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Cheap and Delicious Street Foods in Luang Prabang, Laos

by Ivan B on January 13, 2017August 24, 2019 in Food, Travel

Cheap and delicious street foods abound in Luang Prabang, a charming little tourist town in north central Laos. The town itself is a UNESCO Heritage Site, having earned that reputation… [Continue Reading]

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What are Muslim Noodles?

by Ivan B on October 4, 2016September 15, 2018 in China Life, Food, Money

Muslim noodles are a special kind of hand-pulled Chinese noodles made and popularized by the Chinese Muslim minority. Yes, there are Chinese Muslims; they make up about 2-4% of the… [Continue Reading]

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Incredible Vietnamese Coffee

by Ivan B on April 6, 2016February 26, 2018 in Food, Travel

If you’re thinking about coffee, you probably stayed up a little too late last night and had to work a little too early this morning. Your mind drifts to one… [Continue Reading]

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5 More Taiwanese Night Market Foods

by Ivan B on February 27, 2016October 27, 2018 in Food, Travel

If there’s one thing that nearly every tourist, traveler, or vagabond who has trekked to Taiwan loves to do there, it’s this: EAT. EVERYTHING. Seriously, everyone I know who has… [Continue Reading]

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5 Taiwanese Night Market Foods

by Ivan B on February 15, 2016October 27, 2018 in Food, Travel

Oh, the Taiwanese night market. This cultural icon is so embedded in Taiwanese culture that travelling to Taiwan and not going to a night market would be like going to… [Continue Reading]

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Turkish Food in China?

by Ivan B on January 15, 2016July 19, 2016 in Food

After a long hiatus where I set off on a journey to the far reaches of the galaxy to train with an aging swordsman (and a general tendency towards procrastination)… [Continue Reading]

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Dude, where’s my food? The Modern China Burger

by Ivan B on October 31, 2015February 26, 2018 in China Life, Food

What happens when you mix greasy McDonald’s food with the smog spewing factories in the growing economy of contemporary China? You get the Modern China Burger, of course. This item… [Continue Reading]

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Ramen vs Udon vs Soba: A Quick Guide to Japanese Noodles

by Ivan B on October 10, 2015July 4, 2019 in Food, Japan, Travel

Japan is one noodle loving country. Walk down any street in Tokyo and you’re bound to come across two or three noodle joints serving a variety of Japanese noodles, captained… [Continue Reading]

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Oktoberfest in Odaiba, Tokyo

by Ivan B on October 7, 2015February 26, 2018 in Food, Japan, Travel

I was naturally curious to see what an Oktoberfest would be like in Japan. Again, this was Tokyo flexing its international muscle and proving it can hang with the likes… [Continue Reading]

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Dude, where’s my food? McDonald’s in Japan!

by Ivan B on October 3, 2015October 8, 2015 in Food, Japan, Travel

According to the 2015 Michelin guide, Tokyo has more Michelin starred restaurants than any other city in the world! So naturally I went to McDonald’s for lunch. Let me explain:… [Continue Reading]

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