Takoyaki, which means “grilled octopus” in Japanese, is a snack of meat (often but not necessarily octopus), aromatics such as ginger and garlic, and dough dipped in batter and griddled in pans with hemispherical molds — sort of like deep waffle...

Carolina gold barbecue sauce has roots in South Carolina and gets its gold color, and name, from mustard. The mustard is usually thinned with vinegar and enhanced with other spices to make a zingy complement to the region’s pork-heavy barbecue...