In recent years, the so-called "gastronomic" tourism is gaining popularity, when people when visiting a new place do not go to see historical monuments and other attractions, but tend to visit cafes and restaurants.
The purpose of such tourism is to try new, signature dishes, which are the hallmark of a country or city. Often this is some kind of exotic, such as fried insects or outlandish fruits, which not everyone will like.
Another thing is traditional desserts, which are much safer to try (although such tourism is dangerous for the figure).
Today we will consider 10 goodies that every tourist should enjoy.
10. Boston Cake
After taking a walk along the Freedom Trail and admiring yourself at the Zakim Bridge, it’s time to grab a bite to eat, and here will be the way Boston's signature cake.
Many “eyewitnesses” from Russia compare creamy air dessert with our classic poultry milk based on semolina. To feel the same taste from childhood, while being in the USA - this is at least unusual.
A nice bonus is the fact that the dessert, although it can not be called useful for the figure, he still will not add a lot of extra kilos.
9. Pavlova's cake
Looking at the name it may seem that you can taste this cake somewhere in the territory of the former USSR, but you will have to go after it much further - to the city of Wellington, located in New Zealand.
Airy meringues decorated with fresh fruits (strawberries emphasize the most beneficial taste) are considered a traditional dessert for tea.
The cake is named after Anna Pavlova, a Russian ballet dancer who visited Wellington as part of her tour of New Zealand and Australia in 1926.
8. Milanese cookies
In addition to weeks of high fashion and a huge number of boutiques with branded clothing, a modern tourist can pay attention to local pastries, in particular, Milanese cookies.
Unpretentious in appearance, it has a special taste: you can’t buy this in a store. Two crumbly cookies are connected together with chocolate cream (sometimes another cream is also found, but chocolate + cream is considered canonical), and this is served under a cup of hot chocolate or coffee.
The main thing is not to overdo it, otherwise the purchased dress or jeans upon arrival may be small.
7. Nuremberg gingerbread
The Nuremberg gingerbread is one of the most famous dishes in Germany, although it has not gained such popularity outside its borders (for example, Bavarian sausages are much more popular). The first mention of this pastry dates back to the 15th century, but it is quite possible that they were baked before.
Traditionally, they are baked on the eve of the Christmas holidays, although in many cafes and pastry shops they are prepared year-round. The high content of nut mass with a minimum amount of flour (sometimes it is not used at all) creates a unique taste, which not every housewife can do at home.
It got to the point that in 1996 a patent for the Nuremberg gingerbread was registered, so now it is its own trademark of the city of the same name.
6. Esterhazy
An uninitiated person hearing the word “Esterhazy” represents some kind of oriental sweetness, something like Turkish delight or baklava. In fact, this cake has nothing to do with the East: it is most popular in Germany, Austria and Hungary.
It received its name in honor of Pal Antal Esterházy, who was the Hungarian prince and foreign minister in the middle of the 19th century.
A classic cake is made from 5 cakes, combined with a cream with the addition of cognac. A large amount of almonds, which are added to the dough, make it very fragrant, and the decoration in the form of a chocolate net gives an unusual look.
5. Cheesecake
Cottage cheese dessert, in which crushed cookies are used instead of cake. It is considered the main "yummy" of New York, which all tourists are eager to try, while trying to get a recipe from local confectioners.
It is noteworthy that cheesecake is very popular in England, but it is prepared in a completely different way: in the USA it is baked, but not on foggy Albion.
4. Cake "Leningradsky"
It was one of the most popular cakes in the Soviet Union, so for many it represents a “taste of childhood”. Due to the poor life, many people could only afford it on holidays, when women spent half a day in the kitchen preparing it.
It was necessary to bake 4-5 sand cakes, which were then soaked in chocolate cream. If there were no children in the family, then cognac could be added. Nowadays, most often they just buy a cake, so it is important to be able to find the “right” confectionery.
3. Sacher
The invention of the Austrian confectioner Franz Sacher forever made his name in history.
For the first time, chocolate cake coated with glaze appeared in the 30s of the XIX century, and the author came up with his recipe as early as 16 years old, although he fully realized it much later. Now this is a specialty dish not only in Vienna, but throughout Austria.
2. Cake "Kiev"
It is called so for a reason: the cake recipe was created in Kiev, at the Karl Marx confectionery factory in 1965. Two nut-meringue cakes with the addition of nuts, a cream layer and a sprinkling of hazelnuts - this is a real domestic classic.
If we compare it with Leningradsky, then in terms of popularity outside the hometown, he clearly wins. As for taste, here everyone chooses for himself.
1. Linzer
The cake, but rather a pie, is named after the Austrian city of Linz, in which it was first baked. Its “trick" is a crumbly shortcrust pastry stuffed with jam, which is also used for decoration.
In fact, this is an ordinary jam pie that everyone ate, but according to those who have tried the “Linzer”, there is something special in it. Maybe a secret Austrian recipe, or maybe something else.