Fit for foodies: Portland, Oregon, prizes its diverse dining scene. travel
And just outside the city, wineries in the Willamette Valley welcome afternoon tastings amid their vineyards.
The Smaaken food cart at Hawthorne Asylum Food Carts makes a delicious Dutch waffle stuffed with Bavarian cream. - Courtesy of Katherine Rodeghier "We eat around the world," Bergey said about the seven dishes served on her four-stop tour in Portland's central east side neighborhood, an industrial area transforming into an arts district.
The menu changes nightly with dishes a far cry from typical Tex-Mex fare. Instead, they contain ingredients pulled from Mexican history mimicking foods of the ancestors. Tonight's ingredients included rabbit, venison, maize, pumpkin. On another evening, the chef might incorporate chicatana ants, cactus or chapulines . Each course can be paired with a selection of mezcal or wine, usually from Mexico.
Visitors with a ticket to Portland Japanese Garden can relax over tea and traditional Japanese snacks at Umami Café. Among the choices: matcha and chocolate mochi ice cream, miso soup, hojicha and chikara cake. Part of a $33.5-million cultural village expansion in 2017, the cafe building resembles Kyoto's Kiyomizu-dera temple. It appears to float over a hillside with expansive views of the surrounding forest.
Voodoo Doughnut rose to fame in Portland in the early 2000s. It's especially known for its bacon maple bar. - Courtesy of Katherine Rodeghier Don't forget the doughnuts When Portlanders quote the mantra"Keep Portland Weird," Voodoo Doughnut is an oft-cited example. Two entertainment-minded friends opened the first shop in 2003 combining their penchant for showmanship with pastries. Both became ordained ministers who performed both fake and legal weddings in their shops.
Now a rising star in Portland's doughnut world, Blue Star Donuts + Coffee uses a classic brioche recipe from the south of France. Among the best-sellers are the O.G. , the chocolate bergamot old-fashioned and blueberry bourbon basil combining blueberries, basil and bourbon -- local of course. Blue Star has four shops in Portland plus a cart at Portland International Airport.
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