
Travel Cuisine
Share your favorite recipes from around the world.
Prizes
- First place:
- $1,000
- Second place:
- $500
- Third place:
- $250
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Jun 30, 2021
Submissions closed
Jul 07, 2021 3:59 AM CUT
Results
Jul 13, 2021
Prizes
- First place:
- $1,000
- Second place:
- $500
- Third place:
- $250
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Jun 30, 2021
Submissions closed
Jul 07, 2021 3:59 AM CUT
Results
Jul 13, 2021
About this challenge
Food and travel are intrinsically connected for many of us, and there's often nothing better than stumbling upon dishes that excite your taste buds while you explore the world! Enter the Travel Cuisine Challenge and share your favorite foods from your travels around the globe! Whether you've sampled all the herbs and spices from the Shuk in Israel, dined with locals during your stay in Bali, or savored the deep-fried goodness of Korean street food, we want to know how this dish (or dishes) has influenced your relationship with food! Tell us how you've incorporated this food into your meals at home and how you honor the culture and the impact it has had on you! Then, walk us through the recipe and tell us why others should give it a try! Be sure to include images so that we can visualize the colors and flavors of your dish.
We can't to hear about all your yummy encounters!
How to enter
For your story to be eligible, it must be between 600 and 5,000 words and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Stories published on Vocal and entered into the contest up until July 6, 2021, at 11:59 PM EST will be entered for consideration. Official Rules for the Challenge can be found here.
The Travel Cuisine Challenge is exclusive to Vocal+ members. To learn more and upgrade to Vocal+ visit https://vocal.media/vocal-plus.
To be eligible to win the grand prize, second place, or third place prizes, you must be over the age of 13 and residing in a country where Stripe is available at the time of entry. A complete list of countries where Stripe is available can be found here—winners will need to have a Stripe account created and connected in order to receive the prizes. For this reason, entrants located outside of any of these countries will not be eligible to win.
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