My wife and I love to travel - one thing we had very much in common was our enjoyment of connecting to a new place through its food markets, halls, stalls, or stands, and local restaurant scene, what the locals recommend, and what we find raised, cultivated, or foraged that define and express a countries or region’s culinary individuality.
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A few years ago, a friend of mine visited Manila. He wanted to see more of the "real" Manila, beyond the gleaming skyrises, condominiums, and large shopping malls. I decided to take him to a traditional public market.
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We moved to Switzerland sometime in 2013. It was my first time living outside the Philippines. Everything was new and different.
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My husband and I headed out to the Union Market in Washington DC on a chilly, rainy December morning. We were excited to try out this new Food Hall in DC. We were hungrily looking forward to sampling some of the Asian cuisines which we read about.
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I'm not the friendliest of people. Between sharing a table with a stranger and the potential of awkwardness, I must admit, the awkwardness terrifies me.
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