A new survey has found that about 21 percent of Americans have taken a trip to a different city solely for its food, writes Stephanie Gravalese for Food & Wine.
The survey, commissioned by Visit Anaheim and conducted by Talker Research, found that Philadelphia is the most desired city for people to take a food trip.
Why? Authentic cheesesteaks, of course.
About 27 percent of the 2,000 survey respondents listed cheesesteaks as the main reason for taking a food trip to Philadelphia.
This is closely followed by New York City for its New York-style pizza, also at 27 percent. The Kansas City barbecue in Missouri and Kansas reached 26 percent. The top deep-dish pizza of Chicago and the Texas-style barbecue of Central Texas rounded out the top five, at 25 percent and 24 percent, respectively.
The survey found that individuals spend an average of $910 on their most recent food trip. Furthermore, it was found that they’d be willing to spend more than double — around $1,929 — if the trip allowed them an opportunity to eat something they’ve really wanted to try.
This newer trend of individuals taking food trips is heavily driven by Gen Z and millennials.
Read more about the top cities to take food trips and why Philadelphia is at the top in Food & Wine.
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