There's a famous saying that goes: "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." I have applied this to food and travel and it has been working for me magnificently.
I remember my friend Mike the first time we travelled out of the country. It was for a conference for Autodesk Resellers in Malaysia. One night, we were left on our own to explore as there was no group activity planned for that night. When dinner time came, we had a hard time deciding what to eat and since both of us were first-timers, Mike suggested we head out to McDonald's. Of course, it's the safest choice. But that time, I was already thinking, while we are here, why not experience Malaysian food? Luckily, I won the argument and we ended up ordering Malaysian Chicken Rice at one of the restaurants in the mall. And on our last night there, we went shopping in one of their night markets and had dinner out there in the streets with a smorgasbord of Malaysian dishes.
Ever since this first trip, I had never been afraid of trying "local food" in each of the places I visit. It has become a part of my adventure and also one of the things I look forward to when I travel. Here are just some of the food (there's more actually) that I have come to love after discovering them in my trips:
I remember my friend Mike the first time we travelled out of the country. It was for a conference for Autodesk Resellers in Malaysia. One night, we were left on our own to explore as there was no group activity planned for that night. When dinner time came, we had a hard time deciding what to eat and since both of us were first-timers, Mike suggested we head out to McDonald's. Of course, it's the safest choice. But that time, I was already thinking, while we are here, why not experience Malaysian food? Luckily, I won the argument and we ended up ordering Malaysian Chicken Rice at one of the restaurants in the mall. And on our last night there, we went shopping in one of their night markets and had dinner out there in the streets with a smorgasbord of Malaysian dishes.
Ever since this first trip, I had never been afraid of trying "local food" in each of the places I visit. It has become a part of my adventure and also one of the things I look forward to when I travel. Here are just some of the food (there's more actually) that I have come to love after discovering them in my trips:
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