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🗓️ 22 May 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Enjoy a picnic of comfort foods from the American Midwest, as Matthew Gavin Frank describes a few of his favorites. Author Mary Morris tells us what she discovered on a challenging winter trip to central India, when she decided to travel "All the Way to the Tigers." And listeners share recommendations and feedback with Rick from what they've heard on recent episodes of the show.

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0:00.0	Just because you're on a safari, halfway around the world doesn't mean the
0:03.8	wildlife have to come when you call. Mary Morris went all the way to the
0:07.5	tigers to spot the big cats in the wilds of Central India. As it turned out,
0:11.7	even their absence was meaningful. This is my journey. This is my destination. If
0:17.4	I don't see a tiger, if you've just brought me to this beautiful place, it is
0:21.4	enough. Midwestern comfort foods might feel all-American, but they often
0:25.7	originated in the old world. It was Cornish miners who brought the precursor
0:29.9	of the hot pocket to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It was a savoury dish and a
0:34.8	sweet dish enclosed in a singular pastry shell. The original pasties at least.
0:39.5	Coming up, Matthew Gavin Frank looks at the stories and the side dishes that
0:43.5	come with the iconic foods of Mid-America. The accompaniments with Cincinnati
0:48.4	chili, I don't know, defy both expectation and reason, really. And listeners
0:53.2	tell us what they're thinking on. Today's travel with Rick Steves. Stay with us.
0:59.9	Hey, I'm Rick Steves, and I love art. And in my new book, Europe's top 100
1:05.6	masterpieces, I share my favorites with gorgeous photos and vivid
1:09.6	descriptions. It's all in Europe's top 100 masterpieces, art for the
1:14.6	traveler. It's available now at ricksteves.com.
1:18.8	Matthew Gavin Frank knows how to live and up in American potluck as he serves up
1:23.1	juicy tails to accompany signature foods from all 50 states. He takes us for a
1:28.4	dive into the comfort foods of the Midwest in just a minute. Travel writer Mary
1:32.9	Morris takes us on a journey all the way to the tigers as a safari to India
1:37.1	reveals mostly what's unexpected. And later in the hour listeners check in with
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