eaten
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Eaten with a variety of dishes, the most popular version is with chargrilled chicken or fish, a simple, spicy tomato-based sauce and a salsa of chopped tomatoes and onions.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024
This range of responses makes clear that the answer is not so simple, as documentary filmmaker Cheuk Kwan finds in his book “Have You Eaten Yet?: Stories From Chinese Restaurants Around the World.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023
Eaten hot off the stove, the creamy pasta is all comfort yet feels light, less fleece robe and more silk pajamas.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2022
Eaten on its own, on bread, or on top of morning oatmeal, Fora was actually pretty mild-tasting.
From Salon • Jan. 4, 2022
Eaten by Confederate soldiers during the war when rail lines were cut off, making food and rations scarce.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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