World Best Food Tour

If you are an epicurean explorer at heart, let food be the guiding light for all your travel plans. From exploring vineyards on a train ride to eating food from an underground pit and foraging with truffle searching dogs ­ food `expeditions' around the world cater to all tastes.Take your pick...

Napa Valley Wine Train, California: An antique train chugs through the celebrated wineries of Napa Valley and lets you enjoy a mesmerizing setting, feast on a four-course meal and meet the top wine makers of the region. This 36-mile-long vintage train ride has to be among the most unique food tours in the world where you get to enjoy luxe food on a luxe train with three kitchens on board. Enjoy an opulent American rail travel of the early 1900s while passing through scenic and historic vineyards and wine estates.

Olive Oil Tour, Granada, Spain: Stroll through beautiful areas of Granada -Vega, Sierra Nevada and Lecrin Valley -surrounded by olive and almond trees to sample a huge variety of olive oils.Walk through olive groves to know the history and different varieties of olive trees and olives, learn about the harvesting season, pick an olive from the tree and savour 15th century olive oil. This three-hour tour is all you need to know about this gold liquid.

Sushi & Sashimi Fortnight, Japan: Two weeks of travel through the Land of the Rising Sun that signs you up for soba cooking classes, helps you unwind at bars in Osaka night market, sit on tatami mats and dine on traditional low tables in Hiroshima, walk through Nishiki food market in Ky oto or be pleasantly surprised by a local chef's creativity over Omakase meals in Tokyo. Food tours are fast becoming a popular tourist activity in Japan, especially with concepts like Nomihodai (all you can drink), Tabehodai (all you can eat) for a fixed price.

          Truffle Hunting,Tuscany: You love this fungus but do you know how and where is it sourced from? A truffle hunter spearheads the tour with his dog. The duo scrape and sniff the forest to look for gour met delights. Trek around and watch the master and his pet go about detecting truffles beneath the forest floor and tree roots. Every time the dog finds truffle he digs the ground and collects these edible wonders. Your truffle find for the day is then used to make a delectable meal.

Hangi Hog, Rotorua, New Zealand: Take a journey back into a time of proud warriors and ancient traditions at Tamaki Maori Village. Experience ceremonial rituals, powerful perform ances and hangi feasting. You've sampled food from different ovens but the traditional Maori hangi has to be one of the most unique baking devices. A pit is dug, stones are heated with fire in the pit and meats, fish, sweet potato or other root veggies are put on the stones and left to cook for several hours. This style of cooking is usually used for special occasions. Guided tours of this Maori meal are a lesson in ancient culture and tradition.

All this while you feast on a food menu high on fresh produce and quality Australian wines.

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