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20/02/2010 Insects for dinner... but not as guests

Insects as food: for many people in the West, it’s something they’ve neither tried to eat nor want to think about eating.

07/02/2010 British fare tickling French taste-buds

British food's new found Breton popularity could be an example of the favourite French saying, "vive la difference."

31/01/2010 Bordeaux banks on biodiversity

The biological diversity of Saint Emilion's vineyard landscape, intertwined with wine since Roman times, has been precariously reduced in...

24/01/2010 Neanderthals wouldn't have eaten their sprouts either

Scientists may be closer to understanding why some modern humans dislike a bitter taste present in Brussels sprouts, broccoli and cabbage.

10/01/2010 Top French chefs take bluefin tuna off the menu

The move comes as some scientists predict that many of the fish we currently eat will be extinct by 2050.

03/01/2010 After luxury bags, counterfeit luxury wines

According to French wine professionals, a handful of rare and fine wines face the same threat from fraud as luxury handbags and designer sunglasses.

22/12/2009 Seasonal treats

December conjures up images of Christmas cakes, mulled wine and cranberry sauce for Paola Duque-Westbeek, who shows us how to tickle the taste-buds...

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