What are gastronomic tours? This is a real opportunity to try the exquisite delicacies of various countries, plunge and understand the culinary culture of the peoples of the world, learn more about the history and causes of dishes, and, finally, learn how to cook them. Gastronomic tours are more than just trips, they are a whole complex of events thought out to the smallest detail so that tasting the traditional dishes of the chosen area really brings pleasure.
Who needs gastronomic tourism?
The popularity of travels of this type is growing very rapidly. What is the reason for this? Probably, the desire to taste something new, extraordinary and different from ordinary tourism. Despite this, gastronomic tours are the lot of avid gourmets who dream “in the original” to enjoy the tastes of unfamiliar dishes. This
type of tourism will be interesting and useful to sommeliers, restaurant critics, tasters and those who revolve in the world of restaurant business. Gastronomic
tours to France, Italy, Brazil, etc. will help to improve the professional level, acquire new knowledge and skills, gain valuable experience. Travel companies, of course, have other goals: expand the boundaries of their own business and start offering gastronomic trips to their customers.
France is the queen of “tasty" tourism in Europe
The French are very proud and value their cuisine. It is no coincidence that in 2010 UNESCO included this country in the list of intangible cultural heritage. Absolutely all tourists, regardless of the purpose of the trip, first come to Paris. Including gastronomic tours can begin here, because this place combines the features of each region separately. Then you can continue the journey to:
- Ile de France, where you can try real sauces of bersi and maseduan, cabbage pie and columier cheese.
- Aquitaine - mussels and oysters in wine sauce, shallots and parsley will be presented to your attention.
- Normandy and Brittany - try the soup Buyouabes (Marseille's ear), fish with cider and almonds.
- The vineyards of Savoy, Bordeaux, the Loire Valley and the Rhone.
It should be noted that meat also occupies a certain place in French cuisine : duck paste, sausages, escalopes. Absolutely all dairy products here are produced in the highest quality: Mondor, Camembert, Charolais, Epaus. Gastronomic tours in France will provide a unique opportunity not only to taste dishes prepared according to original recipes, but also to visit the most famous restaurants, chat with cooks and, finally, try to cook these French dishes yourself.
Italy - a “mosaic” of living traditions of the regions
In this state, a centuries-old relationship with agriculture is maintained, which is manifested in the culinary diversity of all its regions. Gastronomic tours to Italy will help you breathe in the magical atmosphere of the world of Italian cuisine and enter the path of good taste. Excellent quality wheat sprouts in the country, from which pasta is made and seasoned with traditional local sauces. Most vegetables are used to make a variety of soups seasoned with quality olive oil. Sheep husbandry is widespread in the country, so ravioli and pancakes with ricotta cheese often appear on the tables of Italians . Parmigiano Reggiano cheese is a classic of taste. During gastronomic trips, tourists will have the opportunity to try Prosciutto's dried ham, obtained as a result of a special method of aging pork hams. Italian cuisine is also famous for lamb dishes with baked potatoes or cooked on a spit (su furria furria). Fresh seafood and fish are the basis of the cuisine of the coastal areas of the state. Not a single feast is possible without Italian desserts and wines, therefore, all gourmets will have to try them. In Italy, dreams do not disappear, but become reality! Fairytale trip!