Culinary Roots

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
Ormers can be prepared in a variety of ways, from flash frying in butter to slow cooking in a stew (Credit: Ally Clark/Alamy)
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The UK food that could send you to jail
By Norman Miller
Over time, most Sicilian cannoli have changed in flavour and ingredients – and have spread worldwide (Credit: ChiccoDodiFC/Getty Images)
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The erotic design of Italian pastries
By Agostino Petroni
Stone Town's Forodhani Gardens market is filled with vendors preparing freshly made Swahili cuisine (Credit: Peter Unger/Getty Images)
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The street food that embodies Zanzibar
By Sarah Khan
The foot-long Gatsby sandwich is a classic, often-recommended dish to try when in Cape Town (Credit: Eric Nathan/Alamy)
Food & Hospitality
Cape Town’s most famous fast food
By Heather Richardson
Dosai is a go-to India breakfast food that has evolved into a fast food item (Credit: Sanjay Borra/Alamy)
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The dish Indians can’t stop ordering
By Meenakshi J
A 1747 British recipe appears to be the first evidence of frying chickens in hog fat (Credit: Fudio/Alamy)
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Is this 'US' food actually Scottish?
By Adrian Miller
Burrata has become a global cheese, but it originated in Italy's Apulia region (Credit: Katrinshine/Alamy)
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Why Italy’s burrata is so creamy
By Agostino Petroni
Gochujang is the backbone of South Korea’s spicy-sweet flavours (Credit: sungsu han/Alamy)
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Is this the ‘new sriracha’?
By Erin Craig
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