How to love the national cuisine of different countries: 3 tips from the chef

In his television shows Anthony explores the city throughout the world, showing their culture, people and their culinary preferences.

If you are traveling to such a wonderful city, like Venice, and want to see the same things as at home, then, you know, in your life, something went wrong. It is necessary to change something, if gourmet food you associate only with elite restaurants.

Anthony Bourdain

1. Be open fluke

The Caribbean Bourdain riding on a scooter with his girlfriend. Sudden onset of rain, and they had to seek shelter. They stopped at a ramshackle wooden hut with a thin roof. Courage, Burden went inside.

"Inside the gloomy little fellow in a dirty T-shirt fried chicken in a large sawn barrel - Anthony recalls. - Around wandered hungry mangy dog. But we sat down and ordered the chicken. We did not expect to be in such a place, but it was not bad. On the table stood a cold beer, and played a great song on the radio. By a lucky chance I ate better then roast

chicken In my life".

Do not be afraid to try new dishes in unusual places.

2. Do not walk on trodden paths

Do not ask the hotel staff where the best food in the city - they will call you the most tourist places. Better to find out information from local residents. Not necessarily at the same time stick to the first comer. Burden advises before leaving to find someone of your friends (or friends of friends) who could give you advice.

If no one can help you with this, please use the original board chef. Write a review on fake web or local food establishments. It now remains to wait for the angry messages of those who tried this dish. Very often, these commentators are divided valuable tips about where it is better to prepare and where you should definitely go.

Do not eat like a tourist. Look for places like the local themselves.

3. Explore, explore, explore

In maritime countries go to the local market. There you can not only buy fresh Seafood and fishBut also learn from the sellers themselves, where they are best prepared.

Even if you do not like one of the ingredients of the new food, give him at least a chance. If the whole country loves him, then there is something to be.

"Have the courage and try. That moment when you eat something totally new and unexplored, is a tremendous sense of satisfaction "- says Burden.

Try, learn and discover something new.