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Why some fine-dining dishes arrive covered in dirt

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Masquerading as profound rustic authenticity, a weird segment of modern fine dining prides itself on serving dishes literally covered in literal soil. Patrons eagerly pay a small fortune to carefully chew through gritty dirt, desperately convincing themselves they are experiencing pure nature.

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