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.
Please take a moment to read our terms and conditions . To enter please use the comment box below. Good luck!
Comments (607)
Add a commentPaul - 30th Aug 2011
ReportFresh scallops and oysters in Erquy in Brittany, just beautiful and simple.
Rachael - 30th Aug 2011
ReportMy favourite holiday food was on honeymoon in Kefalonia. Lazy evenings sat in local tavernas eating Greek salads and mezze..food to share..perfect!
Dave - 30th Aug 2011
ReportCalifornia, the food from the lowly burger through to the Wendy and up to the 1st class eating establishments. All great the colours of the fruit over there take your breatyh away just like the vistas.
Karen - 30th Aug 2011
ReportMy most memorable experience was on honeymoon in Cuba in 1996. We went out of the "all inclusive" resort and went to a locals house where we were treated to fresh lobster cooked by a hotel workers wife. Fab memories and gave us a chance to see the real Cuba.
Carol - 30th Aug 2011
Reportwhen i was in france last year, i was treated to a meal in a very posh restaurant and had frogs legs for the first time (yes, they taste just like chicken...). they were served in a tiny basket and when you took the first one, they all jumped out onto the plate- very funny and yummy
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