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The Dishes Asian Foodies Can’t Live Without – If you’re somewhere in Asia, you might as well take some tips from these Asian foodies on where/what to eat. From Hong Kong, to Manila and New Delhi, it’s all straight from the locals mouth. [WSJ]
How to party like a Mad Man (or Woman) – I’m a huge fan of the show Mad Men, so here are some tips on how to party Sixties style from appropriate dress code, food options, smoking, and DYI cocktails. [Telegraph]
Remembering The Scent of a Meal (Audio) – A professor of psychiatry and human behaviour describes the relationship between the smell of food and its taste. [NPR]
Recipe Redux: Fyrstekake (Royal Cake), 1963 – Learn about midcentury Scandinavian Royal Cake. There’s more to Scandinavian countries besides furniture and salted herring. [NYT]
More Thankfulness (Asian Beer Dept) – Not sure why people complain about Chinese beer: it’s smooth, light, and goes down easy. I remember going through over 100 bottles with a group of friends in Beijing. This guy has a solution by offering tips on craft beer-making in China. [Atlantic]
How to Eat Dumplings 101 – My god, this is xiao long bao, not a damn dumpling. Here’s a foreigner’s take on how to eat xiao long bao “dumplings”. I think it’s WRONG, you’re supposed to suck the juices out first and then dip it into vinegar. Bah! [Daily Beast]
Consider foie gras – The inner monologues of a confused foodie as he debates between the gastronomy and cruelty of foie gras. My advice? Just eat it. [Guardian]
Smoked Soy Sauce – Get this for your pantry! Straight from Japan comes cherry wood smoked soy sauce and sesame seeds. [NYT]
Forking Fantastic hits Morocco with Brown & Hudson culinary tour – Looking for a culinary tour of Morocco? Search no more, here’s a seven-night culinary tour offered by the Forking Fantastic dinner club. [Gadling]
Ian’s New Orleans Drinking Guide – In New Orleans and don’t know where to drink? Here’s a extensive/exhaustive drinking guide chart for New Orleans. Simply answer questions on the chart and follow. They really need more charts like these for other cities. [flickr]
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I went on a clicking spree when i read this article. Asian beer is awesome (a la tsingtao beer). And its so cool to see the dishes that asian foodies can’t live without. Every link was really interesting @.@