On a recent night, Marieme, Zeina, a son and a granddaughter sat on a mat on the living room floor and shared a meal of cooked beef and salad, which they ate with their hands, as is customary in Mauritania and some other parts of Africa.

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"I had a black and blue salad with beef tips, " Olive said.

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Many were too nervous to enjoy the buffet of potato salad and roast beef.

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Barossa Berkshire pork belly is cooked in a fragrant ginger and orange sauce, while local Black Angus beef is grilled and served with a fresh herb salad.

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The Dodgers' Delta Air Lines private charter, where each player gets a row of three seats to himself, lets them stretch out while enjoying a menu of grilled swordfish, beef fillet or stuffed pork chops, along with salad, fresh fruit and assorted cheeses.

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The Dodgers' Delta Air Lines (nyse: DAL - news - people ) private charter, where each player gets a row of three seats to himself, lets them stretch out while enjoying a menu of grilled swordfish, beef fillet or stuffed pork chops, along with salad, fresh fruit and assorted cheeses.

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Their barbecues involved nothing but pieces of beef on the grill -- no sauce, no salad, no forks and knives.

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