Food Rangers

It all started with a dream. A dream of traveling the world and discovering the luscious food that different countries have to offer. Did you ever have a dream like that? It sounds cool and easy but kind of crazy right? Just like your neighbour next door Trevor James the creator of Food Rangers had a dream just like this. The urge to travel the world and visit bohemian destinations, gain new experiences, attain freedom, and eat scrumptious food.

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Early Days: Everyone is not lucky and does not have the courage like Trevor to let go of the traditional lifestyle and follow one's dream. Trevor’s dream was to support himself fulltime and to travel the world by creating street food videos and of course eating. Unlike a lot of dreamers, Trevor got support to follow his dream from family, friends, and his surroundings. A dream does not become reality through magic, it takes sweat, determination, and hard work. That is exactly how Trevor became a successful food vlogger.  

First Step:   In 2014 after graduating from university in Canada, Trevor moved to Chengdu, China mainly becausescrumptious cuisine. During his previous solo backpacking trip around China in 2013, he fell in love with the streets of Chengdu because of the extraordinary vibe that it gives off and to him, it was the happiest and most chill place in China. The Sichuan Dumplings in Chili Oil, incredibly delicious twice-cooked pork noodles, sweet water noodles, and many other spicy and Xiang delicacies all prompted him to move to Chengdu. Like all travellers, he had his fair share of difficulties as well. He dropped out of university twice to pursue his dream and continued to make videos for 2 years without any payoff, yet he did not give up on his dream.

He did part time job such as teaching school kids English, 1 hour $21. After hard work and determination he could save enough money to travel out of China for the first time. He choose Turkey as his next destination.     He met his wife Ting in Turkey and from then on she has been part of the Food Ranging production team, helping him film videos and brainstorming ideas. She has been his biggest support and most importantly they both share the same dream. Together they have travelled to several countries including India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Mexico and so many more. His most popular Street Food Tour Video is in Old Delhi, Mumbai, along with his videos in China and Pakistan.  

Few most delicious dishes:   He has eaten from the most delicious food right to the most insane food. In his list of 10/10 dishes from around the world in 2018 consists of several dishes. Pueblan Mole is one such dish which he had in Mexico, which is filled with rich chocolatey spice-packed gravy with the most tender moist chicken. In Mumbai had garlic butter mud crab, black and red pav bhaji full of mouth-watering flavor, with a mixture of various spices and butter. Smoked Sichuan duck in Pengzhou is another delicious succulent dish full of flavor and herbs. Mechoui @ayahi grill in Marrakesh is a lump of amazing succulent meat with tender fats and you can taste the earthy well flavor as it is put into deep pits in the ground full of charcoal.    

Few dishes on his list of insane food:   On his list of insane food, one of them he had in Tokyo, a $500 sushi dinner for 2 at an exclusive sushi joint, locals visit this shop to try the best sushi in the world. He had some insane extreme Chinese food in Canton, China such as rare Chinese grass carp sashimi, steamed snake and snake eggs, along with fried cicadas. He also tried Kuala Lumpur’s chocolate dessert which is known for its refreshing rich chocolatey taste and according to Trevor this is the most chocolatey street dessert he had called Milo Ice, it is shaved rice topped with a special chocolate syrup, peanut, with additional chocolate sprinkle.

The tropical weather in Malaysia makes it people’s favourite. Currently, the Food Ranger YouTube channel has around 4.28 million subscribers. Trevor has done a wonderful job by traveling and discovering places all over the worldtrying mouth-watering scrumptious foods. His videos and guides make it easier for us holidaymakers to go to the right place to try the most flavoursome, luscious savoury and sweet eats. Despite having a rough start with launching his YouTube channel, he still continued pursuing his dream of trying new food and different cuisines all over the world with strong dedication and determination.   Website: https://www.thefoodranger.com/

Written by: Ramisha Rahman 

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