Taste the World: Food and Wine Guide

There’s no denying it.

We love trying all the different wine and food around the world – both when we travel and when we’re home!

Some of our fondest travel memories are those involving delicious food – sharing laughs around the dinner table on our family vacations in Los Cabos, exploring colorful markets (like the Tetouan Medina in Morocco) and sampling local dishes in foreign countries. (Turkish mezzes? Yum!)

Here’s where you can devour some very appetizing info on global food and wine.

(Scroll down for recipes too!)

Contents: Food and drink around the world

Taste the world

Food in Mexico

Easy recipes from food bloggers

Wine tasting

Best wine clubs in Canada and the U.S.

Taste the world

Bangkok

Dine in the dark in Bangkok: It’s an eye-opening experience!

Croatia

From creamy cakes and peach cookies to warm plum dumplings and pudding made with rose hip liqueur, you won’t be able to resist these 33 delicious Croatian desserts!

Mexico

One of the many interesting facts about Mexican food is that the cuisine goes way beyond tacos. It can be very complex and creative. Think chiles en nogada – a delicious dish of meat-fruit-and-nut stuffed poblano peppers, bathed in a walnut cream sauce and sprinkled with pomegranate seeds.

You must try these 17 delicious and interesting Mexican fruits – both when visiting Mexico and at home. (You can find many of these fruits in your local grocery store.)

Also check out our 15 Mexican margarita recipes – from the classic lime cocktail to a zesty cranberry ginger margarita (perfect for winter).

India

Get curry happy! Try these popular Indian food dishes. (You can order them for take-out or delivery.)

San Francisco

The city started the “eat local, eat fresh” movement in 2005. Drool over some of the most delectable San Francisco restaurants in “San Francisco Highlights: Getting a Taste of the City.”

Victoria (Canada)

You don’t have to dine out if you don’t want to cook. Many of the best restaurants in Victoria offer take-out and delivery – even some fine dining places.