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A graphic novel cookbook telling the stories behind some uniquely named Chinese dishes

Food

A new graphic cookbook — complete with recipes and comic book-style illustrations — tells the backstories of the names behind some Chinese dishes. Author Ying Chang Compestine discusses the book with The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler.

Out of Eden Walk: Cellophane oasis

Out of Eden Walk

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

Food

Seafood cultivated in a lab could help mitigate the next pandemic

Science & Technology

‘Nowhere in Gaza is safe,’ aid worker says

Israel-Hamas war

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.

Mealworm dish in a Yunan Restaurant

A Dutch supermarket is bringing edible insects into the mainstream

Food

Edible insects are celebrated for being environmentally friendly and also potentially quite tasty. And now they’re going mainstream, with the Dutch grocery store Jumbo getting ready to put them on the shelves.

MSG crystals

Science suggests MSG really isn’t bad for your health after all

Food

For decades, people have been focused on MSG as a source of health problems and allergic reactions, based on scant but seemingly compelling evidence, new research, though, pokes giant holes in those previous studies and suggests MSG is no worse than any other food additive.

Cardoon, also known as the artichoke thistle, is one of the plants Jennifer McLagan discusses in her new book Bitter: A Taste of the World's Most Dangerous Flavor

Don’t be afraid of that bitter taste in your mouth!

Food

Sweet, sour and salty — those flavors get a lot of press when it comes to food writing. But bitter? Not so much. Jennifer McLagan wants to change all that, and she’s written a new book extolling the virtues of bitter foods.

An employee at a Seattle co-op stocks produce near a sign supporting a 2013 ballot initiative in Washington state that would have required labeling of GMO foods. The initiative failed, with record amounts of money spent to defeat it.

GMO lobbying is a booming business as labeling laws increase

Business

The battle over labeling GMO foods has prompted food companies to pour $27 million into lobbying efforts — just in the last six months. With a lawsuit arguing that Vermont’s GMO labeling law is unconstitutional and fights to stop labeling initiatives in other states, the big food lobbying push is likely to keep growing.