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Cucumber ice cream and döner croissants: would you dare try this week's weirdest food news?

From Lidl's döner croissant to cucumber ice cream, this week's food news had some surprises. Tell us what you'd actually try!

  1. Lidl is bringing back the döner croissant, which started as an April Fools' joke last year — customer enthusiasm was so strong it's now a real product. Would you try it?
  2. Orange juice consumption at breakfast has halved in Germany as rising prices push people to cut back. What do you drink for breakfast these days?
  3. A pastry chef in Székesfehérvár is surprising customers with cucumber- and beetroot-flavored ice cream. How appealing is that to you?
  4. Ten venues made it to the finals of the Beach Dish of the Year competition, with the winner announced on August 6th. What matters most to you when picking food at a beach snack bar?
  5. This year's Somogy Wine competition was won by Bujdosó Vineyard, while Germany's VdP wine association is also betting on wine tourism to pull the region out of its struggles. What matters most to you when buying wine?
  6. The three-layer, brightly colored 'Fanta cake' was a signature dessert of 1990s Hungarian kitchens, made from soda pop. Have you heard of it?
  7. British chef Andy Beynon says the best summer dish is a simple, fresh fish meal — pollock tacos or saffron-aioli baked cod. Which way would you cook it?