Travelling for Food
Whether you’re eating fresh tamales in a banana leaf in the Yucatan or trying crickets in Vietnam food is always about more than simply eating.
Food is about communication, history, stories, authenticity and culture. Food triggers memories both good and bad. Food is more than just what you eat every day. This site is dedicated to exploring food in all its various guises – you won’t find stacks of recipes here but what you will find will encourage you to explore the world of food, travel for it, taste it, and learn about it.
Authenticity in food is elusive, but it is something people are always looking for when they travel and food is a place where people search for it.
Come along with me on a culinary journey to learn more about local cuisines around the world, discover the vast history of food, and understand herbs, spices and where they come from. Here you will find insights into local culinary customs and food history, you can explore food culture and then journey out to taste the world’s kitchens.
Food Culture what is it?
Food Culture can be defined as the attitudes, beliefs and practices that surround the production and consumption of food. Food Culture incorporates our ethnicity, and cultural heritage and provides a mechanism of communication with others both externally and within our families and communities.
Food tourism what is it?
Food tourism may sound like some kind of new trend but culinary experiences, culinary tourism, gastronomy tourism, travelling for food and travel for food have all been around for a very long time – we just didn’t call it that. Foodie is a term that has been mocked as pretentious or affected and folks who call themselves foodies have been made the butt of many a joke.
Travel for food and drink
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The Best Traditional Portuguese Food: What to feast on in Portugal
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Greek Food Guide: 49 Traditional Dishes to Look For in Greece
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The fascinating history of Macarons and where to buy them in Paris
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33 of the best Dumplings of the World
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Cooking Class in Tuscany with a private Chef
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23 types of flatbread to try when travelling
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39 of the Best Sandwiches in the world
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The best sausages around the world
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A locals guide to the best restaurants in Brussels
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10 Fabulous Cooking classes around the world
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26 Delectable hand pies from around the world
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Traditional food of Iceland: 36 dishes to try
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34 Tantalizing German foods: what to eat in Germany
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45 Great British Desserts
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11 of my favourite Irish Cookbooks
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11 Quirky Afternoon Teas In London
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59 Traditional British Foods – from the sublime to the WTF
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Bosnian Food – 33 delicious dishes you must try
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Weird American food – 32 dishes to try
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World of Drinks – the weird and wonderful
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Jewish food traditions an essential guide
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23 of the best Mexican Street Foods
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A Guide to Mexicos Best Drinks
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How to spend one glorious day in Barcelona
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Lebanese Food – 38 traditional Lebanese dishes
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18 traditional Dutch foods to eat in the Netherlands
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25 Traditional Welsh food dishes
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Cancale the charming oyster capital of France
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Indigenous foods around the world
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Scottish foods – food and drink in Scotland
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42 best breakfasts in the world
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What to eat in Rome and 27 places to find it
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The Origins of Barbecue
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38 of the best noodle dishes around the world
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Guide to the best of West African Food
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