With advancing e-commerce and global trade, and focus shifting to hyperlocal ingredients, the definition of ‘exotic food’ has changed in recent times, say Kolkata chefs Shutterstock (Representational ...

Life-threatening food allergies are becoming an increasingly middle-class problem as the demand for exotic products rises, doctors are warning. New cases of allergic reaction to foodstuffs such as ...

Top with whatever delicious fruits you have to hand. Always check exotic fruit carefully before buying: look out for softened patches that can develop into a bruise with ripening. Where possible ...

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Tired of the same old apples and bananas? The world is packed with fruits that look wild, smell intense, and taste absolutely incredible. Would you dare to try these seven exotic wonders? This spiky ...

Almost two quintals of meat, seeds, tropical fruit and vegetables, in poor condition, without labels and any safety information, coming from different parts of the world. This is what was found ...

It was the wild exotic food that my father got from friends who came home from Italy. I remember neighbors coming in to taste it." 22."In a tiny town in northern British Columbia, Canada ...