Quite a few people have been wondering the same nations always win, whereas others never get very far in world cups, and I think I have found a scientifically sound answer to this question – but it is hardly surprising when I tell you it all comes down to money. The German Institute for Economic Research…
That Uruguayans like meat is well known, not just since this World Cup; lesser known is the fact that they have quite a sweet tooth, as the dessert ‘Chajá‘ demonstrates: invented in 1927 by an Uruguayan pastry chef, it consists of layers of sponge, meringue, whipped cream, apricots and – sometimes – dulce de leche,…
This dish is one of the most wellknown dishes of the Balkan region, whether it is called zeljanica, as in the former Yugoslav republic, or spanakopita in Greek: spinach, feta and cottage cheese are wrapped into thin layers of filo pastry, giving it both strong flavours and lovely crisp texture. What’s more to want from…
I thought I would have to admit defeat on that one – I have absolutely no idea about South Korea other than being able to find it on a map. Oh, and they hosted the World Cup twelve years ago, together with Japan, which meant all the matches were shown early in the morning. Fortunately I…
Now as you would expect from a Swiss recipe, although it is a quick and easy mid-week dinner solution, you still have to pay attention to detail. Note the title: strips of meat – the closest I could come up with for ‘Geschnetzeltes’ – Zurich style is NOT the same as Zurich-style strips of meat. The…
I really like simple food: a few ingredients, quickly mixed together without much fuss, to great effect. A lot of Japanese food, however, requires years to build up the necessary skills, and hours to find the exact ingredients. I have to admit I would not have the patience to attempt making sushi, and I bet it…
Côte d’Ivoire, a former French colony, is by far the biggest exporter of cocoa in the world. The cocoa plant comes originally from the tropical forests of South and Central America (Peru, Ecuador, Brazil etc), where it still forms an important part of the diet: a Columbian friend assures me that hot chocolate drinks are consumed with many meals,…
Only days after their king Juan Carlos announced he would step down, the Spanish football team, too, abdicated from their reign as world champions, and they did so without any style. Beaten successively and comprehensively, they were the first team to go out, thereby ruining whatever credibility I ever had for predicting the winner of this…
I know I should be making more of an effort here, but it is tough. England’s football nemesis is Germany, but the Germans and Dutch are far too busy trying to beat each other to care much about the rest of the world: there is a whole wikipedia entry dedicated to the rivalry between the…
Algeria should really be a contender for the World Cup, having produced some of the most successful players in recent years: Zinedine Zidane, Karim Benzema and Samir Nasri. Unfortunately, they all play or played for France, the country to which their parents escaped to from the poverty and violence of Algeria. One of the most…
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