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simply what and where to eat for the gourmet and the gourmet traveller Gourmet foods from around the world, specialist shops, online suppliers; gourmet restaurants, gourmet travel and gourmet places to stay. Champagne - wine - chocolates ......................the world is your lobster.......    What to eat and where to eat it - for the gourmet traveller Afghanistan Seasoned rice with mutton and, almonds, grated carrots and raisins and to drink green tea scented with cardamom. Albania Rich beef stew or roast beef with sour cream and drink the excellent read wine or raki, a clear brandy distilled from grapes taken as an aperitif Algeria Chick pea fritters, couscous in both savoury and sweet dishes, and lamb tajine spiced with cinnamon and drink rejuvenating fresh mint tea or robust Turkish coffee. Andorra Bacon, potatoes and cabbage or escudella, a stew of chicken, sausage and meatballs and to drink mulled red wine to which lemon, apple, cinnamon, raisins and cognac added. Anguilla Local crayfish or lobster with Guinness or rum. Antarctica An Antarctic barbecue and bourbon Antigua A dessert made with cornmeal, coconut, spices and brown sugar called duckanoo or black pineapple and drink the islands locally brewed rum. Argentina Empanadas which our turnover is stuffed with savoury fillings and sweet pastries called facturas and to drink mate, milk blended fruit cocktails and lager. Armenia Lamb or pork, skewered and barbecued and lavash, the wafer thin bread that accompanies every meal. To drink, strong and gritty coffee, vodka or Armenian cognac, a national speciality. Aruba Cornmeal johnny cakes and Yambo which is green soup of okra, salt pork, onions, celery and sometimes fish. To drink, Saba Spice, a rum-based liqueur or Amstel beer. Australia Kangaroo or emu. Also the fresh seafood and drink ice-cold beer, Australia's superb wines and in particular Shiraz and Chardonnay. Austria Wiener schnitzel with dumplings followed by chocolate pudding with whipped cream and chocolate sauce. To drink, Sturm which is new wine, in autumn, and gluhwein, the famous hot, spicy mulled wine. Azerbaijan Lamb kebabs or a cold soup made with sour milk, potato, onion and cucumber with a traditional cup of tea at one of the famous teahouses. Bahamas Conch -- molluscs served pounded, mince and frittered, marinated and grill or even raw as a ceviche or, for something sweet, try duff which is a fruit filled jelly pudding served with a sauce made of sugar, egg, butter and rum and to drink, kalik -- a light, sweet, lager style beer or Bacardi rum. Bahrain Rice served with meat or fish, spit roasted Lamb or chicken wrapped in pita bread or sambousak which is cheese or meat filled filo pastry. To drink cardamom infused Arabic style coffee. Bangladesh Yellow lentils, (dal), and rice; fish or meat with vegetables cooked in a spiced sea, mustard oil sauce; crispy morsels of vegetables dipped in spicy chick pea batter. To drink yoghurt, chilled spicy yoghurt drink flavoured with chilli, meant, coriander and cumin. Barbados Cou-cou, a creamy cornmeal and okra mash, often served with salt fish or souse -- a dish made out of pickled pig's head and early, spices and a few vegetables, commonly served with a pig blood sausage. To drink, Mount Gay rum or Banks, which is a good locally brewed beer. Belarus Mushrooms, try the mushroom and barley soup and pork cutlet smothered with mushroom sauce. To drink kvas made of not, flower, sugar, mint and fruit. Belgium Moules, grey North Sea shrimps or a chicken or fish stew. Belgium hands and almost limitless supply of interesting beers. Belize Rice and beans or beans and rice! Wash that down with Belize's famous Belikin beer. Bermuda The fish chowder commonly made with rockfish or snapper and flavoured with a local black rum and sherry peppers sauce or a traditional Sunday codfish breakfast which comprises codfish, eggs, boiled Irish potatoes, bananas and avocado, with a sauce of onions and tomatoes. To drink - rum, what else! Bhutan Tibetan style dumplings, yak meat, and chillies and cheese! To drink Bhutan Rum. Bolivia Saltena, a pastie filled with meat and vegetables and catfish the lowlands' delicious freshwater fish Bosnia and Hercegovina Cheese pie or apple cake topped with walnuts and cream. To drink plum or grape brandy. Botswana Mabele, sorghum or bogobe which is porridge made from sorghum. To drink, bojalwa, they sprouted sorghum beer. Brazil Pork stew served with rice and a bowl of beans or peeled brown beans, mashed in salt and onions, and then fried -- inside he is dried shrimp, pepper and tomato sauce. To drink café zinho, costly served as an espresso sized shot with plenty of sugar and sucos, juice made from the incredible variety of Brazilian fruits. Bulgaria Baked egg plant with garlic and walnuts. To drink, a glass of red wine. Burkina Faso Grilled guinea fowl or rice with sauce and to drink, Brakina the local lager. Burundi Busoma, a serial made from corn, soybeans and sorghum. To drink, impeke, a beer brewed from sorghum. Cambodia Sticky banana, a baked banana wrapped in rice, inside a banana leaf; eight coconut fish curry, served in a coconut; fried spiders which apparently taste like chicken! To drink, soda and fresh lime also Angkor beer, the award winning a local beer. Cameroon Delicious sauces accompanied by rice or with pate or fufu, both take mashed potato like staples made from corn, manioc, plantains or bananas. To drink, tea is served with loads of sugar or white mimbo, the local brew! Canada Oka cheese from Quebec or maple syrup, test served on pancakes with ice cream. To drink, rye whisky or a cherry cider. Cape Verde Cachupa is the national Danish and he is a tasty stew of several kinds of beans plus corn and various kinds of meat, often sausage or bacon or fish. Or try a tasty pastry with the devil inside, a mix of fresh tuna, onions and tomatoes, wrapped in a pastry blended from boiled potatoes and corn flour, deep fried and served hot. To drink, grog, and the local sugarcane spirit or ponch which is rum, lemonade and honey. Cayman Islands Fish, the local specials are fabulous and a cold beer or gin and tonic. Central African Republic Rice, a fermented cassava and bananas with a jug of homebrewed palm or banana wine. Chile Fried Pasties with ground beef and spices with a Mistral beer or try a foamy pisco sour, brandy with lemon juice, powdered sugar and egg white. China Peking duck in Beijing and any think with four legs in Guangzhou and to drink, it has is to be tea. Colombia Soup made with chicken and potato or, for the more adventurous hormiga culona, a dish consisting largely of fried ants! To drink tinto -- a small cup of black coffee. Congo -- Democratic Republic of Barbecued goat and manioc and fish stewed in manioc leaves washed down with beer. Congo -- Republic of Maboke, a river fish cooked with chilli and wrapped in manioc leaves and to drink, a bottle of crocodile beer. Cook Islands Ika mata, raw fish in coconut sauce or a stuffed breadfruit and to drink, Bush beer. Costa Rica La olla, a stew of potatoes, beef, onions, maize, beans and tomatoes and to drink, coffee of course! Croatia Grilled spiced meatballs or beef stuffed and roasted in wine and spices washed down with plum brandy or local wines Cuba Something home-cooked, especially an ajiaco stew which features potatoes, meet, plantains, corn and beer. To drink a mint tea sweet rum, mojito Cyprus Kleftiko, other than baked lamb or mezedes, dips, salads and other appetisers. To drink raki or zivania, the local firewater made from distilling the leftovers of grape crushings. Czech Republic Cauliflower fried in breadcrumbs, served with boiled potatoes and tartar sauce or beef in cream sauce with dumplings and lemon or cranberries and to drink, the original version of Budweiser, Budvar Denmark The famous Danish open sandwiches or Danish meatballs of pork mince, served with potatoes and gravy and of course Danish pastries. To drink, and beer or schnapps. Djibouti Liver for breakfast and stuffed kid for lunch! To drink, the fizzy and slightly salty local bottled water or tea. Dominica Callaloo soup, a creamy soup made with dasheen leaves and mountains of delicious fruit and to drink they were fruit punch made with fresh fruit and rum or the locally brewed beer. Dominican Republic A soup made with manioc, plantains and seven types of meat. To drink, rum or Presidente, the local beer. East Timor Fresh seafood, the crystal clear seas are teeming with gourmet goodies which find their way onto restaurant tables cooked in various tempting into these are young, Chinese and Portuguese styles. Drink the rich Arabica coffee. Ecuador Ceviche, which is uncooked seafood marinated in lemon and served with popcorn and onions. To drink, cervezas, the local beer. Egypt Try salty fava-bean paste and falafel and for dessert try besboussa, a sweet sticky pastry. To drink, fresh fruit juice, like mango, strawberry and lemon. El Salvador cornmeal dough stuffed with farmers cheese, refried beans or fried pork fat or French breads sliced open and stuffed with chicken, salsa, salad and pickled vegetables. Drink a refreshing blended fruit and milk or Torito, vodka like spirit made from cane sugar. Estonia Smoked fish, blood sausage, blood bread and pools of blood rolled in flour and eggs with pig fat. To drink saku, the local beer. Fiji Try cassava and roots and seafood in lolo, coconut cream. To drink, kava, a ritualistic drink prepared from the aromatic roots of the Pacific pepper shrub. Finland Snow grouse, reindeer stew or glow fired salmon and to drink, various concoctions mostly comprising of vodka! France Whatever is on the menu it will invariably be delicious, and to drink, take your pick from the fine selection of wines. Gambia Peanut stew with rice or rice baked in a thick sauce or fish and vegetables and to drink, the local beer, JulBrew Germany Wurst, sausage with mustard, sauerkraut and potato salad. Germany has 80% of Europe's breweries, the choice is yours! Greece spinach pie, moussaka or, for something sweet, baklava, layers of filo pastry filled with honey and nuts and to drink, drink coffee the national drink and as an aperitif, 0uzo. Greenland Fresh salmon and the local home brew beer, imiaq Grenada Pigeon peas and rice or curried conch. To drink, non alcoholic fruit juice, rum sprinkle with nutmeg or the locally brewed beer Carib. Guatemala Tortilla, a thin round patty of corn dough cooked on a griddle, black beans and tapado, a Corinthian casserole of seafood, plantains, coconut milk and vegetables. To drink, coffee, hot chocolate, the fresh fruit and vegetable juices. Guyana Pepperpot, a spicy stew cooked in bitter cassava juice. You might try souse, jellied cow's head or try an East Indian curry. To drink beer, local rum or delicious fruit punches. Hong Kong Breakfast rice porridge, steamed pork buns, pan-fried lemon chicken or she gang -- snake soup! To drink chilled costly, green tea, Tsingtao, popular Chinese brand of beer or Mao tai -- Chinese wine. Hungary Cabbage leaves rolled and stuffed with meat and rice and delicious custard like desert. To drink, whining and brandy made from stone fruits such as pair, apricots or plum. Iceland Haddock which is cleaned and dried in the open air until dehydrated and brittle. For something sweet try Icelandic pancakes and to drink, coffee, Icelandic beer or the traditional Icelandic brew which is made from schnapps. India Tandoori chicken, dhal, dosas, samosas and curries. To drink try lassi, a sweet or savoury yogurt drink or toddy which is fermented palm sap. Indonesia Nasi goreng, fried rice, the country's most common Danish, and skewered meets with a spicy peanut sauce --sate. To drink, coffee, black tea or beer. Iran Abgusht, a delicious meat soup stew and tea or dugh, a cold drink made from yogurt or a sour milk and sparkling or still water. Ireland The soda bread, a fry up, smoked salmon and Kimberly biscuits and to drink, of course it must be Guinness. Israel Malawach, a buttery pastry and served with fillings or spicy tomato salsa and to drink, sahlab, a milky, spicy drink originally from Egypt. Italy Cornmeal, salted cod risotto Nero -- flavoured with squid ink, pastry filled with ricotta and panettone -- a fruit bread eaten at Christmas. Drink, espresso or Chianti, Marsala or grappa. Jamaica Jerk, he meat smothered in tongue searing marinade, and barbecued slowly in an outdoor pit over a fire of pimento wood. To drink the famous Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee or try the sky juice, a cool drink made from shaved ice flavoured with syrup. Japan It must be fresh raw fish and sake. Jordan Mensaf, the Bedouin speciality -- a whole lamb, hit included, on rice and pine nuts and to drink, tea. Kazakhstan Gazy, smoked horsemeat sausage sometimes served sliced with cold noodles, and to drink, shubat -- fermented camel's milk Kenya Roasted meat, usually goat and Tusker -- the elephant beer. Laos Noodle soup pan and spicy papaya salad and to drink coffee, beer or a clear rise alcohol. Latvia Meat pasties baked in the oven and to drink, the infamous Balzams -- a jet black 45% proof drink best served with copy or mixed with equal parts of vodka. Lesotho Fried meatball or small doughnuts dripping in honey with the locally made sorghum beer or maize beer. Libya Couscous with lamb, beans and tomato, peppers and zucchinis stuffed with spiced, minced lamb. Or so spiced fish soup and tried the sweet local dates. With that drink is sweet mint tea or the local mineral water. Lithuania The thick potato dough, filled with cheese, meat or mushrooms topped with a sauce made from onions, but, sour cream and bacon. Also try the smoked pig's ear. To drink, the local beer or a honey liqueur. Macau Portuguese inspired casserole of pork and clans or African chicken, chicken cooked in coconut, garlic and chillies. To drink, vinho verde, a crisp, dry slightly effervescent wine from Portugal. Macedonia Turkish style grilled minced meat, cheese or meat pies with the local beer or the national firewater. Madagascar Rice served with stewed or boiled zebu or cheese made from zebu cow's milk and to drink, fermented sugarcane juice or rum and coconut milk punch. Malawi Lake Malawi fish or maize porridge with the locally brewed beer. Malaysia The smelly but delicious durian fruit and spicy coconut noodle soup with coconut water or Borneo rice wine. Maldives Garudia, a soup made from dried and smoked fish, often eaten with rice, lime and chilli. To drink, raa, a sweet and delicious drink tapped from the crown of the palm trunk. Malta Timpana, an oven baked macaroni with egg, meat and tomatoes also try deep fried pastries stuffed with chopped, spiced dates and to drink, kinnie - a soft drink flavoured with bitter oranges and aromatic herbs. Mauritius Rougaille, a Mediterranean dish of tomatoes, onions, garlic and any kind of meat or fish. To drink lassi, a yoghurt and ice water drink or a syrupy brew of agar, milk and fruit syrup Mexico If you have not tried them, tortillas, beans and chillies, tunas, prickly pear cactus fruit or cactus leaves. To drink, beer and fruit juice, tequila, mezcal and cerveza beer. Mongolia Mutton with noodles, mutton with rice or mutton with anything else! To drink fermented mare's milk or salty tea. Montenegro Grilled fish or roast lamb with the local brandy to drink. Morocco Couscous with a tagine, a vegetable and lamb casserole. To drink, sweet mint tea or fresh orange juice. Mozambique Cassava leaves cooked in a peanut sauce with prawns or chicken with a sauce of lime juice, garlic and hot pepper. To drink, palm wine or nipa, a local brew made from the fruit of the cashew. Myanmar Spicy salad with lime juice or lentil soup with Mandalay beer. Namibia A cooked breakfast with bacon and farmers sausage. To drink, Windhoek Lager or watermelon wine. Nepal Lentil soup, rice and carried vegetables with a Himalayan brew made from barley. Netherlands Potatoes mashed with kale, endive or sauerkraut, and served with smoked sausage or strips of pork. Or chips with mayonnaise a quick snack. To drink, Heineken or try Dutch gin. New Zealand Whitebait and hu hu grubs -- slug like and not for the fainthearted, but delicious off the grill with the local boutique beer. Nicaragua Beef, yucca, plantains and vegetables slowly simmered with rum. Norway Lapskaus, a hearty meat stew with vegetables or try it dried cold soaked in potash lye with pils lager. Oman Sweet vermicelli with egg, onion and cinnamon or a slow cooked meat and rice with onion, spices and dried lines. To drink, the salty buttermilk and cardamom infused yoghurt. Pakistan Meat and vegetable curries or hot and spicy samosas with fresh fruit juices, milky tea or buttermilk flavoured with pistachios. Panama Spicy chicken and vegetable stew or a deep fried role of yucca filled with chopped meat. To drink, chicheme -- a delicious concoction of milk, sweet corn, cinnamon and vanilla. Paraguay Cheese-bread, freshly boiled cassava, with ice cold herbal tea, Pilsen or sugarcane alcohol. Peru Ceviche -- fresh seafood marinated in lemon juice and chilli Peppers, and served with corn on the cob or yucca. To drink, bubblegum flavoured fizz or papaya fruit juice. Poland Sauerkraut with a variety of meets, stuffed dumplings with bison vodka! Portugal Charcoal grilled sardines or custard tarts and take your choice from the local Portuguese wines Romania Garlic soup made of tripe with which you can try all of the local wines. Russian Federation Bliny -- pancakes made with savoury or sweet fillings and of course caviar and of course vodka! St Kitts & Nevis Fresh fish and seafood and lots of it to drink, a clear sugarcane spirit or a grapefruit soft drink. Saint Lucia Any of the West Indian or Creole dishes, they are all excellent trunk with the local beer, Piton. Saint Vincent and Grenadines Roasted breadfruit and salt fish with tomatoes and onions and the local tropical fruits. To drink, run all the local lager. Scotland Haggis, neeps and tatties or try cranachan -- whipped cream flavoured with whisky, and mixed with toasted oatmeal and raspberries. To drink, whisky, or IPA beer. Seychelles Mild meat or fish Curry with Coconut cream with a sticky coconut pudding. To drink, the local lager or fresh fruit juice. Sierra Leone Groundnuts stew, pepper soup, steamed yam and roasted for with a light and fruity palm wine and the local star beer. Singapore Hainanese chicken-rice -- Singapore was the signature dish or toast with egg and coconut topping. To drink, Tiger beer or herbal tea. South Africa Braai with local meats including hearty farmer’s sausage, biltong -- dried and chilled meat. South Africa has some fabulous winds or try the local brew, Castle Lager. Spain Home cooked paella with Spanish wine. Sri Lanka Kerry made of grated coconut, Chile and spices company at by arrack, the local spirit which is usually fermented from coconuts or palm trees. Sweden Fish and potato, pickled herring and new potatoes, fried diced potatoes, sausage and onion served with diced beetroot and a fried egg or Swedish meatballs and potatoes or baked potato, onion, cream and anchovies. To drink, coffee or beer Switzerland Fried, shredded potatoes and chocolate! To drink rivella or absinthe. Syria Blancmange laced with orange blossom essence, almonds and pistachios with very sweet tea. Tanzania Meat and rice dishes with spices or maize or cassava flour, eaten with a sauce. To drink konyagi, a potent white rum Thailand Spicy prawn and lemongrass soup or appetisers of coconut, ginger, lime, peanuts and dried shrimp. To drink sugarcane juice or rice whisky. Tibet A tough of roasted barley flour and yak butter mixed with water, tea or beer or small dumplings filled with meat or vegetables. To drink yak butter tea! Trinidad and Tobago callaloo, a thick green soup made with okra, onions, spices and the leaves of the dasheen plant, onions, peppers and seasoning or a sandwich made with a slab of fresh shark and deep fried bread. To drink ginger beer or sorrel -- made from the blossoms of a type of hibiscus and mixed with cinnamon and other spices. Turkey Turkish bread and raki, a clear strong spirit made of grapes infused with aniseed Uganda Mashed plantains and groundnut sauce and to drink Bell Beer Ukraine Bowls of borsch or boiled dumplings served with cheese or meat. To drink, vodka. United Arab Emirates Paste from fava beans, garlic and lemon and deep fried balls of chickpea paste served in a piece of Arabic flat bread. To drink strong tea and dark muddy coffee. United States of America Steak and potatoes -- T-bones or rib eyes, vegetarian burritos and pizza. To drink double decaf non-fat soy lattes with a shot of vanilla. Uruguay Beef, beef and more beef with locally produced wine. Vanuatu Banana baked sweet in the oven and sliced like a steak. And to drink, island beer otherwise known as kava. Venezuela Empanadas -- deep fried cornmeal turnovers filled with ground meat, cheese, beans or baby shark. Or shredded beef, rice, black beans, cheese and fried plantain. To drink, guarapita, a cocktail made from sugarcane spirit and fresh juices or the smooth dark rum. Vietnam Noodle soup or delicious steamed rice rolls with minced pork and Vietnam's famous fish sauce. To drink, bia hoi, the local draught beer or coffee with condensed milk. Wales Bara brith -- a rich, fruited tea loaf or cawl, ate meat and vegetable broth. Drink Brains beer Zambia Dough made from maize, cooked chicken and wild plum fruit and to drink, tea or local beer. Zimbabwe A white maize meal porridge with meat gravy; grilled trout; biltong, a salty dried meat snack; or gem squash, a type of marrow. To drink chibuku, appear with eight knockout punch. |