Name: Emily Carter
Position: Digital Communications Manager
What is your favourite type of cuisine?
Although I have never been to Asia, I absolutely love Thai food. I just love the fresh, light, fragrant flavours; ginger, lemongrass, chilli, garlic – delicious! I recently attended a Thai cookery course where we learnt to make our own Thai curries from scratch, for a curry for 10 people we used 80 chillis (that’s a lot of chopping!). Now I can make some of my favourite dishes at home. I just need to get myself to Thailand now and taste the real deal!
What is the food you couldn’t live without?
That would have to be cheese. I had a year in Paris as part of my degree which was a dream come true – cheese and wine evenings were a bit of a favourite way to spend time with friends. It’s great if you get each of your friends to bring along their favourite cheese, then you get a better variety and someone might introduce you to one you’ve never tried before. When it comes to cheese, the smellier the better for me – I absolutely love a good blue cheese so a stilton or dolcelatte will always have me reaching for it first with some fresh baguette or one of our yummy Crackers for Cheese .
This month’s competition, we are talking about people’s favourite holiday eating experiences – what’s yours?
A few years ago I visited Olu Deniz in Turkey; an absolutely beautiful resort with a renowned turquoise coastline (great photos when we went paragliding!). One night we went to a local fish market in Fethiye, highly recommended from both other people staying at our accommodation but also the locals. A short, noisy bus ride took us to this fish market enclosed by tall white walls – in the center there was a variety of fishmongers where you chose, weighed and paid for your seafood. Then, a few yards away, surrounding the fishmongers was an array of small restaurants – you presented your seafood to them, paid about a fiver and got your fish cooked, tailored to your taste – King Prawns cooked in white wine and butter for starters, BBQ’d seabass for main with a salad and fresh bread and a carafe of local wine – perfect! Such a shame we only found this gem on our last evening!
WIN A WEEKS BREAK IN BRITTANY!
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR ENTRIES. THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY - GOOD LUCK!
This month, thanks to our friends at Holiday France Direct, we are offering you a weeks break for up to 6 people in a self-catering cottage in Brittany. To enter this month's competition, just tell us you favourite holiday food experience.
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Comments (607)
Add a commentClaire - 30th Aug 2011
ReportCape Town in South Africa was fantastic for food. Great fish dishes for me and plentiful meat ones for my husband. Because of its heritage there are lots of cuisine influences so if you like your food with some spice then you are bound to find something to satisfy, all washed down with beautiful South African wine.
Rachel - 30th Aug 2011
ReportI remember the picnics my mum used to make when I was a kid, on holiday at Butlins. We would feast on all kinds - crisps, sandwiches, pies, cakes, cheese and crackers... I have been to some lovely restaurants in my life but nothing compared to my mum's picnics!
Paul from Taunton - 30th Aug 2011
ReportMy favourite holiday food experience was eating Jerk Chicken at a beach barbecue in Jamaica. It just doesn't taste the same at home.
Alison from Surrey - 30th Aug 2011
ReportHow to pinpoint my favorite eating experince is so hard. Any food on holiday always tastes better, my children may not always agree to this though.The eating experience I will always treasure was at a quiet beach resturaunt in menorca eating grilled sardines with both my husband and children. Looking out to the sea I then heard the comment that I never thought I would hear from my 2 children "can we have some more fish please it was delicous"
Mrs - 30th Aug 2011
ReportMy tastiest experience was on the gorgeous island of Capri. Following a proposal from my now husband, we dined on a terrace overlooking the azure sea and cliffs. We ate tomatoes, drizzled in olive oils, parma ham, olives, pecoine cheese and lots of celebratory red wine. No other meal has ever tasted so good!
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