Dinner in Lucerne

Raclette – not pictured are gherkins and pickled onions. A puff pastry with ham and mushrooms in a cream sauce. We were assured that it was a Lucerne specialty. Very enjoyable regardless. Classic cheese fondue (Emmentaler based). We were told that fondue started as a way to use up stale bread. The local Swiss wine …

Kunming – land of new foods, amazing people, limited toliet paper, and beautiful scenery

Here’s my lovely friend, Hsin-Yi, modeling a treat we tried. I can only describe these as milk sticks. Sweet and crunchy milk sticks. By far my favorite food was these cookies with cut up purple flowers. They tasted like flower perfume in your mouth, which sounds weird, but is so delicious. Every morning, we would …