Cradle of K-tea
The year is 828. Kim Daeryeom, a royal envoy to the Tang Empire, comes back from China with tea seeds. By a decree of King Heugdeok of Silla, he plants them on the slopes of Hwagae Valley in Jiri Mountains. Nearly twelve centuries pass. Kasper, …
Sanya’s Farmers Market
Hainan is blessed with fertile soil bathed in tropical sunbeams and surrounded by generous waters that teem with life. I traveled all around the island, but no other place proved to give the justice to the diveristy of its produce as much as this one. …
Zhongshan Snack Street, Nanning
I love markets, especially outdoor ones, especially with seafood. So photogenic! This is Zhongshan Snack Street 中山路小吃街 in Nanning 南宁, the capital of Guangxi. See that white thingy with black spots? It is a rare and really mysterious food item. I’ve been unsuccessfully trying to …