Here, the fans can learn about sustainable products, watch alternative energy demonstrations and sample local food and beverages.

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With boyish delight, the quick-witted de la Falaise points out the basil flowers, pink garlic and tarragon that have already made Le Garde-Manger a hit with food critics lucky enough to sample it.

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Meanwhile, Hong Kong's Center for Food Safety announced Sunday that a sample of Nestle Dairy Farm Pure Milk, sold in one-liter packs for catering use only, had tested positive for melamine.

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Miami has also become the place to sample cutting-edge art and food.

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Only the Kremlin still has an official taster on hand to sample the Russian president's food and make sure it hasn't been tampered with.

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Before this year, the government required only a sample to issue a licence to sell food or medicine, rather than testing products in the marketplace.

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The sample was 35 people who all ate spicy food regularly but not exclusively.

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Most stalls tend to specialise in one particular dish, but between them they offer an opportunity to sample a good selection of Morocco's traditional food.

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Turkish and Middle Eastern food is all the rage in Bucharest right now and one of the liveliest spaces to sample enormous kebabs and plates of hummus and baba ganoush is Divan, where waiters in traditional Ottoman garb dazzle the crowds.

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For a sample, visit one of the many farms that offer tasting menus, or try Food Trail Tours for guided gourmandising.

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