Feed me: at a funeral.

Preparing the last meal for the funeral ceremony of James Janis. Kenjah tribe longhouse, up the Rajang river (2 hours past Belaga), Sarawak, Borneo.

Feed me: Hama, juice shop.

Spend a few days in Hama, Syria. Met this man in his Juice shop and we had late night conversations for a few days. Sitting outside his shop he told me his story, back in 2000 I think. Wonder what became of him, Hama and ....

recipes; Smoked salmon and rocket salad

Ingredients: tagliatelle 200gr, smoked salmon 300gr, cherry tomatoes 200 gr, pepper & salt, garlic 3 to 4 cloves, 1 red onion, 5 black olives, juice and zest of 1 lime, honey 1 tsp , olive oil 6 tbsp, 2 banana peppers, rocket salad 40 gr, grated Parmesan cheese.

Boil the tagliatelle in plenty of salted water. Add olive oil in a deep frying pan and heat. Add finely chopped onion and peppers, fry for 3 to 4 minutes. Puree the black olives and cut the garlic very fine.
Add the olives, garlic and cherry tomatoes. Prick the tomatoes with a knife so they don't explode. Add pepper and salt. Fry for some minutes and add lime juice and zest. Add the drained tagliatelle and mix. Take from the fire and add the rocket salad. Work quickly, to keep the salad fresh and crisp. Dress on a plate with the salmon and dust with Parmesan cheese.

Feed me: Tang city food court.

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Tang city food court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Feed me: best shake in Bangkok?

Probably not the best in Bangkok, but certainly the best fruit shakes in the Banglamphu ( khao San) area. Located on Thanon Chakrabongse, Bangkok.

Feed me: Chiang Mai noodle soup.

Chiang Mai Noodle soup near Tha Phea Gate. Excellent tofu soup with little corn crackers.

recipes: shrimp & pineapple noodles

Ingredients:
16 Shrimps, 1 long sweet pepper, 1 red onion, 3 cm of fresh ginger, 2 stalks of lemongrass, 4 slices of pineapple, 2 spring onions, 2 red chili peppers, 4 tbsp cornstarch, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tbsp dark soy sauce, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 10 cl pineapple juice, 1 tsp palm sugar, sunflower oil.

Clean the shrimp and dust with cornstarch. Fry in oil and put aside. Slice the ginger in very tin 3 cm long strips and fry until crisp and golden brown. Put aside. Slice the red chili peppers, sweet pepper, onion and pineapple.
Boil water and add the noodles, cook until ready. Meanwhile heat the wok add 2 tbsp of oil and add the chili peppers. Fry for a minute and add onion sweet pepper and pineapple. Now add the smashed lemongrass, Smashed it will release more flavour. After a few minutes add pineapple juice, light and dark soy sauce, fish sauce and the sugar.If your pineapple juice is sweet add a little lime juice as well.
drain the noodles and dress the plate and add the sliced spring onion.

Feed me: Moon cakes.

Fantastic moon cakes made by 'de Zeven', running a guesthouse and a bakery in Nan, Thailand.  Comes in endless varieties