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dmorrison · #9 01-29-2004, 01:10 AM

There are going to be differences. The reasturants have to adapt to the local tastes. Buy Texmex in Texas and its NOT Mexican food. Mexican food tends to have very little spice and is fresh.

Chinese food.
I was on a layover in San Fransico on the edge of Chinatown. I asked the hotel staff for a good Chinese resturant. They sent me to a particular place up the street. While looking at the menu displayed in the window. I noticed a resturant up the street with the same name, but not one white person was entering or leaving. All the customers were Chinese. That is where I decided to go. Only one employee spoke english. I had him order me something. It was great.
When flying to Europe we would do the same thing. Find a local place and have the locals order for you. That way the food was good and sometimes surprized you. I will say we did this in the developed countries, Not the 3rd world nations we flew to. Had to be careful.
Airline crews usually have a saying. "Don't order a specialty more than 3 states away". Don't order a Philly Cheesesteak in Seattle. Don't order The Atomic hot wings in Toronto, There not very atomic compared to Texas atomic. Don't order fresh salmon in Kansas. It seems to work well while traveling.
Dave