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Japanese vegetable tempura prepared with ginger ponzu sauce Lizzy Komen - Shutterstock

Tempura: From Portuguese Ember Days to Tokyo’s Markets

Tempura, now a symbol of Japanese cuisine, has its roots in Portuguese Catholic fasting. Discover its surprising journey from Jesuit missions to Tokyo’s culinary temples

Couscous grains LARISA DUKA - Shutterstock

Couscous: The Berber Grain Linking the Maghreb

Food and DrinkJune 25, 2025

A cultural journey through cous cous, the ancestral Berber grain that unites the Maghreb and endures through time with identity, community, and tradition

Buddha's Delight Ezume Images - Shutterstock

Buddha’s Delight: A culinary tradition of silence and intention

Food and DrinkJune 18, 2025

An ancient vegetarian dish born in Chinese Buddhist monasteries. More than food, it’s a meditation practice, an ethic, and a culinary tradition.

Cochinita Pibil, a Mexican dish of pit-roasted pork Robert Briggs - Shutterstock

Cochinita Pibil – The Ancient Culinary Treasure of the Maya

Food and DrinkJune 11, 2025

Discover the history, secrets and ancestral preparation of the best cochinita, the Mayan culinary treasure of the Yucatán

Kabsa Lahme, Meat with rice PhotoArt Studio - Shutterstock

Kabsa: A shared tradition in rice and spice

Food and DrinkJune 4, 2025

Preparing and offering kabsa becomes a gesture of inclusion—of welcoming others, affirming abundance, and reinforcing collective identity.

Mediterranean finger food Gulcin Ragiboglu - Shutterstock

Mediterranean Finger Food: Origins, Traditions, and Regional Variations

Food and DrinkMay 28, 2025

Mediterranean finger food: discover its origins, cultural roots, and tasty traditions from Italy to North Africa in every bite.

Spicy Grilled Caribbean Jerk Chicken from my point of view - Shutterstock

Smoke, Soil, Spirit: The Sacred Roots of Jamaica’s Jerk Tradition

Food and DrinkMay 21, 2025

Jamaican jerk is more than flavor: it’s history, Maroon resistance, and ritual, cooked with smoke, earth, and memory in the mountains of Jamaica.

Chocolate candies Ferrero Rocher. By Dejavu - Shutterstock

The secret connection between Ferrero Rocher and Marian devotion at Lourdes

Food and DrinkMay 14, 2025

But behind that golden wrapper is more than just a clever marketing strategy. There is a vow, a personal devotion, a place: Lourdes

Typical and traditional food of Brazilian cuisine, served with rice, farofa, orange, pepper and cabbage. BY BRAZIL - Shutterstock

Feijoada: Brazil’s National Dish as Cultural Chronicle

Food and DrinkMay 7, 2025

Feijoada is more than Brazil’s best-known dish—it’s a culinary reflection of the country’s layered social history.