What’s the best food memory you have from your travels?
“Eating olive focaccia standing on a hilly street in Genoa, Italy. Some of the olives fell off and rolled down the street. The focaccia and the memory were priceless!” —Carey Kopcha,
Altamonte Springs, FL
“In Oslo, we bought a bag of cooked shrimp off a boat in the harbor, sat on a park bench and feasted, throwing shells to seagulls. Shrimp never tasted so fresh.” —Martha Bertolini,
Stewart Manor, NY “Eating fresh boiled peanuts while driving along Highway 1 in the Florida Keys.”
—Teri Zimmerly, Portland, OR
“Boiling hot ramen in a steamy tent outside the massive snow sculptures in Sapporo, Japan, during the frigid (but fun!) snow sculpting festival. The ramen was so warming, salty, spicy...and absolutely perfect!”
—Courtney Mink Hohnholt,
Norfolk, VA “Sitting at the kitchen table in Lebanon as the women of the family I was visiting made tabbouleh. I don’t speak Arabic, many of them didn’t speak English, but we united in chopping mounds of parsley for dinner. Lots of girl talk, translating and laughter.” —Cheryl Boots, Corunna, MI
The family dinner table always makes for good conversation. mick a topic, fill your plate and have a happy heart-to-heart.
“Banana nut bread from a roadside stand on Maui.” —Melissa Johnson, Knoxville, TN
“In Venice, Italy, our group of eight bought pizzas from a street vendor, sat along the canal and watched the gondolas sail by as we enjoyed the best pizza we ever had.” —Jan Morse Graham, Imperial, NE
“Tatanka (buffalo) stew and Indian fry bread at Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota. We had a table by the window looking up at the mountain. Great food, awesome day, beautiful view.” —Susan Whitt Mcdonough,
South Charleston, OH
“On our way back from India with our newly adopted toddler, we had Dutch apple pie in the Amsterdam airport. After taking a bite of that amazing pie, she gave us a smile for the first time.”
—Amy Stafford, Hartland, MN