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 CITIES 
Clue: 6 of the top 10 U.S. cities in population are found in these 2 states

Answer: california & texas


Question: Category: ALLIANCES 
Clue: The Quadruple Alliance began in 1813 against this country; in 1818 it let this country in & became the Quintuple Alliance

Answer:
france