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Obscure Flavors and Ancient Gastronomy
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Elaborate cured meats in French tradition, wordplay on ‘char’ and ‘cut’
  • 2. Eastern European small stuffed pie, a secret culinary treasure
  • 4. Swedish buffet tradition, literally a ‘table of open sandwiches’
  • 7. Fifth taste of savoriness, found in dashi broth and matured cheeses
  • 8. Cuisine science manipulating textures, ‘molecule’ at the core
  • 9. French sauce from Bordeaux region, richness from shallots and wine
  • 13. Spanish grind for masa preparation, essential in tortilla making
  • 15. Citrus peel technique providing aromatic oils, sharp and bright
  • 18. French airy delicacy risen by beaten egg whites
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  • 3. Japanese glazing technique glossily shining like ‘twilight’
  • 5. Biochemical magic transforming sugars, key to kimchi and kombucha
  • 6. Greek skewered meat tradition, skewered soul of Hellenic barbeque
  • 10. Rice dish’s clever arrangement, hidden in ‘lip’ and ‘af’ reversed
  • 11. Fermented sweet tea turned fizzy, brewed with symbiotic culture
  • 12. French art of pastry making, accent on delicate baked sweets
  • 14. Indian clay oven-marked spice ritual, ‘tan’ as heat plus ‘door’
  • 16. Liquid element causing rapid chilling, a cryogenic culinary tool
  • 17. Medieval fortified towns, but also Provencal culinary stew hints at fortified flavor

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