Had it not been for our friend Ibrahim, a merchant in the Grand Bazaar, we would never have learnt about the origin of Turkish Tea. As...

Turkish coffee is boiled slowly, not filtered. Sugar is mostly added during Boiling How coffee was discovered has become well known...

It is almost impossible to visit Turkey without seeing a shop with Turkish Delights. Lokum, as they are called in Turkish, got their...

Most people who come to Turkey would not associate the country with wine production. But the wine list in Istanbul’s restaurants is...

One of the world’s most prominent food controversies is about who invented yoghurt. My blog F - 183 talked about it. An equally intense...

At times when cruise missiles and artillery shells rain down on civilians in Kiev and Kharkov, it is worth remembering that human...

Love watching Greek and Turkish people arguing about the origin of “their” yoghurt. They are passionate and argue like football fans....

Always wondered why people in antiquity mixed wine with water. Wine was not consumed undiluted as we drink it today. It was served during...

The over 80 years old Dr Xenakis arranges Senior Sailing Regattas today Working in my forest is always a pleasure. This week am trimming...

Sailing from Istanbul to Athens next summer, where Genovese galleys once roamed, will take us to many tiny ports where fishermen still go...

Thought I would continue the wine series in a few days but got so much feedback that I will write episode 2 today. As promised, we move...

Am not an expert in Greek wines because I did not like the wines made and sold in the seventies and eighties . To me they were cheap mass...

It occurred to me today that in two months’ time we will set sail in Malta. Better hurry up with my blogs as there are still so many...

We talked in previous blogs what still separates Italy from Greece and discovered the old border between East and West Rome. The former...

The famous Pane di Altramura from Puglia made from Durum Wheat Wanted to come back on my Puglia Food blog from the other day. Was...

Nero d'Avola Grape Last year for the trip from Liguria to Sicily, we changed the way of buying wine. Rather than stacking the boat with...

Typical Landscape in Puglia - Italy's heel Almost a week ago I blogged about Calabria's mountain food, a diet rich in vegetables with a...

All Coastal Towns in Calabria are heavily fortified against the Saracen Threat A few days ago, my best friend David suggested to also...

As I was preparing my next blog on food in Sicily, Calabria and Apulia I began wondering which of the cereals, vegetables and fruits were...

Instead of writing my sailing brochure as I did for the last four years, I am going to write a weekly blog instead. There is so much to...