Presented by
Cynthia Clampitt

Come enjoy a trip through Mongolia, from Lake Khuvsgul in the north to the Gobi in the south, and across the vast expanses of the central plains, where Ghengis Khan once marshaled his Golden Horde. So what does this have to do with food? More than you might imagine. From sampling fermented mares’ milk to considering the culinary impact of the Pax Mongolica, food adventures and food history are abundant in this remote land. This may be more travelogue than pure food history, but food will still be front and center, from tea with the reindeer people and camel milk vodka with desert nomads to restaurants in Ulaanbaatar and snack food at the Naadam Games—and you’ll take home an authentic Mongolian recipe (no weird ingredients needed). 

Cynthia Clampitt is a writer, photographer and food historian with forty years of international travel experience. She has visited thirty-five countries on six continents, with trips running the full gamut from high-end urban to tantalizingly exotic to rugged and remote.

Program hosted at Kendall College.