8 Shocking European Foods Banned In The U.S.A! Tit For Tat, Or Just Safer?

The Other Side of the Food Fight: Why the U.S. Bans These European Delicacies

When I first moved to Europe, France, specifically, I was ready to embrace the food revolution.

I pictured myself in a sun-drenched Toulouse apartment, grabbing a baguette from the corner boulangerie, one so fresh it hadn’t met a preservative since Marie Antoinette’s head rolled off the guillotine.

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7 Countries That Are A Breeze For Travelers And 5 That May Break Your Heart If You’re Not Ready!

Some Countries Roll Out the Red Carpet, Others Roll You Up In It.

One minute I was breezing through immigration in Spain, practically handed a glass of Rioja with my stamp, excited to start the Camino de Santiago and wondering why everyone made international travel sound so complicated. 

A few months later, I was stuck at the Polish-Ukrainian border, passport in a grim-faced officer’s hand, customs agents tearing through our humanitarian vans like we were smuggling gold.

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