Recipes

Dear Foodies, here you will find amazing homecooked recipes that we have learned during our journeys. We have collected all these recipes on our travels where we love to learn cooking from local families.. They are all homecooked , authentic and honest! :) If you have that awesome local , feel free to invite us to your home. It would be great to meet you in your kitchen and make a foodstory together !

Authentic Tsuivan Recipe | Watching Mongolian Nomads cooking

Authentic Tsuivan Recipe | Watching Mongolian Nomads cooking

Dear Foodlovers!We have learned cooking another classic recipe from Mongolia and want to share it with you. It is one of the most famous dishes in the land of the nomads. Tsuivan! This is certainly one of the foods that you will get served when staying in a Yurt with a local family. It's super easy to make and 100% authentic. Nothing westernized here! Give it a try! ...
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Buuz Recipe- The legendary Dumplings from Mongolia

Buuz Recipe- The legendary Dumplings from Mongolia

We have brought you a special culinary treasure from our visit to Buryatia. A gut rocking Buuz recipe! These famous meat filled Dumplings are widely spread in Buryatia and Mongolia, where they are traditionally eaten during New Years Eve. On our visit to Hotel Orda in Ulan Ude, we had the honor to meet Head Chef Eugene, who cooked us some Mongolian Buuz to die for. No more talking! Here is the Recipe!...
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Borscht Recipe- The heart of Russian cuisine

Borscht Recipe- The heart of Russian cuisine

 As we are getting closer to Mongolia, churches transform into Buddhist Temples and tight fir forests into wide space with mountain views. It felt amazing to witness this transformation. And not only the land has changed , but also its people. We arrived to Ulan Ude, the Asian part of Russia and home to the Buryats, who are the largest indigenous group in Siberia. Knowing that this is the end of our journey in Russia, we wonder if...
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Bukstinbiezputra Recipe – Or Latvia on a Plate

Bukstinbiezputra Recipe – Or Latvia on a Plate

Riga! We cannot get enough of this delightful City. Elli and I love to just stroll through its streets in late summer and absorb the romantic vibe, that the city undoubtedly sends out.  Local chefs have been feeding us with yummy dishes. Most them we have never seen before in our lives. Without any exception they have tasted overwhelmingly awesome and we really think it is time to cook something up for you now! Of ...
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Šaltibarščiai | The Pink Soup Recipe from Lithuania

Šaltibarščiai | The Pink Soup Recipe from Lithuania

Here is the Pink Soup Story: The Baltic States have always been Countries I desperately wanted to go travel to.  Photographs that I frequently saw in travel magazines over years made me dream of it more and more. Especially the Old Towns with their beautiful architecture and magnificent ocean of red roofs whose beauty arises especially during sunset time.  No wonder that the ever romantic prettiness has alw...
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A Pierogi Recipe from Warsaw

A Pierogi Recipe from Warsaw

Step one: Firstly strain your flour through a sieve into a bowl. This will have a positive effect on the smoothness of the dough later. Step two:  Then add salt to the bowl and add sourcream, eggyolks and pour in the hot water slowly. Stir everything with a fork. Step three: Cover the bowl with a cling foil and set aside for 15 minutes. [gallery columns="2" size="full" ids="1836,1840"] Step four:  After 15 minutes add the oil and stir again. Once again c...
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