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Eighth Machine Gun Cavalry in action on the Mexican border. | Library of Congress
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Walk the streets of Tel Aviv; step into to Kobi’s Hummus Bar, which encourages Arabs and Jews to share a meal together; and visit a olive farm hosting a Jewish Kibbutz meal open to Jewish, Arab and Christian communities.
Vietnamese spring rolls at the Kickstand Cafe in Arlington, MA on Jul. 20, 2015. | Photo by Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
We asked Chef Diep Tran of Good Girl Dinette to give us a rundown of Vietnamese dishes we should try aside from the usual pho and banh mi.
Pho | Pho Hoa
There are many thriving Vietnamese communities in the United States which are also flourishing as culinary destinations.
Wall to the left as you enter. Daichan’s walls are full of decorations old and new, gifted, purchased and handmade.  Yoshi claims to know the backstory and location of every single piece. | Mariko Lochridge
Twenty-two years ago, Studio City's Daichan served up L.A.'s first poke bowl. Today, it continues to introduce customers to Japanese soul food.
Migrant Kitchen Japanese episode. Chef Tetsu of Wolfgang Puck's crudo with the black cod | Courtesy of Life & Thyme
Whole grain activist and Japanese culinary expert Sonoko Sakai wrote these commandments more than 30 years ago. She continues to stand by these tenets of Japanese cooking today.
Barbecueing meat | James Sutton on Unsplash
There’s so much more to meat than just steak or bacon, just ask Eagle Yu of Aged Butchery who specializes in whole animal butchery. 
The voluntary manner in which some of the Southern volunteers enlist | Library of Congress
Whiskey is popular among America’s fighting forces. Certainly, this popularity can be explained partly as a reflection of American taste in general, but for military men and women, whiskey holds an additional appeal.
Green Bean Al Pastor | Jakob Layman
Angelenos love food mashups. We have a culinary diversity here that makes it easy to share.
Nate Looney
A smooth transition from military service to civilian life is a tall order. Meet a few of the veterans who have taken up a different and no less important calling, providing a sustainable food supply for the United States of America.
Cracking a coconut shell with military person in Guam | Kyle Hausmann-Stokes MRE
Men and women in fatigues are probably the last things we think of just as we dig into a beautifully-plated dish at an upscale restaurant, but the culinary and military worlds overlap in surprisingly countless ways.
Yellowtail Tostada from Wes Avila's Guerilla Tacos | Courtesy of Life & Thyme
What makes claims to authenticity so important for reaching consumers and why are we — the eaters and consumers — so desperately in search of what is real and authentic?
A pastorero at Vilsito | Lesley Tellez
It takes skill, instinct and years of practice to produce sumptuous al pastor meat, not to mention sell it. 
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