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Iniquitous Delicacies
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Vietnam is renowned for its rare culinary delicacies, including monkeys' brains. Most accounts of the dish fail to mention, however, that the practice is neither legal nor common. Poachers capture the animals and sell them to Chinese tradesmen and... Read more
Snakes and Bladders
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Although all restaurants in Le Mat list serpent at the top of the menu (US$6-10), the preparation and accompanying show depend on where you go. Snake is traditionally eaten by men in order to increase their virility, but female guests will be served as... Read more
Water Into Wine
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France pumps out vast quantities of wine for unbeatable prices, but even that €4 bottle from the supermarket won't seem like such a great deal after a visit to Antibes's Cave Raymond. Behind a classy storefront and expensive bottles of local pastis,... Read more
International Food Fight
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When the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2012 Olym­pics to London rather than Paris in 2005, pundits speculated about the geopolitical forces behind the deci­sion. But a simpler factor may have been at play: Jacques Chirac talked smack... Read more
Dining Dodecanese
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For the culinarily inclined, island hopping can afford more than beautiful vistas and blue seas. Despite being close neighbors, the Dodecanese islands, which snake up the eastern edge of the Aegean, each have their own flavorful versions of national... Read more

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