For example, Katz's pastrami sandwiches
GREEN TEA KIT KAT
Actually, in Japan there is Kit Kat of whatever you want. Chili, soy sauce, wasabi, miso sauce, cheesecake, edamame or sweet potato . Yes, all mixed with chocolate. In most cases you will only see an indecipherable series of Japanese characters with some strange drawing of foods that you do not know. Don't be afraid to try it; It is a unique experience. They say that one of the successes of the product is that 'Kit Kat' sounds like "kitto katsu", which means "I'm sure I win". And it's no wonder: Japan takes superstitions very seriously. It is estimated that over 200 flavors have been made since 2000 , but none of them have left the Japanese market.
Japan, Kit Kat paradise
THE SEAWEED CHIPS
You never thought that sushi coating could become an Asian potato chip, right? Crisp nori are dehydrated seaweed potatoes, with a touch of salt, eaten as an appetizer or snack. They can be prepared at home or bought on the street, mix with wasabi or sesame , put in the salad or as an accompaniment to meats. They are so good that the excuse to eat them does not matter a bit. If you are lucky, they will appear by surprise hidden in a supermarket with Asian products. If not, we will have to go to Seoul to try them.
Make a seaweed fry
THE RAMBUTAN
To lower the food, nothing better than approaching one of the most curious tropical fruits that exist. Is about a very strange shell in the shape of a sea urchin that hides a fruit similar to a lychee . Its appearance is so outlandish that they gave it the name "hairy" or "rambut". Peeling it for the first time is scary for all of us; it seems that we are going to prick ourselves with the shell, of an aggressive red, and we do not want to press too hard to open it. But once done, we find a refreshing and light fruit that we cannot stop eating . In Panama and Costa Rica they call him Chinese sucker, making an unwise reference to his Asian origins.
rambutan
GRANDMOTHER'S NUTS
There are products so little known that they don't even have a translation into other languages. This is the case of babushkiny oreshki or oreshek, something like "grandma's nuts" . They are some Russian sweets that hide, under a walnut appearance, a dulce de leche filling . Great, right? Ask anyone who grew up in the Soviet Union and they will surely tell you that, on occasion, they have seen his grandmother prepare this delicious delicacy. In fact, it is very likely that he prepared it himself when he was a child. Don't miss out on this sugar-addicted food when you visit mother (or better grandmother?) Russia.
**THE APPLE BANANA (OR THE BACKWARDS) **
If there are two interchangeable fruits in this world, those are the apple and the banana. And that is precisely why it explains why apple-flavored bananas and banana-flavored apples exist. These are not genetic experiments, but oddities of nature . The former are known as Latundan bananas, and grow on small bushes of Hawaii . Extremely sweet and chubby, they taste like apple with strawberries . Their name comes from Claude Letoundal, a French missionary who introduced the banana to the Philippines, and they are a true explosion of the senses. Winter bananas, on the other hand, are apples grown in Indiana, in the United States, with a strong banana flavor. Some say it also has a slight taste of pineapple . A real chaos for the taste pupils.
THE PASTRAMI SANDWICH
It's okay; pastrami may be found in many places. But none is like the one at Katz's Delicatessen in Manhattan at 205 Houston Street. The visit to the restaurant, opened in 1888, is already worthwhile. The owner of the place continues to religiously pass by the tables to ask how you find the sandwich, a request that he has made to Bill Clinton, Barbra Streisand or Bruce Willis. The sandwich in question, made with spiced smoked beef , is so famous that he has starred in historical movie scenes (it's a pastrami sandwich that leads Meg Ryan to fake an orgasm in When Harry Met Sally). With or without the promise of orgasm, it's a snack worth a trip.
New York's most famous sandwiches turn 125
EGG AREPA
Those who prefer fried foods have their God in the egg arepa. To find it, you have to go to the Colombian Caribbean coast, to those places where Gabriel García Márquez gave the surname Buendía to all the inhabitants. Stuffed with boiled egg, these powerful cornmeal doughs They are fried up to twice (before and after introducing the egg) and are sold on the street or inside buses and chivas. It is not suitable for all stomachs, mind you, but its defenders love it above all arepas. If you want to order one, you will have to say it very quickly and with only one syllable: Una Arepaegüevo!
A woman prepares arepas in Colombia
THE KURBISKERNÖL
How can it be that such a good, healthy and European oil is not in our supermarkets? This is one of the first questions asked by those who try the curious taste of kürbiskernöl, made from pumpkin seeds. Nicknamed “the green gold” (Das grüne Gold), it comes from the Styria region in the south-east of Austria, although it is also produced in Slovenia. Austrians use them for everything from salads to meats, stir-fries, pastries and even ice cream. . Between 30 and 35 pumpkins are needed to produce a single liter of this centuries-old oil, which explains why it has a fairly high price. If you ask older people in the area, they will tell you that kürbiskernöl also has medicinal properties.
KALIX'S CAVIAR
For golds, the colors. If kürbiskernöl is green gold, Kalix caviar is considered “the red gold of the Bay of Bothnia”. Is about one of the best and least recognized caviar in the world , with smaller roe and an intense texture that melts in the mouth. Thanks to the large inflow of fresh water from the rivers in the Lappish Sea, these roes acquire a unique flavor and a characteristic orange tone . Have you ever thought about what they eat at the banquet of the Nobel Prize winners or those of the Swedish royal family? Now you know them.
BERLINER WEISSE
Beer purists refrain: Berliners prefer it with syrup . The Berliner Weisse is one of the most typical drinks of the German capital, to the point that it is only produced in this region. Fashionable beer in the 19th century, it was nicknamed by Napoleon as “the champagne of the north”, due to the foam it produces when poured over the glass. Today Berliners refer to it as “ein Rotes” (‘a red one’ – when they ask for it with raspberry syrup) or “ein Grünes” (‘a green one’ – when they want it with woodruff syrup). Served in a large glass, as if it were a gin and tonic, it is easy to distinguish due to its striking color and adds a sweet touch to white beer.
VEGEMITE
This version of the australian nutella it has a unique touch: it is not made with chocolate, but with yeast extract. That explains its bitter and extremely salty taste that drives Aussies inexplicably crazy. Served plain, with cheese or butter, Vegemite is described as "the Australian twist." and it is very typical in the preparation of sweets such as Cheesymite Scroll. Created in the 1920s, this family-friendly pasta is already part of Australian culinary history (which isn't too hard to come by, either). Some even say it's as popular as hotdogs in America.
Toast with Vegemite, the Australian nocilla
CHOCOLATE NOODLES
Those who do put chocolate on toast are the Dutch . But let's not get excited: what they use is not a cream, but chocolate chips like those used in birthday cakes and cupcakes. Call them silly, but they are capable of reusing this product in their day to day life. Its name in Dutch is hagelslag, which means "hail", since (for some reason that we do not fully understand) they remind us of this meteorological phenomenon. The De Ruijter brand also sells them in yellow, pink and orange. . And they put it there, so calm, on top of sliced bread toast. What may seem crazy is also seen in Indonesia, a former Dutch colony.
MATT CLUB
Do you think coke is addictive? Then try taking a bottle of Club Mate from a German. East Bavarian soft drink composed of yerba mate is highly addictive , partly due to the combination of caffeine and extracts from the Argentine infusion. It is one of those drinks that, when you try them for the first time, you do not understand why they are so loved. But after the third bottle there is no going back; mate tea has already conquered you forever. Be careful if you drink it in public: Club Mate is closely linked to anarchists and hackers, and is considered their official drink.
AQUARIUS
Yes. From the ads you thought that this Coca Cola product was sold all over the world, but nothing could be further from the truth. Only 12 countries market it, including Spain, Luxembourg and Belgium . Do not ask in France or the UK if they have this sports drink (mostly non-sports drink) because you will be disappointed. Official drink of the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, it did not catch on in other markets.