The basic building block of all Asian food worth eating, God’s gift to bored, unsuspecting tongues.

Time for another big photo entry while I try to think of something meaningful to write about.

Since food is a big part of any journey, I decided to compile a portfolio of foods from my wanderings over the past two years. Unfortunately, its not conclusive because sometimes I was too busy eating to pull out my camera (or too sick after eating whatever it was!) I love culinary adventures, and will pretty much eat anything slower and dumber than me. I had a lot of fun putting this together, so enjoy!

[ WARNING: proceeding below may make you hungry ]

Fresh caught Alaskan Salmon – cooked to perfection by Julie Matthews.
(Anchorage, Alaska)

Yep – you guessed it. Dog meat. Fatty, stringy, barely room temperature and disgusting!
(Beijing, China)

Deep fried snake. Oily, but still better than the dog meat.
(Beijing, China)

Steaks cooked over a campfire deep in bear country, Alaska – best steak of my life!
(middle of nowhere, Alaska)

Fried Rice, eggs and tomatoes, and sprouts. The breakfast of us champions at the Xiao Long Shaolin Temple Kung Fu school.
(Henan, China)

Chicken heads, necks, and feet. The feet are rubbery. Believe it or not, the head/neck is more expensive than a wing!
(Deng Feng, China)

I actually got brave (and desperate) enough to try Thai sushi. It turned out to be great, and didn’t kill me which is always a bonus.
(Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Chinese dumpling soup, made at a street cart. Full of mystery meat but unbelievably good – and it cost me .50 cents!
(Small village near Lake Erhai – Yunnan, China)

Very fresh barracuda cooked in front of you. Absolutely wonderful.
(Krabi, Thailand)

The nightly family dinner at Mama Naxis Guesthouse. With 15 plates and all you can eat, who knows what all I consumed. All delicious!
(Lijiang, China)

A catfish head boiled in oil. Not so nice, but considered the best part.
(Chengdu, China)

Wild pig, served in a cliff side bar overlooking the ocean. It was cold already, but smoky and good.
(Negril, Jamaica)

Famous banana pancakes made on the street. Good late night when-you-should-be-sleeping food.
(Bangkok, Thailand)

Koshary – my absolute favorite street food in Egypt.
(Hurghada, Egypt)

My own creation – beef fajitas Irish style. This is what happens when you crave Mexican food in Europe.
(Cork. Ireland)

Real Italian pizza – one of the best things that happened to me in 2006. I considered moving there for these brick-oven discs from Heaven.  (Brescia, Italy)

BBQ bat on a stick. One of these little buggers gave me my worst case of feverish food poisoning to date. I think I’ll pass next time.
(Luang Prabang, Laos)

Well, that’s it for now. There were many foods not listed which made their way down my gullet. Some squished and squirmed their way to be more specific. Among them, not listed, was: Water Buffalo meat (Laos), grub worms and locusts (Thailand), pig’s blood (China), German sausage (I’m too lazy to look up the spelling), crispy fried lizard (China), blood pudding (England, of course) and one of my favorites – Swedish Sil, which is raw Herring in mustard.

OK, after that I have to go get a snack!