Food

‘A whole bunch of goodness’: Chef Alexander Smalls talks about new cookbook of African home cooking

Food

Alexander Smalls helped curate the book. The James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur joined The World’s host Marco Werman to talk about the cookbook’s highlights.

Meet the Jamaicans who harvest the Champlain Valley’s apples

Immigration

In rural Japan, a closed school becomes a new kind of community hub

Japan in Focus

The precarious state of green tea in Japan

Japan in Focus

For Germany’s beer capital, a new buzz

Lifestyle

Seafood cultivated in a lab could help mitigate the next pandemic

Science & Technology

An Israeli food tech startup, Forsea, is working with Japanese partners to develop artificially grown eel cells, intended to yield edible unagi eventually. Experts hope mass-produced cultivated meat and seafood can help prevent the next pandemic. Host Marco Werman reports.

Which cold foods do people across the globe enjoy during sweltering summer months?

Food

Our reporters serve up samples of the food and drink people enjoy across the globe when the weather heats up.

‘Nowhere in Gaza is safe,’ aid worker says

Israel-Hamas war

The World’s host, Carolyn Beeler, speaks with Hassan Morajea, a regional access adviser with the Norwegian Refugee Council, about the dire situation in Gaza following more Israeli airstrikes.

An ancient Yemenite delicacy is passed down through generations

Food

Hilbe is Yemenite delicacy made from fenugreek seeds. It’s mentioned in ancient Jewish and historical texts and is said to have many health benefits. One family in Jerusalem shares its love for the special sauce.

‘We are struggling’: Malawi’s farmers hit hard by fertilizer prices

Malawi is ranked one of the poorest globally, and now, soaring fertilizer costs are crippling farmers and traders, pushing residents into economic hardship.