Next year's version of those ads will no doubt be spiced up with references to the Teamsters.

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The donburi, a traditional Japanese dish that consists of rice and savoury toppings, can be ordered with US flavours like taco meat (spiced minced pork), creole chicken or shrimp patties instead of teriyaki meats.

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Throughout Wisconsin, they can be found in plastic bags next to gas-station checkouts usually plain, but sometimes spiced with garlic, ranch flavoring or hickory bacon.

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Dishes, which get their inspiration from southern France, northern Africa, Spain and Greece, include charred octopus (which seems to be on every Manhattan menu these days), lemon-saffron linguini, spiced swordfish kebabs and braised goat served with escarole and pumpkin seeds.

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