From Travels
to Table
by Kent Cisar
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people have tried my products, they tell their friends about it and
also how to get my sauces.” He added, “Tourists provide valuable
exposure to areas outside of my local area and allow my sauces to be
sold in stores I otherwise wouldn’t have been able to reach.”
Returning home with produce can be a bit trickier for fliers. On
two flights this year, I chose to carry on peaches and oranges in my
small backpack. My approach resulted in moderate bruising. Next
time I’ll grab a small cooler and secure them more with small towels
or plastic bags. The less movement these items endure, the better
condition they’ll be in when you get home.
For the road trip adventurers out there, your task is easier.
Hopefully you’ve got ample space in your regular cooler after eating
many of the things you brought from home. A good block or bag
of regular ice should suffice for perishable items. Pack any potential
breakables in safe places on top of your heavy luggage. You can also
use the same approach your flying companions do with shoes and
towels. For the produce, do your best to minimize movement and
keep items out of the sun for any significant amount of time to
prevent rotting.
At home - The vacation is now over. You’re home and the reality
“With a little preparation
of returning to the daily grind sets in. It’s essential to determine
beforehand, you can bring back
when you will be using the well-traveled items. Unpack and store
them according to expiration date and expected usage. Seafood can
the flavors of your vacation
be stored for quite some time, although a shorter turn-around time
to share with remarkable ease.”
yields much more flavorful results. If fruits and vegetables are your
haul, salsas, jams, or canning can be used to extend the duration
Get some goodies - Your bags are packed and you’re on your
of usage (I made a jam with Colorado peaches this summer). For
way; it sure feels great to be on vacation. Upon reaching your
mixes, pastas, and other non-perishable items, save them for a
destination, here’s how to embark on your quest to bring the foods
special occasion, holiday dinner, or potluck.
of your travels back home. There’s no substitute for local knowledge.
The benefits of your tasty travels can even enhance your everyday
People are usually proud to showcase the best things about their
cooking. Many places have good websites to order their products
area. Ask them what it’s known for and the best places to get these
online throughout the year. Lauren Berry, a New York native now
items. Map these locales on your phone to see if they are within
living in Omaha, travels frequently to different parts of the country.
your reach while in your normal vacation activities. For perishable
She told me, “When I moved from New York to the Midwest, I
goods, try to visit these places as late in the trip as possible. When
knew I would miss many of the foods I had grown up with. I soon
visiting the vendors, grab their contact information for potential
realized that with relative ease I could hop onto a website and
future shipments.
contact my neighborhood deli and have delicious German sausages
Getting it home - Now it’s almost time to return home and
delivered to my door within two days. Now, after vacationing in a
protecting your culinary treasures is of utmost importance. For
city and falling in love with the local fare, I can hop online and have
those flying, it’s essential that your meat/seafood is frozen before
a little piece of vacation shipped directly to me weeks or months
you fly home. Stop by a local grocery store to pick up a couple
after being there.”
pounds of dry ice, then wrap your items in a few plastic grocery
Incorporating food into your travels enhances your time on
bags and place them in your soft cooler. Seal the cooler and tuck
vacation by exposing your taste buds to flavors and foods not
it away in your checked luggage. Here’s a neat trick I learned from
otherwise found at home. Whether it’s a unique spice blend from
Erick Cook of Big E’s BBQ Sauce at the Parker, Colorado Farmer’s
New Orleans, fresh caught fish from Florida, or a local orchard you
market this summer: he tells customers to wrap his sauces in a
found driving through the countryside, the aromas and flavors in
plastic bag and put them into a shoe before packing it into checked your kitchen can transport your mind immediately back to the first
bags. I can proudly say the sauce and shoe made it home perfectly
time you sunk your teeth into that amazing local food. Your family
intact! Vendors such as Cook are very happy to talk to out-of-town
and friends will surely look forward to hearing about the highlights
visitors. “Word of mouth is my best form of advertising. Once
of your adventures.
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icture this; You’ve just gotten home from your magnificent
vacation or weekend getaway. You may have a t-shirt,
dishware, plenty of digital photographs and social media posts to
remember the great time you had, but what if you could bring back
a souvenir that could immediately take you back to that perfect
Sunday brunch spot you found, or that fantastic Friday dinner on
the bay? With a little preparation beforehand, and some careful
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