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The best travel locations for foodies around the world.

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
South Pacific Flavor
Bare, slipper, and boot-covered feet crackled upon fallen branches while mud-stained, razor-sharp machetes cut down overgrowth, forging a path through the sprawling ma’omaga (plantation) until it was clear to the la’au niu (coconut trees). Makeshift stakes were planted and most of us sat down, bronzed and sweaty under the south pacific sun while the two lightest of our group lithely scaled the tall trees. One by one they cut down the coconuts, falling like tropic hail strong enough to probably kill someone who was directly underneath. Several coconut husks were then speared and opened on the stake before the tips of the outer layers were cut revealing a small hole. The coconut water was heavenly, and nothing tasted more perfect in that moment, on that day, enjoying a brief respite before the long march back to school.
By Fili5 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
The Red Chapulín. Second Place in SFS 4: Golden Summer Challenge.
A chapulín lit on the stone wall at the overlook outside the church on Cerro de San Miguel. Down in the valley, there are marketplace stalls that sell those meaty red locusts roasted and seasoned with lime and salt and wrapped in tortillas and to me they taste like tiny land-lobsters.
By Tony Marsh5 years ago in Feast
Cachapas in Caracas
The first bite of the “cachapa” was a time machine that instantly transported me back to Venezuela. Back to the warm, balmy air. Back to the palm trees and open roads. Back to the beaches, the sun, the white sand. Back to fresh squeezed pineapple juice, full of sweetness and yellow pulp. Back to the salty, creamy, piping hot mixture that had conquered my taste buds then, and were planning a re-enactment in my mouth today.
By Bella Blue5 years ago in Feast
Around the World in 30 Days
Three weeks ago I was stranded near O’Hare in Chicago, Illinois and the only restaurant within walking distance to my hotel was a Vietnamese restaurant. I had never had Vietnamese food before, but I figured that it was better than having to take an Uber or bus out to find something else. So I ate there.
By Nicole Westerhouse5 years ago in Feast
You Are What You Eat
Of all of the abundant pleasures that this world has to offer, is there really anything better than food? I would gladly hear the arguments for all of the cases, but I could hardly proclaim myself a fair and impartial judge on the matter, at least not with a straight face. Inwardly, I would probably be dreaming of the chuck roasts my mom would make for our birthday supper requests, or the cheerful bacon and egg breakfasts my grandparents would lay on the sun-drenched table after I spent the night. The smell of food is the simplest key into the gateway of memory, each fragrant spice recalling holidays long gone, each waft of roasting meats evoking fires on summer nights beneath the stars. The simple act of breaking bread, of cooking and sharing with those you cherish, is one of the oldest and most beautiful traditions that we, as humans, have upheld and perfected.
By Christopher Abel5 years ago in Feast