Saturday 4 July 2009
Saturday 4 July 2009
Stock up on the tastes and smells of home.
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"Brussels is a great place to be when you want someone else to do the cooking, especially if you want to taste the flavours of the world," Expatica's blogger writes.If there is anything that Andrew and I enjoy doing as much as travelling, it's eating. While I love to cook and experiment with new recipes, I have to admit that when the budget allows (or I'm just sick of the kitchen) I love to dine out. Brussels is a great place to be when you want someone else to do the cooking, especially if you want to taste the flavours of the world.
I was a pretty picky eater when I was a child (just ask my poor mother). At home, my parents ate mostly traditional 'meat and potatoes' type meals with the occasional casserole or pizza thrown in to spice things up a bit. 
A meal out meant either chicken fingers or cheeseburgers (with only ketchup) for me. Oh yeah and I absolutely hated vegetables — pretty much all of them, except potatoes.
Fast forward to my university days: I was in a bigger city with more food options and suddenly meal choices were my own. I started to branch out and discovered that I loved Indian food (it's still my favourite cuisine).
From there, I began to experiment with food and found that I loved to cook and try new things. I especially enjoyed sampling food from different parts of the world.
Things were still pretty shaky on the vegetable front until I made friends with a vegetarian who just happens to be a fantastic cook. Suddenly I was tasting — and enjoying — things I never dreamed would tickle my taste buds — tofu, sushi, couscous and any vegetable under the sun.
Since I'm the chef of our household, my new passion for experimenting with flavours inevitably got passed on to Andrew. Luckily, he's game for pretty much everything (as long as no eggplants were harmed for the meal).
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