Singer, Justin Bieber is now so popular that there’s a dessert named after him. According to Delish.com, British department store, Harrods has created an ice cream sundae called the Beiber Bocker Glory.

The popularity of olives in New Zealand continues to increase as consumers explore new tastes or embrace European food styles. While on a visit to Spain Food & Beverage Today writer ROBYN YOUSEF had the opportunity to tour an olive factory and learn more about the process before they reach your plate.

By Jesma Magill

Some say the best thing about visiting China is the chance to try unusual foods. Along with stinky tofu, fermented for months; some of the better known delicacies are sea cucumber with tentacles and feet; Thousand Year Old eggs, preserved for 100 days, and Bird’s Nest soup – the rendered home of the Swiftlet bird, which makes its nest from saliva.

The New York squat scene has inspired an Australian company’s latest beer. Springwise.com reports that the East Ninth Brewing Company has released a beverage which shares its name with the infamous Doss Blockos building (known for housing squatters during the 1990s) and comes wrapped in brown paper bags (traditionally used by squatters to hide alcohol from the police).

Prawns are to become the first Fairtrade seafood, reports Independent.co.uk. The Fairtrade Foundation is working to create certification standards for small-scale king and tiger prawn farms in Asia by the end of the year.

KFC is no longer ‘finger lickin’ good’ – at least, not according to its new slogan. Sky.com reports that the company has dropped its famous catchphrase in favour of the much simpler motto, ‘so good.’ The change has already taken place in America, and will be coming to Britain in the next few months – an exciting development, according to head of UK and Ireland operations, Martin Shuker…

By Kai-Hong Tan, New Zealand registered nutritionist

Chinese dishes differ to reflect the region’s climate and availability of foods. Chinese cuisine is classified into four main types - the North, South, East, and West, each with its own characteristics.

A new type of packaging that can detect ‘off’ food is being developed in Glasgow, Scotland. According to Bbc.co.uk, researchers at Strathclyde University are using special plastics to create indicators that change colour when goods lose their freshness due to broken or damaged packaging, poor refrigeration and other factors.

Pretty and oh-so-sweet, its little wonder macarons (treats originally from Europe) are gaining popularity here in New Zealand. To celebrate, we look at some of the more unusual varieties that, according to Hotelchatter.com, are available overseas:

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