ALOR SETAR, KEDAH: Have you seen twin watermelons before?

Motorcycle repair shop owner Chen Jianan, 48, recently bought a pair of rare "joined twin watermelons".

KANGSAR, PERAK: A giant cassava measured 1 meter long and weighted about 30kg has recently been unearthed here in Kuala Kangsar.

PARIS, March 11 (AFP) - A court ruled Thursday against three French pensioners appealing for ownership of Fouquet's, an iconic Paris restaurant on the Champs Elysees, in a legal battle that has gone on for half a century.

SEOUL, March 10 (AFP) - South Korea Wednesday opened a kimchi research centre to raise global demand for its iconic dish and for the country's cuisine in general.

LONDON, March 9 (AFP) - The French have long been considered masters of cuisine but Britons spend longer in the kitchen and prepare a wider variety of international food, according to a survey out Tuesday.

WELLINGTON, March 3 (AFP) - The slimmers organisation Weight Watchers has teamed up with fast-food giant McDonald's in New Zealand -- in a deal that some of their members are finding difficult to stomach.

IPOH, Perak: After a middle-aged couple successfully made two giant niangaos weighing 5kg each last year, they vowed to create a much bigger one this year, with the hope their oversized creation would bring more prosperity in the Year of Tiger.

LONDON, Feb 10 (AFP) - The head chef of a Michelin starred British restaurant has walked out after the owner demanded he change his menu from haute cuisine to burger and chips.

WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (AFP) - The owner of the "Heart Attack Grill" in Arizona is suing "Heart Stoppers Grill" in Florida, accusing the outlet of plagiarizing his death by burger brainchild, lawyers said Thursday.

LONDON, Jan 25 (AFP) - A Taiwanese whisky beat a trio of top Scottish blends in a connoisseurs' blind taste test organised to mark Scotland's annual Burn's Night festivities, the Times reported Monday.