{"id":51231,"date":"2016-12-11T01:33:12","date_gmt":"2016-12-11T07:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=51231"},"modified":"2017-10-03T21:53:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T02:53:07","slug":"famous-foods-you-can-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"Gift ideas: 7 cities’ famous foods you can ship"},"content":{"rendered":"

When an actual vacation isn’t feasible, the next best thing is to gift one of these epicurean escapes. Instead of making someone wax nostalgic for a beloved destination, simply send them its most famous food as a gift\u2014or just order one for yourself.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> 7 great gifts for the traveler in your life<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Come

Come out of your shell for some New England lobster | Credit the Lobster Guy<\/p><\/div>\n

1. New England lobster<\/h3>\n

It doesn’t get much fresher than live\u00a0Maine<\/a>\u00a0lobsters delivered overnight. The\u00a0Lobster Guy<\/a>\u00a0makes the catch; you\u00a0just be ready with melted butter and a bib.<\/p>\n

\"new-york-bagel\"<\/p>\n

2. New York bagels<\/h3>\n

Holiday mornings call for a simple, no-fuss breakfast. (After all, you’ve got gifts to open, parades to watch.) Elevate yours with authentic New York<\/a> bagels (the secret’s in the water, they say) from century-old\u00a0Russ and Daughters<\/a> plus all the fixin’s like lox, cream cheese and dried fruit.<\/p>\n

\"Buckeye<\/a>

Buckeye chocolates from Ohio<\/p><\/div>\n

3. Ohio buckeyes<\/h3>\n

Whether you root for Ohio State or some other team, it’s hard to resist the Buckeye State’s signature candy, so named because it resembles the chestnut-like seeds of the Ohio buckeye tree. Order the addictive peanut butter and chocolate confection from Schmidt\u2019s Fudge Haus<\/a>, and your taste buds will betransported to\u00a0Columbus’s<\/a> German Village.<\/p>\n

ALSO:<\/strong> 5 great ways to commemorate your best trip ever<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"The

The best seller at Houston’s Taste of Texas is the Texas Triple Play: two 6-ounce filets, two 20-ounce T-bones andtwo 16-ounce New Yorkstrips | Credit Taste of Texas<\/p><\/div>\n

4. Texas beef<\/h3>\n

When your appetite is the size of the Lone Star State, order something meaty from\u00a0Taste of Texas<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Houston<\/a>. The hand-cut steaks are all aged at least 30 days; they’re flash-frozen and arrive with seasoning and grilling instructions.<\/p>\n

\"louisiana-gumbo\"<\/p>\n

5. Louisiana gumbo<\/h3>\n

Warm up your holidays with a bowl of gumbo from Louisiana Crawfish Company<\/a> in Natchitoches<\/a>, stuffed with goodies like crawfish, shrimp and okra. For a sweet ending to the meal, don’t\u00a0forget the king cakes.<\/p>\n

\"chicago-deep-dish-pizza\"<\/p>\n

6. Chicago deep-dish pizza<\/h3>\n

Gino’s East<\/a> takes pizza delivery to another level, shipping the beloved Windy City<\/a> pies anywhere in the United States. The pizza arrives frozen and\u00a0comes to life in your oven, with fluffy crust, gooey cheese and sauce so bubbly, no one will give you a hard time for eating it with a knife and fork.<\/p>\n

\"key-lime-pie\"<\/p>\n

7. Florida key lime pie<\/h3>\n

Even if you’re stuck in the cold, your taste buds can escape to the Florida sunshine courtesy of\u00a0Key West<\/a> Key Lime Pie Company<\/a>. Order the classic sweet treat made with real key lime juice on a graham cracker crust. Or mix things up with chocolate-dipped key lime pie bars.<\/p>\n

\"Orbitz,<\/a><\/p>\n

Save<\/span><\/p>\n

Save<\/span><\/p>\n

Save<\/span><\/p>\n

Save<\/span>\"\"<\/p>\n

Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These tasty iconic treats will take you to another place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":52337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[44,21],"tags":[2667],"class_list":["post-51231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-florida","category-midwest","tag-food-and-wine"],"acf":{"api_active":null,"api_title":null,"api_excerpt":null,"api_featured_image":null,"api_lob":null},"posts_api_cpm_point":[{"name":"","description":"","thumbnail":"","address":"New York, NY, USA","latitude":"40.7127837","longitude":"-74.00594130000002","icon":"\/images\/icons\/marker.png"}],"yoast_head":"\nGift ideas: 7 cities' famous foods you can ship | Orbitz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gift ideas: 7 cities' famous foods you can ship | Orbitz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"These tasty iconic treats will take you to another place.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Orbitz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Orbitz\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-12-11T07:33:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-10-04T02:53:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/louisiana-gumbo.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"705\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"470\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dalia Colon\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@orbitz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@orbitz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dalia Colon\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dalia Colon\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f2e4b45a278c437192a1d1c24a0f760d\"},\"headline\":\"Gift ideas: 7 cities’ famous foods you can ship\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-11T07:33:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-10-04T02:53:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/\"},\"wordCount\":482,\"commentCount\":2,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/louisiana-gumbo.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"food and wine\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Florida\",\"Midwest\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/\",\"name\":\"Gift ideas: 7 cities' famous foods you can ship | Orbitz\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/louisiana-gumbo.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-11T07:33:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-10-04T02:53:07+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f2e4b45a278c437192a1d1c24a0f760d\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/louisiana-gumbo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/louisiana-gumbo.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":667},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Gift ideas: 7 cities’ famous foods you can ship\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Orbitz\",\"description\":\"Travel Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f2e4b45a278c437192a1d1c24a0f760d\",\"name\":\"Dalia Colon\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Dalia_Head_Shot-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Dalia_Head_Shot-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Dalia Colon\"},\"description\":\"Dalia is a multimedia journalist in Tampa and the Smart Travel Insider for VISIT FLORIDA. Follow her on Twitter @daliacolon.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/author\/dcolon\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Gift ideas: 7 cities' famous foods you can ship | Orbitz","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Gift ideas: 7 cities' famous foods you can ship | Orbitz","og_description":"These tasty iconic treats will take you to another place.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/","og_site_name":"Orbitz","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Orbitz\/","article_published_time":"2016-12-11T07:33:12+00:00","article_modified_time":"2017-10-04T02:53:07+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/louisiana-gumbo.jpg","width":705,"height":470,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Dalia Colon","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@orbitz","twitter_site":"@orbitz","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dalia Colon","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/"},"author":{"name":"Dalia Colon","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f2e4b45a278c437192a1d1c24a0f760d"},"headline":"Gift ideas: 7 cities’ famous foods you can ship","datePublished":"2016-12-11T07:33:12+00:00","dateModified":"2017-10-04T02:53:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/"},"wordCount":482,"commentCount":2,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/louisiana-gumbo.jpg","keywords":["food and wine"],"articleSection":["Florida","Midwest"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/","name":"Gift ideas: 7 cities' famous foods you can ship | Orbitz","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/louisiana-gumbo.jpg","datePublished":"2016-12-11T07:33:12+00:00","dateModified":"2017-10-04T02:53:07+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f2e4b45a278c437192a1d1c24a0f760d"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/louisiana-gumbo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/louisiana-gumbo.jpg","width":1000,"height":667},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/famous-foods-you-can-ship\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Gift ideas: 7 cities’ famous foods you can ship"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/","name":"Orbitz","description":"Travel Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/f2e4b45a278c437192a1d1c24a0f760d","name":"Dalia Colon","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Dalia_Head_Shot-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Dalia_Head_Shot-150x150.jpg","caption":"Dalia Colon"},"description":"Dalia is a multimedia journalist in Tampa and the Smart Travel Insider for VISIT FLORIDA. Follow her on Twitter @daliacolon.","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/author\/dcolon\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/louisiana-gumbo.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}