A Culinary Travel Nurse Twist

Working hard and traveling around can work up an appetite or at least a good excuse to eat out. Trying different foods distinct to your area can be a great deal of fun. I still wish, for example, that I tried barbeque bear while on assignment in Alaska. Nevertheless, I did try their fresh Halibut fixed every way you can think of. It was delicious. I still crave it.

Some states are well known for their unique foods. For instance, most people have heard of the Idaho Potato or the Boston Cream Pie, but what about South Carolina? While cuisine is influenced by more than state boundaries, I will attempt to provide a little interesting trivia to get you started on your travels with a culinary twist.

If you go to www.gti.net/mocolib1/kid/foodfaq4.html, they have used a variety of sources to gather a list of representative foods for each area. They do a good job. It turns out that Frogmore stew is a suggested food for the South Carolina area.

Of coarse, there will always be foods found in an area that can never be found in a text book or online, but they make your mouth water and want to return to certain areas. When I was in Philadelphia, they had the best Pizza Philadelphia Cheese Steaks. Also, you can order Menudo in some restaurants in Texas. I didn’t really like it, but I had to try it. Also, Florida had a whole in the wall place with the best grouper sandwiches I have ever had.

Food can be fun, in moderation. One time, I took an assignment to a quant little town in Pennsylvania with several great restaurants. I met another traveler there who wanted to try all restaurants in the area. We had a great time meeting at different eating places every night and talking about our lives and where we might go.