Global adventure tour company, Intrepid Travel is adding eight new destinations to its range of authentic, affordable Real Food Adventures, which champion street fare, local specialities, home cooking and urban food culture. Travellers who book during December can save 15 per cent off the new tours, which have been endorsed by chefs including Stevie Parle, who travelled extensively for his Channel 4 series, Spice Trip.

Intrepid introduced its range of Real Food Adventures in 2013 and following strong sales of itineraries in Vietnam, India, Mexico and elsewhere, it has expanded the range to include Argentina, Cambodia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru and Sri Lanka - more than doubling the range. Some of the new experiences include:

Peru Real Food Adventure - 11 days from £1,775pp

Learn to prepare ceviche and Pisco sours, go street food tasting in Lima, sample Guinea Pig prepared in the traditional way, attend a chocolate-making workshop, learn ancient farming techniques in the Sacred Valley, enjoy a homestay with a local family, and visit the majestic Machu Picchu, Incan ruins and the region's largest salt mines. www.intrepidtravel.com/ggzp

Sri Lanka Real Food Adventure - 15 days from £1,275pp

Prepare a traditional Sinhalese dinner with a local family, learn to make string hoppers and roti, tour a herb and spices garden, stay overnight at a tea plantation and pick leaves to make a fresh cup of tea, explore the rock caves of Dambulla, meet Unawatuna's famed stilt fishermen and relax on the white beaches of Tangalle. www.intrepidtravel.com/hpzm

Morocco Real Food Adventure - 11 days from £870pp
Create the perfect couscous during a cooking demo, take a master class in pastry-making, chow down on a camel burger, sip on Morocco's finest wines in Meknes, explore the tanneries in Fez, and tour spice markets and souqs. www.intrepidtravel.com/xmzf

Other trip highlights include:

• Trying fried tarantulas and sautéed crickets in Cambodia
• Indulging in an asado (BBQ) with gauchos and quaffing Malbec in Argentina
• Sampling sake and daring to try the infamous fugu, or puffer fish, in Japan
• Tasting truffles, Prosciutto di Parma and balsamic vinegar from producers in Italy
• Dining at the best hawker stalls and cooking in rural kitchens in Malaysia.

British chef, TV presenter, street food festival regular and Daily Telegraph food columnist, Stevie Parle, is endorsing Intrepid's new Real Food Adventures across south-east Asia. The owner and head chef at Notting Hill's Dock Kitchen, Parle previously worked at River Café and Moro, was presenter of the Channel 4 series Spice Trip and has travelled and worked all over the world from Japan to the Middle East, eating in people's homes and restaurants and picking up techniques and ingredients that have influenced the dishes he serves.

Peruvian chef Alejandro Saravia, formerly of the Fat Duck has provided advice for the itinerary in Peru, and Greg Malouf, former head chef at Petersham Nurseries, is endorsing the tour in Morocco.

Travellers can save 15 per cent if they book any of the new food tours by December 31, 2013 and travel by December 31, 2014. Full details of the promotion can be found at www.intrepidtravel.com/food

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About Intrepid Travel

Intrepid Travel is a global adventure travel company that has been taking travellers off the beaten track to discover the world's most amazing places for almost 25 years. It offers more than 1,000 trips in more than 100 countries and on every continent. Every trip is designed to truly experience local culture - to meet local people, try local food, take local transport and stay in local accommodation. Award-winning tour leaders, small group sizes and included activities mean they offer travellers great value for money.