Turkey’s renowned dessert, Künefe, is being rebuilt.

Before two earthquakes hit the Turkish province of Hatay, there were more than 30 shops making künefe. The few that remain are determined to keep this beloved tradition alive. It was an early November evening in downtown Hatay, Turkey’s southernmost province …

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The national breakfast of Jamaica is ackee and saltfish.

How did a meal that combines a preserved North Atlantic fish and a potentially deadly West African fruit become Jamaica’s national dish? Ackee and saltfish is synonymous with Jamaica, as entwined with the national identity as reggae or cricket. Spiked …

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Rice with a spicy, creative twist from Bangladesh

Combining two of Bangladesh’s greatest loves – rice and spice – jhal muri is a pungent snack prepared with drama by street-side vendors with cult followings. For cookbook author Saira Hamilton, a childhood visit to see her grandmother was never as simple …

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Where folks eat breakfast while drinking beer

Known as a “Weißwurstfrühstück”, this traditional sausage-pretzel-and-beer-breakfast might be Germany’s most “German” meal. It was Saturday morning at Gaststätte Großmarkthalle , and it felt like Friday night. The wood-panelled rooms were full of people, …

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