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A GOURMET’S GUIDE TO TASTY TOURING
Umbria, Italy, features wine tasting and
local cellars, truffle hunting, cheese and
pasta making, preparing a meal in a local
restaurant and cooking regional cuisine.
Join a small group cooking week in
Venice, Tuscany, Puglia or Sicily to
combine seeing the local sights with the
experience of traditional recipes, local
wines and seasonal ingredients.
Experience the flavours of Asia in
Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. There are many wonderful
cooking classes available with lesser known real food adventures in
China – Congee (rice porridge), delicious dumplings, Peking duck. India,
learn how to create amazing flavours with the spices of cardamom,
cloves, cinnamon, coriander and cumin ... or discover The ‘art of tea
plucking’ and blending to add another facet to your holiday in Sri Lanka.
FOODIE CRUISES
Culinary enrichment programmes are also offered whilst cruising. Hands
on cooking classes with the emphasis on regional specialities and
comfort food from kitchens around the world based on the ships itinerary.
On shore excursions include shopping with the ship’s chef. Famous
guest chefs give cooking demonstrations and passengers join the chef to
enjoy his creation.
Enhance your holiday experience by checking out where the local markets
are before you leave home. Or create your own culinary adventure with us.
Bring home the experience of the taste and the smell alongside your photos
and enjoy the flavours of your culinary travels for years to come.
Find out more! Ring Monett Johnston at Travel Options United Travel in
Whitianga, 07 866 4397.
A floating
market in
Vietnam.
by MONETT JOHNSTON
Travel Options United Travel Whitianga
United Travel Whitianga 75 Albert St
07 866 4397 / 0800 585758
traveloptions@xtra.co.nzTaste your way around the
worldwith our expert help
Chef Curtis Stone has
designed fine dining
experiences and specialty
restaurant, SHARE, for
Princess Cruises.
TasTing
The
Journey
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ur memories can be associated with a song that played on a
special day, the smell of the New Zealand bush where we played
as kids and the amazing taste that still lingers in our mouth from
the wonderful food we shared somewhere. And what better way is there,
to remember our journeys than by the food experience we had in another
place, returning from our adventures to share with our family and friends
a new flavour.
My enduring memory of strolling amongst the antique market in the
beautiful town of Annecy, France is of an incredible olive bread stick.
The first time I ate white eggplant and tomato salad at a beach café
in Santorini reminds me
of exploring the ruins of
Akrotiri. And sharing the
bottle of Limoncello at
home with friends makes
me recount the magical
day we spent at Sorrento.
Experiencing the flavours
of a country brings the
opportunity to understand
their culture – a vehicle
to meet locals. You
can simply visit a local
market. Most of our island
neighbours have a local
produce and craft market,
and there are always stall
holders cooking a local
delicacy.
Bring home the best
Hungarian paprika from
the famous Central Market Hall in Budapest. Built in iron and glass in the
1890s, this amazing building is still part of the daily life in the city today.
In Italy the flavours are diverse from North to South, truffles, olives,
lemons, cannoli, their different pasta dishes. A 7-day boutique tour in
Paprika stall
Central Market
in Budapest
Breads at
Cafe Largo
in Annecy,
France