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Secret recipes of the forest in Azerbaijan

Kebabs and bread are on the menu in this forest retreat near Gabala.

Italy

Ice cream artisans compete for world’s tastiest gelato

An international ice cream contest claims to have found the world's best gelato flavour

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Black Pudding Throwing Championship

World Black Pudding Throwing Championships take place near Manchester.

United Kingdom

Shortage of eastern European labour in Britain

Divorce from the EU has not even happened yet but already there's a shortage of eastern Europeans who would normally be relied on for fruit picking

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Europe News

EU officials mull response to egg scandal

EU agriculture ministers discuss egg scandal

United Kingdom

McDonald's staff strike for first time in UK

McDonald's workers have engaged in strike action in the UK for the first time in its 43 years of operation there.

Spain

The devastating and surprising effects of Spain’s drought

Spain is suffering its worst drought in decades, with reservoirs at 43 percent capacity.

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Spain's annual 'Tomatina' fight draws thousands

Over 20,000 people were left drenched in red pulp after throwing 160 tonnes of over-ripe tomatoes at each other in an epic food fight known as 'La Tomatina'.

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Russian chef wins world sushi cup

Sushi might have originated in Japan, but this year's winner of the country's World Sushi Cup is a Russian, who runs a restaurant in Norway.

Business

Vanilla prices soar in Madagascar

The soaring prices of the commodity has fostered a highly lucrative enviroment leading to the rise of cartels and unscrupulous traders.

Living

Summer nutrition for body and mind

Nutritional therapist Alice Mackintosh explains how to keep the ‘good mood foods’ and supplements routine going whilst travelling this summer.

China

Hong Kong removes contaminated eggs

Hong Kong says all fipronil-contaminated eggs imported from the Netherlands have been removed from supermarket shelves.

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Square watermelons in Japan

Square watermelons are being sold for as much as 150 USD in Japan to be used as ornaments

World News

Tainted eggs found in France

Tainted eggs found in France

World News

Aldi halts sale of eggs in all German stores

The move is a precaution as a health scare over possible insecticide contamination spreads

Italy

Where does your ice cream come from?

This summer holiday you will surely be indulging in an ice cream or two, but did you ever stop to wonder where your sweet treat came from?

Culture news

Cooking without gas on the road to Ashgabat

Turkmen made use of brutal summer weather conditions to cook their "ichlekli" in hot sand and embers

Taste

What's flat yet stuffed, touristy yet tasty?

It's not a crepe - though it sure looks like one: introducing the qutab, a traditional flatbread from Azerbaijan.

Europe News

President Juncker agrees on right to food equality

European Commission President Juncker agrees with Slovak PM over food quality disparity between EU members states

Living

What do homeless people eat? Depends who is cooking

With three Michelin stars under his belt, the last place you’d expect to find top chef Massimo Bottura hard at work is in a soup kitchen. But then this is no ordinary soup kitchen.