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Food and Drink

How Cornish pasties made their mark on a Mexican mining town

Though their fillings may be a little spicier, the resemblance between the Mexican “paste” and traditional Cornish pasty is uncanny. The story of the somewhat unlikely legacy of the English snack takes us back 200 years, across the Atlantic Ocean, and down a few mines.

16/10/2024

Moments

How to take part in a giant picnic on Paris’s Champs-Élysées

The event on Paris’s Champs-Élysées is open to all - but only 4,000 people will win access to the giant picnic.

29/04/2024

Food and Drink

Top 5 European 2023 food festivals

From Amsterdam to Budapest or Lyon, we tell you where and when to go to enjoy the delights of the best European food festivals.

20/05/2023

Food and Drink

Local food festivals preserve Italy's obscure regional dishes

Some towns play traditional music while people dance, others let younger generations to get giddy with gaudy fairground rides. Nearly all stage historic processions, but however the night is celebrated, food is the main and most important ingredient.

06/11/2022

Taste

Malaysian flatbread named best street food in the world

A new ranking claims to have found the best street food in the world. Do you agree?

02/11/2022

Food and Drink

Oktoberfest 2022 in pictures: Germany's largest beer festival returns

Oktoberfest: Germany's boozy folk festival makes its returns

20/09/2022

Culture news

Fake food creations go on display in Japan... and they look delicious

A new exhibition in Tokyo is displaying super-realistic and wacky food models made from plastic. But why is this practice so popular in Japan?

22/08/2022

Moments

Indulge in food and wine on these flight-free trips to France

See the baptism of the new vintage in Chablis, or taste the finest chocolates in Paris, after a quick trip through the Eurotunnel.

20/03/2022

Food and Drink

Spicy delights shared at South Korea's annual kimchi making festival

More than 150 people joined Buddhist monks to prepare the traditional dish to give to South Korean families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

02/12/2021

Culture news

Italy become Pastry kings but UK chef feels frozen out by politics

The Italian team beat France, the UK, Egypt, South Korea, Japan, Russia, Switzerland, Algeria, Chile and Mexico to become the World Champions. But are the rules being properly applied?

25/09/2021

Moments

Four unusual food festivals in Europe

We take a look at some of Europe's best festivals for foodies.

21/08/2021