So what does one eat when traveling? 

- Hector Dsouza - www.lorientindia.in

Experimenting with local food is deemed de-riguer while vacationing. So much so booking tables at family-owned eateries for evening meals has become the norm while 'on the move'.

Why is local food worth the effort?

For a simple reason that many of the ingredients are locally available & in plentiful supply. Added to it is freshness as well as cost effectiveness.

Mediterranean countries will serve food cooked in olive oil, while states like Himachal Pradesh will have staple offerings of peas, patotoes. Logically it does make sense, because as the saying goes: what is good for locals is good for travelers as well!!

Local climate, temperatures are kept in mind while preparing these delicacies. Similar for beverages: Beer is more suited & preferred at beach resorts, tropical climes as compared to say, whiskeys, vodkas!

So far, so good!!! Pallettes accustomed to expirementing while traveling will have least issues besides finding these experiences truly memorable!! The challenge arises when foods become more exotic or when vacationers are reluctant or won't experiment for health reasons, tradition or beliefs.

Hey pronto: there are solutions for them as well!! Global Cuisine is one of the solutions; accepted by these travelers wholeheartedly, locals too decide to try out these offerings, say once in a month or thereabouts!!!!

For the health & fitness conscious there are speciality restaurants offering nutritious foods, food high in protein, low in calories. Healthy food with less saturated fats and oil. Dry fruits, biscuits with hi protein content, fusion foods find favor with this peregrinator!

Finally, in the event travelers want to stick to home food, the kitchen van follows the traveler with cooks, ingredients from where the traveler departs. Leaving home , sightseeing in faraway lands, resting on foreign pillows, beds & finally eating deliciously prepared home-cooked food

Satiated! That's what we all end up saying.

Different sustenance for differing tastes?! Solutions galore, today's travelers will never go hungry!!