Each clue contains, as a hidden word, a food associated with one of the countries indicated at the bottom of the puzzle. (The clues are given in alphabetical order by hidden food to guide solving.) Index into each food by the given number after each clue:
| Clue | Hidden food | Extracted letter | Country | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If you're not sure whether to visit Istan[bul, go gi]ve it a chance! | BULGOGI | L | South Korea | 🇰🇷 |
| Vel[cro is Sant]a's favorite way to fasten children's shoes. | CROISSANT | R | France | 🇫🇷 |
| Who is more fa[mous, Saka]guchi who created Final Fantasy or Miyamoto who created Super Mario? | MOUSSAKA | A | Greece | 🇬🇷 |
| In the Wheel of Time series, there's no hap[pier Ogi]er than Loial when he's with his friends. | PIEROGI | E | Poland | 🇵🇱 |
| That student won't last the semester; they'll dro[p out in e]arly November at the latest. | POUTINE | E | Canada | 🇨🇦 |
| How would you rate my techni[que? Sad, I'll a]dmit, but I'm still learning! | QUESADILLA | L | Mexico | 🇲🇽 |
| One of the main attractions of Philadelphia's Magic Garden i[s a mosa]ic by Isaiah Zagar. | SAMOSA | M | India | 🇮🇳 |
| I gave you as many chance[s as him; I]'m not playing favorites! | SASHIMI | A | Japan | 🇯🇵 |
Ordering these letters by the string of flags at the bottom (🇬🇷 🇮🇳 🇯🇵 🇫🇷 🇵🇱 🇲🇽 🇰🇷 🇨🇦) yields the answer, AMARELLE.