Cincinnati

Road trip city #2, German town and cheesy donuts!

day 1

When we took off from Chicago, it was very exciting! we were going to travel through 11 states (around 2,100 miles) in roughly 6 days,  it has been one of the most challenging trips I have done. 

It was just me and my sister, two gals driving to the south of the US looking for good food and good music! 

Before taking off I checked, it was gonna take us about 4 and a half hours to arrive to Cincinnati, but in reality it took us close to 6 hours, we were taking our time, driving, listening to an infinite play list, and drinking enough water to stop every hour at the gas stations. 

The first state to cross after leaving Illinois was Indiana, when we were crossing as you can see it was a beautiful afternoon, I saw the temperature rising outside as we were driving more south. 

In one afternoon we drove by Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky

Cincinnati is in the Ohio side, once you cross the river you are in Kentucky.

Food for the skinny soul...

We ask around for the typical thing to eat in the area, we try the Cincinnati style chilli. It was served over spaghetti, and lots of cheese. This "spaghetti" you don't roll it on your fork, you chop it and mix it all through, melting the cheese with the heat of the chilli. It is absolutely delicious!

My sweet food American dream...

The other speciality of the area are the grilled cheese donut, by the way they use already glazed donuts. 

We shared the donuts to try them, I do like the sweet and savoury combinations, but I do think as well they are a bit sweet. 

Chocolate mascarpone and bacon

Just melted cheese

Peanut butter and banana...yummy!

Trying this donuts made me realise that people here really think out side of the box, taking such a comfort food as a donut and made it into a very filling meal, (not very healthy) but... I would considerate a serious guilty pleasure. That is so inspiring about seeing food like this, it is unforgettable. 

The Music and the night life...

As a German town they have a great culture of beers and local breweries. 

Music is taken seriously with German style and communal Munich tables. 

Something that I loved Cincinnati it has the size of city but the vibe of town. It has it all!  beautiful green surroundings,  it has a vibrant during the day and a exciting night life. Big in sports, locally sourced, people very proud of their heritage. I think it is really worth it to go and pay a visit!

This wouldn't have been possible without our hosts, my cousin Mario and his lovely girlfriend Allison. We learnt and enjoyed it so much!