stand lurks around just about every corner serving it fresh from the oven. This stand had the requisite cheese-filled variety, but also included some tasty mushroom and rice/tarragon filled varieties as well. Read more about Georgian Food and our visit to Georgia.
