Eating around the world.
FOOD! Traveling to new places means trying new foods. So far, we’ve tasted some things we are sure add to our diets when we return (like queso helado) and others we are happy to have just once (like Peking duck).
Breakfast buffets, street stands, restaurants, and grocery shopping are all opportunities for us to expand our flavor horizons and lean on some old favorites when we want a taste of home. And to stretch our budget, we eat a lot of peanut butter sandwiches.
Either way, our medicine bag includes anti-diarrhea medications for both children and adults, OTC and prescription, plus dozens of dissolvable electrolyte tablets. New flavors from new cuisines provides new, sometimes troublesome gastrointestinal challenges. We’re ready.
 
          
        
          
          
        
      First trip meal, breakfast in Lima
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Nachos
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Chocolates from Claudia at the eye clinic
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Queso helado
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Lasagna dinner at the AirBnb
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Granadillas
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Chinese-influenced Peruvian food: Chifa
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Ceviche in Peru
 
          
        
          
          
        
      So much fresh mango juice
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Club sandwich
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Eating walnuts off the trees
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Waffles and aguaymanto fruit
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Peruvian lagers
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Roadside restaurant
 
          
        
          
          
        
      PB&J, the first of many
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Coca tea
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Alpaca ribs (bottom right)
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Alpaca spaghetti
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Sancayo cactus fruit
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Colca sour
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Crepes!
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Lomo saltado sandwich
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Plane food
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Turkish dinner in Seattle
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Matcha tea ice cream
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Many breakfast buffets
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Dried fruit
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Sleeping with produce
 
          
        
          
          
        
      A selection of teas
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Peking duck
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Siji Minfu, famous for Peking duck
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Chinese breakfast buffet
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Moon cakes
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Katie's favorite snack
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Strawberry flavored almonds
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Fresh pomegranate juice
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Breakfast in Beijing
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Glazed fruit on a stick
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Birthday hot pot
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Dumplings
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Post-hot pot soup
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      All the bird parts
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Xi'an street food
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Duck neck
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      OMG we love DQ
 
          
        
          
          
        
      DQ! Matcha with red bean and mochi
 
          
        
          
          
        
      "The world is like flavor, and delicious food is like meeting."
 
          
        
          
          
        
      7-11 snacks
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      7-11 snacks
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Biang biang noodle menu
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Biang biang noodles
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Frozen melon balls from 7-11
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Hong Kong
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Chinese medicine wall, Hong Kong
 
          
        
          
          
        
      So many pickled things
 
          
        
          
          
        
      "If Hong Kong were a drink, it would be milk tea."
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Another club sandwich
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Egg tarts in Hong Kong
 
          
        
          
          
        
      McDonald's orange
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Bakery breakfast in Hong Kong
 
          
        
          
          
        
      A&W in Kuala Lumpur airport
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Salak fruit in Indonesia
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Colorful breakfast
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Sweet mung beans
 
          
        
          
          
        
      NO durians!
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Gili Island lunch
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Chicken satay
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Indonesian pisang goreng, banana fritters with ice cream
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Corn fritters in Indonesia
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Ice cream before Hobbiton tour
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Indonesian lager
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Hobbiton tour ended with beers at the Green Dragon
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Baking peanut butter snickerdoodles
 
          
        
          
          
        
      PaknSave! Affordable groceries in NZ
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Lunch in Hamilton, NZ
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Boys got a "fluffy" (steamed milk w/cocoa)
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Josh and Leo made deviled eggs
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Fish 'n' Chip shop, Epsom, Auckland, NZ
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Lunch in Auckland
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Eating the fish we just caught!
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Ice cream from Black Peak, Wanaka, NZ
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Josh's happy place - anywhere with tacos
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Stopping for PB&Js
 
          
        
          
          
        
      PB&Js on a hike
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Lots of sauvignon blanc in NZ
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Christmas Eve roast
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Christmas pavlova
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Christmas dinner, Cairns, Australia
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Pizza night
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Coffee + lime + soda
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Leo beer in Thailand
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Delicious breakfast, Chiang Mai
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Thai food
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Fresh OJ
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Indian food in Chiang Mai
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Waffles
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Khao soi + veggies
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Ari's 9th birthday cake
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Thai market food
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Khao soi + watermelon juice
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Scorpions and insects on a stick
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Cooking class eats, Chiang Mai
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Bhutanese dinner
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Fried bitter melon
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Butter tea, Bhutan
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Cheese gum :/
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Kilos and kilos chilies at Bhutanese market
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Ice cream in Bhutan
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Puri and sabji breakfast
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Lunch at the monastery
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Bhutanese lager
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Our first Bhutanese meal
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Another Bhutanese feast
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Dinner in Kathmandu
 
          
        
          
          
        
      BEST Indian meal we had in Delhi
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Red carrots, Delhi
 
          
        
          
          
        
      PB&J day
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Butter chicken, Old Delhi
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Shahi tukda
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Chai and watermelon drinks
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Chicken and mutton kebabs
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Paratha with all the sides
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Kulfi ice cream
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Kulfi maker
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Indian sweeta
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Delhi spice market
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Lunch in Agra at Taj Mahal restaurant
 
          
        
          
          
        
      INCREDIBLE breakfast buffet, Dubai
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Donut wall
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Fresh juices and parfaits
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Manakish
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Cinnabon at the Dubai Mall
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Buffalo Wild Wings
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Caribou Coffee, Dubai
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Fancy honey
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Plane food from Dubai
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Durian tree, Nairobi
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Lunch in Karura Forest, Nairobi
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Carnelly's at Lake Naivasha, Kenya
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Nairobi food fair
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Gold Restaurant, Cape Town
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Ostrich salad
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Spiced Africa cookie
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Meal by the sea
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Pavlovas
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Post-hike ice cream
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Out for Greek food, Cape Town
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Sloppy joes
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Pizza night, Cape Town
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Food for grazing, Cape Town Airbnb
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Grapes from grape farm
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Scrambled eggs and banana bread
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Appel streudel
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Beer and biltong (venison jerky)
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Grilled cheese (and laundry)
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Bakery stop at Solitaire, Namibia
 
          
        
          
          
        
      New cafe in Swakopmund, Namibia
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Pancakes for dinner
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Spaghetti and veggies
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Dinner in Windhoek, Namibia
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Falafel sandwich shop, Giza
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Pickled veg, falafel shop
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Hotel breakfast, Giza
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Pizza Hut and KFCs everywhere,
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Drinks by the pyramids, Giza
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Lunch at the Ritz-Carlton Cairo
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Bananas, oranges, and fresh dates
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Breakfast over the Nile
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Nubian Guest House meal, Aswan, Egypt
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Nile cruise buffet breakfast
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Best condiment
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Time Out restaurant, Petra, Jordan
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Pizza night, Petra, Jordan
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Traditional Jordanian food, Petra
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Guest House breakfast, Petra
 
          
        
          
          
        
      Aima Ice Cream
 
          
        
          
          
        
       
          
        
          
          
        
      Best cones at Aima Ice Cream, Amman, Jordan
