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The bong Menorah, a guide to Korean noodles, Hong Kong Shop cats, and foods to buy if you want to make white supremacist Trump supporters angry.

Thanksgiving meals from across the U.S., kids try Chinese food and give their opinions, and a man who plays fruits and vegetables like instruments.

This week's Umami Reader covers election stress eating, the world's grossest burger – the North Korean Koryo Burger, and the rise of omakase menus.

Bodega cats, Asian stereotyping and racism in the culinary world, Tokyo and Kyoto win best cities in the world, Good Eats sequel coming soon, more!

The World's Largest Bowl of Pho, what does Rick Bayless' wife want for dinner, Toronto's first poo cafe, and Sammy Davis Jr's Suntory Whisky ad.

Tampopo is restored and is in theaters, Ichiran opens in Brooklyn with its "flavor concentration booths," the beauty of a Japanese highball, and more.

Dim Sum made to look like it poops and pukes, the history of Japanese food characters Salvador Dali's cookbook is reissued, Impossible Burger, more.

Pocky to eat with whisky, why you're probably not eating real wasabi, the weird history of Ronald McDonald, and more on The Umami Reader.

Tawainese Pork Bun lady, Andy Warhol eating a Whopper, giant soup dumplings, and Japanese Sake becomes official, this week on The Umami Reader.

Bourdain on Reddit AMA, the best 207 restaurants in the world, should In-n-Out have a vegetarian option, and other food and drink related news.

Also, are Tiki bars cultural appropriation. All this and more on UM Reader, stuff from the internet about food/drink worth reading and watching.

Bon Appetit's pho debacle, NPR ponders if tiki bars are cultural appropriation, Thomas Keller reacts to NYT's devastating Per Se review, and more.

Why the Millbrae BART Station smells like chocolate, a tour of places featured in The Night Of, and other interesting tidbits found on the Internet.

Food news and videos from the internet: David Bowie's 1980 sake commercial, prison ramen, Asian Snack Food Smackdown, and how the tech boom affects dining.