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Colorful red and purple maize ears.

What the first Thanksgiving dinner actually looked like

Food

Wampanoag leader Massasoit Ousamequin sat with “some ninety men” at the first Thanksgiving table in 1621, likely eating goose, duck and venison rather than turkey. A savory seasonal sobaheg stew, yes. Mashed potatoes — nowhere to be seen. Corn, a cornucopia.

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Nothing challenged my readiness to live in the US more than a chicken sandwich

Culture
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‘When in doubt, fry’: tasting the best sate foods from the upper midwest

Arts, Culture & Media
Chef Barbara Sibley of La Palapa Cocina Mexicana in New York

If you like enchiladas con mole, give thanks to Mexico’s convent kitchens

Arts, Culture & Media
James Beard and Julia Child with food editor Judith Jones (center).

What happens when you mix three food legends and stir gently? Big change

Lifestyle & Belief
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A baker in London's Rinkoff Bakery shows off his cronuts.

Cronuts hit London’s streets, and they’re not just for breakfast any more

Arts, Culture & Media

Cronuts have sold like the proverbial hotcakes in the US since bursting out of the bakery case earlier this year. But recently they’ve crossed the pond and become all the rage in the UK as well.

Testicles the main ingredient at Serbian cooking contest

Business, Economics and Jobs

Serbia recently celebrated the 10th Annual World Testicle Cooking Championship. That’s right, a group of about 100 people came together to cook — and eat — testicles, of the animal persuasion.

In Pakistan, no one admits to being a Burger

Global Politics

Pakistan’s history with fast-food isn’t as long as in other parts of the world. And for a long while, it was too expensive for average Pakistanis. So to most Pakistanis, people who could eat fast food burgers were the rich and wealthy. And suddenly, the rich and wealthy were being called Burgers themselves.

Resturant chain Chipotle backs FDA guidelines on animal antibiotic use

Health & Medicine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently introduced a voluntary plan to limit the use of antibiotics on farm animals, a move that restaurant chain Chipotle says is long overdue.

South Africa Meat Snack Biltong Blatantly Mislabeled

Conflict & Justice

For the Geo Quiz, we are looking for the name of one of South Africa’s most popular snack foods – a variety of beef jerky.

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