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Man slicing doner meat in Istanbul, Turkey (Credit: Alamy)
Food Wars

The döner kebab feud that has the world talking

By Ute Junker

Jollof rice is a popular dish at parties, ceremonies and weddings across West Africa (Credit: Patti Sloley)
Food Wars

The iconic rice dish people fight over

By Patti Sloley
Kimchi and pao cai aside, the world is filled with hundreds of imaginative pickled vegetable varieties that most people have never heard of (Credit: Elena Maltenieks/Alamy)
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How kimchi rekindled an age-old feud

By BBC Travel
Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova (Credit: Attila Csaszar/Getty Images)
Food & Hospitality

The surprising truth about pavlova

By Angela Saurine
Malaysia claims this beloved street food classic as its own (Credit: Getty Images)
Food Wars

Asia’s contentious rice dish

By Brenda Benedict
Ukrainian borsch, made with meat, cabbage, potatoes and beetroot, is by far the best-known version (Credit: Deb Lindsey For The Washington Post/Getty Images)
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The battle over borsch

By Andrew Evans
Taameya served in flatbread in Egypt
Food & Hospitality

Is this the world’s best falafel?

By Dene Mullen
Teff is used to make injera, a pancake-like fermented bread perfect for scooping up meat and vegetable stews (Credit: ton koene/Alamy)
Food Wars

Did the Dutch steal this 'superfood'?

By Angela Saurine
Arancini, or arancine, are deep-fried rice balls stuffed with savoury ingredients like green peas and meat (Credit: Valery Voennyy/Alamy)
Food Wars

A gender fight over an Italian dish

By Stefania D'Ignoti
We may never know who actually invented the French fry (Credit: Boaz Rottem/Alamy)
Food Wars

The truth about the humble French fry

By Emily Monaco
Close-up of a chocolate pastry, or pain au chocolat, in a bakery in France
Food Wars

France's outrage over a pastry

By Andrea Savorani Neri
Flavour-wise, camembert exists somewhere between the milder Brie de Meaux and the rich Brie de Melun (Credit: Emily Monaco)
Food Wars

The end to a French cheese tradition?

By Emily Monaco
Due to the Minangkabau people’s trade relationship with India, it is believed that rendang is a close relation to Indian curry (Credit: yu liang wong/Alamy)
Food Wars

A world outraged over crispy chicken

By Sarah Keating
<I>Carciofi alla giudia</I>, or Jewish-style artichokes, is the most iconic dish of Roma-Jewish cuisine (Credit: Emma Lapperruque/Alamy)
Food Wars

An iconic Roman dish under fire

By Vittoria Traverso
Hummus b’tahini consists of chickpeas, tahini, garlic and lemon (Credit: Vladimir Godnik /Getty Images)
Food & Hospitality

Why is hummus controversial?

By Diana Spechler