Posts Tagged "food"

Croissants in Paris, pasta in Italy or chocolate in Belgium? A bit of everything, please! Being a foodie does not mean to devastate every fast-food that comes in your way, it means to have a real passion for food and drink, to appreciate the culinary technique and to find pleasure not in satisfying the hunger, but in sampling various local cuisines. Each country or region has its own distinct style of cooking based on geographic location, local ingredients, tradition and practices. Food is an important part of everyone’s culture and it has always gone hand in hand with travel. Therefore, I decided to put together a list of 5 food cities to choose from when planning your next culinary adventure in Europe. Bologna Home of ragu, mortadella and tortellini, the...

Speaking of travel trends, there’s a new tendency dominating the industry lately. After the global obsession regarding “off the beaten path” adventures, it looks like an increasingly number of travelers is interested in culinary destinations, or rather they are focusing more than ever on culinary experiences when they travel. Although Europe with its incredibly rich and fancy cuisines could easily be considered a heaven for culinary spotters, nothing arouses interest for this matter, these days, more than the Caribbean islands. With an abundant culture and a plethora of food festivals, Both Trinidad and Tobago are among the Caribbean’s most versatile culinary destinations, being selected to host many events of this kind, lately. Additionally, each...

Few things are as pleasant as a beautiful beach in the summer, and one of them is definitely ice cream. With such a variety of fruits on the market, why would you buy an ice cream from the corner, instead of spoiling yourself with a healthy, cool, fresh, light old-fashioned alternative? Making home-made ice cream it’s easier than you think and you don’t even need an ice cream maker for the perfect gelato! All you need is the basis, usually composed of milk, cream, sugar and sometimes eggs (yolks), it all depends on how creamy you’d like your ice cream to be. If you opt for a lighter/healthier treat, all of these can be easily replaced with yogurt and honey. Now, that you are only one step away of your favorite ice-cream, pick up a flavor, blend it with the...

With its lovely chaotic streets, surprising contrasts, impressive colonial buildings and colorful atmosphere, Mumbai, the gem of western India, is definitely something you should see with your own eyes. With all its slum flair, the poverty and the primitive, still fascinating laundry area, Mumbai is a charming contrasting city, a story and somehow a different world, picturing a smaller India. There are so many reasons making me visit Mumbai right away and not even one changing my mind about it, but considering that Europe is my priority now, let’s say I’ll just wait for the perfect moment to start packing and buy a ticket to Mumbai. Researching the web I came across the main reasons people travel to Mumbai. If you are interested, take a look! 1. Mumbai’s...

Don’t you just love breakfast when you’re abroad? Unfortunately, I can’t say about me that I’m a breakfast person, but when I’m traveling…when I’m traveling many things are different, I am different… in many ways, for example, I love breakfast! As I’ve said before, I’m a foodie and whatever I do I can’t stop it. Food has always played an important role over my journeys, flavoring my memories in such a pleasant way. The following are among my favorites. They might not be the best or the healthiest breakfasts in the world but I simply loved the way they have completed my lazy mornings when I was traveling. English breakfast Curiously, I’ve had my first full English breakfast in Spain. Did you know that Spain is full of places where you can...

I love Spain for many reasons but these are some of the most important. Actually, what’s not to love about this beautiful country? 1.I love Barcelona! Barcelona is like no other city, beautiful like an old song, disturbing like a secret lover, mighty like a piece of art and it will always have Las Ramblas. Regarding the last one, a Spanish writer said once that he wished it never ends, I wish the same thing. 2. I love Gaudi and his work: the unbelievable Sagrada Familia and the gingerbread Parc Guell. 3. I love the language which sounds like a romantic melody, and their funny expressions. Spanish is the second talked language on Earth after Chinese, has many dialects and it’s one of the most phonetic languages in the world. 4. I love the spirit. When...

Some people think that French cuisine is overrated but I believe this is like the story of Romeo and Juliette , maybe there are a lot of love stories more beautiful , more dramatically and unique but no other was told with so much passion than this Shakespeare romance. This is not a top or a simple article about world’s food, this is a subjective view over some important cuisines that I discovered and enjoyed during my travels. I consider that tasting a traditional food in a foreign country is one of the most pleasant ways to find out more about people who live in. You will experience the excitement of the unknown, you will learn so many new things, you will find out more about them and about you in the same time. There are countries around the world where...