These are the more unusual foods you should be trying when you travel abroad

This is what we had in Zambia ???? last month????: Nshima
Tilapia (Fish)
Village Chicken
Delele (Okra)
Fresh Kapenta
Kalembula (sweet potato leaves) ???????? My personal favorite has to be Kalembula (sweet potato leaves) #Zambia #ZambianFood #foodie pic.twitter.com/tnK9mCIpQy

— Lebo Tshabalala (@MissL_S) August 20, 2019

ASIA

Cambodia

We’re not sure what this one is called (even an exhaustive google search failed us), but Courtney suggests this dessert while in Cambodia: “They make a dessert with fried bananas and passion fruit, [it] also has whiskey and honey. Honestly there is no reason for fruit to be so decadent.”

China

“I had dan dan noodles in Xinjiang, China. My understanding is that it’s a traditional dish of the Uighur people. It was delicious,” says Crystal.Ever had snake soup? @labellagorda says it’s amazing, and that you should also try spicy fried tofu tossed with dried chillies. Revanidhi lived in China for a while and has many, many favourite dishes from that time.

India

Kate Wilson, editor-in-chief of Woolworths TASTE magazine, chooses masala dosa for breakfast, with sambar for dipping. Though well-known, the South Indian dish can often be overlooked and it definitely shouldn’t be, especially when paired with sambar (a lentil-based vegetable stew made with tamarind broth) for dipping. 

Japan

Leila says you should definitely try onigiri: “The best local snack/lunch,” she says. You can find them at convenience stores.Chanelle says she loved the crème brûlée in a crêpe she had while she was in the country.

Nepal

Kobus swears by these momos he had in Kathmandu.

Vietnam

Looking for a snack that only the locals know about? @womxnfreed says, “I had sea snails. Tiny, small little snacks boiled in spices; the locals carried them in little bags. I stopped and asked a group of ladies where I could buy it. They said it’s not for sale, it’s a local snack, so they let me have some and it was so delicious.”Also try bánh xèo – fried egg pancakes with fresh veg, sprouts and pork inside. “You need to go to a local joint to get the best, but it’s so damn good,” says Courtney.

EUROPE

Croatia

Nicole suggests grilled calamari from the Dalmatian coast with lemon and garlic.

France

Nicole suggests eating at a bouchon (a type of restaurant in Lyon that serves traditional Lyonnaise food), where she had quenelles in creamy lobster sauce. Melissa says: “In Paris I had pheasant pithiviers with a Périgueux sauce. And, as a starter, a mushroom ravioli in ‘delicate broth’ that was so delectable that I still dream about it.” Lizzy says the best beef tartare she’s ever had in her life was when she was in Paris.

Pam says that she had the most amazing lamb shank in Paris: “The most epic lamb shank with potatoes and vegetables from a small bistro in Marais, Paris. The bistro was so small; I can’t remember the name, nor where exactly it was, because I was totally lost and found the place on a fluke.”

Jean says she found food heaven in France, but hasn’t been able to recreate it since: “There’s a dish called baeckeoffe in France (from the Alsace region, near the German border). I first tasted it in 2004 and I have not been able to find it outside of France or authentically recreate it myself.”

“It’s the definition of ambrosia for me. It’s the mightiest and tastiest of casseroles. The flavours of beef (or mutton or pork), sliced potatoes and onions, leeks, carrots, thyme and garlic is transformed by the fact that it’s been marinated overnight in a regional white wine. Juniper berries are then added and it’s cooked in a pot that’s been sealed with bread dough. The first time I tasted it, I was in Paris and it was made by a home cook from the Alsace region. I went back every night, for three days straight. It still is the cosiest, heartiest and most comforting food I’ve ever tasted.”

Georgia

Bread served with raw egg doesn’t sound all that appetising, right? Well, apparently we’re all wrong.