The responses genuinely made me hungry.
“Portuguese custard tarts, pasteis de nata.
you’re able to find them elsewhere.
In fact, we have a box in our freezer right now.
But they dont compare to the flaky crust and creamy filling you get in Portugal.”
2.“Currywurst.
I first had it in Austria, and I’ve been craving it ever since.
I’m salivating just thinking about it.”
“Theres this frozen, blended espresso I had in Italy that is unrivaled.
I still can taste it, and I crave it!”
I still think about it often."
“Arepas from Venezuela and Colombia.
Theyre so simple but so delicious and versatile.
Whether you like meat or are vegetarian or vegan, there are options for everyone.”
“Duck tacos in Mexico City.
This Filipino Mexican fusion place serves what I would describe as a Peking duck carnitas hybrid.
It’s served on a scallion pancake tortilla with hoisin sauce, scallion, and spicy chili oil.
It’s truly out of this world, and I’d eat it every day if I could.”
There were so many good dishes, but the one I’ll never forget was the pesto lasagna.
Genoa is known as the birthplace of pesto, so it was pretty phenomenal.
“Graham’s Gold Top Jersey Milk in England.
It’s the creamiest, smoothest, and just the best milk I ever had.
It made my coffee so luxurious.
Every sip was like a hug for my tongue.”
They have the best freaking mustard Ive ever tasted!"
“The one dish I still think about sometimes is khao soi from Chiang Mai.
I would hop on a flight to Thailand right now to have it again.”
I’ve never found anything like it ever again."
“The Danish smrrebrd I ate in Copenhagen.
It’s a simple open-faced sandwich, but so fresh and incredible.
you might find smrrebrd in so many different varieties.
It’s just not the same.”
“I lived in China for a while, and I miss so many authentic Chinese food items.
The Chinese food you get at restaurants in other countries is nothing like real Chinese food.
I travelled to several other provinces, but IMO Sichuan food beats all the rest.”
I think I gained 10kg on that trip.
I’d plan anotherroadtripjust to revisit all these food memories."
“When I was 17, I went on a school exchange to Germany.
Our host family let us spend a day on our own exploring Heidelberg.
We had these amazing hot fresh pretzels, studded with salt, and filled with cold, creamy butter.
Ive never met a pretzel I didnt love, but Ive never had one that compared to this.”
“Georgian cheese bread called khachapuri.
Luckily for me, my mother-in-law makes khachapuri every morning when I go to Georgia.”
I have been searching for it ever since, and I have yet to find it anywhere else.
It tasted like some mixture of artichoke, mayo, and some seasoning.
If you live in the Caribbean and happen to know what this filling is, just help me!
During my few months living in Barcelona, I found myself obsessed with the coconut juice.
“I fell instantly in love with the sardines in Portugal.
My favorite kind of meal was having them grilled at a seaside cafe.
They were juicy, extremely flavorful, smoky, and I couldn’t get enough.
They were also bigger than any fresh sardine I’ve seen in the US.
But the one thing I MUST get before coming home is the char-grilled oysters from Drago’s.
They are covered in a parmesan garlic butter sauce and are HEAVEN.
I’m salivating just thinking about them.”
“About 15 years ago, my husband and I went to Barcelona.
To this day, I still eat pan tomate for breakfast.”
“Bajan fish cakes from Barbados.
You cant get them anywhere in the UK.
It’s the greatest thing ever: cheesy potatoes, flaky fish, and bechamel sauce.
Heaven with every bite.”
“Violet-flavored gelato in Nice, France.
I still dream about it.”
“I found the best Korean food Ive ever eaten in a small Hawaiian marketplace in Waikoloa.
I had the absolute best kimchi fried rice with bulgogi and mandu I have ever eaten. "
I had the best tomato soup of my entire life, complete with ham and super fresh tomatoes.
Twenty-six years have passed, and I’m still searching for a tomato soup to match it.”
I still think about them often.
“Pao de queijo in Brazil.
It’s SO good.
They are little cheesy balls of goodness.”
They quite literally melted in my mouth.
I still think fondly about those perfect bites of heaven."
“Trdelnik in Prague.
It changed my life.”
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