If Americans who ordered chicken wings were instead served a dish of deep fried grasshoppers, they would gag, even though many people in Thailand would line up for the delicious snack.

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Here, the green plantain mofongo was served as a side dish, the perfect starchy accompaniment to fried chicken or pork.

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Long lines of people waited by stalls selling Namie yakisoba, the popular local dish of fried noodles that has become a symbol of the town's battle to survive.

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Between raving recommendations for the best smoked brisket, fried catfish and grilled rib eye, I was left lusting after a lonely side dish of cheese enchiladas.

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For a main dish, the duck curry is a wonderful collision of succulent duck leg, crispy fried pork, sweet potato, green beans and pineapple.

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Food stalls dish out hearty country dishes like locro (a meaty stew from northwest Argentina), deep-fried empanadas, and humitas (lightly sweetened corn meal wrapped in corn husks), all washed down with sweet patero wine - this is La Feria de Mataderos, an authentic celebration of Argentine country traditions.

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