Ireland

World Oldest Distellery

[July, 2011] he first destination of the 5 day bus tour I joined in Ireland was the oldest distillery in the world.Of course it was in the morning.Whisky is more famous in Scotland, but Irish…

Germany

The Wine Festival

[July, 2011] July seems to be the month of festivals in Germany.After the Bridge Festival in Heidelberg, I came across the Wine Festival in Freiburg.Lots of middle to old age people were there, too.Here you…

Heidelberg

Eating boar

[July, 2011] This is a meal I had in Heidelberg in Germany. The meat is boar. The boar meat is more common than reindeer or bear I had this year, but still a bit special,…

Italy

Meal in the mountain

[June, 2011] This is the meal I had in a hut at Pian d'Artavaggio in the Alps.The left hand side is venison, which was good but the mushrooms on the right hand side was exceptionally.The…

Apulia

Orecchietta

[May, 2011] Orecchietta is a pasta which people in Puglia in south Italy often eat. Orecchio means a ear in Italian and this pasta looks like a small ear. This photo was taken in a…

Apulia

Mazzancolle

[May, 2011] A few decades ago, when my parents travelled to Italy, they learned the name of an Italian dish, mazzancolle. But I did not come across this at all and thought they had made…

Japan

Yebisu Beer

[April, 2011] I heard that they give us 2 glasses of free beer, so I joined the tour in Yebisu Beer Museum.I did not know that Ebisu, a place in Tokyo was named after Yebisu…

Sweden

Reindeer

[May, 2011] It is enjoyable to eat local foods when you are travelling.Here in Stockholm, I found reindeer meat in the menu of a restaurant in the old town.Of course I chose that.To be honest…

Hakone

Boiled eggs at Owakudani

[April, 2011] Taking the rope-way, we went to Owakudani, where smoke from Hakone volcano was coming out. Here you can eat black boiled eggs. The taste is the same as white ones, though. They sell…