Worth getting stopped at customs
The meats, cheeses, and produce that I would try to smuggle home
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São Joaquim Market
The São Joaquim Market is the largest open air bazaar in Salvador, Brazil. It is an extremely lively maze overflowing with rich culture, vivid colors and a wide array of merchandise. This vendor specialized in dendê oil and fresh peppers which are...
Kuznechny Market, St. Petersburg
With piles of thick white cream cheese, buckets of fresh honey and spicy pickled cucumbers, Kuznechny Market in St. Petersburg, Russia is a site not to miss. Before I visited Russia, I was told that St. Petersburg was the ‘Venice of the north,’...
Divine French Cheese
A near-daily ritual was a visit to this nearby Marais fromagerie, featuring an outstanding selection of cheeses and knowledgeable help. In the U.S., one often sees Brie, Camembert, Boursin, and Roquefort, but most of the 350-400 kinds of French...
King of Fruits
The Durian is fondly known as the king of fruits in South East Asia. It's a fruit that the locals love but others hate. In fact, Andrew Zimmern, the presenter of Travel Channel's "Bizarre Foods" (the guy who eats the world's craziest and weirdest...
Souk el Tayeb, Beirut, Lebanon
by Kamal Mouzawak, As Told To Sarah Henry
The waterfront, where the market is held, used to be an area where people threw their garbage. Now it’s a place that promotes producers who farm in traditional ways and preserve artisanal culinary methods....
Taste Your Way Through Croatia's Artisanal Goods
The collection of Croatian jams, liqueurs, olive oils, and spirits at this sliver of a store in Zagreb is vast. Every item can be sampled, so be sure to ask for a taste of maraska (sour cherry) liqueur or the country’s famous Maraschino liqueur,...
Spanish Jamón
The Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria, or La Boqueria, is a must-stop for all foodies visiting Barcelona. The covered market consists of more than 200 stalls selling all sorts of seafood, meat, vegetables, and fruits. Those with weak stomachs...
Tasty, salty pig parts
As you enter Barcelona's famous Mercat de Sant Josep de La Boqueria from La Rambla, one of the first stalls you encounter is Tocineria Marcos, purveyors of Iberico ham (upper left in photo) and a stunning array of other cured, cooked, and fresh...
Pienza Pecorino
One of the most delicious towns in Tuscany - and most beautiful - is the charming Pienza. Situated between Montepulciano and Montalcino in the scenic Val d'Orcia, centuries-old Pienza is best known for its rich pecorino cheeses. Many feel that the...
