The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2015

16 JULY-AUGUST 2015 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL SITE OF THE MONTH: Eat Your World–A Global Guide to Local Food S ummer is a great time to get out and experience local food and culture wherever you may be. Since 2011, husband-and-wife team Laura Siciliano-Rosen and Scott Rosen have sought to make that easier than ever with their blog “Eat Your World: A Global Guide to Local Food” (www.eatyourworld.com ). Featuring more than 130 cities with listings of the most important—and delicious—traditional foods to try, the blog aims to bring attention and access to native or traditional food and drink all over the world, creating an online compendium of regional cuisines in the process. “We believe that tasting the distinct foods and drinks of a destination is absolutely essential to experiencing it, as they illuminate that region’s unique culture, history, geography and lore,” say Siciliano-Rosen and Rosen. They tend to feature food items, rather than restaurants, letting travelers find their own variations on the items posted. The couple hope that, over time, the blog will serve as a form of “culinary preservation,” and are therefore interested in traditional recipes that are both in and out of favor today. The site is built on user submissions , and participation is highly encouraged. Just upload a picture of your food recommendation and send it in. Alternatively, you can jot down a “food memory” about dining experiences past for submission. Currently featured on the home page are: Po’ Boys from New Orleans, kulle from Delhi, roasted bone mar- row from London, poutine from Montreal, appeltaart from Amsterdam, boza from Istanbul and pølse from Copenha- gen, along with an extensive guide on what to eat when in Dakar. In addition to the wonderful city guides found on the site, “Eat Your World” has published 11 food and travel guides in ebook form for easy transport covering Istanbul, London, Amsterdam, Delhi, Oaxaca and Mexico City. Bon appetit! —Shannon Mizzi, Editorial Intern and how humanely,” Guterres told Time magazine on April 23. The rise of various radical groups contributes to the already-complex situ- ation. People-smuggling is a lucrative business, and there is concern that the trade is helping to finance terrorism in North Africa and offering terrorists a way into Europe. In May, the E.U. approved military force aimed at disabling the smuggling operations behind the migration surge. Meanwhile, disputes over national quotas for housing asylum seekers con- tinue, and it appears little is being done to address the underlying causes of the migration. Guterres says that Europe’s response is “lagging far behind.” —Brittany DeLong, Assistant Editor What’s Happening in Burundi? O n April 25, Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza declared that he would seek a third term in office, precipi- tating extensive protests that have contin- ued ever since, particularly in Bujumbura, the nation’s capital. More than 100,000 people have fled the country, mostly by boat, to Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The instability shows no signs of ending. Though Embassy Burundi was closed on May 15, and non-emergency person- nel and employees’ depen- dents evacuated, it quickly reopened, but continues to help U.S. and foreign citizens to leave on evacuation flights. The main fear is reignition of the eth- nic tensions that fueled Burundi’s 12-year civil war, which ended in 2005. That con- flict, much like in neighboring Rwanda, was between the country’s ethnic Hutus (80 percent of the population) and Tutsis (20 percent), and left approximately 300,000 dead. Members of the international com- munity, and African leaders in particular, urged postponement of the election. Originally scheduled for June 26, the presidential election is now slated for July 15. Parliamentary elections, originally set