That’s great to know! Read more

That’s never a bad idea! Read more

Travel to Martinque isn’t that hard. Norwegian Air used to have super cheap flights from JFK but now that they’re gone, American has lots of flights from Miami and Copa isn’t a bad airline to try. Because it’s an overseas department of France, Europeans are the major visitors but it’s definitely accessible to… Read more

Yes! Almodóvar is one of my favorite directors and that spiked gazpacho is iconic, lol. Read more

Exactly. Freshness is key. Read more

I’m glad, Curacao is so much more than the liqueur. Read more

Yes, in Westpunt you’ll find the iguana soup mostly. Keshi Yena is considered the “fancy” national dish and I’ve only seen it served in Willemstad. You will definitely have to go back and try it! Read more

That would have been a whole other article, lol. It’s actually a corruption of “Bania “loosely translated to merchants, which is what a lot of the Indian migrants were. And chow simply means food. Read more

Hmm, I’ve actually never tried it. Read more

Oh I’m so glad! South African food isn’t that common here but some big cities like NY do have restaurants. Read more

I don’t eat sausages but I definitely saw them on all the menus. Read more

It can be made from local fruits as well. I had some made from tamarind but coffee was popular in the region I visited. Read more

Nope, it’s definitely moonshine.  A lot stronger than average rum. Read more

Yes yams aren’t common in regular super markets but you can get them at ethnic markets. If you can’t find actual yams, which are different from sweet potatoes, substitute white potatoes.  Read more

 I use this one minus the red meat: https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/sancocho-trifasico-three-meats-sancocho/ Read more

Yes, that’s why I discussed how the Colombian version differed from Panama’s. It really does vary but I never tasted one that I didn’t like, lol. Read more

It’s such a comforting soup, I hope you get a chance to try it! Read more

Nope. The point was to explore my experience with the soup and how it connected to the places I tried it. I don’t have a personal recipe but there are lots available on food sites. Read more

Sancocho recipes vary across Latin America, I don’t have one from Colombia but there are lots of recipes you can use on food sites. Read more

I have a pair of socks like that, lol! Read more