Creative dishes like the Mexican-Indian burritos at Chula Fused Foods or takoyaki, Japanese deep fried octopus dumplings at Yumi Takoyaki Co, are made by friendly vendors always happy to chat while they cook.

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Between them they keep alive a tradition that goes back centuries, a tradition celebrated on the plate in the form of stuffed mussels, marinated anchovies, octopus salad, deep-fried sea anemones, prawns with cannellini beans, and linguine with spiny lobster.

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Kadeau Copenhagen showcases several specialities from Kadeau Bornholm, including fried herring served with porridge oats, kale, apples and malt, octopus and oyster partnered modishly with celery, Jerusalem artichokes, dill and cucumber, and an earthy rustic dish of sweetbreads with cauliflower, black trumpet mushrooms, brown butter and rowanberries.

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