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For many tourists, trying the local cuisine is one of the most popular holiday activities.
But where is the best food in the world? Tourists have shared their opinions.
They took to Reddit to praise the meals they’ll never forget after user ‘Pale_Field4584’ asked: ‘What’s the best food experience you’ve had on your travels?’
For many travelers, it wasn’t an expensive Michelin-starred meal that stuck in their minds as their best food memory.
Scroll down to discover some of the most delicious flavours in the world…
Malaysia
A tourist experienced “love at first bite” at an Indian restaurant on the Malaysian island of Penang after trying dosa, a thin pancake, as pictured (file image)
Tourist ‘Du_alter_schwede’ says he visited a “rather ordinary-looking Indian restaurant” in Georgetown on the Malaysian island of Penang. He adds: “I hesitated for a moment looking at the menu written on the wall and the waiter came up to me and said: ‘Sit down. Have dosa.’ It was love at first bite.”
Dosa is a type of thin pancake served with chutney or other accompaniments.
Another poster says they can’t forget the taste of “Turkish durian-flavoured ice cream from a street vendor in Kuala Lumpur.”
Florida Keys, United States
For a tourist, the best gastronomic experience is one in which you participate in the preparation of the dishes.
They write: “We had spent the day fishing and snorkeling (in the Florida Keys). We returned to camp and cooked mahi mahi (fish) over the embers of the fire with coconut rice. We ate it with our fingers as the sun set.”
Germany
Sometimes the simplest dishes are the best. ‘Reading_username’ dreams of his first ‘bratwurst’ in a cheap bun with German mustard in Munich.
‘Tazdevil64’ says: ‘The Autogrills on the side of the motorways in Germany serve some of the best food I’ve ever tasted. Huge, roast turkeys and homemade minestrone with grated parmesan cheese. To die for!’
Italy
A simple margarita drizzled with olive oil served at a pizzeria in Pompeii, Italy, was the meal of choice for one tourist (file image)
From pasta to gelato, Italy tops the list of culinary destinations for many travelers.
‘Gardenclue’ says they had a ‘religious experience’ eating ‘caramelized onion focaccia from a street cart in Genoa.’
Another tourist says he has “never tasted a pizza like” the one enjoyed in a pizzeria outside Pompeii. He says: “A simple margherita, drizzled with olive oil, cooked in a wood-burning oven and devoured on the spot.”
Thailand
Some dishes eaten abroad seem almost impossible to recreate. ‘Witchyswitchstitch’ says: ‘My husband and I called it boat soup… it was a seafood noodle soup we bought from a boat/food stall at a floating market south of Bangkok. I have no idea what was in it. A decade later, I can’t even remember the specific ingredients. It was so delicious.’
The Seychelles
For some travelers, the flavor they remember most is the simple one.
‘Goddessllovebroccoli’ says: ‘My thing would be the pears we bought at a market in the Seychelles. We used to walk in the incredible heat to see even more incredible views from above. Sitting on top of the rocks, we would eat the juicy pears and get splashed with drops of seawater from the waves. Pure paradise.’
Finland
Sautéed reindeer with lingonberry sauce, seen above, is a popular Finnish dish and a traveler’s favorite (file image)
Reindeer isn’t a meat that many people have tried outside of certain regions, but it’s delicious according to ‘Gardener4525’, who comments on his favourite food memory: ‘Eating sautéed reindeer with mashed potatoes and lingonberry sauce on the side when I travelled around Finland. I love reindeer meat.’
Vietnam
A dream meal, albeit cheap, for a tourist was bun cha, as seen in the photo, a noodle dish from Hanoi, Vietnam (file image)
AdventureTimeMadness says one of their best cheap meals was: “Bun cha in Hanoi, Vietnam. Grilled chicken, vegetables, spicy and salty fish sauce, with street noodles.”
This noodle dish is believed to have originated in the Vietnamese capital, Ho Chi Minh City, and is served throughout the Southeast Asian nation.
