Cuisine by country

Legendary fast food joint named brand of the year

Years ago Burek Olimpija was a typical Ljubljana fast food joint known mostly to locals as purveyors of delicious burek, a typical Balkan savoury pastry. In recent years, however, it has harnessed social media to such an effect that it has been declared the brand of the year at the country's largest advertising festival, a prize typically reserved for large corporate brands.

Duty-free halloumi for Australia?

Cyprus' Minister for Agriculture Petros Xenophontos told the European Union's Agriculture and Fisheries Council on Tuesday that halloumi cheese should be exported to Australia duty-free. He was participating in a discussion on negotiations toward an EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement.

Nigerian chef cooks for 100 hours to set new record

A Nigerian chef on May 15 set a new global record for the longest hours nonstop cooking as she cooked for 100 hours, surpassing the current record.

Hilda Baci had been cooking since May 11 when she set out to beat the Guinness World Record of 87 hours and 45 minutes set in 2019 by Lata Tondon, an Indian chef.

One suspect arrested over unsolved death of Gabonese student

A suspect identified as having links to the death of a Gabonese student at Karabük University has been arrested after he was detained and released three times in a week.

The lifeless body of Jeannah Danys Dinabongho Ibouanga, 17, whom her friends called "Dina" for short, was found on March 26 in Filyos Stream in the northern province of Karabük.

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