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When you travel, I advocate that you explore different foods. Don’t opt for the safe route and cop-out on familiarity. Don’t stick to what you know. If you think about it, food is an expression of culture, space and time.

So when you are in a foreign place, it only makes sense to visit the sites, learn some of the local language to get by and be more personable, including treating your pallet to local cuisine in whatever proximity. Engage the chef, waiters or event cooks on the streets if you are having market/street food. Find out a little more, like what is it that you are having, how it’s made, what ingredients go into it, etc, etc.

This way, it is easy for you to identify what you like and dislike. Also you can go home with new ideas for your kitchen. A friend and I recently took a road trip (short left) and we made sure to explore when it came to our meals. For the most part we were happy with our choices, and were only let down by one establishment.

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