Food,  Travel

Building A Collection of Food Souvenirs: All To Pick Up On Travels*

The things that you see while exploring the places you visit are formed and found with a long-standing culture, which shapes the society. After having come back from your vacation, you often find yourself missing the locales and the streets you wandered in. And that is the time when you wish that you could transport back to the place in a jiffy. Though you may want to carry all the things in your suitcase, and it would not be possible to pack all that you desire, we bring you a few things to pick up. These are inexpensive and lightweight, perfect to get as souvenirs for yourself or for someone else.

Coffee
When you are out travelling, you must have found yourself venturing out to find a cup of coffee to help you get started with the day. As every place has its own variant of these fruits, if you are a coffee lover, you should definitely make it a point to find the locally grown ones to add to your souvenir collection. According to the experts at Cubby House Coffee, there are multiple options that you can choose from, like everyday blends and cold turkey blends. And the fragrant beans also make to be a perfect token option for someone when you are back from your vacation.

Spices
Spices are another great option to try out when you desire to build an offbeat souvenir collection. Every place has its own delectable cuisine and the locally grown spices are what gives such a great taste that is non-replicable. But, you can still try recreating those flavours at home. The spices collected from your travels come in handy in this case.

Dry Fruits
While travelling to faraway lands, you may have gotten to taste a variety of fruits in both their dried and fresh forms, which may not be home to the place you live. For example, travelling to the middle east will acquaint you with peculiar forms of berries, like barberries, which you may not get in your own city. Therefore, if you happen to like them, don’t miss the opportunity to pick them on your travels. After coming back home, you could enjoy them as they are or could use them in your culinary experiments.

Liqueurs
Last but not the least, if you are a cooking enthusiast, you would know that liqueurs are a great way of adding tons of flavours into any kind of food. You can use them on top of stocks and soups to build a strong base. As they are most commonly used interchangeably with wines, taking a few bottles of liqueurs of the area you are visiting would help you to recreate similar tastes in your own home. With these slightly alcoholic concoctions, you would not be missing out on much of the flavours back in your own haven.

The Last Word
Apart from the above mentioned, you can also consider going in for small-sized antiquities, liquor bottles, traditional perfumes, or certain fabrics, which you may find having some social or cultural importance in your holiday destination. Sometimes, you may feel to break from the conventional style of doing things and for the right reason, why to just stick to fridge magnets, postcards and printed tee shirts when you can bring back some cool stuff from your travels? Think out of the box and see your home starting to gradually get filled with little pieces from all over the world.

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