1986 and the highlight of my trip to Europe was a visit to Madame Tussauds in London and a visit to Tom Baker as the Doctor.
Tom Baker Waxwork – Madame Tussauds (London, England)
Category: Europe
Coins and Currency Club – Belarus
The featured country in this month’s Coin and Currency Subscription Box is Belarus. Belarus is officially called the Republic of Belarus. It is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Covering an area of 80,200 square miles and with a population of 9.2 million, Belarus is the 13th largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Minsk. Alex came close to guessing the country with the clues provided guessing Eastern Europe but could not remember the name Belarus.
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Taste Test – Cheese of the Month Club (July 2023)
Cheese of the Month Club for July has cheese from Italy, Cyprus and The Netherlands.
Provolone Picaante from Italy was much sharper than the supermarket product 9 out of 10
Leyden from The Netherlands is flavored with caraway and cumin seeds and has a spicy tang 8 out of 10
Halloumi from Cyprus was wonderful on the grill even better when some zaatar seasoning added 9 out of 10
Taste Test – Cheese of the Month Club (May 2023)
May’s Cheese of the Month Club shipment contained cheeses from Italy and Spain.
. San Simón da Costa from Spain is a smoked cow milk cheese. Rita likes smoked cheese 8 out of 10, I am not a fan 6 out of 10.
Fontina Val D’Aosta from Italy is an unpasteurized cow milk cheese with a slightly elastic texture. Rita and Joe 8 out of 10.
The Drunken Goat is a goat milk cheese from Spain. The cheese is bathed in Doble Pasta wine which does impart its flavor into the cheese. Joe and Rita 9 out of 10.
Taste Test – Surimi
Angulas are one of the supreme seafood delicacies of Spain. These mild, tender baby eels are carefully prepared in olive oil with a touch of red pepper. This product from Iberia is an imitation made from a white fish and flavored with eel. The authentic product is quite expensive even in Spain. We purchased this product hoping they would be OK. They were quite inexpensive from Amazon.
The taste was acceptable but nothing special with a fishy taste
5 out of 10
