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The best travel locations for foodies around the world.
Nights Aflame
I grew up in a bustling household. My father’s roots are Chinese and my mother’s Vietnamese. They had 8 children; we were all born in Saigon in the midst of the Vietnam war, during a time of incredible scarcity. Luckily for us, our family was sponsored to Canada. Ingredients were more readily available here, so mom relished in the cooking she could do and we were truly spoiled with food. Mealtimes were always a great affair, the long dining table filled with dishes prepared by mom, sometimes it was Chinese cuisine, sometimes Vietnamese. But always, it was a chance for the family to gather to share their day and connect with one another.
By Linh Huynh5 years ago in Feast
Otai & Lu Pulu
Otai & Lu Pu “CKCH!””CHHHT!” One half of a sliced watermelon. Otai is a drink originating from western Polynesia. This refreshment is most affiliated as a Tongan cuisine. A chain of islands in the south pacific. Tonga is an archipelago made up of more than a hundred seventy islands. Population is approximately a hundred and four thousand, four hundred and ninety four, according to world bank. Location is southeast of Fiji. South east of Samoa. About one thousand two hundred and forty two miles north east of Auckland, New Zealand. Two thousand and thirty eight miles east of Brisbane, Australia. From its natural blowholes, land bridges, rock's, coconut trees, and caves. Tonga is one of thee first countries, if not, thee first country to see the sun up.
By The Novelist5 years ago in Feast
Sushi: The National Dish of Sami-land.... Top Story - July 2021.
It was the night of October 26, 2013, and I was crying incessantly on the phone to my mother. My Christmas break was just over a month away, and I was slated to return home to Jamaica for a month to await the new semester. The problem was, I did not want to go home—not because I don’t love my home country, but because there was someone in another country I couldn’t wait to meet. She was only three months old at the time and probably wouldn’t know who I was if she saw me, but that didn’t matter. She was my niece, and I was adamant that I had to meet her before her first birthday. Sami was born in Nagoya, Japan, in July 2013 and was my sister’s first child. My mom, sister and I lived in three different countries, so it was expected that we wouldn’t always share in big moments such as the birth of my niece. Despite this, I was eager to be there for my sister physically to share in her blessing, even if it meant visiting months later.
By Donziikinz5 years ago in Feast
Reflections from the diary of a hungry traveler
05.07.2015 ROME: This morning we woke late and went to hunt for some breakfast. Mattia really wanted me to try ‘bombolini’, the Italian equivalent of a custard doughnut. No opposition from me… I surrendered willingly to the steady step of a man who’s mind was stead-fast on pastry. Darting from alleyway to alleyway, we stopped at three bakeries before arriving at our place. A tiny, inconspicuous establishment that found itself nestled, as if by accident, between the garage doors of two apartments. There was barely room for us at the bar, I was bumper to bumper with weathered Italian men, finding respite in caffeine and gluten. We ordered two bombolini and two espresso’s. Thankfully, we didn’t have to wait long… there was an emptiness in me that was about blossom into the madness of hungry desire. Mattias and I were not polite in our devouring. Mama mia, that was something new. Sweet, fluffy pastry like air had been dunked in a sugary snow. At its core, a melting river of near-savoury custard lubricated the lining of our throats. We ordered two more for good measure and headed out hand in hand, ready to tackle Rome.
By Belle R Gurney5 years ago in Feast
The foods of St. Josep La Bouqeria in Barcelona, Spain
Calling all foodies! Welcome to La Bouqueria food market in Barcelona, Spain. Tucked behind the buildings of Barcelona's busy shopping street, Las Ramblas, you will find the most famous food market in the city, La Bouqueria. This market has been part of Barcelona for nearly 800 years and still continues to be the main hub for tourists and locals alike.
By Katlyn Campbell5 years ago in Feast
A Celebration of Life
The blast of air hits you in the face as the aroma of fragrant spices envelops your senses. Immediately it triggers the cascade of memories to flood your brain, and evoke a thousand different emotions all at once. You inadvertently close your eyes to intensify your olfactory senses with the fleeting hope of holding fast to the memories of your youth, but to no avail, as the evanescent experience fades away leaving an empty hunger in the pit of your stomach.
By Mir Shajee5 years ago in Feast
How Bali Taught Me to Love Tempe
Before I moved to Bali, I didn't really care for tempe (or tempeh, as it's spelled in the West). The few times I'd ordered it in vegetarian restaurants, it was cooked in a stew or grilled as a whole cake, and tasted soggy or bland. But that's not the best way to eat this unique fermented food made from soybeans. Indonesia is full of a range of delicious recipes made from tempe, and the people here have been cooking with it for hundreds of years. After all, they invented tempe.
By Liz Sinclair5 years ago in Feast
Balut anyone?
I have never been an adventerous eater. You would think that would be the end of my story but I slowly started to explore into the wonderful world of international cuisine. I joined the United States Army in October of 2009. I was excited because I was finally going to be able to travel since I had never left the states. I was very lucky and have gotten to visit some beautiful and unique places. In 2010, I deployed to Iraq. I was able to sit down with a very kind Iraqi family and try Masgouf. A dish that would have been the main course of this story, but I have an even better one.
By Stephanie Huber5 years ago in Feast
Destination: China.
When I arrived in China, I was in complete culture shock for nearly a month. One of the hardest tasks for me was reading the street signs and picking out certain foods from the restaurant menus. Most of the time if the plastic sheets had pictures, I would state, "I want-" in Mandarin Chinese and point to the item that I was interested in eating. As I got better at the language, I was able to go into a restaurant and cite off a list of memorized orders, hoping that I wasn't asking for something like spiced duck neck. That happened once on an adventurous point-to-the-menu moment, and it actually turned out to be really good! I found that when in doubt, vegetables were a safe bet.
By Hannah Marie. 5 years ago in Feast
No One Goes to Ireland For the Food
When I saw this challenge I was initially offended. I don’t have the money to travel all over, and I don’t have relatives who taught me amazing dishes from their home countries. Even if I did, I don’t cook, and I’ve only been out of the Americas twice, to the same place. That place being Ireland, the land of my father’s roots.
By Raistlin Allen5 years ago in Feast
Local Story
Thailand - Pork Broth & Chicken with Rice 06/2014 It was my first day in Thailand. I had arrived the night before. I was to spend two months there before I moved on to Canada. The first month was to study Muay Thai and the second was for exploration. In this second month, my girlfriend at the time would come and be with me. I had landed at Phuket airport, and after an arduous checkout procedure had finally gotten into a taxi. He helped me find a hotel, reasonably priced in a local part of town. I can't remember how I spent the first night. I think I may have gone to a bar to pick up a few beers and then maybe drank them in my room. That first day, the first place I went to eat was a local place. As soon as I arrived I was stared at. There were only Thai's there. I was in a very local part of town, and I was glad of it. Here, they served pork broth with crispy chicken on rice.
By Zirian Tahirli 5 years ago in Feast
