Roads & Kingdoms
roadsandkingdoms.com · Group blog · on HN since 2013
Roads & Kingdoms is a travel and food publication with long-form reporting on culture, local industries, and cuisine around the world.
What HN saysOne commenter calls it arguably the best travel site on the web and wonders how it sustains itself; others link its articles on food and travel.
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- 1Everybody in Uganda Is Kung Fu Fighting3 people · 21 points · first shared 2015 · 4 comments on HN
- 2The Secret Life of Cheese2 people · 35 points · first shared 2015 · 4 comments on HN
- 3Turf War: Reviving the heritage of turf houses in Iceland2 people · 23 points · first shared 2015 · discussion on HN
- 4The Piha Stays in the Picture: Misplaced Birdsong in Film and Television2 people · 16 points · first shared 2015 · discussion on HN
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- 6Chongqing’s Number One Noodle Obsessive2 people · 2 points · first shared 2016 · discussion on HN
- 7Can Shaoxing’s “stinky” tofu survive China’s food-safety crackdown?2 people · 1 points · first shared 2019 · discussion on HN
- 8Why Japanese Whisky Is So Good and So Hard to Find1 people · 177 points · first shared 2018 · 226 comments on HN
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- 13Inside the World’s Largest Walnut Forest1 people · 92 points · first shared 2017 · 31 comments on HN
- 14Iranian Comfort Food1 people · 73 points · first shared 2015 · 16 comments on HN
- 15Japan’s 105-Hour Workweek1 people · 71 points · first shared 2015 · 46 comments on HN
What HN people wrote when they linked it
CaptainZapp · 2015-09-17
I can think of http://roadsandkingdoms.com/ , arguably the best travel site on the web.
I actually wonder how they sustain themselves.
nkurz · 2015-09-10
And you have to wonder what is going to be invented before then that will make us look at the homes we are living in right now and think, "How did I ever live in such a backwards, primitive building?
If you didn't see it, you might appreciate this article from a bit ago about preserving some of the last remaining turf farm houses in Iceland:
Until a century ago, and even into the 1940s, the nation’s
skyline was dominated by squat, clustered turf houses. Yet
despite turf’s vital role in Iceland’s history, you won’t
see much of it today. Over a few brief generations,
Icelanders have grown ashamed of and buried this
architectural tradition, which has taken on the connotation
of backwardness.
http://roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/turf-war/
(Separately, I'll mention that I really appreciate the level of effort you put into your comments here. They are great!)
mjn · 2015-08-11
Also recommended if you find the idea intriguing, a long-form narrative article on the subject from last year: http://roadsandkingdoms.com/2014/slow-boat-from-china/
teorema · 2021-06-23
You'd be wise to be careful with stinky tofu, at least in many places.
The safest methods simply marinate tofu in fermented amaranth; the tofu itself isn't aged. But there's many approaches to it with and without questionable safety practices. I'm not sure comparisons to blue cheese or koji-fermented products are appropriate.
https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2019/stinky-tofu-in-shaoxing/
ruricolist · 2016-09-29
It's more probable that the original was a goat:
"Upon killing a kid, a farmer simply takes its milk-filled stomach, ties it off in a tight knot or sews it shut, perhaps covers it in mesh to keep the flies off, then hangs it from the ceiling of a cool, dark room. He then waits for a few months until the natural rennet within curdles and hardens the milk into a thick, creamy cheese..."
http://roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/the-secret-life-of-cheese/