COUNTRY Bulgaria Dishes Kebapcheta, Lutenica, Shopska Salata, Tikvenik Time 2 hours Effort 6/10 Rough cost £12 COUNTRY Bulgaria Capital Sofia Population 6,951,483 (107th largest) Land mass 110,993 km2 (103rd largest) Languages Bulgarian Religions no national religion FOOD FOR THOUGHT This week we were in Bulgaria – a beautiful country in South-Eastern Europe. We made quiteContinue reading “BULGARIA”
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BRUNEI
COUNTRY Brunei Dishes Karipaps (curry pasties) *vegan Time 1 hour + 20 mins cooking Effort 6 Rough cost £3 for 14 karipaps COUNTRY Brunei Capital Bandar Seri Begawan Population 459, 500 (175th largest) Land mass 5, 765 km2 (164th largest) Languages Malay, English Religions 79% Islam (Sunni) FOOD FOR THOUGHT Brunei is a small countryContinue reading “BRUNEI”
BRAZIL
COUNTRY Brazil Dishes Brazilian spare-ribs, Piri-Piri chicken, Acarje (vegan), Caipirinha, Queijo, Brazilian potato salad, crunchy salad Time 2.5 hours Effort 7 Rough cost £20 COUNTRY Brazil Capital Brasilia Population 210, 147, 125 (6th largest) Land mass 8, 515, 767 km2 (5th largest) Languages Portuguese Religions 65% Catholic, 22% Protestant FOOD FOR THOUGHT We really wentContinue reading “BRAZIL”
BOTSWANA
COUNTRY Botswana Dishes Seswaa, Malva pudding Time 1 hour total Effort 4/10 Rough cost £10 (using v good quality beef) COUNTRY Botswana Capital Gaborone Population 2, 254,000 (145th largest) Land mass 581, 730 km2 (47th largest) Languages English, Setswana Religions 73% Christian FOOD FOR THOUGHT Botswana is a land-locked nation, bordering South Africa. It gainedContinue reading “BOTSWANA”
BOSNIA + HERZEGOVINA
COUNTRY Bosnia + Herzegovina Dishes Vegan Burek, Tufahije Time 1 hour Effort 5/10 Rough cost £5 COUNTRY Bosnia + Herzegovina Capital Sarajevo Population 3, 301, 300 Land mass 51, 129 km2 Languages Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian Religions no state recognised religion, but Islam is largest FOOD FOR THOUGHT Hello! This week we ‘visited’ Bosnia + Herzegovina.Continue reading “BOSNIA + HERZEGOVINA”
BOLIVIA
COUNTRY Bolivia Dishes Papas a La Huancaina Time 30 minutes Effort 4/10 Rough cost £5 COUNTRY Bolivia Capital La Paz (legislative), Sucre (judicial) Population 11, 469, 896 (82nd largest) Land mass 1, 098, 581 km2 (27th largest) Languages Spanish (+ 33 other official languages!) Religions n/a FOOD FOR THOUGHT Bolivia is a land-locked country inContinue reading “BOLIVIA”
BHUTAN
COUNTRY Bhutan Dishes Ema Datshi, Shamu Datshi Time 45 minutes Effort 5/10 Rough cost £5 COUNTRY Bhutan Capital Thimpu Population 741, 700 Land mass 38, 394 km2 Languages Dzongkha Religions Varjrayana Buddhism FOOD FOR THOUGHT Bhutan is a land-locked country in South Asia, bordered by Tibet, China and India. Bhutan has actually never been colonisedContinue reading “BHUTAN”
BELIZE
Country Belize Dishes Rice + Beans, Red Recado spiced Chicken Effort 6.5/10 Rough cost £15 (inc. organic chicken) COUNTRY Belize Capital Belmopan Population 408, 487 Land mass 22, 966 km2 (147th) Languages English (6 others!) Religions 73% Christian FOOD FOR THOUGHT Happy week whatever-the-number! We hope you are all safe and well in lockdown. ThisContinue reading “BELIZE”
BELGIUM
COUNTRY Belgium Dishes Belgian Waffles, Belgian Fries, Vegan Meatballs Time 30 mins for waffles, 1 hour for fries, 30 mins for meatballs Effort 6/10 Rough cost £5 in total COUNTRY Belgium Capital Brussels Population 11, 515, 793 (80th) Land mass 30, 899 km2 (136th) Languages Dutch, French, German Religions 63% Christianity FOOD FOR THOUGHT ThisContinue reading “BELGIUM”
BELARUS
COUNTRY Belarus Dishes Draniki (Potato Latke), Borscht Time 1 hour Effort 5/10 Rough cost £5 COUNTRY Belarus Capital Minsk Population 9, 491, 446 (93rd) Land mass 207, 595 km2 (84th) Languages Belarusian, Russian Religions no official, but primarily orthodox Christianity FOOD FOR THOUGHT Lockdown grub-trott number 4 – Belarus! We kept it simple and wentContinue reading “BELARUS”
