These snacks were followed by a multi-course, multi-hour, sit-down dinner of many typical dishes of the Cretan diet and some pretty good Cretan wine.

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For those who want to hone more traditionally British skills, they also offer a course in typical dishes such as Lancashire hotpot and stargazy pie.

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Here the bounty of the region is served up in typical dishes such as spaetzle (hand-formed noodles) and maultaschen (a meat-stuffed pocket of dough similar to ravioli).

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The food does not assault the senses with the typical heat and pungency of traditional Korean dishes.

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Many ingredients come from Algodon's sister property in Mendoza, and young chef Antonio Soriano, who trained in Michelin three-star French kitchens, treats them respectfully, letting flavors shine in dishes that are lighter than the city's typical meaty fare.

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The enormous buffet table, packed with delicious, homemade dishes like gravlax (salmon appetizer), mustard herring, potatoes and dark and sweet rye bread, typical of the archipelago.

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