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Unlock special souvenirs as you travel. How about sending a postcard from Hollywood?\n\n- Every flavor tells a story!\nNothing makes people more connected than good food. Get familiar with the American restaurant owner who's also a football coach and the French restaurant manager who's elegant but picky. Greet customers from all walks of life. Learn their stories and write more of your own!\n\nIn Merge Cooking you’ll:\n- MERGE fruits, vegetables, cheese and UNCOVER other numerous ingredients.\n- COOK exotic and fantastic dishes and TRAVEL to different countries.\n- SIMULATE real-life cooking with different cooking equipment.\n- RENOVATE restaurants with fresh new designs.\n- UPGRADE culinary skills and MASTER global recipes.\n- RELAX by enjoying great delicacy. No time pressure!\n- CLAIM amazing rewards and gifts.\n- ENGAGE yourself and ENJOY extra fun!\n\nMerge Cooking, cook anything!\n\nHave questions or need support?\nContact us via email at support@happibits.zohodesk.com.","facts":{"developer_id":1597889315,"developer_url":"http://game.happibits.com/","first_released":"2022-09-19T07:00:00Z","support_url":"https://happibits.zohodesk.com/portal/en/newticket","privacy_url":"https://game.happibits.com/privacy.html","website_url":"http://game.happibits.com/","app_version":"1.61.0","release_notes":"Welcome back, Chef!\nA new version of Merge Cooking is available!\nTo provide a better experience, we're working hard to optimize the game performance as well as bring you exciting content.\nWe hope you can enjoy the time playing!\nNew to the game? Don't worry. We've prepared step-by-step instructions to guide you through. 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