Ketchup In The Fridge Or The Pantry? It's A Cold War
By refrigerating some of its ketchup, the British grocer ASDA just wanted to "give everyone what they want." Instead, it stoked the flames of a long-simmering argument: where to keep the ketchup.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017
NPR News: Don't Call It Wheat: An Environmentally Friendly Grain Takes Root
Don't Call It Wheat: An Environmentally Friendly Grain Takes Root
Researchers have developed a new wheat-like species called Salish Blue that grows back year after year, which not only cuts down on work for farmers, but helps prevent erosion and agricultural waste.
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Researchers have developed a new wheat-like species called Salish Blue that grows back year after year, which not only cuts down on work for farmers, but helps prevent erosion and agricultural waste.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2017
NPR News: It Was The Best Of Fries, It Was The Worst Of Fries: Charles Dickens, Food Scribe
It Was The Best Of Fries, It Was The Worst Of Fries: Charles Dickens, Food Scribe
Charles Dickens, born Feb. 7, 1812, was likely inspired by his own hunger to write some of the finest descriptions of Victorian food and cooking that have ever been recorded in literature.
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Charles Dickens, born Feb. 7, 1812, was likely inspired by his own hunger to write some of the finest descriptions of Victorian food and cooking that have ever been recorded in literature.
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NPR News: Scientists Get Down And Dirty With DNA To Track Wild Pigs
Scientists Get Down And Dirty With DNA To Track Wild Pigs
Wild hogs inflict $1.5 billion in damage on U.S. property each year. But biologists can now track the elusive animals via tiny bits of DNA the swine leave behind in puddles and ponds.
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Wild hogs inflict $1.5 billion in damage on U.S. property each year. But biologists can now track the elusive animals via tiny bits of DNA the swine leave behind in puddles and ponds.
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Monday, February 6, 2017
NPR News: This Detroit Pop-Up Dinner Series Protests Trump's Travel Ban One Dish At A Time
This Detroit Pop-Up Dinner Series Protests Trump's Travel Ban One Dish At A Time
Peace Meal Kitchen began as a way to use food to dispel misconceptions about Iran, an oft-misunderstood region. In the wake of new immigration restrictions, its mission has morphed.
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Peace Meal Kitchen began as a way to use food to dispel misconceptions about Iran, an oft-misunderstood region. In the wake of new immigration restrictions, its mission has morphed.
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NPR News: Are We Eating Our Fleece Jackets? Microfibers Are Migrating Into Field And Food
Are We Eating Our Fleece Jackets? Microfibers Are Migrating Into Field And Food
Fleece jackets and pullovers have transformed our experience of the outdoors. But the little, tiny synthetic fibers that fleece is made of could also be ending up in our diets.
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Fleece jackets and pullovers have transformed our experience of the outdoors. But the little, tiny synthetic fibers that fleece is made of could also be ending up in our diets.
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Saturday, February 4, 2017
NPR News: Chasing A Dream Built On Dairy, This Emperor Of Milk Came Home
Chasing A Dream Built On Dairy, This Emperor Of Milk Came Home
For one of the biggest and most successful dairymen in America, success was based in part on crossing cultural boundaries. Now, he has returned home to continue building his empire of milk.
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For one of the biggest and most successful dairymen in America, success was based in part on crossing cultural boundaries. Now, he has returned home to continue building his empire of milk.
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