Nothing tells you more about the tenderest selves of the inhabitants as a national food. It seems that the residents of Sacramento are ready to tell about them and pamper their guests with the most delicious and unusual dishes of the region. The city regularly holds gastronomic tours of Roots Food Tours. And they have a lot to show you: from the soup of the Californian Indian tribes to the dessert of the American chef with a Japanese origin. Besides, Sacramento has been considered the American farming capital for several decades.

Downey Andrak and Tim Bailey got an idea to make such a tour. They are partners in business and life. Their motto is “Food is life, and life should be delicious!” So, they try to show guests the best things about their hometown.

The Local Roots Food Tours company tells the history of the city through food. The guides make a tour through the most popular and unusual restaurants, cafes, coffee shops, and shops. You try the most delicious salad in your life and fall in love with a cafe around the corner where you spend the rest of the evening.

You can choose one of several tours. For example, it can be a historic city center tour. You will walk along the main street of the city, learn its long history and architecture of the area, starting from the 1750s to the present day. You will find out why Sacramento is called America's farming capital. People offer you tomatoes and spinach pesto on a sweet ciabatta roll, a cheese plate with wine, corn tortillas stuffed with Oaxaca cheese, fried pepper with fried onion, fried creamy soup with cream fresh, homemade fresh watermelon, cucumber, and chili pepper juice. 

The second most popular tour is the Midtown Art Tour. It is the busiest part of the city. Guides will tell you about the history of frescoes in Sacramento and contemporary street artists. People treat you with the best Midtown dishes, farm products for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and street food from local diners. You can try local sausages and beer, coleslaw with apple, walnuts and green, smoked pork, a meat plate with wine, duck fat fries with homemade sauce, noodles with freshly fried vegetables, chocolate ganache and pasta ice cream sandwiches.

Roots Food Tours have a limited number of visitors: 14 people. A three-hour gastronomic trip costs $ 78.