Taste Travel: Samosas

The Dish I have decided that the best part of a samosa is not what’s inside, but rather what holds together this flavorhouse curry explosion: the flaky, buttery, crunchy crust. Without this etherial wrapping paper, these bite-size (often fist-sized) delicacies would be nothing more than deficient dumplings. Instead, eating a samosa is like an edible...

Taste Travel: Nasi Lemak

The Dish When I first locked eyes with the beady orbs of ikan bilis, they were staring up at me from inside the great plastic unknown of my inflight food tray. Cruising 42,000 feet above the Tasman Sea, I was excited by the prospect of any plane food that didn’t contain the Budget Airline Signature...