While the world continues to become a smaller place as we become more and more connected by the internet, planes and email, the world still retains huge diversity in culture, food and music. While arguably this is becoming less and less so (who thought we'd ever see a McDonald's in nearly every country in the world?), the distinctions still remain clear: if you ask someone what American food is, they'll likely reply hamburgers and hot dogs; Italian and the response is pizza and pasta; Indian and you'll hear shouts of curry; Chinese will have them shouting chow mein, egg rolls and chicken fried rice. Regardless of where you are in the world, there is an acceptance that there are different types of food, which have evolved from the different cultures of the world. In an attempt to try as many of the different cuisines in the world (and there are a lot more than I could have ever imagined), I went about creating myself a "Restaurant World Tour" where each week I would go to a new restaurant and try the cuisine of a different country. I've tried a few of the usual suspects while on my tour, such as American and Chinese, but I've also tried some of the more unusual cuisines of the world. I have to say that my most "out-there" experience was a visit to an Ethiopian restaurant in Tampa. I'm not going to lie and say that it was also my most enjoyable experience, but the point is that I made a concerted effort to try it, without which I would never have experienced the range of foods that I now have, including Korean, Vietnamese, Peruvian and Austrian. |
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