You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
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Question: Category: FOOD HISTORY 
Clue: 13th century invading Asian people who brought the idea of eating raw, chopped meat into the Germany area

Answer: the tatars


Question: Category: AMERICAN WRITERS 
Clue: These 2 writers of lavish prose, born in North Carolina & Virginia 30 years apart, have the same first & last name

Answer: thomas wolfe & tom wolfe


Question: Category: RETAIL 
Clue: Frustrated by department stores, Donald Fisher founded this chain in 1969 as a record & jeans store

Answer:
the gap