Rough Guides Travel Edit: The Most Underrated Food and Wine Destinations

The Most Underrated Food and Wine Destinations is for curious travellers who plan their journeys around what they can eat and drink, revealing overlooked places where food, wine and local culture offer a compelling reason to travel.Discover 45 inspiring destinations and experiences, including 40 underrated food and wine places and 5 famous culinary hotspots explored differently. Curated for food lovers, slow travellers and culturally minded explorers, the book connects what you taste with the landscapes, traditions, producers and communities behind it.Inside you'll discover:Coasts and islands: Eight destinations where seafood, island ingredients, fishing traditions and coastal landscapes shape distinctive local food cultures.Mountains and highlands: Eight places where altitude, climate and long-standing traditions influence regional dishes, ingredients and drinks.Forests, fields and wine country: Eight destinations celebrating rural produce, vineyards, local producers and the connection between food, agriculture and landscape.Deserts and tropics: Eight places exploring distinctive ingredients, cooking traditions and food cultures shaped by warm climates and dramatic environments.Cities: Eight urban destinations with distinctive markets, street food, bakeries, food halls, independent producers and evolving culinary scenes.Hotspots, done differently: Five famous food and wine destinations approached through more local, seasonal, sustainable and less conventional experiences.From overlooked wine regions and fishing villages to emerging food cities and famous culinary destinations seen from a fresh angle, The Most Underrated Food and Wine Destinations helps you travel through flavour while understanding the people, landscapes and traditions behind every taste.