Tsukiji Market in Tokyo is the largest fish and seafood wholesale market in the world. The market processes around 700,000 metric tons of seafood each year, worth roughly US $5.5 billion dollars. Every morning at 3:00am, the prized tuna are unloaded and their value is estimated. At 5:30am, the tuna auctions gets underway. Only licensed […]
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Macanese Please: Enjoying the Flavors of Macau
One of the greatest legacies the Portuguese left in the former colony of Macau was their cuisine. Portuguese sailors picked up spices from Africa and Latin America as they sailed east which their wives then blended with the local ingredients in attempt to recreate dishes from home. The delicious hybrid is now known as Macanese. The […]