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Lyon's meat-heavy mâchon includes offal-based dishes washed down with Beaujolais wine (Credit: Philippe Desmazes/Getty Images)
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The French breakfast you don't know

By Anna Richards

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Istanbul's beloved brothel dessert

By Bonita Grima
Beach shacks serving locals specialties can be found all over Trinidad & Tobago (Credit: RGB Ventures/Alamy)
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The crab dish with a shameful history

By Abigail Blasi
The original Macarons des Sœurs were created by two 18th Century nuns, Marguerite Gaillot and Marie Morlot (Credit: Nicolas Genot/Maison des Sœurs Macarons)
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The French macaron shrouded in secrecy

By Hugh Tucker
Pizza a caballo (horseback pizza) looks like a pizza sandwich, with mozzarella melting out from between the layers (Credit: Amy Booth)
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Buenos Aires' unusual pizza ritual

By Amy Booth
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The world's oldest dessert?

By Paul Benjamin Osterlund
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Food & Hospitality

Spain's 'white gold' super-drink

By Vicky Smith
The bokit reflects Guadeloupe's vibrant culture that combines African, French, indigenous and Indian influences (Credit: Guadeloupe Tourism)
Food & Hospitality

The fried food that defines an island

By Rosalind Cummings-Yeates
Molokhia was once considered the "food of kings" because of its curative powers
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The vegetable outlawed by royalty

By Sarah Freeman
After the fish are collected, their heads are removed, and they are scaled and gutted (Credit: Tang Chhin Sothy/Getty Images)
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The star ingredient in Cambodian food

Kitashina’s signature dish is a platter of funazushi made from roe-laden female carp served as fanned slices of the whole fish on a bed of sake lees (Credit: Tom Schiller)
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Why you've never had 'real' sushi

By Tom Schiller
In Argentina, chimichurri is a classic accompaniment to steak (Credit: Fudio/Alamy)
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Did an Irishman invent chimichurri?

By Agostino Petroni
Doubles is a sandwich made from curried chickpeas tucked between two pieces of fried flat bread (Credit: Barry Ramkissoon/Getty Images)
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Trinidad's addictive spicy street snack

By Ramin Ganeshram
The beloved comfort food poutine is a combination of French fries, cheese curds and a rich meaty gravy (Credit: JML Images/Getty Images)
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The truth about Canada's favorite snack

By James March
Hanoi pho features a savoury beef broth with minimal use of garnishes and seasonings (Credit: 8Creative.Vn/Getty Images)
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The outrage over Vietnamese pho

By Lili Tu
Ackee was brought to Jamaica from West Africa in the 18th Century, most likely on a slave ship (Credit: Neil Bowman/Getty Images)
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The Jamaican fruit that could kill you

By Brendan Sainsbury