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TOP 10 NATIONAl DISHES YOU SHOUlD TRY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
KIMCHI (KOREA) PORK ADObO (PHIlIPPINES) bIGOS (POlAND) TOM YUM (THAIlAND) MOUSSAKA (GREECE) CEvICHE (PERU) NASI lEMAK (MAlAYSIA) bObOTIE (SOUTH AFRICA) KAbSA (SAUDI ARAbIA) bORSCHT (UKRAINE)
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WORlD’S bEST FOOD HOTSPOTS 1.
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DONGHUAMEN NIGHT MARKET, bEIJING, CHINA GElATERIA DI PIAzzA, SAN GIMIGNANO, ITAlY lA GRANDE EPICERIE, PARIS, FRANCE TOKYO FISH MARKET, JAPAN HOUSE OF MASTER bElGIAN CHOCOlATE-MAKERS, bRUSSElS, bElGIUM DARJEElING, INDIA SPICE bAzAAR, ISTANbUl, TURKEY MAISON MERCIER ÉPERNAY, FRANCE ROqUEFORT CAvES, FRANCE SAN MINIATO NATIONAl WHITE TRUFFlE MARKET, SAN MINIATO, ITAlY
WORlD’S MOST ExOTIC EATS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
SCORPION (THAIlAND) SEA CUCUMbER (CHINA) GRASSHOPPER (MExICO) FUGU (JAPAN) CHICHA (lATIN AMERICA)
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This Manila-based website by PhotoKitchen, a local food photography company, features honest reviews of both fast food and fine dining, funny culinary commentaries, and zany recipes like “The Dish That Destroyed Popeye’s Boring Diet.”
From burgers with black-dyed buns to pizza-flavored turkey stuffing, this site guides you on a quest for the best pizza and hamburgers, and then tells you how to make them. Hailed as one of Time magazine’s 50 best websites.
ARCHERY FEvER
Thanks to the blockbuster movie The Hunger Games and its heroine Katniss Everdeen, the age-old sport of archery has seen a revival among U.S. youth. According to the U.S. Archery organization, 60 kids have joined their junior program since the film’s debut in March 2012, compared to 18 four years ago. This Saveur’s Best Food Blogs of 2012 finalist gives typical fast food items a luxurious makeover using no additional ingredients, but a simple garnish.
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The challenge: whipping up great meals in a really cramped kitchen. One of Time magazine’s best food blogs of 2011, this website features cooking tutorials on “comfort foods stepped up a bit.”