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Street food in Sri Lanka

12:19

Ingredients:

- Quick and easy-to-eat food;

- Tasty and strong flavours;

- Amazing manual dexterity;

- Slow trains or crazy buses or amazing beaches.

Recipe:

- While travelling on a slow but panoramic Srilankan train don't miss the chance of a deliciously tasting experience... just wait for one of the guys walking along the train and shouting something in Srilankan. Have a look at the huge basket he is carrying and you'll notice that it's full of yummy Bonda and Vada.

Try one these balls or the strange "fried doughnut" made with vegetables and spices...their taste will explode in your mouth. They are so addictive and so cheap (10 balls, 100 rupies).

- A long journey on a crazy Srilankan bus can be exhausting. The best way to recover is to eat a corn on the cob. To get it, just get off when you see that the driver turns off the engine and many passengers slowly stand up. You'll find a small stand with a big black pot full of boiling water. The corn is so sweet and sour... a perfect snack for a bus journey.

- Take a rumbling stomach sunbathing on a sandy and white beach in Sri Lanka and add a food shop/restaurant called "Hotel" at walking distance. Order from the menu a Roti to take away and enjoy the view of a man with an amazing manual dexteritiy preparing a thin, hot, tasty and delicious roti. As it's hard to describe his ability... just watch the video below!

The Calabrian rubies -Tropea - Italy

21:29

Ingredients:
- One of the southest Italian region;
- A small village with an amazing food tradition;
- The warm Tyrrhenian Sea;
- Sweet, red, delicious vegetables.

Recipe:
- In a hot summer day, chill out on the white long "Carribean style" beach of Tropea, a small village on the Tyrrhenian coast of the wild Calabira;
- When you'll be tired of the hot sun, the warm calm sea full of small fishes, the smell of food in the air and the green and chubby aloe trees in the background; take a walk in the upper village;
- Wander around the small handcrafted gift shops and the cafès exposing yummy food, untill you'll notice red/purple stands;
- Get close to them and you'll realize that the red rubies are actually the world famous "Cipolle di Tropea" (Tropea's onions).
- Try them chopped in a salad with redlicious tomatoes, fresh basil, milky mozzarella and extra virgin olive oil: these onions are unbelievably sweet and tempting...

After tasting "Cipolle di Tropea" all the other onions will look like a bad copy!

Ćevapi a Jajce - Bosnia ed Erzegovina

21:46

Ingredienti:

- Una cascata, una fortezza e 20 mulini a vento;

- Un piccolo villaggio: Jajce;

- 5/10 pezzi del piatto nazionale: Ćevapi.

Ricetta:
- Scatta una foto alla pittoresca cascata Pliva...se la giornata è particolarmente calda, questo è il posto perfetto per trovare refrigerio!
- Prendi la macchina e, seguendo il fiume Pliva, raggiungi il parco con i 20 mulini costruiti nel Medio Evo (5km da Jajce). Curiosa in questi piccoli mulini di legno e goditi il rilassante prato verde attorno;

- Tornando a Jajce, all'interno delle mura della città, non perderti la salita alla fortezza... la fatica sarà ripagata da una spettacolare vista;

- Camminare e curiosare ti hanno messo fame? Nessun problema, il piatto tipico nazionale ti aiuterà a recuperare le forze: carne macinata, speziata, grigliata e servita con cipolle, insalata, pomodori e panna acida.

Ćevapi + pitta bread + patatine + una birra fresca= la ricetta perfetta per una cena felice!

Alla ricerca del tesoro al Brick Lane Market a Londra - Inghilterra

17:27

Ingredienti:

- Una domenica mattina nella caotica British Londra;
- Il mercato di Brick Lane: piccole bancarelle vintage con interessanti tesori nascosti;

- Un enorme cupcake al cioccolato e vaniglia.

Ricetta:

- In una tipica Domenica mattina inglese, parti alla ricerca del mercato di Brick Lane, nella zona nord est di Londra. Appena lo raggiungerai, sarai subito attirato dai colori delle bancarelle, posizionate sul lato della strada, dove bizzarre persone vendono vestiti usati e nuovi,scarpe, posate, tavolini, sedie, bambole, pupazzi, strumenti musicali, orologi, valigie, lampade e ogni immaginabile pezzo d'arredamento vintage;
- Camminando lungo Brick Lane, proprio dietro alle bancarelle, noterai dei piccoli negozietti... dai un'occhiata all'interno per scoprire degli inaspettati tesori: le scarpe di Mary Poppins, una copia del Bianconiglio di "Alice nel Paese delle Meraviglie", il divano usato in "Friends", il cappello di Sherlock Holmes e gli occhiali di Audrey Hepburn... affiscinante vero??!!

... e se alla fine non riuscirai a trovare il tuo tesoro, potrai sempre mangiare un gigantesco delizioso cupcake e un piatto di falafel che rallegreranno la tua domenica alla ricerca di affari!

Finding treasures @ the Brick Lane Market in London – England

17:09

Ingredients:

- A Sunday in the busy UK capital: London;

- Brick Lane Market: many coloured vintage stands with interesting hidden treasures;

- A giant chocolate and vanilla cupcake.

Recipes:

- On an English Sunday morning, look for the Brick Lane market in the north east of London. As soon as you’ll find it, you’ll be attracted by the colours of little stands on the side of the road, where interesting and smiling people are selling old and new clothes, shoes, cutlery, tables, puppets, dolls, music instruments, watches, luggage, lamps and every possible vintage piece of furniture;

- Walking down Brick Lane, you’ll notice also some shops behind the vintage stands… just have a look inside to find some precious treasures like the Mary Poppins shoes, a copy of the white rabbit of “Alice in Wonderland”, the couch used in “Friends”, Sherlock Holmes’ hat and Audrey Hepburn’s glasses… charming, isn't it?;

..and if you won’t find your treasure, you can always eat a big cupcake and a falafel dish to cheer up your bargain-hunting Sunday.

Delicious Thai Street Food in Krabi - Thailand

16:43

Ingredients:

- Colourful night market on the bank of the river in Krabi;

- Smiling ladies cooking behind food stalls;

- Few Baht to taste something delicious (40 Baht for a classic pad thai).

Recipe:

In order to have a real Thai experience:

- Follow the tempting aroma in the air and reach the colourful food stall of the nightly open air food court in Krabi.

- While smiling ladies invite you to have a look at the menu, choose the stand exposing food that looks more appetizing than the others (this could take a lot of time because you would like to taste everything there!!);

- Sit down at one of the plastic table and wait for the food to be served;

- For a few Baht you'll get to taste the real Thai flavour that will put a "Thai" smile upon your face...mmmm DELICIOUS!!!

Street food a Budapest - Ungheria

14:05

Ingredienti:
- Great Market Hall a Budapest;
- Una bancarella di street food;
- 2 euro (700 HUF);
- Un sacco di gente;
- Tempo caldo, umido e asfissiante.

Ricetta:
Per provare un pò di cibo economico e locale:
- Prendi una bella giornata a Budapest;
- Trova il mercato principale della città;
- Chiedi informazioni su come mangiare un "Langos"
- Vai alla bancarella più affollata;
- Fatti preparare un gran Langos con gli ingredienti che preferisci.
Il risultato sarà fritto, poco sano, cremoso, sporco ma assolutamente BUONO!