food on the brain
I had a splitting headache yesterday, carried over from another one the day before. I tried stretching and massage and even sleeping, but all were futile, so I took drugs, which I normally try to avoid. They did nothing, too. And then, yesterday afternoon, I had a coke, and viola, realized the problem: caffeine withdrawal, after two and a half days without coffee. Yikes! Seriously, it was a little frightening, especially because even a few large cups of black tea over the past few days couldn't match the amount of coffee I had become used to. I did have a cup of coffee this morning, and am feeling fine, but am definitely thinking that I should cut back. Well, a little, at least :)
Anyway, I helped some friends put on a barbeque on Sunday afternoon. It's really kind of fun throwing a party for yourselves! It even involved a trip to Maxi, one of several larger stores a short drive outside the city centre that manages to import a wider selection of foods and things. The entire time I've been in Kosova I've only been twice, so it's always exciting.
Sadly, though, the concept of a BBQ here for us near-vegetarians (oh wait, I mean myself!) remains slightly disappointing. The stores are a long way off from carrying alternative meat products, or even tofu, which is easy to find in other Balkan states like Macedonia and Serbia. That said, I did find tofu on the menu at the local Chinese place and even liked it -- apparently, absence does make the heart grow fonder! So, I'm still looking forward to a Chinese-style fresh trout bbq which was promised to me by a friend from Malaysia, but until then... Even without eating any actually barbequed food, it smelled good, and the atmosphere was BBQ-esque, and Sunday was a good day.
On the local cuisine front, Pristina's first Japanese restaurant is supposed to open this week. I'm intrigued, though a little skeptical. Sushi, this far inland, in a part of the world where milk, eggs, yogurt, and cheese are *all* left unrefrigerated, is slightly sketchy if you ask me! I imagine that it will be like ordering Japanese from the food court at a mall (or from that addictive Asian place at the McMaster student centre). And still, despite my high standards, it will be something new for a change. I'll let you know how it goes, but do wish me luck... a friend of mine got food poisoning last week from the Thai restaurant :)
Anyway, I helped some friends put on a barbeque on Sunday afternoon. It's really kind of fun throwing a party for yourselves! It even involved a trip to Maxi, one of several larger stores a short drive outside the city centre that manages to import a wider selection of foods and things. The entire time I've been in Kosova I've only been twice, so it's always exciting.
Sadly, though, the concept of a BBQ here for us near-vegetarians (oh wait, I mean myself!) remains slightly disappointing. The stores are a long way off from carrying alternative meat products, or even tofu, which is easy to find in other Balkan states like Macedonia and Serbia. That said, I did find tofu on the menu at the local Chinese place and even liked it -- apparently, absence does make the heart grow fonder! So, I'm still looking forward to a Chinese-style fresh trout bbq which was promised to me by a friend from Malaysia, but until then... Even without eating any actually barbequed food, it smelled good, and the atmosphere was BBQ-esque, and Sunday was a good day.
On the local cuisine front, Pristina's first Japanese restaurant is supposed to open this week. I'm intrigued, though a little skeptical. Sushi, this far inland, in a part of the world where milk, eggs, yogurt, and cheese are *all* left unrefrigerated, is slightly sketchy if you ask me! I imagine that it will be like ordering Japanese from the food court at a mall (or from that addictive Asian place at the McMaster student centre). And still, despite my high standards, it will be something new for a change. I'll let you know how it goes, but do wish me luck... a friend of mine got food poisoning last week from the Thai restaurant :)
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