Food tourism has grown and gained attention globally along with an increased awareness of gourmet-cooking, local food and culinary culture. Increasingly, travelers are choosing to connect to the places they visit, instead of only exploring the landscape and man-made structures. Food tourism is a way to experience a particular place or a region through its local food and drink. An emphasis is placed on local ingredients and production methods that make the area unique. Thus, restaurants strive to create dishes out of local ingredients.

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