Recently rounded up the stinkiest, smelliest foods on earth for Fodors.com. It was a fun piece to put together, and it took me from Southeast Asia – a prime breeding ground for retching foods – to the UK and South Pacific – for some foul smelling cheeses and fruits.
Here’s an excerpt:
Along with the universal emotions of love, hurt, and happiness shared by all cultures around the globe, there is another thing that ties us together–and yes, you guessed it, it’s our bizarre love of smelly foods.
Sure, you can leave a slice of pizza under your bed for weeks, thus inventing one of the foulest smelling foods on the planet. However, our list below scours the earth in search of stinky foods that grow naturally, or foods that have been specifically rotted—ahem, aged—for future consumption……..
You can read the full article here.
In other news, I’ve also got a photo essay up on fellow travel writer Anja Mutić’s fantastic blog – Ever the Nomad – that gives readers a glimpse into the core fabric of Lagosians – Ankara.
Finally, here’s a link to my musings on Edinburgh in the latest July/August issue of Budget Travel.
Stinky does not automatically mean bad tasting however. If you can get it past your nose you might be surprised by the taste (or not!).
Thanks for sharing these links. Looking forward to read your stories.
Fly Girl – It’s just about 200 words in there, nothing spectacular. There’s a link to it above.
Do you know I just picked up Budget Travel yesterday but decided not to buy it? I’m heading back to the bookstore today so I can read your article!
The Scandinavians do eat a lot of smelly fish prepared in various ways and in odd combination with other foods like cheese.
I love edinburgh! how great is it! and im happy for all your success
Thanks for the stoke Matt! And many, many congrats on your new book. Hopefully we cross paths one of these days.