{"id":861,"date":"2012-07-08T20:16:22","date_gmt":"2012-07-08T19:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/londonerfromafar.wordpress.com\/?p=861"},"modified":"2016-07-24T11:00:06","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T10:00:06","slug":"the-culinary-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/the-culinary-explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Culinary Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"

I could describe myself as a culinary explorer<\/strong>. For many people, food simply means \"Thesurvival. That is, being able to eat three times a day everyday is all that is needed.\u00a0They have a point.<\/p>\n

I find that everyday habits can tell a good story<\/strong> about people and different cultures, though. Food is part of them. For instance, the ingredients and foods available can tell us about the influence that other cultures may have had in a specific area. This is something we do not find that easily on history books, where they usually talk about deeds, battles, years. But, we do know for a fact that nutrition played an important role in Nelson\u00b4s victory centuries ago.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0London, I am enjoying getting to know more about other cuisines, including the British! Groups of people from\u00a0different nationalities seem to concentrate in some specific areas<\/strong>. For instance, near Manor House, in Green\u00a0Lanes area, there are many Turkish. Down that road, I believe there are Kurds. In New Malden, Korean, etc. Each area have specific shops and restaurant serving regional cuisines. I\u00a0loved the Turkish bakery on Green\u00a0Lanes.<\/p>\n

What I just can\u00b4t have is insects. I know there are a few places here where they sell edible insects, which many people over the world eat.<\/p>\n

What types of cuisines have you tried? Any recommendations?\u00a0Here are some of the cuisines and restaurants that I have tried so far:<\/p>\n