FoodieTrip is the first online marketplace connecting hungry travelers with local food guides for once in a lifetime culinary adventures. With unique gastronomy experiences in over 115 international cities ranging from speakeasy excursions in NYC to dumpling tastings in Xian, foodies can now eat like locals everywhere.
Hi Hunters! Many thanks to @bramk for hunting FoodieTrip! We’re really excited to showcase our platform for the very first time on Product Hunt!
A bit about us
FoodieTrip is a peer-to-peer marketplace connecting travelers with local, passionate food guides for authentic gastronomic experiences all around the world. By providing on-the-ground culinary experiences in over 75 international cities ranging from speakeasy excursions in NYC to dumpling tastings in Xian, FoodieTrip's marketplace now helps thousands of foodies eat like locals everywhere!
So why should you care? Good question:
- There isn't a single online resource that aggregates information on local, authentic food venues (Yelp doesn't really exist outside of N.A, Trip Advisor recommendations are written by other tourists). It takes hours of pre-trip research to find something even remotely authentic.
- Cultural gaps pose a huge challenge. Assuming you miraculously found an awesome soup dumpling joint in Shanghai, you don't speak the language, you don't know what to order, you're probably not eating what the locals are.
- We honestly believe that the best way to connect with a culture is by breaking bread with someone from that culture (preferably someone who is super passionate about that "bread).
We’re a team of curious travelers that started FoodieTrip after a joint 3-months trip to Vietnam where we ate and drank with local guides who became life-long friends of ours. We’re hoping that the next time you travel you use FoodieTrip instead of getting stuck at a local McDonalds which is why we’re offering a 5% discount on all experiences with code: MEOW5.
Our team will be available here all day to answer any questions you might have. Looking forward to your feedback!
@dswiese Excellent question! By focusing completely on culinary activities. Airbnb has decided to go after every type of experiential tour, from sword making to kayaking. This has limited the selection but more importantly the QUALITY of their food tours. Airbnb has also chosen to work with its hosts and convert them into guides. Being a host doesn't necessarily make you into an awesome guide. FoodieTrip is mostly catering to mom&pop operators who are passionate about their local culinary scene and have been leading experiences for years. This is not to say that we don't work with individuals who want to become guides. We absolutely do. We just have a more vigorous moderation and verification process. Long story short, we honestly believe that the best way to connect with another culture is by breaking bread with someone from that culture. We'll stay super focused on quality within the vertical we're passionate about, food 🌮🍙🍝
It's such a cool application! Thanks to it, I have found that I can do a maultaschen with this recipe on https://www.edelweissbakeryfl.co... and I think that I will try it too because it looks quite yummy, hope that I will be able to do it on my own so wish me good luck guys.
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