dining Bahrainthismonth.com 46 November 2023 Golden Fork @lady_with_a_golden_fork When it comes to picking her favourite food, Golden Fork had a difficult decision to make as she is a fan of some of the most popular dishes in the world, such as sushi, medium-well beef steak, biryani and pizza. The love for exploring and trying new food is what set Golden Fork on the journey and after four years of posting food pictures on her personal page she discovered the blogger in herself. She has been a food blogger for three years now and has loved every single part of the journey. The most bizarre food that she has had is pizza with dates and shark fin soup. Hungry Fifi @hungry_fifi Fifi’s favourite food is anything with truffles. She has always had a natural interest in food and went from cooking to trying new restaurants every now and again. This sparked her excitement and led her to an internship at BBC Food after she had completed her university. She then launched her social media handles (Twitter was first) in 2011 and has never looked back since then. Instagram and Facebook followed and then her presence grew to having her own website www.hungryfifi.com in 2021. As for bizarre foods, she says: “I don’t think I’ve eaten anything that bizarre! But I do adore anything raw, including meat, eggs and fish. I guess some people might find that bizarre”. Farah Karim Qasim @thebahrainblog Farah’s personal favourite is always machboos and finds absolute bliss in anything rice as it’s her go to comfort food. The love for food and the fact that she likes connecting with people in an enthusiastic manner and sharing her experiences and inspiring people is what got her into being a food blogger. At the start of her blogging journey, she resorted to talking about her experiences of visits to restaurants which progressed and escalated to motivating her to start trying out new places and food. The main driving factor for Farah was the urge of connecting people to the exploring of new outlets in different locations. When it comes to trying bizarre foods, Farah has had quite the experience. “I remember having spaghetti made of chocolate,” she explains. “It sounded and looked bizarre but tasted good. Then I had this very unique experience of eating in the dark, where it was pitch black and I had sensory experience with food.” We asked the people of Bahrain about their go-to blogger when looking for a place to fulfil their cravings. Bahrain this Month caught up with the top 9 food bloggers as voted by the public and here is how it went. FOODIES TOP 9 Richard Martinez @richardmartinez.bh How do you think Richard Martinez fulfils his craving? With a bowl of ‘Pagkaing Pilipino’, which means Filipino Food! Since he was a kid, Richard had a natural love for food that drove him onto the path of becoming a food blogger. Richard started his blogging page (Bahrain Good Vibes) in October 2019 and struggled at the start with low engagement. He then set his vlogging career on hold and focused on his full-time job. In 2022, Richard made a return to his dream of being a vlogger and through joining communities and meeting the right people, his trademark “back-to-back-to-backto-my-vlog “was born. Since then he has always reminded himself to stay motivated and keep pushing to greater heights. When asked what the most bizarre food he ever tried was, Richard had one word to say: “BALUT”! Scan to watch the full video
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