Tag Archives: Asian cuisine

Awaken Your Five Senses: Culinary Travel in Southeast Asia

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Angie Walls
(photo by GoodOlga from iStock)

Published in Travel Sense, April 1, 2007

Let your stomach lead the way to Asia’s most delightful smorgasbord of fragrant herbs and spices, tropical fruits, crisp green vegetables and fresh peppers. From dawn until dusk, devour the inimitable tastes and experience the extraordinary culture found in this exotic corner of the world. The journey here will leave an impression that will make you crave for more. Chinese takeout noodles and fried rice will never taste as exhilarating as dining in a Vietnamese café or enjoying your own hand-made spring rolls.

Phine Phoods of Philadelphia

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Angie Walls
(photos by author)
Published in Too Shy to Stop Magazine, January 15, 2009

 

Just as exciting as Philadelphia’s museums and art galleries, the culinary experience is right up there the city’s quintessential itineraries. Oversized soft pretzels, steamy cheese steak sandwiches, Tastykakes, scrapple, and hoagies are the true “bread and butter” of this fabulous metropolis. In addition, Philly is packed with one of the largest collections of ethnic eateries, boasting something for every taste, no matter how discerning.