When traveling to any destination you must take into account various factors, among these the typical food of each country, region or city. Why is it important to know about the typical food as the destination to visit?, Then the answer is in you, to please your tastes to really enjoy the trip.
It is considered typical cuisine, for meals that are part of the idiosyncrasy of a country dishes that are on the daily tables of people of society, who represent worldwide and that are rooted in their customs and culture.
That is why when choosing a new destination to explore, a search for information is necessary to get related to gastronomy that you would be willing or not to try and thus live a deeper experience by knowing better a different culture. This is not a mandatory process, is part of your personality and traveling.
For not tourist travelers it means plunging into new tasting new adventures, knowledge and experience. It’s a way to get involved and adapt to the environment, whether be for a few days. But if you suffer from allergies or have some kind of disease, this extra information could avoid a hard time during your trip.
If you want to spend a few days in South America, specifically in Peru, you must know that its typical dishes include ceviche; which results from several raw fish dipped in lemon and chili. You can also enjoy the Pachamanca, from the Peruvian highlands, containing different meats, potatoes and herbs and is buried underground for hours.
But if your decision is to travel to Brazil, you can enjoy sea food, rice and beans, tropical fruits, roast beef and corn products that characterize the flavors of Brazil. Its principal dish is the feijoãda, a stew made of black beans cooked with meat and served with rice. It is customary to eat feijoãda on Wednesdays or Saturdays.
Going a little further south, you will encounter the Asado and Mate, typical of Argentina culture. Asado consist of grilling different cuts of meat, to enjoy with the family. On the other hand, Mate is prepared with fruit or leaves of yerba mate and has digestive properties, purification and body preservers infusion. If your desire is not strolling through these different Latin American flavors, enjoy a bit of European cuisine. Taste the exquisite paella in Spain, Crepes in France or in the case of Greece Gyros, similar to Arabic shawarma, among others.
This aspect can be an interesting way to choose your own destiny or some other rule. Enjoying the local cuisine it is part of the experience of traveling and according to your tastes, will be even more enjoyable. Dare, enjoy and new adventures!
Paella and Gyros are superb, I’ve tried both and yeah, they are amazing… I want to learn to cook them myself, so I don’t have to travel only to eat them hahaha
Food trips are amazing, only by tasting the culinary combinations of a country we are able to evoke its culture and traditions.