Shame the Germans went out of Euro 2012 the other night. Clutching at straws from an English POV, we did better than they did against Italy, since we conceded no goals throughout the whole game and only went out on penalties. And Italy’s goals were both scored by honorary Englishman(!) Mario Balotelli (left). I love […]
They like a sausage, do the Germans Read More »
The Netherlands are not known for great food. I feel I speak from knowledge here, having lived and worked there for a year. The country is terrific, the people are great, but much of the best food in the Netherlands is borrowed from other people’s cuisines. The best restaurant meal I had was Rijstaffel (“rice
The best indigenous meal in the Netherlands. Mind you, there’s not much competition. Read More »
Tomorrow night (Sunday), Denmark’s footballers have the unenviable task of defeating an exciting German team in order to be certain of progressing to the quarter-final stage. The Danish eat the most pork per head in the world. Hence the deserved popularity of their excellent bacon. I was very tempted to go for bacon butties as
Of Danish bacon and salmon. But not together, obviously. Read More »
I don’t quite know why Spain were such hot favourites to beat Italy the other night. Sure, Italy have had some so-so results in the build-up to Euro 2012, but anyone who has followed football down the years knows that the Azzurri never really bother to turn up in matches unless its for real. So
An Italian meal with no pasta or pizza in sight. Read More »
Portugal – Piri Piri chicken The first day of my Euro 2012 food adventure features Portugal, who suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Germany tonight. We had a great holiday in Portugal in 2006. We got off to a sad start to the holiday, at least in football terms. We headed out to Portugal on
A Taste Of Portugal Read More »
My name is Tony, and I am a foodaholic. I love seeking out and cooking recipes and sampling new taste experiences. I also love football, which is where the idea for this blog first came about. Every two years around this time of year a major football tournament comes round, either the World Cup or
Who ate all the pies? Read More »