With food. Some of the most incredible experiences in places we go have to do with eating the food, or drinking the drink, of that place, of that region.
I saw some really incredible things in NYC: Empire State Building, 9/11 Memorial, Brooklyn Bridge, Times Square, the restaurant with a marquee in Seinfeld . . . the list can go on and on.
But the memories that probably cross my mind more than any other breathtaking sight or beautifully-designed building or famous site is the food I ate while I was there. The same goes for the other trips I have made, all around. Savoring and enjoying the food of the places we go can tell us more about a place than any building or sight, if we listen. Food gets us closer to knowing the people of a place. We interact with the waitstaff or vendor. We discuss where the food or drink came from, how it's made, how people of that area prepare it differently, why they do what they do. We talk with people sitting around us, how they like the food, where they come from, what they do for a living, how they are enjoying the same experience you are having.
Guess what the food is in the above picture? Nah, you're probably wrong. If you guessed ham, like I imagine I probably would, that's not it. It's bacon. Yep, that's a piece of bacon. The most unique piece of bacon I have ever had, at Peter Luger Steak House in Brooklyn. Describing the meal itself could fill three or four blog posts. Suffice it to say, wow. Before we went, we were encouraged by friends to try a piece of bacon or two as an appetizer. We were not disappointed.
While there, we talked to the waiter about the bacon and why it, well, doesn't look like bacon. That discussion opened up all kinds of avenues: where we are all from, what we are doing, why we are in that particular location at that particular time.
A wonderful experience . . . centered around bacon (eat your heart out, Jim Gaffigan).
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