Diana Black reports in Siversurfer Today that the days of British holiday makers seeking full English breakfasts on their travels are waning as we instead embrace local delicacies, a survey by TripAdvisor has revealed.
Now only 2% stick to familiar dishes when dining on holiday, while an overwhelming 86% rarely or never eat at fast food chains on their travels.
Meanwhile, 46% maintain they are culinary adventurers and willing to try most foods, including shark-fin soup (56%) – a popular delicacy in China, and guinea pig (40%), eaten in Peru.
A further 35% would happily tuck in to deep-fried grasshoppers in Thailand, while 77% would eat kangaroo in Australia. One in two travellers would sample snake in Cambodia, while 30% would eat camel humps – a dish becoming increasingly popular throughout the Middle East and Asia.
TripAdvisor's Amelie Hurst, said: "British holiday makers are increasingly seeking authentic travel experiences and for many, sampling local delicacies is an easy way to tap in to a culture. Some of our members’ more unusual culinary experiences include fish porridge, wasabi ice cream and fried ants – and whilst these may not to be everyone’s tastes, they certainly make for a great dinner party conversation!"
I can boast eating dog on several occasions both in Thailand and The Philippines (indeed I broke 7 years of vegetarianism on a doggie barbecue, but that´s another posting!). I´ve sampled the Australian delights of kangaroo (like a light more gamey beef), emu (dry and not to my tastes) and crocodile (fishy). However LJ is right out there.
LJ is infamous for his culinary palate. Happy to boast about a particularly appetising puppy stew he enjoyed in Shenzhen, fried maggots and guinea pigs are nothing to him – the more exotic, the better. Keep this man away from giant pandas and snow leopard.
I´ll try and dig up a classic photo that i took of him tucking into a cute guinea pig in Cuzco. Sick!
Ed. Note: Drats! Can´t find the photo and LJ can´t (or won´t) track it down.
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