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  By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, Edited by Amal Udawatta, IMAGE SOURCE, BBC NEWS Image caption, Produce like these gene-edited tomatoes with added vitamin D could be sold commercially in England The law has changed to allow gene-edited food to be developed and sold in England. The government hopes  the technology will boost jobs and improve food production , but safety and environmental worries mean it is not allowed in other parts of the UK. What is gene-edited food? For many years, farmers produced new varieties through traditional cross-breeding techniques. They might, for instance, combine a big but not very tasty cabbage with a small but delicious one to create the perfect vegetable. But this process can take years, because getting the hundreds of thousands of genes in cabbages to mix in just the right way to produce large but tasty offspring is a matter of trial and error. Genetic methods remove the random element. They let scientists identify which genes determi...

  By Aysha Imtiaz, Edited by - Vinuri Randula Silva,        (Image credit:  subodhsathe/Getty Images ) Ghee had fallen out of favour as saturated fats were considered unhealthy. But now, Indians are finding their way back to this ingredient that's so integral to their cuisine. I Indian food author  Kalyan Karmakar  is making up for lost time. Today, he enjoys the subtle touch of ghee in many of his favourite Bengali dishes, adding it to steamed rice with fried  kaatla  fish (Indian carp) for  ghee b haat , and swirling it into  phyaana bhaat , a one-pot rice dish cooked with its own starch, mashed potato and a boiled egg. Even his  khichuri  (also spelled  khichdi ), a comforting rice and lentil porridge Karmakar associates with rainy days, is incomplete without the ubiquitous fat. But it wasn't always like this. "I belong to the set of people who grew up under the impression that ghee is unhealthy and [I am] now...

From CNN News Compiled by Vinuri Randula Silva, witzerland:  Zopf, a braided egg bread similar to challah or brioche, is the centerpiece of Swiss brunch (CNN) —  When it comes to breakfast foods around the world, there are as many ways to enjoy the first meal of the day as there are to say "good morning." From creamy cornbread cake in Brazil and savory Tunisian chickpea soup to fluffy Ukrainian pancakes and sweet coconut jam toasts in Singapore, these 20 international specialties offer a  food  option for every palate. And even if the flavors in some of these dishes might be unexpected based on your typical choices, the presentations are likely familiar. Read through  CNN Travel's  list -- in no particular order -- and learn about the delicious diversity of our world's breakfast cultures. Maybe you'll even find some inspiration for your next meal. Switzerland On weekdays, the Swiss frequently stick to quick but filling breakfasts such as the traditional bir...