Meeting business clients in a foreign city is challenging enough. But there's a whole new level of stress before you head home, as you look for suitable souvenirs for colleagues and loved ones.
Bon appétit —
Meeting business clients in a foreign city is challenging enough. But there's a whole new level of stress before you head home, as you look for suitable souvenirs for colleagues and loved ones.
Getty Images
A box of Duck Shing Ho <em>(64 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong; +852 2570 5529)</em> crispy egg rolls -- imagine cookies flattened into paper-thin sheets and rolled up into a layered tube -- could be the hardest-to-get souvenir in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: Crispy egg rolls —
A box of Duck Shing Ho (64 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong; +852 2570 5529) crispy egg rolls -- imagine cookies flattened into paper-thin sheets and rolled up into a layered tube -- could be the hardest-to-get souvenir in Hong Kong.
Maggie Wong_CNN
Lauded for its supposed immune system-boosting ability, camel milk has been a prized ingredient in Dubai for a wide range of products from camel-milk skin-care products to camel-milk coffee.
Dubai: Camel-milk chocolate —
Lauded for its supposed immune system-boosting ability, camel milk has been a prized ingredient in Dubai for a wide range of products from camel-milk skin-care products to camel-milk coffee.
Al Nassma
This fruity confectionery may not be the showiest souvenir, but it combines two famous icons -- gummi candy and Ampelmann, the hat-wearing East German pedestrian traffic signal from the days when Berlin was divided in two.
Berlin: Ampelmann gummi candy —
This fruity confectionery may not be the showiest souvenir, but it combines two famous icons -- gummi candy and Ampelmann, the hat-wearing East German pedestrian traffic signal from the days when Berlin was divided in two.
AMPELMANN GmbH
Japan has mastered the art of inventing must-buy regional souvenirs.
Tokyo: Tokyo Banana —
Japan has mastered the art of inventing must-buy regional souvenirs.
Tokyo Banana
Like its patisserie sister macaron, the éclair -- a tube of choux pastry filled and topped with different flavored jam and cream -- is a staple of Paris.
Paris: Éclairs —
Like its patisserie sister macaron, the éclair -- a tube of choux pastry filled and topped with different flavored jam and cream -- is a staple of Paris.
Getty Images
If there is a model example of chocolate-chip cookies in the world, it might be those from Tate's Bake Shop.
New York: Tate's Cookies —
If there is a model example of chocolate-chip cookies in the world, it might be those from Tate's Bake Shop.
Tate's Bake Shop
Regarded as the king of fruit, durian is a prized gourmet item, especially in Asia.
Bangkok: Dried durians —
Regarded as the king of fruit, durian is a prized gourmet item, especially in Asia.
Sanjit Das/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Meatier, chewier and more comforting than any chips, jerky is a reliable crowd-pleaser for coworkers (as long as they aren't vegetarians).
Singapore: Pork jerky —
Meatier, chewier and more comforting than any chips, jerky is a reliable crowd-pleaser for coworkers (as long as they aren't vegetarians).
Lim Chee Guan
A gift hamper from <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fortnumandmason.com" target="_blank" target="_blank">Fortnum & Mason</a> is a solid if unsurprising choice from London.
London: Tea and chocolate matches —
A gift hamper from Fortnum & Mason is a solid if unsurprising choice from London.
We Built This City
It's no secret that the Netherlands boasts an amazing selection of cheese.
Amsterdam: Cheese —
It's no secret that the Netherlands boasts an amazing selection of cheese.
Fai Ng
Pineapple cakes may be one of the most popular Taipei souvenirs. But the actual pineapples may be even better.
Taipei: Fresh fruit —
Pineapple cakes may be one of the most popular Taipei souvenirs. But the actual pineapples may be even better.
Getty Images