London: Food

The point of travelling, in my opinion, is to enjoy whatever the other countries have to offer; whether they be art, architecture, culture, or my favorite, food.  I think 75% of my trip's objective is to eat the local foods of that particular area.  Wherever I go, food is very important to me.  Very.  Important.  The neighborhood we're staying in turned out to be perfect.  It had a little bit of local, little bit of diversity, and a little bit of traditional English.  The first thing I noticed in London was that Pret was everywhere.  There's some in New York City, but they are literally everywhere in London.  They are the equivalent of what Starbucks is in NYC.  And it's the greatest thing ever.  If you've never tried a sandwich from Pret, I urge you to try some.  They are fresh and delicious.  And their packaging is pretty cool too.

London has Flake chocolate bars.  Everywhere.  When Shahed introduced me to these treats, I fell in love.  And they are SO popular here.  They even put these candies with soft-serve ice cream!

And of course, no trip to London would be complete without trying their famous fish n' chips.  Now I was weary about trying this dish, as I'm not a big fan of fish, especially white fish.  But it's fried.  And served with fries.  What's not to love?

It was absolutely delicious.  I ate the whole thing up; as proof, I wanted to take a picture of my empty dish and empty beer glass but the waitress came and took it away before I could snap a picture.

And my blog is always being updated at the local waffle house, where they have free, unlimited-wifi.  While Alex and I take turns using the internet, we also get to enjoy the heavenly taste of a Belgium Waffle (in London).