23 - Foreign Food: From Fishermen to Tarantulas

Are you an adventurous eater? The topic of food in foreign countries is always a fascinating one and today’s episode addresses it on a couple of different fronts.

To start with, Amanda speaks with Lola Akinmade Åkerström, who has built a fabulous career as a travel writer and photographer. One way she approaches foreign food is to get down to grass roots level which has seen her chatting with farmers and getting up very early to go out with fishermen.

The next guest is Martin Bailey, another travel photographer who is based in Japan. It’s his decades of experience in Japan that led him to talk about some of the more unusual food experiences you can encounter in Japan, and they are not all experiences that Amanda would like to repeat!

Jean Cheney of Traveling Honeybird has also eaten some particularly interesting foods in her time, and she discusses some of the meats she was served up in Mongolia, among other tasty treats she’s seen around the world.

Links:

• Lola’s site Geotraveler’s Niche - http://www.lolaakinmade.com/
• Lola’s photos of fisherman in the Seychelles - http://www.lolaakinmade.com/latest-news/photo-gallery-snapshots-seychelles/
• Lola’s post about food producers in Emilia Romagna - http://www.lolaakinmade.com/europe/local-food-producers-in-emilia-romagna/
• Slow Travel Stockholm - http://www.slowtravelstockholm.com
• Martin Bailey - https://www.martinbaileyphotography.com
• Martin’s photography tours and workshops - https://www.martinbaileyphotography.com/workshops
• Jean at Traveling Honeybird - http://www.travelinghoneybird.com
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• Show notes at https://notaballerina.com/23

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