Soto Ayam in Yogyakarta – Indonesia’s Chicken Noodle Soup for the Soul

Street stall breakfast noodle soup (Soto Ayam), Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Soto ayam in Yogyakarta is an aromatic breakfast soup found right across Indonesia’s archipelago. Fondly called the country’s ‘chicken noodle soup for the soul’ and sold from charming food carts, Yogyakarta’s soto ayam has a light broth that’s clear and fragrant. I’d like to think that we went to Yogyakarta for Java‘s awe-inspiring archaeological sites, … Read more

My Year in the Kitchen: Favourite Dishes From Around the Globe

My Year in the Kitchen: Favourite Dishes From Around the Globe. Côte de Bœuf, Paris, France. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

One of the things we love most about holiday rentals over hotels is that we’re able to cook and eat ‘at home’. Because unless you’re Keith Floyd (one of my inspirations as a wannabe cook in my 20s), you can’t just rock up to a hotel kitchen and whip something up. You can, however, do … Read more