Very often I got doubtful about social media. I mean, Internet can make life painless and funny or become into a feed storm of “#yummy #delicious #foodie #morning #lunch” pictures of friends, relatives or ex partners traveling around the world, tasting an exotic juicy brunch (and also being happy without you): posting food photos far away of others range it’s almost as hurting as a movie spoiler.
Ok, I´m (nearly) playing but what I truly believe is that local gastronomy welcomes visitors as warm and big hugs do. A true regional dish seals definitely traveler passport.
Mexico City, for example, is its food. I enjoy to serve deeply knowlegde of my downtown and my country through its flavors, the unique smell and the ingredients in mexican food, that’s what I commit on local guides program with. So I take this very seriously, on seeking little known eateries or inquiring friends for anonymous engaging restaurants to review them and post a love photograph with my special “enfrijoladas” on it (no hashtags allowed, I promise).
From gastronomic markets, to veggie restaurants or street food spots, no matter how long people stay in town, we all deserve the virtuous bite, to feel we already in. That´s what I have learned with Local Guides contributions. Since now, when I´m out of my area, I follow your lead, trusting on that hot soup image we all kindly share from our neighborhood´s cuisines.
Having said that, I can not hate lunch pics, actually meal dish images holds vibrant ethnic histories and care. Eating goes further than just taste, it let us to know and sense diversity around: it’s plainly, like crying after a touching movie, an intimate experience. Let´s keep shooting supper anecdotes and setting up spiced memories to share vividly out there.
