I don't know about you, but my childhood was littered the stories I read. Tales of cunning and adventure thrilled my tiny heart, and stories with romance and fun just fueled my ever more imaginative games. I wasn't allowed to watch much television, but one of the things we were allowed was the animated 'Around the World in 80 Days'.
A tale of wagers, spies, fast travel, and romance, the story captivated me, and I dreamt of travelling to France, Egpyt, India, and America, helping them on their quest around the world. And while I no longer believe that Phileas Fogg is truly a lion (what? it seemed reasonable to me!), I would still love to travel to those places. While chained to my post, however, I can but dream, and travel through the medium of food.
I'd like to suggest a challenge.
Every month for the duration of 15 months (there are 15 cities that they visited), we'll travel from city to city with Phileas Fogg and his friends, cooking a dish from the area they would've been in, all posting on the same day (or as close as possible to it).
This way, we'll follow his adventures, learn a bit about each country's culture and food, and get to make something fun and out of the ordinary.
It's just one meal, one blog post a month, who's in?
Sign up in the comments if you're keen, and I'll make a list of everyone who's participating!
The countries are as follows:
Around the world in 80 days
- London, England
- Paris, France
- Brindisi, Italy
- Suez, Egypt
- Bombay, India
- Allahabad, India
- Calcutta, India
- Singapore, Singapore
- Hong Kong, China
- Yokohama. Japan
- San Francisco, America
- Omaha, America
- New York, America
- Liverpool, England
- London, England
Who's with me?
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