Skip to main content

Top

Travel food clichés don't break easily

In railway stations, on motorway service plazas or at the airport, breaks are taken by millions of travelers. Breaks often mean food, but what do people eat in such conditions? Here are four culinary stereotypes that have proven to be true.

Published in July 2017

1

Americans eat donuts and burgers all the time

In this election period, it is reassuring to know that US citizens are not losing sight of the basics of their nation and alimentation!

2

Spaniards can't live without bocadillos y jamon

As the voices of those against corrida keep getting louder, other hispanic traditions are less subject to debate, such as which sandwich to eat on your way to a holiday.

3

The French worship the jambon-beurre

If you read the press, it may look like burgers could dethrone it, but the ham-butter baguette sandwich has become such a staple for people on the move that it is now a French national monument.

4

Italians could get by on pasta e gelato

The absence of the last member of the holy trinity (pizza) is an upset, but those crying foul must be unaware of a theory that is rapidly gaining ground: the italian classic was in fact invented in Marseilles, France. Who to believe?

Information gathered for the Summer Vacation campaign by Elior Group and Areas. Information gathered for the Summer Vacation campaign by Elior Group and Areas.

Share this article

On the same subject