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World Food Travel Association

Non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve and promote culinary cultures through hospitality and tourism. Check out our FoodTrekkers Facebook group.

Consumer interested in food travel or food cultures?

09/03/2026

This week, we’re passing the plate to Tanzania 🇹🇿

1. Urojo
2. Ugali Kisamvu
3. Kashata
4. Sambusa na Kababu
5. Ugali Dagaa
6. Nyama Choma

09/02/2026

84 countries. One score each.

The Gastronomy Tourism Maturity Index is live. It measures what food tourism performance actually looks like across six pillars of evidence, country by country, instead of relying on reputation and assumption.

Some results confirm what the industry already believed. Others do not. All of it is now on the record.

Find out where your destination landed.
https://www.worldfoodtravel.org/gastronomy-tourism-maturity-index

08/26/2026

This week, we’re passing the plate to Pakistan 🇵🇰

1. Karahi
2. Kheer
3. Haleem
4. Chapli Kebab
5. Nihari
6. Seekh Kebabs

08/23/2026

Europe is baking. 🔥 So perhaps it’s time to look north.

Oulu, Finland is the European Capital of Culture in 2026. The accoldate brings together art, nature, culture and food in a city near the Arctic Circle and offers a delightful respite from the heat elsewhere on the continent.

This is where Taste of Place gets interesting. Look for saaristolaisleipä, Finnish archipelago bread: dark, dense, moist and gently sweet, with deep flavors of rye and malt. Born in Finland’s coastal island communities, it tells a story of maritime life, long winters and the foods that sustained them.

Often, the best way to experience a place is to taste it. Try it with butter, smoked salmon or local cheese.

08/19/2026

This week, we’re passing the plate to Oman 🇴🇲

1. Mishkak
2. Majboos
3. Haluwa
4. Harees
5. Mashuai
6. Mishkak

08/12/2026

This week, we’re passing the plate to Haiti 🇭🇹

1. Griot
2. Bouillon
3. Joumou
4. Tchaka
5. Pâté
6. Tablet Pistach

08/05/2026

This week, we’re passing the plate to Belgium 🇧🇪

1. Carbonnade Flamande
2. Waterzooi
3. Belgian Waffle
4. Stoemp
5. Boulets Liégeois
6. Moules Frites

07/29/2026

This week, we’re passing the plate to Sri Lanka

1. Iddi Appa
2. Kiribath & Katta Sambol
3. Puttu
4. Pol Roti & Dal
5. Kottu
6. Bath Kulu Badhu

07/26/2026

Every few months another destination announces a partnership with the Michelin Guide.
https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/pdzaykklgphl/

The headlines are impressive. The question is whether the return on investment is.

Michelin can undoubtedly generate international visibility for a select group of restaurants, many of which are already well established and difficult to book. But we have long believed that destination development should strengthen an entire food ecosystem: farmers and producers, markets, family-owned restaurants, artisans, communities, and visitors across a destination.

Prestige has its place. But we believe destination development should be measured by broad-based economic impact. If public funds are involved, we should ask: are we creating recognition for a few, or resilience for many?

Look at the world's most celebrated food cultures. They don't build culinary tourism around a handful of acclaimed restaurants. They build it around an entire food culture.

07/22/2026

This week, we’re passing the plate to Brazil

1. Prato Feito
2. Acaraje
3. Acai
4. Escondidinho
5. Bolinho de Peixe
6. Pato no Tucupi

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