Taste, Smell, Sound or Feel

The idea is to give the first sensation of a destination that is mentioned by the last respondent in this thread. Your response may include the sight/s that were part of the sensation, but this is more about the other senses that are tied to your visit. It could be a meal that is inextricably linked to the character of the place or a smell that lingers in your memory, or whatever. After answering the previous respondent's destination, offer a new destination for the next person to answer. It could be a city, region, country, etc.

I'll have to give myself a destination to start things off: Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)

I ate pho (rice noodle soup) every day I was in Saigon. It is one of those meals that can be eaten at any time of the day. Its smell and taste is overwhelmingly from the Vietnamese mint that you add after it is served. That is my over-riding sense of Saigon.

For the next person: Morocco.

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    webtrends2 The feel of sand in the desert in southern Morocco. Fine fine sand that can be stopped by nothing.

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    webtrends2 Brazil

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    minnesota_trekker The sounds of Carnival. Actually, the entire experience of Carnival. One of those "you had better go to this party before you die" type experiences...

    I also second Mark's "phomania". I eat the stuff here as well, both homemade and at the local restaurants (we have a fair sized Vietnamese refugee/expat community).

    For the next person: Argentina.

    over 2 years ago · report
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    markbroadhead I'm afraid my stomach wins again. Argentina is empanadas for me. If you haven't been to South America, empanadas are small pasties. Most of the Argentine empanadas have melted cheese as their main ingredient. But the mince beef empanadas are excellent as well. Order a selection as a starter.
    For the next person: Italy.

    over 2 years ago · report