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Edible snails - or escargot - are a French delicacy, usually cooked in garlic butter or wine before being extracted from their shell.

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The smell of burgers, brats and other grilled delicacies wafted through the air as children played football on the grass and a nearby patch of dirt.

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With those things in mind, Capote carefully describes each mouth-watering delicacy as if filling a stage set.

At an eel restaurant near Tokyo, four friends sit down to eat a Japanese delicacy now the subject of a heated international debate as its numbers decline.

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Ma’s cinnamon rolls are reserved for special occasions—delicacies used to trick unsuspecting guests into thinking that we’re a fun-loving family.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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