Along with football (soccer) skills, each team competing in the Fifa World Cup 2010 brings its own unique and distinct culinary flavors to South Africa creating a fusion of clashing delicacies.  The agglomeration constructs a tremendous assortment of national dishes and comfort foods that are both contrasting and complementary to each other.  All countries have mastered techniques of food cooking and distinct flavors to please their populations.

Welcome to the World Cup of Cuisine 2010!
I am aware that each country is full of dishes to be proud of and not even close to all of them …

At 4,095 meters, Mount Kinabalu reigns as one of South East Asia’s highest peaks.  Situated in the Northern tip of the world’s 3rd largest and tropical island, Borneo, in Sabah, Malaysia, Mt. Kinabalu is a jaw dropping environmental stunner that sprawls into the heavens!
The grueling vertical ascent of Mount Kinabalu is a trek that usually takes 2 days.  The 1st day is spent climbing to the base camp, Laban Rata, and spending a fortune on accommodation.  On the 2nd day, climbers scale to Low’s peak for a glimpse of the …

Churrasco Completo (Chile’s Complete Beef)
Location: Restaurant Tutto Pollo in Santiago de Chile, Chile
Address: Merced 802, Santiago Centro, Chile, tel. 6395763
Cost: about 3500 CLR (Chilean Pesos)- 6.49 USD

I’ve never been much of a sandwich connoisseur, but I fully admit that Chile knows how to take a cow, add some vegetables, smash it into a bun, and call it a Churrasco Completo.  This is one of a handful of sandwich stacks in the world that I would vouch for, recommend, and deem as mandatory cuisine (Laos Style Sandwich).
Flame grilled, thinly cut, and …

This is my first amateur attempt at producing a video in the form of a short documentary.  The video showcases a few markets, bug eating, things to do, and other culinary adventures in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  It could still use some work, and I could work on my narrative, but it’s my debut attempt.
If you have 10 minutes I would be grateful if you would check out this video and let me know your thoughts or ways to improve.  Thanks a lot!
I plan to start making other 10 minute or …

Dry Chili Pan Mee
Location: Restoran Super Kitchen Chilly Pan Mee, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Address: Jalan PJU5/4, Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Cost: 5.5 MYR (1.66 USD)

Chilly or Chili Pan Mee is yet another crazy Malaysian divine mixture or goodness that had me in disbelief entirely as I wolfed it down.  I’m going to go ahead and label it as Malaysian spaghetti.  The dish begins with a bed of thick and starchy freshly boiled pan mee noodles.  Atop the piping noodles, the creator adds a selection …

No other natural phenomenon that sprouts on this green earth comes close to the body altering, emotion heightening, crazy feeling, and flavor bursting sensation of the world’s ultimate natural gourmet high; the Durian.  It is truly a fruit that transcends all fruity competition and boasts as monarch in a world or natural delicacies.  Somewhere down the road a Malay genius deemed it necessary to create a buffet of the craziest possible food on earth.  Don’t ever underestimate an all you eat Durian buffet, it will force you to bow, respect, …

Southern Thailand Halal Feast in Krabi
Location: Abdullah Restaurant, Krabi Town main street
Cost: 500 THD (15.53 USD) for a buffet feast for 4 people, proved to be waaaay more food than we needed, but of course we finished it!

To my oblivion, the waitress brought platter after platter of food, to the point where I was positively wondering if the stream would ever stop.  Gang som plah (sweet and sour fish curry), gang tay po (fish and morning glory curry), pad prik blah mook (stir fried squid with chili spices), gang ped …

Pictures from Din Daeng, Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok, Thailand, at about 11:30 am, 18 May 2010
On Friday May 14, I spent the night in my apartment complex about 30 meters from Din Daeng area near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand.  There were a series of explosions that sounded like homemade fireworks rather than bombs but never the less spooked me out.  I heard shattering glass, shots, and also saw soldiers patrolling the neighborhood.  My instinct was to sleep on the floor and crawl around when explosions sounded.  In the morning I …

Amphawa Floating Market is a Thai amusement park thrill ride for the stomach, eye sight, and all other human organs.  The brilliant array of sounds, smells, tastes, and sights, are a mind rushing and energizing display of Thai culture at it’s finest.  In the world of Bangkok that so caters to the Western tourist, Amphawa is still very much a local Thai oriented market.  It can be a relief to know that everything displayed is not just a show to please foreigners, but more to enthrall Bangkok residents on a weekend …

Name: Bird’s Nest Soup (Rang Nok)
Location: Yaowarat Chinatown in Bangkok, Thailand
Cost: 200 THB (6.21 USD) for the cheapest bowl

It’s not everyday that you get to recline on yellow sofas surrounded by jars of illuminated spit, get spoiled by your waitress, and sip on the finest Swift saliva.  Well, actually, we got the cheapest bowl possible, but it was still a great foodie experience.  Swift nest’s are formed by the birds regurgitating their spit and letting it harden.  Depending on the quality, bird’s nest can fetch anywhere from about $5 to …