My Top Food Travel Moments, Told By Photos

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“A picture is worth a thousand words,” said the Chinese. Even the most articulate of writers are limited by what they can say using words alone. A well-written article might make me feel interested, engaged, informed – perhaps even uplifted or even humoured – but a picture-perfect photograph knows no bounds. The mere glimpse of a picture is enough to drown me in a flood of emotions (food travel photos are my absolute favourite), often provoking a seemingly never-ending string of thoughts and questions. Meanwhile, someone else might look at the same photo and see something entirely different altogether.

Recently, I was excited to discover that Panasonic have unveiled a range of next generation digital cameras with up to 30k optical zoom, 4K photo/video and a sleek, compact design. Perfect for capturing all those unmissable moments, these newly launched (Professional) Mirrorless Cameras cameras are ideal for the travel blogging community. However, if you happen to be travelling abroad for a wedding or special celebration, you might wish to consider hiring a photographer or photo booth to capture those all-important moments (Photo Booth Rental Forth Worth were really helpful when my parents visited Dallas a few years ago!)

My favourite food travel moments

To celebrate the new product launch, Panasonic asked me to share some of my favourite food travel moments, as told through photographs.

Munching on murgh malai chicken in India

While in Jaipur, India in 2016, I took a tour of the infamous Amer Fort with a local tour guide, who took me to see Jal Mahal (a.k.a. the Floating Palace), the Jantar Mantar Observatory and City Palace. Feeling famished, we then headed to the Royal Jaipur Palace restaurant for lunch.

I ordered one of my typical go-to dishes, murgh malai chicken tikka. When it arrived, however, it was completely unlike any Indian dish I’ve tasted before. The creamy yoghurt and cheese marinade was so thick, it didn’t simply sit on the surface of the chicken; it formed a silky, beige web which literally embraced each chunk.

Looking at this photo, I’m transported back to the Royal Jaipur Palace and I’m munching on that murgh malai chicken all over again, chatting away to my tour guide and pretending to laugh at all his awful jokes.

Cracking open a cacao pod in Grenada

No doubt you’ll have heard me talking about Grenada – and more specifically, Grenada Chocolate Festival – by now. The so-called Island of Spice is my favourite worldwide destination for food travel at the moment.

The time I spent in Grenada while on a press trip with Grenada Tourism Authority last year is the ultimate highlight of my blogging career. To then go on to be named Blogger of the Year in the tourism board’s annual awards ceremony was literally a dream come true.

When I look back at this photo of a freshly opened cacao pod at Belmont Estate – one of five bean-to-bar cacao farms on the island – I may as well be back in Grenada already. There I am, watching our guide crack open the pod to reveal the pearly, slippery beans inside. As I pop one of the beans into my mouth and suck on it, my tastebuds are greeted by a surprisingly sweet taste with a somewhat slimy consistency. I can almost taste it every time I glance at this picture.

Cooking with Michelin-starred Chef Gareth Ward in Wales

Imagine my excitement when I won a cookery class at the Michelin-starred Ynyshir restaurant in mid-Wales with the one and only Chef Gareth Ward!

Gazing at this wonderful Welsh Lamb with invisible mint sauce, I’m drooling at the thought of the luscious, lean meat and the sharpness of the ‘mint’ sauce cutting through the rich, somewhat sweet flavour of the lamb.

Well worth every single second of my 6.5-hour round journey! Read more about this experience in an upcoming blog post.

Dining at the world’s biggest Nobu in Doha

When it comes to eating out in Qatar, you can get your teeth into just about every cuisine you can imagine. Here, the expat community is so big that Qatari nationals actually only account for around 15% of the total population. Today, the country is home to over 130 different nationalities.

Of all the restaurants I ate at during my three days in Doha with Qatar Airways and Cardiff Airport, my favourite has to be the Nobu restaurant at Four Seasons Doha hotel. While Nobu has 22 locations world-wide, the Doha restaurant is the biggest of all.

We dined from a set tasting menu and I happily worked my way through each and every course, although I seem to remember one dish much more vividly than others. The baby spinach, lobster and truffle oil salad not only looked spectacular, it also tasted so good, I haven’t been able to forget about it since. When I look back at this photo, I long to return to Nobu Doha and devour this dish all to myself.

Tucking into Christmas dinner in Portugal

A few years ago, my best friend and I thought it’d be fun to experience Christmas away from our families, in the tiny town of Lagos in the Algarve.

Our Christmas Day dinner at Restaurant D’Henrique couldn’t have been further apart from the traditional Christmas dinners our families were eating back in the UK, but we loved it all the same! To start, we shared a beef carpaccio and salmon and swordfish duo, before moving onto rack of lamb and beef fillet steak, served with fresh veg and potatoes.

These pictures will always remind me of my Christmas Day with a difference in Portugal. At the time, I wanted nothing more than to escape the familiarity of a family Christmas. However, as we walked back to our hotel, peering in through the warmly lit windows of the quaint terraced houses that lined the winding cobbled streets, watching families dining together, I vowed never to spend Christmas Day away from home ever again.

Do you have any memorable food travel moments you’d like to share? Please leave a comment below or alternatively, email me at kacie@therarewelshbit.com, include a photo and I’ll feature the best ones on my social media channels!

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