Monday Memories – Reality Bytes When Digital Data Gets Scrambled

Monday Memories: Reality Bytes. When digital photography gets data scrambled. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

No, this isn’t a Photoshop job, this is part of a RAW image taken while on assignment in outback Australia. While developing the new Grantourismo website, I had to go back and work on every photo in its original digital RAW file. I discovered these images. This is what happens when digital data gets scrambled. … Read more

Cambodian Curry Paste Recipe for Kroeung Khmer Herb and Spice Paste

Cambodian Saramann Curry Paste (Kroeung). Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The Cambodian curry paste called kroeung, along with prahok (fermented fish paste), is one of the distinctive signature ingredients in the Khmer kitchen. Flavouring more than just curries, everything from soups to stir-fries, the characteristics of a good kroeung are a source of immense pride for a good Cambodian cook. With a base of lemongrass, … Read more

Monday Memories: a Return to Instagram and Food Photography

Monday Memories: a Return to Instagram and Food Photography. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

It was this photo (above) that resulted in me giving up posting to Instagram just over a year ago. It didn’t happen straight after I posted the image, but a couple of months later when Lara asked me for the high-res, DSLR version of the image for a magazine story. But there was no high-res … Read more

Geng Gari Gai Aromatic Chicken Curry Recipe from Southern Thailand

Geng Gari Gai (Aromatic Chicken Curry), by David Thompson. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

This old Southern Thailand geng gari gai aromatic chicken curry recipe “has a rich and delicious depth that only something rooted in the past can have,” according to chef David Thompson, formerly of Bangkok’s Nahm restaurant, who taught the Thai dish to participants at a culinary workshop held in Singapore as part of the Asia’s … Read more