Train Tarte Tales

In one of Colombia’s most notorious cities we meet one of the traditional market cooks preserving the city's Afro-Colombian culinary culture and serving food that’s shining a bright spot on a troubled city. Read tale: https://traintartetales.com/the-traditional-cooks-tale-colombia/

In this episode we get swept up in a swirl of colours and stories as we take a rickshaw ride around Bangladesh to find out about rickshaw art and why this uniquely Bangladeshi art form, and the lives of its artists, is in the midst of a dramatic transformation. Read tale: https://traintartetales.com/tales/rickshaw-artists-tale-bangladesh

In this episode we’re in Chennai, Southern India, where a chance encounter with a street dweller outside our hotel unravels the story of a European man who’s been homeless in India for over 50 years. Read tale: https://traintartetales.com/tales/lost-mans-tale-chennai-india

So-called German Bakeries are found all over towns popular with tourists in Nepal, having grown in favour alongside the rise of tourism in the country. The exact origins of these bakeries is a little hazy, but however the bun baking trend started, the idea has stuck and spread across Nepal. Pokhara is Nepal’s most expensive city, and home to many of these bakeries, but rising rents in the town make it a competitive landscape to trade in. Read tale: https://traintartetales.com/tales/baker-tale-pokhara-nepal

In this episode we’re in Varanasi, in Northern India, where we meet a third generation chai wallah and find out more about the story behind India’s favourite drink – chai. We uncover how and why it rose to become the drink of choice and learn how to make a proper cup of masala chai. Read tale: https://traintartetales.com/tales/chai-wallah-tale-varanasi-india