Delicious travel, or what is "culinary tourism"
As a child, I loved watching The Travellers Club. You probably know her, too. In particular, I liked the second part, where the presenter, being in any country, told not only about the local sights and peculiarities of culture, about the mentality of the inhabitants, but also necessarily tried the local cuisine, communicating with the best chefs, watching the process of creating a dish and along the way learning the secrets of its preparation, so carefully preserved by ancestors for hundreds of years.
Finally, as a rule, under the friendly laughter of the film crew and the residents themselves, the presenter, deliberately wrinkling, ate some giant snail or crispy mouse tails in his own juice, which had just been removed from the coals.
Later, I learned that travel, during which someone wants to get another national recipe in their culinary piggy bank and find out, so to speak, what all the salt and all the pepper is in, is called nothing but culinary tourism.
Cooking is an art, no less important than painting. After all, it is tasty to cook, properly serve, eat with the "those" mood, while feeling the uniqueness of each component - it is expensive. And not only in a figurative sense. And if you also create such a culinary masterpiece yourself, taking into account all the subtleties, knowing about the history of each ingredient, about their indisputable combination or, conversely, it immediately becomes clear that there is no price for such a gourmet!
The concept of culinary tourism is widespread all over the world and is gaining more and more popularity every year.
It was created not only for those who decided to add another star to their culinary epaulettes, but also for those who like to just eat delicious.
If, coming to any country, you accidentally see a person running towards a new restaurant, whose eyes are excitedly burning, and in his hand he clutches a huge volume of recipes collected from around the world, you know, this is HE - a culinary collector-tourist. Surely running to take another lesson from the best chef in the country. I advise you not to fall behind him, because you risk missing a lot. Let’s open the veil of a delicious world together and see what kind of country they eat with.
So, to the gentle melodies of Patricia Kaas' songs, we arrive in the land of love. France. If you did not taste the famous onion soup, fried chestnuts and truffles, did not taste exquisite drinks, did not visit the wine cellars of Chablis in Burgundy - consider that you came in vain.
Passionate, spicy. Spain It is worth visiting in October and participating in the collection of saffron in the province of La Mancha. You will learn how to properly collect, store and use it for food.
Arriving in Ireland, do not miss the famous oyster festival. Be sure to take part in eating these exotic delicacies. Even so, you can demonstrate your skill and skill by opening a shellfish knife with the tip so as not to damage its contents.
Going in GermanyDon’t forget to visit Munich for Oktoberfest. And, of course, do not give up Bavarian sausages.
Ask the gourmets what they associate with Switzerland, and be sure they will answer with one voice: “Chocolate and cheese.” Fondue, rocklet, alpine chocolate... Go, don't be lazy, to the cheese factory and the chocolate factory. I guarantee you enough impressions for the rest of your life!
If you are a lover of hot culinary extremes, then definitely taste it. Azerbaijani kitchen. But to do this, you need to have a truly iron-concrete stomach. The national dishes here are very spicy and fatty.
In the land of the rising sun, Japan You will be taught to cook using a special sushi technology and use chopsticks correctly. Just do not stick them in rice - this is considered bad form.
Many people believe that Argentina has the best meat in the world. So don't give up the world-famous Argentine barbecue and meat pies.
Each country has its own secrets of preparing a particular dish, a special serving, its own etiquette and its “kilograms of raisins”.
And you, having visited any country and learned some secrets and subtleties in creating a culinary miracle, can safely assume that the career of a culinary tourist has opened its hospitable doors before you.
Marina Guryanova
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