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Home » Food

Fine Dining Around The World

Modified: Mar 4, 2020 · Published: Apr 1, 2009 by Dave Lee |

From $1 pad thai on the streets of Bangkok to fresh sashimi on Tahiti and $25 foie gras-topped duck in Bordeaux.  I could be spoiled for life.  I know I will never think of Sweet and Sour Chicken in the USA as Chinese food again!  This is not an easy post for me, but here are a few of my favorite meals from around the world.

Homemade bacon-wrapped filet mignon
Homemade bacon-wrapped filet mignon

The meal - Home cooked bacon-wrapped filet mignon with potatoes, mushrooms, salad, and lots of red wine.  Fresh mixed berries for dessert.

The location - Michael and Anne's home in Trinity Beach, Australia (north of Cairns)

Fresh seafood on Gili Trawangan
Fresh seafood on Gili Trawangan

The meals - Seafood, including shrimp, salmon, and tuna

The location - The Beach House restaurant on Gili Trawangan, Indonesia

Pork dumplings in a spicy oil
Pork dumplings in a spicy oil

The meal - Pork dumplings

The location - Chengdu, China

Murgh Malai Kabab
Murgh Malai Kabab

The meal -

  • Murgh Malai Kabab, a creamy kabab of boneless chicken blended with cream cheese, malt vinegar, green chili, and coriander, grilled in the Tandoor oven
  • Mixed Raita (yoghurt) with cucumber
  • Onion Kulcha, spicy cooked onion sandwiched between two pieces of naan-like bread
  • Bombay Sapphire gin and tonic, my favorite cocktail

The location - Bukhara Restaurant in New Delhi, India

Panang Curry
Panang Curry

The meal - Spicy Panang Curry with rice

The location - Restaurant on Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui, Thailand

Foie gras stuffed ravioli
Foie gras stuffed ravioli

The meal - French Onion Soup, Foie-stuffed ravioli, and chocolate cake for dessert.

The location - Le Central in Vientiane, Laos

Nothing builds your hunger like early morning safari drives!
Nothing builds your hunger like early morning safari drives!

The meal - Open-faced breakfast sandwich of eggs, peppers, onions, and mushrooms on wheat bread

The location - Mornings on safari in Kruger Park, South Africa

Risotto with red wine, salad, and a side of bone marrow
Risotto with red wine, salad, and a side of bone marrow

The meal - Risotto with red wine, salad, and a side of bone marrow

The location - Le Perron in Geneva, Switzerland

French pastries
French pastries

The meal - Various pastries

The location - 48, near Bordeaux, France (thanks Magali!)

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Dave is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Go Backpacking and Feastio. He's been to 68 countries and lived in Colombia and Peru. Read the full story of how he became a travel blogger.

Dave at Ahu Ko Te Riku on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile.

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