Jung Sik Dang combines ingenuity and impeccable form, turning out dishes like a bowl of tomato jelly, basil sorbet and fresh vegetables, all mixed together at the table in a modern spin on bibimbap (a traditional dish of rice, vegetables, meat and chilli paste, which are stirred together right before eating).

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As a child, my friend interpreted this behavior as strange and eccentric only to read years later that all of the nutrients from the vegetables had been boiled out and were actually in the water!

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The Food and Drink Federation says all fruit and vegetables count, even if they are in a smoothie or a tin.

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Earlier in January, the FDA unveiled new rule proposals covering all aspects of growing and harvesting produce to try to prevent fruit and vegetables from becoming contaminated with deadly bacteria.

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