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  "id": 2939342,
  "title": "In Chennai’s beachside food, the secret ingredient is the sea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/in-chennais-beachside-food-the-secret-ingredient-is-the-sea",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T03:46:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/madras-day-2026-in-chennai-beachside-food-the-secret-ingredient-is-the-sea/article71363894.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Beach food may be hard to recreate at home because its flavour comes from more than just the masala: the salt, the sticky air, the sound of the waves, sand clinging to your feet, and the easy abandon with which people arrive at the beach simply to have fun",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "How Chennai city went from tiffin carriers to food apps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/how-chennai-city-went-from-tiffin-carriers-to-food-apps",
        "published": "2026-08-24T03:18:55.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}