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FOCUS yum nyam : Scotland: address to haggis and Europe

Scotland: address to haggis and Europe

25 January 2012 marks the 253rd birthday of Robert Burns, the most famous Scottish bard. Supermarkets all over are going haggis-crazy. Haggis is delicious, but not for the faint hearted. Recipe

by Arno van der Zwet @ // 24/01/12

yum nyam, recipe, scotland, edinburgh, united kingdom, haggis, traditions

AGENDA yum nyam : Seadas or sebadas: how to make Sardinian cheese pastry

Seadas or sebadas: how to make Sardinian cheese pastry

Originally simple dishes of rural origin, 'sebadas' or 'seadas' have been given a new identity and today are served as a dessert. This is the brief story of a Sardinian delicacy whose roots are buried deep in the ancient rustic tradition

by Roberto Lapia @ // 11/01/12

yum nyam, sebadas, italy, eat, sardinia, traditions, cooking

PORTRAIT yum nyam : Kühn and the chocolate factory

Kühn and the chocolate factory

The Goldhelm chocolate manufacturers thrives on one of the typical Tudor-style houses on Erfurt’s famous Krämerbrücke. In 2004 10, 000 euros of private credit made a returning globetrotter’s dream a reality and since then the firm has been growing constantly

by Vivian Chocoholic @ // 22/12/11

yum nyam, christmas, chocolate, youth, erfurt

NEWS yum nyam : Bosintang: North Korea's 'healthy' dog soup

Bosintang: North Korea's 'healthy' dog soup

Halal or not, it seems that puppy is the prize meat on the menu. Dictator Kim Jong-il knew this before his death on 17 December 2011: dog soup is good for your health, your dictatorship and international relations

by Matthieu Amaré @ // 19/12/11

yum nyam, north korea, dictature, korea republic of, dictator, politics, kim jong-il

REPORT yum nyam : We are Viennese if you please: coffee house culture hailed

We are Viennese if you please: coffee house culture hailed

On 10 November 2011, Viennese coffee houses were included on Unesco's annual ‘intangible cultural heritage' list, described as places where ‘time and place are consumed but only the coffee is found on the bill’. We celebrate at the Wiener Kaffeehaus, a veritable institution in the Austrian capital

by Laure Magnier @ // 13/12/11

yum nyam, coffee, austria, winter

FOCUS yum nyam : Buy Nuremberg gingerbread online

Buy Nuremberg gingerbread online

On the first weekend of Advent, Nuremberg’s own version of Father Christmas opened the annual Nuremberg Christmas market, recognised across Europe as a must for all gingerbread fiends

by Bianca Köndgen @ // 02/12/11

yum nyam, nürnberg, lebkuchen, christmas, germany, gastronomy

Georgia 2.0: high time for new journalism in Caucasus

Georgia 2.0: high time for new journalism in Caucasus

What’s Georgia’s relationship with the European union? Simply put, it is a partner state in the Eastern Partnership initiative launched in 2009 (also featuring Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine), and saw the end of the 'Five-Year Action Plan' of the European Neighbourhood Policy adopted by the EU and Georgia in 2010. Yet it’s also the time for a special edition showcasing young students’ articles as part of a Euro Caucusus project. Out with the politics and the old, in with the fresh and the new generation. Basic human rights are investigated through the stories of refugees of Georgia’s separatist regions (deemed as ‘occupied’ by Russia), or the freedom of journalists – the Freedom of the Press Index 2011 saw Georgia's position improve from number 59 to 55. As the political environment is slightly bettering, so is an impressive cultural trend showing the lighter side of Caucasus life, be it for its up-and-coming wine industry or fashion week. We invite you to take the road between Europe and Asia (Pictured: Georgian street style)

FEATURE yum nyam : How to make Polish potato pancakes

How to make Polish potato pancakes

It’s cheap and available, warm and nourishing, omnipresent in most traditional European cuisines – but the starchy crop only hit the continent from South America as late as the 16th century

by Aleksandra Strzelichowska @ // 09/11/11

yum nyam, italy, netherlands, poland, potato, united kingdom, france

TESTIMONY yum nyam : Frappé, cult official beverage of Greek economic crisis

Frappé, cult official beverage of Greek economic crisis

Having an obligatory iced coffee in the Greek capital is a heady mix of the crisis, anarchic events and corruption at all levels with the wisest and healthiest farniente (pleasant idleness). Only those much-condemned across Europe could own such a flavoursome melange

by Emmanuel Haddad @ // 24/10/11

yum nyam, greece, europe, media, economical crisis, athens, piigs

yum nyam : Sherry, an English love story

Sherry, an English love story

One of the most typical European wines has to be 'vino de Jerez', a white wine fortified with brandy which is known as 'sherry' in the English-speaking world and 'Xérès' amongst French-speakers. The name comes from the vineyards near the town on the southern tip of Europe

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 13/10/11

yum nyam, jerez, wine, alcohol, sherry, england, united kingdom

REPORT yum nyam : Hákarl: when in Iceland, eat as the Icelanders generally don’t

Hákarl: when in Iceland, eat as the Icelanders generally don’t

The name of this traditional dish of fermented shark meat translates as 'rotten' shark. While some Icelanders do eat the traditional dish, many think it’s disgusting and therefore an appropriate and amusing tourist attraction. Tourists – particularly those seeking some fabricated notion of ‘the real Iceland’ – agree

by Kris Anderson @ // 23/09/11

yum nyam, best of cafebabel.com, iceland, lifestyle, fisheries, society, spécialités

FOCUS yum nyam : Hungary introduces tax on crisps

Hungary introduces tax on crisps

Prime minister Viktor Orban’s government has set itself the task of driving unhealthy eating habits out of Hungary. They are now trying to do this with the help of the so-called crisps tax which came into effect on 1 September

by n- ost @ // 13/09/11

yum nyam, health, hungary, viktor orbán, public health, childhood obesity, food

FOCUS yum nyam : Yvonne the cow, Germany's summer Joan of Arc

Yvonne the cow, Germany's summer Joan of Arc

After closely escaping her fate at the slaughterhouse, Yvonne heroically wandered through the Bavarian countryside for 98 days. Caught on 2 September, the smart, headstrong animal was destined to be burned at the ‘stake’ like a certain famous maid of Orleans – until an animal sanctuary bought her for 600 euros

by Federico Iarlori @ // 07/09/11

yum nyam, germany, animals, society

TESTIMONY yum nyam : German tourists in Scotland: Scotch malt at airport and haggis for breakfast

German tourists in Scotland: Scotch malt at airport and haggis for breakfast

German holiday-makers come to Scotland for a variety of reasons: for a sip (or several) of the water of life, to trace the steps of history in crumbling, misty castles – or simply because the flights to Iceland were too expensive. Whatever their reasons, a German's visit to Caledonia is often shaped by a few key food and drink experiences. Musings of a Scottish tour guide

by Annie Rutherford @ // 26/08/11

yum nyam, scotland, germany, alcohol, edinburgh, lifestyle, society

INVESTIGATION yum nyam : First McDonalds in Sarajevo opens on 20 July

First McDonalds in Sarajevo opens on 20 July

Sarajevo leaves the company of Tirana and Pristina to join the ranks of European capital cities with the opening of its first McDonalds on 20 July. Locals used to claim that the food here was so good that the American fast food restaurant did not dare to compete. In a world of evolving cuisine and lifestyle, how is the arrival of McDonalds in Bosnia different than that of just another restaurant?

by North Campbell @ // 20/07/11

yum nyam, bosnia and herzegovina, sarajevo, america, gastronomy

FOCUS yum nyam : French students in Shanghai make 'crepes by Johnny Depp'

French students in Shanghai make 'crepes by Johnny Depp'

Little did they know when these European architecture exchange students set up their own stall on the Chinese metropole of 23 million, that it’d lead to a mini-revolution in May

by Katharina Kloss @ // 01/07/11

yum nyam, china, shanghai, students, food, cooking

TESTIMONY yum nyam : Hunting that coffee taste between Romania, Slovakia and German-Austrian border

Hunting that coffee taste between Romania, Slovakia and German-Austrian border

In Romania, coffee has a special value to citizens since it was in short supply during the communist era. Therefore finding products like German coffee brand 'Jacobs Krönung’ or Nescafé in the shops is still a treat for many. Too bad that they don’t like the taste of the coffee

by n- ost @ // 25/05/11

yum nyam, romania, coffee

REPORT yum nyam : Supper clubs between London and Paris

Supper clubs between London and Paris

With all the talk of recession-wrought doom and gloom, cutbacks and taxation, it can be easy to forget to make lemon cheesecake out of Life’s proverbial lemons. If necessity is the mother of invention, let the economic depression yield inspiration. And let's have a slap-up meal in the process

by Amy Tighe @ // 29/04/11

yum nyam, money, recipe, paris, london, rome, trend

FOCUS yum nyam : On St. Patrick's day, drink Poitín, the world’s strongest alcohol

On St. Patrick's day, drink Poitín, the world’s strongest alcohol

You’ll often find it in a clear, unmarked glass bottle, innocently snuggled at the back of a neighbour’s fridge, but the real Poteen (pronounced 'putch-een') isn’t sold in any shop in Dublin. St. Patrick apparently brewed it, and few people in Ireland haven’t tasted this ultra-alcoholic brew, but the lethal concoction has been illegal here since 1661

by Tim Mac an Airchinnigh @ // 16/03/11

yum nyam, alcohol, agriculture, dublin, england, poteen, ireland

INTERVIEW yum nyam : Ferran Adria, culinary avant-garde

Ferran Adria, culinary avant-garde

In his own words, he’s just a 'chef with a restaurant', but this Spanish master is in fact so much more. Read cafebabel.com's interview with Europe's master chef from 2005

by marta agosti // 16/03/11

yum nyam, interview, catalan, food, restaurant, gastronomy, chef

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