South/Southeast Asia
Thai Green Curry with Roasted Duck
Thai cuisine uses a variety of curry pastes (red, yellow or green ones). Each paste tastes unique. Personally, I love Thai Green curry a lot and believe it is among the best non-Indian curries I have ever tasted (I judge a Thai restaurant by the taste of this curry). So far, I am quite impressed [...]
The 5% Diet: A Variation on a Dal Recipe
Recently, my husband and I watched the documentary, Forks over Knives, a film that details the claims and groundbreaking research conducted by Dr. Colin Campbell in his book, The China Study. According to Dr. Campbell (nutritional scientist at Cornell University) and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn (a top surgeon and head of the Breast Cancer Task Force [...]
Incredible Spices of India
Please welcome back our guest contributor, the amazing Purabi of Cosmopolitan Currymania. If you haven’t checked out her website, we recommend that you do! Born and raised in India, Purabi current lives in Hong Kong with her son, daughter, and husband. She is passionate about food, and delights in sharing the flavors of India. Welcome [...]
Tourist In Your Own City: Tidbit of the Day
Typically, I spend most of the DC summer cursing the heat and humidity, dodging tourists and doing a whole lot of grumbling about “actually living here”. (True Story: During Cherry Blossom season, I actually tried wearing a whistle when I ran on the National Mall to clear a path through the crowds. However, the Capitol [...]
Today’s Special: TidBit of the Day
“Masala is the symphony, oil is the orchestra.” If you like food, the Daily Show, Queens, or know about what it’s like to be an immigrant, this light-hearted, sweet movie is must. Aasif Mandvi (Daily Show) plays a son of Indian immigrants trying to make it as a sous chef in a fancy French restaurant [...]
Teas of the World
Whilst on a call with Belinda and Patty last week I had the bright idea of writing a post about my favourite beverage after coffee, tea! We haven’t really written about tea much on Zomppa and I felt it merited some long overdue attention. Little did I realize at this stage the magnitude of the [...]
Project Food Blog #1: Food, Meet Zomppas
As one of 2,000 bloggers in FoodBuzz’s first ever contest to find the next food blog star, we’re in it to win it! The winner is voted by food bloggers and a panel of distinguished judges, including: Dana Cowin, Editor-in-Chief of FOOD & WINE Magazine, Nancy Silverton, Founder La Brea Bakery, Co-owner Mozza, and Pim Techamuanvivit, Author of ChezPim.com and The [...]
Inequality of Olympic Proportions
I admit it, I’ve been kinda addicted to the Olympics. Who knew watching skiing and shooting could be so fascinating? Well, the 2010 Olympics is coming to a close, and Vancouver has certainly showed herself to be a wonderful hostess. I had the fortune to visit and eat my way through Vancouver last year, and [...]
Yakking it Up on the Rooftop of the World
When I had the opportunity to go to Tibet, I jumped at it. In recent years, there have been a lot of romanticization about Tibet. It’s been trendy to put prayer flags on front porches, talk about the Dalai Lama, and fantasize that it is a country of yogis and vegan Buddhists. Lhasa is an [...]
Photo of the Day: Two Thumbs Up!
Popular local soft drink in India…bought and bottled by the Coca Cola Company.
