Tag Archive: would you eat it?
Would You Eat It? Balut
Author: samanthaenroute September 17, 2014
There aren’t many foods I’m picky about, but I definitely wouldn’t eat this one. I can barely even think about it. I’ve seen it eaten by Andrew Zimmern and Karl Pilkington’s taxi driver, but that’s the closest I myself will get…
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Would You Eat It? Grilled Squid Dinner
Author: samanthaenroute September 10, 2014
I loooove seafood more than any other kind of meat and can eat an entire plate of it alone, which is just what I did when I ordered grilled squid in Santiago de Compostela. Mmmm! Would you eat it?
Would You Eat It? Custard pastry in Lisbon
Author: samanthaenroute August 27, 2014
Known as the “pastel de Belém”, this amazing custard tarte is the main attraction in this area of Lisbon. For 1 euro each, the line goes outside the door and people order it by the pack. It’s certainly a different…
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Would You Eat It? Pistachio Macaron in Paris
Author: samanthaenroute August 20, 2014
After taking in the Louvre and feeling like treating myself, I walked down Avenue des Champs-Elysees, arguably the main street in Paris that is full of shops and celebrities. I walked into a small shopping center, almost like a market,…
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Would You Eat It? Black Spaghetti in Porto, Portugal
Author: samanthaenroute August 13, 2014
Unfortunately I didn’t note the restaurant, but I had this amazing dish along side the Rio Duoro (Duoro River) in Porto, Portugal – it was the best meal I had in the city! Black spaghetti with prawns and grape tomatoes….
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Would You Eat It? Custard Apple
Author: samanthaenroute August 6, 2014
This guy goes by many names: custard apple, sitaphal, cherimoya, soursop or “What the heck is that?”. What the heck that is, is a fruit of the cherimoya family that’s big, green and lumpy. It looks like some kind of…
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Would You Eat It? Indian Crab Curry
Author: samanthaenroute July 30, 2014
Coming from an Indian family, some of the food we eat is strange to many people. However, I don’t care who you are – crab curry is the stuff of gods. I would probably request it as a last meal,…
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Would You Eat It? Porto’s Francesinha
Author: samanthaenroute July 23, 2014
Think of all your favorite foods – meat, eggs, cheese, and even beer – and then put it all in a sandwich: Ta da! You get the francesinha, a typical sandwich found traditionally in Porto, Portugal. I had the pleasure…
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