Bangladesh
According to the United Nations, there are 195 recognized countries in the world. As fascinating as each of them are, getting to visit and know all of them would take more money and time than most of us can afford. In 2020, Redditor Johnny_Banana18 came up with a clever idea to explore as many nations as possible. Having his vacations canceled due to the global pandemic, he set out to read a book about each country and cook a meal based on their cuisine. Even since travel restrictions have lifted, he’s kept at it. So far, he’s “visited” 25 countries through food and literature.
The Redditor tackles one country at a time in alphabetical order. “When I do these country dinners,” he writes, “I like to make a variety of things including common meals, holiday meals, and cuisine of ethnic or religious minorities.” Close to completing 15% of his list, he has almost crossed out all the nations whose names start with a B.
Though he has been vigilant, Johnny_Banana18 admits that the more obscure the country, the harder it can be to complete his mission. Living in the Denver area, he has access to specialized supermarkets, and can take suggestions from locals whose native countries he’s looking to emulate through food. But sometimes, like when he covered Bahrain, he was limited in his access to books and struggled to find suggestions by born-and-raised nationals from that country. Fortunately, when he succeeds, things can get really exciting. He reported that the views on his Brunei post were higher than that nation’s population of 452,524.
Johnny_Banana18’s reveals recently got more alluring, as he has made the effort to get the respective flag of each country for his images. His latest adventures have taken him around the world, from Brazil’s Pao de queijo—a cheesy bun—to Bhutan’s Jasha Maroo–a chicken curry. Up next in his list is Bulgaria, and one can only imagine the tasty adventures he’s yet to go on.
Take a look at his latest cuisine adventures below and stay up to date with him on Instagram and Reddit.
Reddit user Johnny_Banana18 came up with a clever idea to explore as many nations as possible.
Barbados
Having his vacations canceled due to the global pandemic back in 2020, he set out to read a book about each country and cook a meal based on their cuisine.
Belarus
So far, he’s “visited” 25 countries through food and literature.
Belgium
Close to completing 15% of his list, he is almost done with all the nations whose names starts with a B.
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
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