In the last decade, there is emerging another exciting reason to travel -- to discover and taste the food in cities throughout the world.
There are more than you'd think.
For me, few things evoke far-away places and exotic locales better than local produce. The bright colors, strange shapes and funky textures are like a physical manifestation of the many miles you've traveled from home. Plus, you can indulge in the native fruits and vegetables of your destination with minimal guilt -- good news for the health conscious traveler.
Exotic and McDonald's don't really belong in the same sentence, do they? Words more commonly associated with the burger giant tend to be "obesity" and "suburbia," unless, of course, you hit the road.
The workday is boring, but your lunch doesn't have to be. Rather than hit yet another deli or diner, take inspiration from the wide variety of options...
Are you an adventurous eater? Good. Up for trying some Thai or Cambodian specialties? Great. Now how about some fried water bug or rat? Hmmm, may need to rethink that spirit of adventure.
Just Eat It: Edible Delicacies If you are what you eat, then shouldn't you be gobbling something fierce? Like a scorpion, crocodile, or reindeer? ...
What we eat--our tastes--comprises a mere subset of all the things we might eat (and a particularly small subset, perhaps, for Anglo-Americans) in eve...
