AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE SPICE AGE. I am on the hunt for new flavours, new foods + new stories. We connect through food, and there is always a story behind the food. Here are my stories on the hunt around the world to find the perfect flavours. RSS
Vienna - Sachertorte oh sachertorte, where have you been my entire life?
I had never heard of this cake before! How did this one slip by me? Torte, sure that means cake - from the appearance it just seems like your run of the mill Betty Crocker Chocolate cake, no? NO! This Austrian classic cake is a light fluffy chocolate cake made with apricot jam, covered with a dark chocolate coating. Apparently it has layers of apricot jam in it, but the layers are so thin that I thought the jam was actually baked into the cake. I am into this idea of a super thin cake filling, I feel like we...