Tasty Destination - Food & Travel

Summer is just around the corner and that means so is grill season, the time when you relax outdoors with friends and family, all gathered around to watch—and sample—your magnificent grill feats.  But are your grill chops up to snuff?  With a foodie sweep taking the nation, BBQ starring in several TV shows and even high-end chefs getting into the BBQ craze, expectations are running pretty high.  Not to worry, we’ll show you how to BBQ like a Pitmaster Pro. Know Your Grill Every master needs to know his or her instrument, whether that be a surgeon and a scalpel, a mechanic with a torque wrench, or a master Flamenco guitarist.  For Pitmasters that means knowing your grill : knowing the hot spots, the cold spots, how much temperature is lost through to grill cover or hood—which can make a dramatic impact on foods that require a long time to cook, like pork tenderloins, turkeys or the smoking of briskets and ribs.  So many grilling instructions for meats and ot...

Kimbap   Some rights reserved  by  gamene If you find yourself lucky enough to travel to South Korea, the next challenge is to try as many of the dishes as possible. With limited time and only so much your stomach can handle, it can be difficult to pinpoint exactly which dishes to eat. It’s hard to narrow down the list to a few items, but the following are the top 10 Korean dishes that must be tried while in South Korea: 1. Kimchi When it comes to Korean cuisine, the first thing that comes to mind is kimchi. This fermented dish is made of napa cabbage, radish, and other vegetables, along with a variety of seasonings. A common sight at Korean tables, kimchi is both eaten on its own and combined with a variety of other dishes. 2. Ddeokbokki (Spicy Rice Cake)  This dish is most commonly seen in street vendors around South Korea, and is made from cooking rice cakes in a spicy sauce. A variety of other ingredients can also be added to this dish, ranging fr...

Pasta The belief that Paris is Europe’s undisputed gastronomy capital is outdated at best. In recent years, several other European cities have stepped into the limelight and won over the taste buds of tourists. Italy boasts several culinary contenders, including Sorrento, Siena, Rome, and Florence, the last of which has become a particular tourist favourite; Copenhagen, San Sebastian, and Barcelona also receive honourable mentions. But perhaps the most surprising city to claim a spot in the world culinary competition is London, a city that has suffered from a negative—if bland—culinary image for far too long. Over the past decade, London has been lauded by food critics and tourists alike for its gastronomic diversity and innovation. In fact, four London restaurants made the list of the Top 10 European Restaurants on TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards 2012, putting the rest of Europe to shame. What makes London an exciting culinary destination is that in recent years, the cit...

Whether you're heading to some sun-drenched shore, hitting the slopes at your favorite ski resort, or taking the Grand Tour of Europe during your hard-earned, weeks-long sabbatical, it's in your best interest to make sure that you do everything in your power to ensure that you remain healthy during and after your trip. After all, it's going to be awfully hard to muster up the energy to see the sights when you're suffering from heat exhaustion, withdrawal from prescription medication, or malaria, just for example. So before you hit the road for parts unknown, here are a few tips to help you stay healthy during your time as a tourist . 1. Immunizations. If you're traveling to a foreign country you'd better hope you left enough time for the many immunizations you might need. Your country of origin may not be subject to ailments like malaria, diphtheria, or hepatitis A, for example, but that doesn't mean you won't be exposed to such diseases should you tr...

You see the sights, you swim in the sea, you buy the souvenirs, but at the end of the day, there is one thing that every vacation revolves around one thing: food. One of the best things about travelling is exploring the world of different cuisine in each country that you visit. So naturally it becomes an essential part of your holiday plans. In order to help you out, here are some of the very best international destinations for food. Italy What is not to like about Italian cuisine? Most of us have eaten pizza, pasta, or even risotto, at least once in our lifetime, but no imitation can ever compare with the real thing. Italian food is just about the best that there is, so you really can’t go wrong. Yummy Gelato Don’t Miss: Finish of your meal with some Italian ice cream, or “gelato” as it is known to the locals. France As another country with the broadest of choices when it comes to food, French chefs are renowned worldwide. Rich in flavor and variety, French cuisi...

You can buy lamb online or in your local supermarket. Lamb is appreciated worldwide due to its tenderness and juiciness if cooked in the right way. It turns every meal into an extraordinary feast when it is on the table. Whether you are having it for a special occasion or you just want to give your usual meal a twist, you should look up lamb recipes. Lamb meat is a delicate dish so better handle it with care if you do not want to waste it on a failed attempt of cooking it. Here are some simple yet scrumptious recipes which you can do to with lamb. Lamb Curry Recipe Image Credits to JB Goes Cooking Ingredients: 2 cups cubed boneless lamb 1 chopped medium onion 1 minced clove garlic 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons all purpose flour ½ teaspoon ground cumin 2 teaspoons curry powder 2 cups chicken broth Procedure: 1. Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium fire. Add lamb and cook until sides are brown. Turn it occasi...

If you do nothing else Spanish during your holiday in Spain, please enjoy some authentic tapas! Tapas are one of the most traditional foods you can eat in Spain. They are thought to originate from a time long ago when bars had no cooling (or heating) and were full of flies! The barman would put a slice of ham, bread or cheese on top of your drink to stop the flies  from getting in! Tapa is the Spanish for lid and so tapas were born. Often the ham, cheese or bread would be salty, encouraging you to drink more of the bar’s  delicious sweet sherry! Eventually the tapas became almost as important as the drinks and so were developed as a cuisine in their own right. Today, every town in Andalucia has numerous tapas bars so you’re sure to find one local to where you are staying, or nearby your Malaga car hire collection point. Some are very basically furnished, others are more elaborate. Many have a counter inside where you can choose your selection of tapas; some send wait...

The human body was never meant to consume rice! You see, our genes have hardly changed in more than 30,000 years. However, our food choices and lifestyle have changed dramatically. The caveman would hardly recognize our food or way of life. Caveman food was never cooked as fire was not yet tamed. Thus, he ate only those foods that he can eat without treatment with or by fire. He ate fruits, vegetables, fish, eggs, nuts and meat. Yes, even meat. You can even eat meat raw if you were starving in the forest. You have the necessary enzymes to digest meat. However, rice - like wheat and corn - cannot be eaten raw. It must be cooked. Even if you were starving in the desert, you cannot eat rice in the raw form. This is because we do not have the system of enzymes to break rice down. We were never meant to eat rice. To make matters worse, we not only eat rice, but also make it the bulk of our food. In some parts of Asia, rice forms up to 85% of the plate. Even if we take rice, let...

  Enjoying local foods, while traveling abroad , is one of the best ways to experience a culture. Not only can tourists eat how the locals do, but mom-and-pop restaurants are a great way to meet authentic folk. However, eating overseas poses some serious health hazards. Here are some tips on eating healthy away from home. Drink Safe Water  Finding   a safe water source is one of the most challenging aspects of travel in developing countries. Common ways of treating water include iodine tablets and carbon filtration systems. Of course, boiling water is the oldest way of eliminating contaminants. If travelers are unsure of the water, they should use a carbon filter, as they are more

Are you a food traveler? Do you feature your food excursions on a blog or in a diary? If so, taking photos of your meals and sharing them with your blog readers, friends or family is a great way to show them the foods you have enjoyed during your travels. There are a few things to keep in mind when taking pictures of food. Done the wrong way, the dish can look unappetizing and misleading. Done the right way, the dish can look so good you can taste it! Listed below are a few tips for taking great photos of food: 1. Focus: It is very important to keep every part of the food in focus and to shoot your photo at close range. You want the dish to look as realistic as possible, so if any part of the meal is out of focus, adjust the lighting and camera range until you get a good shot. If you have a digital SLR camera, and you really want to impress; turn off the automatic exposure setting on your camera and use a faster shutter speed (1/60th or 1/200th) coupled with a larger aperture (f/2 or...

Obsess over the contents of every meal? Is the biggest stressor of your day the decision of where to get dinner? Do your friends roll their eyes at you when you talk about eating? If you answer these questions in the affirmative, then you likely consider yourself a foodie: a person driven by a passion for all things in the culinary arts. Foodies scour their local communities for edible gems found in restaurants and markets often located well off the well beaten path of popular food culture. Ardent foodies venture into the edible unknown, leaving behind “normal” food venues in search of more interesting and fulfilling eats. Most people don’t spend too much time thinking about where or what they’re going to eat. So as the “lone wolves” of dining, foodies often find themselves without friends to share in their culinary explorations. If you find yourself frequently eating at restaurants or sampling new market wares by yourself, I have a suggestion for you to reach out to