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How the world looks through American eyes, and the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.

Boston Calling: The Bite-Size Edition

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28/11/2015 GMT

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The (not so) secret lives of America’s wild mushroom hunters

To mark Thanksgiving in the US, we go wild mushroom hunting on Cape Cod; learn about an 18th century drink making a 21st century comeback; and hear why the next big thing in protein may make you squirm. 

Plus: an American home baker goes in search of the perfect French baguette. We meet the pastrami taco king of New York. And we find out how to balance sugar and spice in a Sri Lankan love cake.

Image: Paul Sadowski of the New York Mycological Society helps fellow mushroom hunters identify their finds in the woods of Piermont, New York. (Credit: Alina Simone)

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