Annie: Whats up guys Welcome to the last episode of Food Away from Home (World Tour) with your hosts Annie, Cece, and Shiv! This episode will be a little different, as we will be driving *Driving audio* to all of our top three places that we have talked about in our past episodes. We will be sharing our favorite thing or food dish from each place and ask some trivia questions about each place. Soooooo, let's get started!

First stop, INDIA!!! I’m going to be doing a quick little summary of our original India episode, and maybe even introducing you guys to more of the extremely fun and vibrant culture of India

Okay so too start lets talk avout ome our favorite snacks desserts and dishes from india. Lets go!!!

*Slam on breaks* So first, we’re gonna talk about one of my most favorite dishes of all time, biriyani. Biriyani is a flavorful rice dish that uses many spices to bring out the aromatic flavour of the rice. This dish can often inclide meats such as mutton, chicken, fish, and beef. This dish also many various vegetarian options

Next some of my favorite yummy snacks from India, mixture and murraka, or jaggery. These snacks are crunchy and made using a mix of ingredients. Mixture is crispy little pieces of fried dough with nuts and seasonings, while muurrak is a crunchy fried dough that's crispy and hard.

Finally some of the best desserts i’ve ever had. Im gonna start by talking about a SSUPER popular dessert, which is paysam, theres many different types of this dessert and many different have different regions for it, but it is generally a sweet rice pudding with nuts and raisins.

Before we a little trivia, im going to talk about one thing that is a very important part of indias culture, the street markets.India has grown more modern of the years, however they have never fully gotten rid of the shops and stands on the side of the roads. These sops often sell snacks and some veggies, but they also sell other thighs like hygiene items. Many of these stores can also have a large variety of clothes and jewelery. There are also kiosk like things thatsell yummy flavourfull dishes that they make right in front of you

Ok, so now we’re gonna do a little trivia, see if you know the right answer!

*Driving in Car*

Segment 2: New York

Hey! My favorite place that talked about was New York! I will be summarizing the episode for you in this segment. Starting with some background information, New York is a very big city with many buildings and tall towers. Some places that you might have heard of is Browday, which is a big company that puts on many performances like musicals or plays. Now, moving onto the restaurants. I will be summarizing my favorite restaurant that we talked about. That restaurant is a Mediterranean restaurant called “Il Trapezino”. It is a European-Italian-based restaurant. There are triangular shaped bread pieces, with a choice of fillings that are plain with cheese and pepper, red sauce, and more, leaving you with a warm tasting dish for your day. It can be found at the lower east side, orchard street.

Now, street food in New York City! *Horn honking*

There's many delicious foods outside of restaurants that New York has to offer. One of my favorites is a pretzel. There are also Indian and Chinese food, ice cream, and many more. I love grabbing a pretzel or a nice cold ice cream on those hot days.

Lastly, desserts! I love desserts from all over New York. And the good thing about New York, is that since there are a whole bunch of different cuisines, there is something for everyone! My favorite desert place to go is serendipity. It doubles as a restaurant with main meals and desserts. I went there once and it was sooooo good. I got their signature frozen hot chocolate and it was the best thing I have ever had. I will say that it is very

Cece: What’s up guys? Welcome to the NINTH episode of our podcast, “Food Away From Home (World Tour)”, with your hosts Annie, Cece, and Shiv. In this episode, we're going to be talking about the different foods that you can find in Brazil, and where they can be found.

Cece: Brazil is a GIANT country in South America, bordered by Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela, and Guyana Suriname. The capital of Brazil is Brasilia, but a very famous and important city is Rio de Janeiro. Brazil is very bright and vibrant. It is filled with many different cultures, and many tourists go especially during seasons of Carnival, where many of the citizens dress up in colorful and beautiful costumes, and there is a great parade held in the center of Rio de Janeiro. Another very important factor of Brazil, is their “samba” dancing, similar to how the Spanish have “salsa” dancing.

Shiv: Brazil is greatly known for its soccer, and its famous soccer players. Going from past famous soccer players, like Pele, and Garrincha, to presently famous players, such as Vini Jr., and Neymar Jr. The most famous soccer stadium is in Rio de Janeiro, and it is called, “Maracana Stadium”.

1. Brazil also has many amazing and beautiful beaches. There are nice beaches in Maceio, Natal, Cabo Frio, Buzios, and Trancoso.
2. There is a large part of the Amazon Rainforest that is in Brazil.
3. In Cuiaba there is much culture and history
4. Foz du Iguazu (iguazu falls) border both argentina and brazil
5. Sao Luis has very pretty scenery and culture and architecture.
6. Jalapao is an oasis in brazil-beautiful

Annie:Now here are some fun facts!

1. It is the biggest part of the Japan community outside of Japan.
2. They have a record of 5 world cup wins.
3. 60% of the Amazon rainforest is part of Brazil
4. They produce vast amounts of coffee

Segment 2: Popular foods and Sweets/Snacks

Shiv: And even though Brazil has some beautiful scenery and exciting sights, there's also a TON of amazing foods and restaurants that you can find there. They use a ton of different flavours and put their soul into their cooking, and now Annie's going to talk about all these amazing foods you can find in Brazil!

Annie: to start, lets talk about some of the savory dishes you can find ALL OVER Brazil, like,

Feijoada: a rich, hearty stew of black beans and various cuts of salted, smoked, and fresh pork and beef

Moqueca: a flavorful Coxinha: A teardrop-shaped, deep-fried croquette filled with shredded chicken and cream cheese, shaped like a tiny drumstick

Brazilian seafood stew:, traditionally made with fish, shellfish, coconut milk, tomatoes, onions, peppers, cilantro, and palm oil

Acarajé: Deep-fried bean fritters (from African roots) stuffed with shrimp, vatapá, and salad, a famous street food in Bahia

And Churascho, which is Brazilian barbecue, and includes Picanha, a prized, flavorful cut of beef from the rump cap (top sirloin) known for its triangular shape and signature thick fat cap

Annie: And now onto some tasty, sweet options, like

Brigadeiro: A rich,...

Annie: What’s up guys? Welcome to the eighth episode of our podcast, “Food Away From Home (World Tour)”, with your hosts Annie, Cece, and Shiv. In this episode, we're going to be talking about the different foods that you can find in Argentina, and where they can be found. Let's get started!

Cece: Argentina has many different landscapes like mountains, as well as different regions. Let's get into some of these different areas!

Shiv: Argentina which is soooo beautiful, is split into 4 different regions, which are the andes, The north, the pampas, and Patagonia

Shiv: The Andes are the western mountains, and the highest mountain range outside of Asia. These mountains look absolutely ANGELIC! They are extremely pointy and imperfect, but that is what makes them so beautiful. The highest peak in the Andes mountains is Mount Anaconda which reaches a height of 22,831 feet or 6,959 meters. Insane!

Shiv:the north, This region is extremely rustic and breathtaking, there are a lot of colorful mountains and salt flats that connect to deep indigenous roots. The scenery has a lot of vibrant natural colors like shades of yellow, orange, brown, and greens.

Shiv: The pampas are known for their rich soil and fertile land that is amazing for agriculture. There is a TON of open land in this region, and like the other regions it's super elegant and has a lot of natural tones like brown and green. This land also serves as the Southwest’s “bread basket” for cattle wheat.

Shiv: And lastly Patagonia, which is easily the MOST breathtaking out of all of these regions as it is surrounded by beautiful trees and icy mountains. The overall climate is really cold, but very suitable for tourism because of its magical scenery and crystal clear lake. Fun fact, the jacket brand Patagonia was inspired by the mystical south american landscape, I actually have my own blue-teal Patagonia jacket at home! And my dad is basically obsessed with them because they have a lot of high-quality jackets for lower prices than most popular jacket brands.

Shiv: There are also beautiful waterfalls, and rainforests all over Argentina, like

Iguazu Falls: A spectacular waterfall system on the border with Brazil, a major natural wonder ,and

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Shiv: What’s up guys? Welcome to the FIFTH episode of our podcast, “Food Away From Home (World Tour)”, with your hosts Annie, Cece, and Shiv. In this episode, we're going to be talking about the amazing, unique, and diverse foods that you can find in Dubai, and where they can be found, as well as the experiences too! Let's get started!

Cece: There is a main difference between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are both on the coast of the UAE or United Air Emirates. Let's get into some of the differences between the two places. Start us off Annie!

Annie: Thanks Cece! Dubai is more fast paced and modern structured. It is more focused on shopping, entertainment, and still busy and exciting at night. There is a main spot in Dubai that is designed for shopping and entertainment. This area is by the Burj Kalifia, which is famous for being the tallest freestanding building in the world. You can go inside of it and there is an elevator that takes you to the top. From there you can go to a viewing deck at the top and look over the city. This tall tower took a duration of 6 years to complete.

Abu Dhabi on the other hand is more traditional and quieter with less tourists, but people still go through to look around. People tend to call it more religious. The key feature of Abu Dhabi is the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, which is a key religious place in Abu Dhabi. It is created with white, marble material and has many columns. It is beautiful and I highly recommend going there and viewing it. There is also a Louvre, like the one in Paris in Abu Dhabi, which is a museum. The Jumeirah Burj Al Arab is a giant, sail shaped hotel on its own island. It is quite expensive, but definitely a fantastic investment. Abu Dhabi is a more culturally based place and offers a more traditional culture and visit. I highly recommend visiting one of these, if not both of these places.

Annie: Now, stay tuned to hear about some popular foods, because you will not want to miss this.

Segment 2: Popular foods and Sweets/Snacks

Annie: And we are back! There are many delicious foods, sweets, and snacks in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Many authentic to the county, and even some that you might already know of! Like McDonalds! Which is very clean and very good by the way. Some popular flavors in Dubai are cinnamon and cardamom. The flavors in Abu Dhabi are saffron, cardamom, turmeric, and thyme. Now Shiv, bring us more into these cuisines.

Shiv: Thank you Annie, When most people think of Dubai you think of Dubai chocolate, but there are many other foods too! So let's get into it!

In Dubai some popular foods are

1. Khuzi - Roast lamb served with rice, nuts,and raisins - is often considered the national dish of United Air Emirates.
2. Machboos - Spiced rice with meat
3. Harees - Meat stew with vegetables over pieces on Emirati bread
4. Jasheed - Minced shark and seasonings

Lots of street food too like

1. Shawarma - meat put into a flatbread with other fillings
2. Falafel - Deep fried balls made with ground chickpeas.
3. Sambusa - popular savory pastry, made with meat or vegetables

Some popular breads and breakfasts are

1. Chebab - Emiati pancakes...

Shiv: What’s up guys? Welcome to the SEVENTH episode of our podcast, “Food Away From Home (World Tour)”, with your hosts Annie :), Cece :), and Shiv :). DREAM GUEST…NOAAAAA In this episode, we're going to be talking about the amazing, unique, and fascinating foods that you can find in FRANCE, and where they can be found. Let's get started!

*Noa include anything you want in between lines! Just give us a little wave or hand and we'll stop talking, and let you include whatever you want! :)) *

Shiv: France is a very large, and touristic country. It can go from Le Cannes, which is near the coastal region of France, to your favourite, PaRiSSSSsss (say in French Accent)! Stretching from these vast regions of land, there are millions of diverse cultures, traditions, beautiful language, things to do, and you guessed it, FOOD!!

Annie: Let's start with Le Cannes. It is a super-DUPER-TROUPER touristic and amazing part of France. It is located near The Bay of Cannes, and it is where many French citizens and tourists from all over the world go to see the beautiful French sea. It is found in the Southern, very tip of France, at the very end. It is very close to Monaco, which is its own little country, located in France.

Short Story break: Cece: I want to live there so bad!! I love Monaco. I’ve never been, but I hear it is such a beautiful, and extraordinary place. I would really want to visit Monte Carlo, which is a very famous, fancy, and unique port-like city in Monaco, where all the celebrities are-F1 drivers, soccer players, singers, and more….It’s basically like the Hollywood or Las Vegas of Europe! Anyways-it sure is next on my list of things to do! But Alas, let’s get back into France!!

--------Shiv and Annie add in thoughts if they would like

Annie: Haha, thanks for sharing Cece. As I was saying, Le Cannes is also near an island called, Iles De Lerin, located just underneath Le Cannes, as well as Le Cannes is near Antibes, and Cap D’Antibes, a resort town, known for its vintage-ness and luxury! But what else makes Le Cannes so special? Well, Its INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, OF COURSEE!!!!!! 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

In 2026, it will be Le Cannes: 79th edition of the international film festival! WOO!!!!! It is known as a market for those professionals in the film-industry, and it showcases many different movie genres, such as blockbusters and movies in general! Many of these movies are international, and can even be from here, in New Jersey!

----Shiv and Cece maybe add in some thoughts

Annie: Paris is the capital of France, and home of the all-famous Eiffel Tower! Paris gets over a million tourists each year, and houses some of the best experiences as well as foods, that we shall most definitely talk about! Paris is a very large city, located in the center of France, near Versailles, andddd DISNEYLAND PARIS….

Cece: WHATTTT!!! DISNEY???

Shiv: NOOOOO!!! I WANNA GOOOO!!!

Annie: Yup! You heard that right, DISNEY IN PARIS!!-Could it get any better?????

Cece: Wait!!! Story time!!!

I remember now! Well, I used to live in France, a little outside Paris, in a place called Croazi. But keep in mind, this was like when I was two or three hahaha! As I was looking through photos from when I was little, I saw pictures of me when I was in Disneyland, and turns out, it was in PARIS! Quite the deja vu, am I right??

Segment 2: Popular foods and Sweets/Snacks

Annie: France has a very large variety of really delicious foods. Many of these dishes have a very high end and luxurious taste that embodies the beauty of France, and today, we are going to tell you about some of the most popular dishes, snacks, and sweets in France, and also some of our favorites. Now Cece is going to take it away!

Cece: Some super popular dishes in France are :...

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Annie: What’s up guys? Welcome to the SIXTH episode of our podcast, “Food Away From Home (World Tour)”, with your hosts Annie, Cece, and Shiv. In this episode, we're going to be pondering about the best foods to try in Portugal, where they can be found, and experiences as well! Let's get started!

Annie: There are many delicious restaurants in Portugal.

Cece: Story Time:

When I arrived at the Lisbon airport at 4 am in the morning, from Italy, it was super lively, and crowded. The restaurants there were SOO GOOD! I mean, even in an airport, they were just excellent. The stores were amazing, and I just really enjoyed my time there, even if it was just at an airport.

Cece: There is a restaurant called The Belcanto, which is in Lisbon.

So far, it opens at 12:30-3pm, 7pm-10 pm, Tuesday through Saturday, and then it closes Sunday and Monday.

Majorly, the price per person is 50 euros, which would be around 60 dollars.

There are reservations required, they have vegetarian options, and serve great cocktails

They have a lot of fish for their main dishes, such as sea bass, grilled hake or cod, and seafood rice.

They also have nice desserts, such as apple and rhubarb pie, chocolate and caramel desserts, sweet eggs and citrus, mandarin.

Shiv annie and cece talk about the desserts for a minute

Cece: GARRETT!!!!!!

It is a bar in Estoril, Portugal. It has all sorts of smoothies, sweets, pastries, and drinks.

Also I have lived in Portugal, when I was two years old we moved there from Italy. I do not remember it that well, but when we went to Lisbon a couple years ago we went back to see our old

Segment 2: Popular foods and Sweets/Snacks

Annie they are so many good and amazing popular foods and sweets,,,,

Shiv: There are many foods in Portugal. Everything in Portugal is so aromatic and flavorful so here are

Some popular savory dishes we heard of or liked

1. Bacalhau: Cece add details, annie and shiv add on
2. - Salted cod which is considered the national food.
3. Grilled Sardines- fresh sardines that are grilled and often served with bread, usually during summer festivals
4. Francesinha: a decadent sandwich from Porto that has layers of meat, cheese, and a special spicy sauce
5. Bifana: a simple sandwich of marinated pork cutlets in a roll, which is also very popular
6. And arroz de marisco: a flavorful rice dish simmered with a variety of seafood
7. But, not to be confused with Caril de Gambas-Cece add details, Shiv and Annie add on which is a shrimp curry on top of rice-very, very good, my mom makes it all the time, and it is super spicy.

Besides all these tasty, savory dishes, Portugal also has a variety of yummy snacks and sweets

Some of those delicious sweets would be

1. Pastel de Nata,: Cece add details, shiv and annie add on
2. a famous egg custard tart with a flaky crust.
3. Arroz Doce, which is a sweet rice pudding made with rice, milk, sugar, and cinnamon, often decorated with cinnamon patterns.

Introduction:

Annie: What’s up guys? Welcome back to our podcast, “Food Away From Home (World Tour)”, with your hosts Annie, Cece, and Shiv. In this episode, we will be exploring the variety of popular foods and sweets from Italian cultures, as well as the differences between the Northern and Southern parts of Italy. Now we'll hand this off to Cece.

Cece: Thank you Annie! Being Italian, born in Rome, I can tell you that Italy is a place not-to-be missed. Italy is a bright, unique, and amazing place, with many different cultures, and traditions, making it special, and different from other parts of the world. In this segment, we will be talking about the Northern parts of Italy, versus the Southern parts of Italy, and what makes them similar and different. Now, we will hand this off to Shiv:

1. Shiv: In Northern Italy, the foods vary more from pasta, meats and fish, as well as more heavy, and filling dishes, due to the cold climate.
2. They use a lot of butter, cream, and cheese. Fun fact, “cheese” in Italian is called “Formaggio”.
3. They also use a lot of grains, such as rice and corn. These ingredients help with forming “Polenta”, a potato and grain dish with red sauce toppings, very good, and “Risotto”, a bowl of rice with any choice of fillings.
4. Lots of herbs are used as well, going from rosemary to basil, and thyme as well.
5. They are used to add more flavor to the dishes, and make them more aromatic and fragrant.
6. Northern places in Italy can include the mountainside, “Alpi” or “Dolomite”, which are very important and touristic mountain ranges in Italy. Some mountain ranges and Northern places in Italy also are very close to Austria, making the people there bilingual and cross-cultural, due to how they are both Austrian and Italian. Meran and Tyrol, are one of these places
7. Cece’s been to Meran, and personally, it is one of her favorite places to visit when going to the Northern part of Italy.
8. It is part Austrian and Italian, so you see people that speak Austrian and Italian as well as English.
9. It consists of certain meats called “Wiener Scnitzel”, which is a breaded, as well as fried, veal cutlets, which is meat from younger calves of cows. It is very good, and perfect for a winter-weather meal.
10. There is also a pasta meal called “Spaetzle”, which is a type of pasta with shorter, and smaller pieces of pasta dough making it up, and it goes very well with plain and sausages, spinach filled spaetzle with small pieces of bacon or ham, and also with plain spaetzle with small pieces of fresh caught salmon. Spaetzle are known for going with plain ingredients, and would not go very well with red sauce. Spaetzle are Cece’s favorite pasta meals when going to the Northern parts of Italy.
11. In the Northern areas there are more focuses on meats, such as cows, calves, lamb, rabbit, pig, and sheep.
12. When going to Italy, and when it comes to having a nice filling meal on a cold day, you should definitely take a trip to Northern Italy, and visit Meran or Tyrol....

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Episode Title: Jammin in Japan

Cece: What’s up guys? Welcome to the fourth episode of our podcast, “Food Away From Home (World Tour)”, with your hosts Annie, Cece, and Shiv. In this episode, we're going to be talking about the different foods that you can find in Japan, and where they can be found. Let's get started!

Shiv: Japan is a large country-island-that is located in the South Pacific Ocean. It has many geographic locations that vary from cities, countrysides, and mountains, such as Mount Fuji. In these widespread and vast areas, there are many different cultures and traditions, as well as amazing foods, that need to be tried out.

Annie: We can start with Tokyo, the capital of Japan. Tokyo is a very populated and touristic city, with many different experiences and places to visit-but lets get into the food!

Annie: In Tokyo, the foods include many.

-Sushi, which is a ball of rice underneath a piece of freshly picked, raw fish, such as salmon, and tuna.

-Sashimi, which is just pieces of freshly picked, raw fish.

-Maki, which is your classic rice roll with seaweed to contain the rice and a piece of raw fish on top.

Cece-I have been to Japan, and I found it such as amazing, and cultural place. There were so many things that were unique, and different from the U.S, and it had very beautiful scenery. I spent about a week in Tokyo, and can tell you that the foods are so good, and need to be tried!

Cece-What I especially liked about the foods were the Shabu Shabu japanese dishes.

- Shabu Shabu are restaurants where there are hot pot dishes and you can cook your own thinly cut meat, tofu, as well as vegetables, inside of this “broth” like soup.

• “Shabu Shabu” is a literary term for “swish”, because of the swishing sound that the meat makes when it is cooked. They usually use Wagyu beef, which is very prestigious and important to the Japanese culture.
• I found these so interesting and diverse, and I loved the taste of the finishing product!

Shiv: Another popular and interesting food in Tokyo is ramen. Ramen is a bowl of broth, or soup, with noodles, either crispy or rice noodles, in the broth, with vegetables, tofu, and oteh==her ingredients for a perfect finishing product!

Cece: When I went to Tokyo, I visited this one restaurant, where you could choose the ingredients you wanted in your ramen, simply buy taking a grocery basket, and "shopping around” for fresh ingredients around the store. Then, you would pay for the ingredients, and give them to the chefs, who would make you the ramen using the ingredients you chose. They could also add spice levels, and toppings for you as well. This was so good, and a unique experience!

Shiv says what her favorite is - Annie and Cece build off of that

Cece: Now, take it away Annie

Segment 2: Popular foods and Sweets/Snacks

Annie: There are many delicious foods in Japan. Many that you might eat! There are many snacks as well. There are different foods in Tokyo and Kyoto, like what we described in India, but they are all still delicious. Shiv will start us off with some of these cuisines.

Shiv: Thanks Annie!

Some of the popular foods in Tokyo Japan are many that you might have heard of!

• Raman - Noodle soups with rich broth and toppings. Great for anytime of the year.
• Sushi - Rolls of rice, veggies, and fish/meat and dipped in soy sauce, wasabi, and/or ginger. There are both meat rolls as well as vegetarian rolls.
• Tempura is deep fried fish or veggies and has a crunchy outer layer.
• Yakitori is skewered grilled chicken
• Tonkatsu is A breaded and deep fried pork cutlet
• Monjayaki...