Food
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French bakers fume at cut-price supermarket baguettes
French bakers have taken aim at a major supermarket chain that is offering inflation-busting low prices for baguettes, saying the…
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Threats and theft: The wretched life of C Africa’s peanut growers
PAOUA, Central African Republic: Hunching over her work, Marissa shells peanuts under a blazing sun, sweat dripping down her face.…
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Japan tuna goes for $145,000: pandemic dampens auction
The buyer of a $145,000 tuna at Tokyo’s traditional New Year auction said yesterday he hoped the purchase would “brighten”…
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Haiti’s traditional joumou soup: A tasty reminder of freedom
A mix of meat, vegetables, pasta and the squash for which it is named, Haitians enjoy joumou soup every January…
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Kuwaiti breeder hopes superworms will become new superfood
Kuwaiti businessman Jassem Buabbas has spent years breeding “superworms” for animal feed and now hopes the creatures will find their…
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‘Little Chef’ charms Myanmar with lockdown cooking classes
Moe Myint May Thu (left) and her mother Honey Cho filming a cooking video at their house in Yangon. From…
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Washington food trucks head to the suburbs to find customers
[email protected] food truck owners Kareem Todd (left) and Denville Myrie pose by their food truck parked in front of their…
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The Christian December dish nothing to do with Christmas
Stirring a giant vat in a village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Palestinian Christian Maryam Salem prepares a special festive…
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Saudis resist ‘culture of food waste
RIYADH: A kitchen worker prepares an order in the Mashal plate for a customer at a restaurant as the plate’s…
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World’s hottest peppers grow under Serbian snow
December snow flurries in Serbia haven’t stopped Aleksandar Tanic from cultivating his scorching-hot crop: the crinkly chili peppers that are…
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French chef who ‘invented’ magret de canard dies
French chef Andre Daguin, credited with inventing the magret de canard dish emblematic of southwestern France and making the rich…
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Japanese chef at the top of La Liste says he’s not great-yet
Yosuke Suga does not believe he is a great chef-not yet anyway. The statistics tell a different story. The fresh-faced…
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