Everything was so affordable that I gorged on the local salty, bread-like oscypek cheese, eye-wateringly cheap cherry vodka and Polish Mountain Tea (tea with a double shot of spirytus, 190 proof and 95% alcohol).

BBC: Skiing peaks with a papal blessing

Foodies are intrigued by the local cuisine - the bread, cheese and sweets found only here.

BBC: The lost world of Olymbos

The French eat tons of cheese and bread and butter-soaked cuisine, yet they know when to stop.

BBC: Are our children becoming couch potatoes?

Based on her experience at Hecho en Dumbo in New York, Puglia is introducing the city to authentic Mexican flavours with a small menu of antojitos (mexican street snacks) that are made from scratch, including tacos al pastor (Mexican-style shaved lamb tacos), molletes (bread with beans and chihuahua cheese) and chilaquiles (fried corn tortillas).

BBC: Innovative cuisine pops up in Buenos Aires

New products from Smucker focus on the convenience-oriented "dashboard diners, " like a grilled cheese sandwich or a packaged peanut-butter-and-jelly on crustless bread to be munched on the run.

FORBES: The Perfect Combo

Cubes of cheese, scraps of luncheon meat, bread crusts, Peperami, dog biscuits and tutti-frutti balls all came down invitingly through the water.

ECONOMIST: Benson