Apple wine and apple cider. This is from the Apple Hill region of California in the foothills of the western mountains, south and west of Lake Tahoe. Apple orchards and farm stands entertain visitors through autumn.
Boa Vista Orchards, Placerville, California

Hot sauces. Pepper Plant is a good savory sauce, spicy but not too hot.
Boa Vista Orchards, Placerville, California

Apples. This is from the Apple Hill region in the foothills of the western mountains, south and west of Lake Tahoe. Apple orchards and farm stands entertain visitors through autumn.
Boa Vista Orchards, Placerville, California

Mushrooms are an overlooked breakfast food.
Diner, near Ocala, Florida

An excellent wine country meal. California's Napa Valley provides many fine dining opportunities, supported by visitors from the San Francisco Bay area and beyond. Summers are crowded, autumn best.
Celadon, Napa, California

Pork with apples. California's Napa Valley provides many fine dining opportunities, supported by visitors from the San Francisco Bay area and beyond. Summers are crowded, autumn best.
Celadon, Napa, California

A three-egger, a day's calories for about $6. Nation's is an old-fashioned chain that sells breakfast, burgers, and pie -- all the basics and not much else.
Nation's, Hayward, California

Acorn squash. Cut squash using a rubber hammer to drive a cleaver through. Get a cheap rubber hammer from an auto parts store.
Boa Vista Orchards, Placerville, California

Barbecued oysters. Fresh oysters are warmed on the half shell on a grill and dabbed with sauce. It's a Northern California coast staple.
Tide's Wharf Restaurant, Bodega Bay, California

Chicken feet are chewy, but without much flavored. The sauce helps. A dim sum plate, one of many varieties served from carts for lunch in Cantonese-style restaurants.
Mayflower Restaurant, Union City, California

Seafood lunch specials on display. The custom of showing wax or plastic models of restaurant dishes began when Western food was introduced to Japan in the mid 1800's. If you cannot read Japanese, you can point at what you fancy.
Sapporo, Japan

Rock Shops sell various types of hard candies, not pop music. This photo from the south coast of England dates back to around 1981.
Brighton, United Kingdom

Fancy foods on display. The Dutch city with this shop hosts international conferences. A shopkeeper near here addressed four successive customers in four different languages.
Near Maaspromenade, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Fried sticky rice bun stuffed with pork. A dim sum plate, one of many varieties served from carts for lunch in Cantonese-style restaurants.
Mayflower Restaurant, Union City, California

Brunch buffet in Hawaii features cold seafood and salads.
Mauna Kea Resort, Big Island, Hawaii

Sunday brunch buffet features Eggs Benedict, steamed fish, prime rib. This will tide one over until supper.
Mauna Kea Resort, Big Island, Hawaii

Seafood Benedict. An epic poem could be written about all the varieties of Hollandaise sauce over poached eggs, a filling, and a muffin. This one was good. Here is the basic recipe.
Oregon coast

Live crabs, in tank. In seems that every sea coast has a local variety of crabs, every one of them delicious. Since the local ones are always good, we may forget about the many other kinds.
Kam Fook (now Dragon Star) Seafood Restaurant, Market City, Sydney, Australia

Ready for dim sum. In addition to soy sauce, red chili oil and vinegar are sometimes served as condiments. Chili oil and soy or vinegar and soy may be mixed in a small bowl, or in a puddle on a plate, and used for dipping.
Mayflower Restaurant, Union City, California

Small red octopus and cold crunchy green seaweed are a standard tasty combo. A dim sum plate, one of many varieties served from carts for lunch in Cantonese-style restaurants.
Mayflower Restaurant, Union City, California

Dumplings stuffed with shrimp and chives. Just about everyone everywhere likes these. A dim sum plate, one of many varieties served from carts for lunch in Cantonese-style restaurants.
Mayflower Restaurant, Union City, California

Fried and baked chicken from a department store food stall. Most Japanese department stores have basement food emporiums selling prepared foods and specialty items. These are not to be missed.
Yokohama, Japan

Tempura from a Japanese department store food stall. Tempura was originally a Portuguese dish introduced into Japan in the late 1800's, but it is now thoroughly Japanese.
Yokohama, Japan

Varieties of miso from a Japanese department store food stall. Miso is a mild flavorful preparation of fermented soy. It is used in soups and stews. The taste is compared to mushrooms. Don't cook miso more than a minute.
Yokohama, Japan

Skewered fish. Most Japanese department stores have basement food emporiums selling prepared foods and specialty items. There are always seafood items.
Yokohama, Japan

Dried fish from a food stall in a Japanese department store. Most department stores have basement food emporiums selling prepared foods and specialty items.
Yokohama, Japan

Pumpkins and squash. Did you know that some canned pumpkin is really hubbard squash? If you buy fresh pumpkin for cooking, ask for the varieties that are best for eating.
California