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The James Beard Awards are heralded as "the Oscars of the food industry" in the US (Credit: ZUMA Press Inc/Alamy)
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James Beard Award winners announced

By Nylah Lee

Valentine Thomas's swordfish stew (bougna marmite) (Credit: Andrew Thomas Lee)
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A most perilous fish stew

By Nina Friend
Kozy serves fresh local products in French Polynesia (Credit: ChefsdeTahiti)
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The isles where baguettes are regulated

By Alexandra Owens
Shanghai wontons filled with pork mince, prawns and celery (Credit: Kathy Fang)
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A staple recipe from Shanghai

By Shayna Conde
With Stars's Maryland Crab Sammy, plump, sweet morsels of crab are the star (Credit: Gregory James)
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A singular American sandwich

By Cathy Erway
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The Chinese BBQ luring millions

By Matt Jenkins
Gravlax is a Scandinavia style of cured salmon with roots in the history of New York City (Credit: wmaster890/Getty Images)
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An iconic New York Jewish food

By Joe Baur
Seleste Tan and Mogan Anthony's curry puff at Lady Wong (Credit: Mogan Anthony)
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Southeast Asia's ubiquitous curry puffs

By Rachel Phua
British Chinese food is an ever-evolving cuisine that's rooted in adaptability and ingenuity (Credit: Septemberlegs/Alamy)
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UK chefs defend their Chinese food

By Anna Sulan Masing
With Korean temple food, pickling and fermentation are elevated to an art form (Credit: The Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism)
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A 1,700-year-old 'zero waste' cuisine

By Paul Stafford
Poisson cru is a simple raw fish salad from French Polynesia (Credit: EQRoy/Alamy)
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Tahiti's answer to poke and ceviche

By Erik Trinidad
Flies' head" is a stir-fry of garlic chives and pork mince, with tiny bits of fermented black beans (Credit: Laura Murray)
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A spicy stir-fry from Taiwan

By Clarissa Wei
Bánh Xèo are sizzling golden crepes made with mung beans, mushrooms and crispy jicama (Credit: Thuy Pham)
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The Vietnamese crepe that sizzles

By Kristin Vuković
China's roujiamo has been called "the world's oldest hamburger" (Credit: Wheatfield/Getty Images)
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The burger McDonald's got wrong

By Matt Jenkins
Bricia Lopez's Pollo in Guajillo (Credit: Quentin Bacon)
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The real meaning of carne asada

By Kate Heddings
Martha Collison's Coronation Crown Scones (Credit: Martha Collison)
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A regal scone made for King Charles III

By Hugh Tucker