Specialty Food Sales Surge In US

Despite the country's economic downturn, the sale of specialty foods and beverages in the United States is booming, with more Americans buying gourmet foods.

Many Americans are hungry for specialty foods.

"This is a classical Mauritanian dish with shrimp. We serve it with a little bit of a seafood curry with black-eyed peas and a little bit of calamari," said one South African chef.

"I like the sauce a lot. I have to try the chicken. It's good," said one woman who tried it.

With 180,000 products on display at this Fancy Food Show, there's no shortage of scrumptious morsels to taste.

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