New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- No matter where I go, I inevitably make my way to a free museum that offers the most revealing insights into local life - along with the chance to take home delicious souvenirs. That museum is the supermarket.

I am not alone. Travellers worldwide are skipping Michelin-starred reservations in favour of "supermarket safaris", exploring long aisles stacked with condiments, snacks, sauces and staples that reveal how a place really eats. British travel platform Skyscanner, in its Travel Trends '26 report, stated that food-led travel is evolving into "part cultural deep dive, part budget hack", with culinary tourism shifting from restaurants to retail shelves. Nearly four out of five Indian travellers, it says, always or ...