Trident Top 10 - Food

Oh man alive... I love food. I love eating, I love new flavours and one of the definite highlights of the past 30 weeks has been the tasty plethora of dishes i've indulged in from all over the world. For starters - festival food quality is at an all time high (bar Global Gathering), and event organisers are taking their eco and tastebud responsibilities far more seriously, bringing in a load of freshly, locally made organic grub that certainly tickles the tonsils. Going further afield, the locally crafted food I sampled in places like Africa and Asia made for some mouth-watering mealtimes. Check out my (very hard to cut down) Top 10 list - based on eating memories and experiences.

10) Tea And Toast, Bestival, Week 15

So simple, so highly effective. The delicious, cheap and friendly Tea And Toast stall at Bestival (right on the edge of the Black Camp Site where i was pitched up) was the perfect way to start the day. When you are cold and wet and (perhaps) miserable in the morning - this was a simple home comfort that made everything OK again.



9) New Orleans food, Voodoo Experience Festival, Week 23

The festival food at the Voodoo Experience was delicious. There was a whole row of stalls all selling amazing varieties of local typically New Orleans grub - from seafood dishes to meats and deserts and cocktails. Check out my video report of all the delicious treats on offer.



8) Melon and Ham, Ibiza, Week 17

I am drooling looking at this photo. After days and days of eating just pizza and drinking beer - I decided my health might be better improved by eating some well-prepared tasty grub. YUM.



7) Mash Shack, various festivals

Three cheers for the Mash Shack! The people running this UK festival stall brought it to Beach Break, Wakestock and Beautiful Days (where this photo was taken). It is warming and tasty and delicious mash - with a variety of other sausage and gravy options - even vegan ones! Three cheers for you Mr Mash Shack! (I also once poured hot water all over my foot outside one of these, by accident - and the people working there helped me)



6) Breakfast in New York, CMJ, Week 21

Yeah OK - this make look like something gross from a service station - but New Yorkers seriously know how to breakfast. This pancake, syrup and bacon combo is from a Deli up near 60th street and 5th Ave and was only about £4. So yummy. Topped off with a large coffee - and you're ready to start your day pounding the city's cold streets.



5) Crepes, Rocking The Daisies, Week 18

The crepes at the South African Rocking The Daisies Festival were amazing. Myself and winners Danielle and Daniel happily queued for ages to eat these tasty items - boasting banana and nut and chocolate and marshmallow toppings. Once the sun set and the cold crept in... these were a perfect anecdote.



4) Pizza, Mallorca, Week 17

One weekend when I was in Ibiza, I took a boat over to Palma to see some friends and check out the local sites. One night we went to an incredible pizza place where the dishes were gigantic and totally amazingly delicious.



3) Fish and Chips, Port Macquarie, Week 29

The Fish and Chips in Australia are amazing - mainly because all the fish is so fresh. One late afternoon in Port Macquarie, myself and winners Daniel and Andrew went and got some fish and chips and sat out on the grass looking out over the river and sea in the gorgeous sunshine. It was incredibly tasty. I really am drooling right now.



2) Mexican food, Cancun, Week 24

The guacamole in Cancun was so tasty that the green goo earns itself the right-near top spot on this list. So fresh and so yummy and delicious - I could eat it for every meal of the day.



1) Koh Samui street food, Thailand, Week 26

The number one spot goes to this dish right here. After living on the same street for two weeks and trying every different restaurant and cafe - the hands-down best meal was this one. Picked from one stall as part of the night market, all these incredible different bits of freshly cooked foods - tempura vegetables, sweetcorn, meat - came to about £1.50. Seriously. It was so amazingly delicious that I cursed every other meal I had eaten as a total waste of time (and money). HOORAY!



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Thanks for reading..
May I add that although these Top 10 foods were all very delicious, it was a pleasure to come back to the UK for Christmas and have my Dad's amazing festival roast chicken x

Katie
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