Food and drink you discovered on holiday

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That stuff is delicious

The first time I had aioli in Spain when I was about 6.

greek food the following summer, pretty much everything apart from fish although now, Stifado and a pork dish in coriander are my favourites.

Stifado in Rhodes, it's a beef stew with whole shallots.

Retsina all over Greece although it's a bit more refined now. Whenever I see it in Lidl I grab some⁰

Jollof rice

You might already know that you can buy this in Sainsbury's now. I only discovered it last week and it will be a game changer for me this summer!

The Cypriot pork in coriander dish mentioned upthread is Afelia. My dad is Cypriot and this was made a lot at home when I was growing up. My DH hates it though so I don't make it very often, and it seems to have fallen out of favour in restaurants over there 🙁

I'd add horchata from Spain - although it has to be ice-cold on a very hot day. I believe there is a slightly different version in Mexico but haven't tried that. And, although a bit more low-brow, coconut m&ms (USA)!

Souvlaki in Greece 30 years ago ❤️

I rarely drink but if I do this is what I like 😍

Kinnie!! And especially Kinnie Spritz. Delicious. I wish I could have brought a case full back with me. It was cheap as chips there, but extortionate to source it over here.

Not a holiday discovery, but the result of working for a Danish company and attending corporate and Christmas dinners over there.

Danish-style remoulade.
Danish hot dogs "with everything" i.e. remoulade, raw and crispy-fried onions, ketchup, mustard.
Different types of pickled herrings on rye, with an ice-cold Aalborg snaps "for the fish to swim in."
Gammel Dansk and Ga-Jol shots - strong licorice-based shots (Ga-Jol are actually small sweets)
"X-mas" beer and other strong Danish beers brewed for Christmas and Easter - knock-out stuff if you're not careful.
Ris a la mande (Danish Christmas rice pudding).
Thin chocolate slices to put on rolls or a slice of bread (Pålægschokolade)

As a child when visiting France in the early 80s it was Orangina. A really good fizzy orange with real orange bits when back in the UK we had sugar filled orangeade.
As an adult- Cuarenta y tres/licorice 43 which we discovered in Gran Canaria.

deep fried ricotta filled courgette flowers in Rome

Yes- Horchata in Spain and Spezi in Germany

Barraquito

Khoa Soi

San Miguel lager. Never again

Valdeon Picos Blue PGI

Food of the gods

Mojo sauce
Russian Salad

Both in lanzarote

Greek salad (long time ago!)

Empanadas in Spain. Really tasty and I've made my own. Easy, and make great picnic or lunchbox snacks

Tomato scrambled eggs
Garlic dip
Fried cheese

all part of Greek meze.

Lamb in a bag - also Greece
Spetses fish

Clam chowder served IN a bowl of crusty bread in San Francisco 10 years ago while on honeymoon. Sadly, never had it since 😔 heaven in a bowl (of bread!)

Loukamades! Little Greek warm doughnuts served with honey and cinnamon - perfect with ice-cream. I was there last week and had them three times in 6 days!

Just to say Sainsbury's do retsina too. It's the Greek Kourtaki brand (that sells in Greece too).
It has a yellow label and is very reasonably priced.

Oregano crisps in Greece

@HalloumiFries are you sure it was Sainsbury’s?
Their website doesn’t have it.
Tesco denies me access for some reason so can’t check it.