Meet our brand new contributing food writer, Alex O’Neill. One half of Bahay and co-author of the very first Irish-Filipino cookbook...
Meet our brand new contributing food writer, Alex O’Neill. One half of the fiercely popular Bahay and co-author of the very first Irish-Filipino cookbook,, Alex relishes all things food culture . Here, she’s penned an ode to experiencing the world like locals do, and the importance of food as an emotional connector.
Salty beaches with BBQs, queues for the morning bakery—something you get up happily for—the fresh still-warm pastries. It’s the perfect start to any day. Laid back locals live laugh loving life to the fullest, the warm breeze and sunny blue skies like lovely warm hugs, each day as idyllic as the last.
Whether it be a fish restaurant that’s only accessible on a rental boat, one which travels at 8 knots an hour, I’m driving it. A hatch in some tiny lakeside town with no direct bus route? I’ve rented us bikes. A Portuguese restaurant that’s a 35 minute drive away, that is essentially an elderly man’s concreted front garden, with discoloured plastic chairs that, with one wrong move, will collapse from under you? I’ve sorted a lift and will warn you not to lean back.
Trying local cuisine while on holiday is more than just a gastronomic endeavour, a gourmet odyssey, or one big indulgence after another; it’s a glimpse into the culture of a place, and the people who call it home. You may be asking yourself, why? Why go to this effort? It’s all good, right? Well, maybe. But to me, it’s worth it. Because food is the window into a people, into a place, into the history, and it’s one of the best ways to truly get to know wherever you are lucky enough to visit.
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