Category Archive: Food

Polpette alla Siciliana - Sicilian Meatballs I'm always a little nervous when offering an Italian recipe on this blog... Why? Because Italians take the culinary part of their cultural heritage very seriously, and they don't like ... Read More

Kalitsounia - delicious savoury pies from Crete in Greece Crete is a place of many highlights: fantastic archaeological and historic sites, remarkable works of prehistoric art, some of the most stunning landscapes on any of our tours and cruises ... Read More

Another bite: Oatmeal-crusted fish fillets - Irish history on a plate “Another bite” is a series of occasional posts about food, presenting the delicious local products, tasty dishes and other gastronomic delights we encounter on our tours and cruises. So far ... Read More

Buhara Pilav - Anatolian rice with lamb and spices Today, I'm sharing a recipe for a dish that any traveller to Turkey will have encountered in some form or another, be it at a friendly host's home table, or ... Read More

Beef Youvetsi, a hearty Greek bake of meat and pasta Today, we present a very traditional Greek recipe, equally at home in people's family kitchens as it is on taverna tables: beef youvetsi (you'll also find it transcribed as giouvetsi ... Read More

Brodet recipe: Croatian fish stew. Delicious! Today, I will present you with a Dalmatian taste, one that is essential to travelling on the shores and islands of the Adriatic coast of Croatia. Brodet is a part ... Read More

Pasta alla carbonara - the Roman way Today, we'd like to present a well-known - but often misunderstood - Italian classic, or more precisely a Roman one. It's pasta alla carbonara, and like other Roman pasta recipes, ... Read More

Pašticada, a succulent Dalmatian classic of beef and sauce One of the most enjoyable elements of exploring the Dalmatian coast is sampling the rich and diverse cuisine of Croatia. Croatian food is a mixture of Mediterranean, Balkans, Ottoman and ... Read More

Cacio e pepe - an essential Roman pasta dish A Roman Classic The name of this quintessential Roman pasta dish recipe cacio e pepe means "cheese and pepper", which is highly accurate, but it is not what your pocket ... Read More

Stifado Recipe: a Delicious Greek stew of beef, onions and spices Here's a classic version of stifado, one of the most emblematic dishes in all of Greek cuisine - and one that is now rarely found well-made, although it is really ... Read More

A Renaissance German on Turkish food The Turks eat poor wretched food that makes one shiver, and generally they cannot cook, especially their women not at all. All their fare is only czorba, which is like ... Read More

Greek Frappé: Shaken or Stirred Sometimes, I long for a frappé. For example, just a few days ago, as I was exploring some remote sites in Lycia (southwest Turkey) with a trusted local colleague in ... Read More

Italian Lemon Cake: a Zesty Treat Among my earliest memories of travel is how fascinated I was with first seeing lemon trees richly bearing fruit while on a trip to Greece. For me, still a toddler ... Read More

Xinomavro Wine and a Recipe from Northern Greece Half a year ago, I first wrote about Greek wines and the wine tasting experiences that complement many of our land tours and cruises. At that time of year, Assyrtiko, ... Read More

Braised Pork with Leeks – a traditional Greek savoury dish Milder and sweeter than onions, leeks are a member of the same allium family, but have their own distinct and elegant flavour, making them a perfect accompaniment for many Mediterranean ... Read More