the culinary tourists
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authentic food guides for culinary travelers
Authentic food guides from street food snacks to iconic traditional meals, curated, tasted, and (badly) photographed by us, the culinary tourists. We’re just two passionate travelers with an obsession for world cuisines, who love to explore and share global food discoveries.
At the culinary tourists, we’re building a comprehensive global food guide to the planet’s most delicious local and traditional cuisines, accessible to tourists, complete with top regional dishes, city food guides, and helpful tips for decoding Japanese menus and other tricky international food terms. We’ve got you covered.
We publish new articles every week, sharing not just what’s in each dish, but exactly where to find it. One dish at a time, we’re mapping the world’s most exciting food cultures.
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the culinary tourists are a couple based in the UK and Germany, connected by their love to food, travel and each other (disgusting, we know).
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