Caldo de peixe, the Angolan cure for hangovers

We already gave you some tips and tricks to get rid of your hangover. But every country has its own traditional dishes to make the process go faster. We like to give you a taste of the international anti-hangover cuisine. In this episode we have a recipe from the African continent again. From Angola to be precise and it’s…

Drunken Eagle, an Albanian bacchanalia

One of the first things you are told as a new student at the American University in Blagoevgrad is that THE party of the year is Drunken Eagle. This is when all Albanian students chip in to cause brain damage to the entire student body. Usually Drunken Eagle is  celebrated around the 28th and 29th…

Australian man kills his friend over a few beers

Ever heard someone say ‘touch my beer and I’ll kill you’. Usually this is just a matter of expression, but not for Gary Stewart Miles, a 40-year old man from the Australia. Today he was accused of killing his friend Paul John Stamp (47) because he drunk his last 4 beers. He then moved the…

Tilburg next Dutch city to embrace ‘drunk voting’

In many countries no alcohol is served on voting days. To let the people come to a measured decision, or just show up at all. Well in the Netherlands the opposite is happening. For the next municipal elections in March 2014 Tilburg, the sixth biggest city of Holland, opens a special voting booths at midnight…

Bulgarian breakfast in Holland

Our tip for the weekend… Today we had a good cup (we ran out of soup bowls) Bulgarian tripe soup. Or shkembe chobra as they call it. This simple soup with the main ingredients tripe, garlic and chili pepper is a great cure for hangovers. I appologyze for the bad quality of the pictures, but…