From a Pimm's at Wimbledon to a Tim Tam in Sydney: Meet the Instagram celebrity who's seen - and eaten - it all as she chews her way around the world

• Indonesian designer Melissa Hie has more than 177,000 followers
• She has spent 16 months sampling local dishes around the world
• Posts include 238 pictures of food found in 31 countries

By Ellen Scott For Mailonline

Published: 06:23 EST, 25 September 2015 | Updated: 07:15 EST, 25 September 2015

There’s no shame in choosing a holiday destination based purely on its food options.

Whether it’s heading to Germany in time for Oktoberfest, or over to Japan to sample some sushi, trips abroad and eating out go hand in hand for blogger Melissa Hie.

Or, in this case, food goes in one hand, a camera goes in the other.

Smashing: Melissa's snap of a Pimm's, courtside at Wimbledon's No3 court

From gelato in Germany to parathas outside the Taj Mahal (above), Melissa has seen - and eaten - it all

The user experience designer has racked up over 177,000 followers on her Instagram profile Girl Eat World, simply through taking snaps of delicious local delicacies in incredible locations.

Originally from Indonesia but living in Singapore, Melissa has already managed to travel to 31 countries since she launched the account in May 2014.

From gelato in Germany to parathas outside the Taj Mahal, Melissa has seen (and eaten) it all.

By sampling food from each country and using the same central pose in each picture, she has gained a loyal following on her blog and social media.

The ice cream on clouds from Aqua S in Sydney is dubbed as 'ice cream made for instagram' by locals

A croissant in Paris gained 6,274 likes on the Girl Eats World Instagram account

Melissa stopped of for some granola and yogurt while visiting St Paul's cathedral in London

The popular page started after a friend insisted on taking a picture of Melissa in front of the Colosseum in Rome.

Melissa said: 'Serena insisted on taking my picture in front of the Colosseum while I insisted on eating my sandwich because I was too hungry.

‘The resulting picture was me pigging out in front of an iconic background.

‘Since then, I thought about doing a collection of pictures like that - of me eating in front of famous places.

'But the next time I went to Europe I was by myself and a bit shy about asking strangers to take a picture of me.

Pictured: (Left) A Tim Tam at Australia's Sydney Opera House and (right) Cow's Ice Creamin Banff, Canada

‘So I took the food pictures by myself.’

The online account, which currently has 238 posts, proved an instant success, with Melissa gaining 7,000 followers in the account’s first week.

Her most-liked posts are Hello Kitty themed, but Melissa says pho in Vietnam and onigiri in Japan are her favourite meals. 

A Toblerone slice overlooking the Matterhorn in Switzerland, one of the highest peaks in the Alps at 4,478m

Bear necessities: Melissa holds up a gingerbread snack in front of London's Tower Bridge

Melissa shared her $1 coconut after diving in Mabul island, Malaysia

A Blue Coconut ice cream to match the transparent water in background of the Blue Lagoon in Malta

Melissa said: ‘I choose whatever food piques my curiosity or looks tasty. Then the location comes later.

‘Usually it’s just local food with an iconic location, since I like to tell a story about the place I visited through food or the location itself.’

‘I have definitely received strange stares from people when I am taking pics for Girl Eat World.

‘I look pretty funny when I do it! I felt pretty self-conscious at first.

Melissa wrote: 'Danish pastry is another example of Austrian influences on bakery goods around Europe' 

Gelato at Duomo di Milano in Milan. This gothic cathedral took centuries to be completed, from 1386 to 1965

‘These days I care less about what people think and just take my shot, since it’s likely I won’t see them again.’

Fans are already hoping Melissa will now land a book deal but she says she currently has no major plans for Girl Eat World.

Melissa added: ‘For now I will just continue doing what I love to do – eating local food and taking pictures.’

A strawberry daquiri in Santorini, Greece, was posted to the page 13 weeks ago

Himalayas: Melissa shared a photo of her caramel nougat chocolate bar by Cadbury, which you can only find in India

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