Argentina – Specialty Food & Drink
Argentinians love their meat, and the Asado, or Argentinian barbeque, is the way they like it best – grilled on a huge spit over a pit full of red hot coals.
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Saturday, September 19, 2026
Food
Caribbean Features: Creole Cuisine
The culinary inheritance of the Caribbean is integrally linked to its immigrant past. Its cuisine is known as Creole, derived from the Spanish word crillo (meaning native to an area).
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World of Spud: A short history of the humble potato
The humble spud is one of the most popular foods of the western world. The word ‘potato’ comes from the Caribbean word batata, which means sweet potato. The potato is actually part of the same family as the tomato, eggplant, pepper and deadly nightshade.
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Speciality Foods of the Deep South
The Deep South is famed for its food and its high sugar and fat content – this is no place to start a diet!
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Brazil Recipes – Wagoners’ Rice (Arroz Carreteiro)
1. Heat the olive oil in large heavy-based saucepan until very hot. Add the onions and cook for 1-2 minutes until just beginning to brown. Add the paste from the mortar and stir.
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