One of the best parts of traveling, is discovering new and exciting food. Of course, adventurous travelers will be on the lookout for the most exotic dishes they can find. Personally, I’m not that adventurous, and I stay away from any food that could be part of Fear Factor.
For our “foodie travel” theme day, I asked our team for the dish they would travel the world for. The kind of dish you are already craving when you get on the plane to return back home, or the dish that reminds you of your fantastic trip just by smelling it, or hearing its name.
Once we have whetted your appetite, why don’t you share your own “will travel for food” in the comment section – you know we love hearing from you!
Scott: My favorite is the Indonesian Rijsttafel. A table filled with up to 30 different Indonesian dishes. You don’t even need to fly to Indonesia to get one – the dish was invented by the Indonesian population in The Netherlands (Indonesia was once a Dutch colony). I’ll also admit that I once flew from Amsterdam to New York just to buy chocolate chip cookies, but I’ll save that one for “most insane trip day”.
Tom: Hot dogs!
Catherine: Curry: green, red, massamam, thai, indian
Grant: One of my big traditions is drinking espresso like crazy when I’m in France — if not for the espresso, proper, for the atmosphere.
Melanie: I’ll swim across the Atlantic and trek my way through Europe for pizza from a cafe in the Piazza Navona in Rome
Annie: Black pepper crab in Singapore is the best thing ever.
Katie: Icelandic hot dogs. Really good jamon from Spain. Pesto from Cinque Terre, Italy. Beer from Denver.