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It's safe to say I can be pretty difficult when it comes to food.

I'm probably the only person on earth who doesn't like sandwiches or burgers (as an American I know that's pretty shocking) and my palate is not that different from a picky three-year-old.

So when I was asked to taste-test Welsh foods, I was nervous.

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It's not that I didn't think the food would be good - it's just that I thought it would only be good to "normal people", people who actually like a wide array of tastes and textures.

So I have to say I was pleasantly surprised when I enjoyed. From Welsh cakes to cockles to rarebit, Wales has helped me expand my food horizons.

Except when it comes to seaweed-related dishes. Give me the Welsh cakes. You can keep the laverbread.

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