Six major dietary issues during travel

1. Local characteristics and seasonality of tourism food

Most tourist attractions have famous dishes and snacks with special flavors. If tourists want to "satisfy their appetite", they can go to tourist areas such as Dalian, Qingdao, Putuo Mountain in Zhoushan, Shengsi Islands and Hainan in the coastal areas of my country; if they want to eat unique and authentic mutton steamed buns, they can taste its unique taste when traveling to Xi'an snacks.

Of course, dishes from the eight major cuisines are now available in all major and medium-sized cities across the country, and Cantonese and Sichuan cuisine are blooming everywhere. In order to adapt to the tastes of people in different cities, they are all popular to varying degrees according to the needs of local tastes. Local reforms have been made, especially according to the tastes of Shanghainese, Shanghai-style Cantonese dishes such as stir-fried fresh milk, scallion oil chicken, and oyster sauce beef have been introduced. To taste authentic Sichuan and Cantonese cuisine, you still have to go to Chongqing and Guangdong. Pay attention to seasonality when traveling and eating. Different seasons will bring you different "taste". In the golden autumn, chrysanthemum yellow crab fat, go to Yangcheng Lake to taste clear water hairy crabs, they are genuine. This hairy crab has a green back, white belly, golden claws, and yellow hair. It is also strong, with two claws and eight claws. After being cooked, there will be no water in the back shell. The orange-red crab roe, white jade-like cream, and white and tender crab meat will make people have endless aftertaste.

2. Choose cheap and good-quality special dishes

Taste the special dishes of famous places, not necessarily in local big hotels or restaurants, but often inconspicuous small and medium-sized restaurants. However, it is a famous brand store in the local area, such as Chengdu’s famous dishes: Husband and wife’s lung slices, Lai Tangyuan, Dandan noodles, etc., and Shanghai’s famous local cuisine “Laojiangxing Restaurant” specialties such as “Fried Circle” and “Braised Tutu”. "Lung", or "Shrimp and Big Black Ginseng" in Xiaodongmen Jiaxing Restaurant, are better than Chinese restaurants in five-star hotels; for example, if you go to Qingdao or Dalian to eat seafood, you don't necessarily have to go to big restaurants or hotel restaurants because the prices there are Expensive but not necessarily beautiful. Therefore, a few people can work together to go to the local fish market to buy fresh shrimps, crabs and other seafood caught on the market that day, and entrust nearby residents to process it. The delicious food they taste will not be any different from that in a big restaurant.

In addition, there are many varieties of special dishes from various places, and it is impossible to taste them all in just two or three days. You must be able to choose the special dishes that you are most comfortable with and want to taste the most.

3. Group meals and individual tastes at one's own expense

Tourists join a travel agency to travel abroad. Usually the three meals are arranged by the travel agency and are eaten at designated restaurants at their standard prices. . Food standards vary, and restaurants tend to have more big-pot dishes and less local dishes. In order to satisfy your desire to "satisfy your appetite", you can go out to choose famous restaurants to try famous dishes at your own expense, and you can also ask a tour guide for assistance. If you have health reasons, you can also request to dine alone in the guest room; if you are a Muslim who does not eat mixed food, you can also inform the tour guide in advance to arrange halal and vegetarian dishes.

4. When traveling abroad, you must be able to adapt to local food

When traveling, you cannot skip three meals a day. For tourists, if they want to "travel around" and feast their eyes on the food, they must first adapt to the food in different places, especially when dining together. Eat pasta when there is pasta, and eat rice when there is rice. When traveling to Hunan and Sichuan, you need to be able to eat spicy food; when traveling to Xinjiang, you need to be able to eat mutton; when traveling to areas inhabited by ethnic minorities or Shandong, you need to be able to eat "worm vegetables". Generally speaking, northern food is salty, Jiangnan food is sweet, northwestern food is fragrant, fat and crispy, and southwestern food is spicy. Faced with dishes with different tastes, you must adapt as soon as possible and eat well.

5. Pay attention to food hygiene when traveling

Don’t be greedy for special flavor dishes when traveling, and don’t be full and hungry during meals; to avoid “burning”, eat less big fish and meat Fatty foods, eat more vegetables and fruits, and drink more green vegetables or boiled water; eat less raw and cold food, especially sashimi, clams and other dishes; do not eat too much seafood, eat more garlic vinegar, drink Order wine to prevent diarrhea, and people with gastrointestinal problems must be cautious; it is better to eat less or not eat local condiments and dishes that are not used to eating, so as not to cause gastrointestinal discomfort and affect the entire trip. For some restaurants with poor hygiene, it is best to use disposable chopsticks and bowls and wash hands before and after meals.

6. Eating etiquette

When traveling abroad, you must pay attention to etiquette when eating three meals a day in groups. When dining together, a group always has to share a table. At this time, follow the arrangements of the group leader or tour guide and do not fight for seats; before the meal, when the dishes have not been served, do not hit the bowl or basin with chopsticks or stand the chopsticks on the bowl and basin. It is a taboo, because chopsticks are placed vertically above the bowls and basins used to honor ancestors; when eating, one must pay attention to the "eating posture". When dining in a group, devouring food without caring about others is certainly an ugly "eating posture"; "stretching the waist while eating, "Heaven will not spare you" means that you should eat with a correct posture; when chewing vegetables, make as little noise as possible; when eating, hold the rice bowl with one hand; when drinking soup, put down the chopsticks in your hands first and then hold the spoon to scoop the soup; do not raise both hands at the same time and open the bow from left to right; If you occasionally sneeze, don't sneeze into your food. Turn around immediately and cover your mouth. In short, eating should be elegant and civilized.