The Travel Adventures of an Ex-Culinary Major

When people think of British food they think of bland scones, bangers and mash, meat pies, and tea. But to my surprise there is also a robust Asian food scene. There is absolutely no way to document all the different kinds of restaurants I could have gone to in just one week. But my top two restaurants on my trip to London were called Thai Square and Yuu.  Now I absolutely love Thai food and I get it whenever I can. Before our visit to the Victoria and Albert Museum we were able to pick our own stop for lunch. And low and behold was a Thai restaurant called Thai Square on the corner. I ordered my usual, a Thai iced tea, duck curry, and rice. I know what your thinking. “Why would you order the same thing you always order? Don’t you want to try something new?” Well first off, every restaurant makes their curry different so I was trying something new-ish. And second, it’s my favorite so get off my case. The Thai iced tea was pretty average but there is just something about Roo...

Family history is a big deal in most cultures. Societally it determines what version of history we learn in schools and from our communities. In the United States, unless you live in a minority neighborhood, we do not learn about Hispanic, Islamic, African, or Asian/Pacific cultures. But this is very different in London. Over all the UK seems to have more readily available information about different cultures and ethnic group as the UK is surrounded closely by all different countries. This diversity is easily visible in their museums, specifically the Victoria Albert Art museum.  As an American it is expected that my genetic and ethnic backgrounds are a mixed-up melting pot of different regions of the globe. But in most cases people will assume you’re from specific regions based on your skin. If you are African-American you are either from an African country or Caribbean Island. If you are white people assume you’re European. And it is uncommon for the average white Amer...