Desserts

Various ice cream flavors with Shanghai scallion noodle featured in the middle

Ice cream is becoming hugely popular in China, as shops experiment with sweet — and savory — flavors

Food

As China experiments with frozen treats, people can now find popsicles shaped like the Great Wall of China, boba tea-flavored ice pops and even peppercorn-flavored ice cream. China’s gelato shop owners say ice cream is gaining popularity the same way coffee did 30 years ago.

Cookies

Baking great cookies is not just an art. It’s science

Food

Turkish pastry chef bakes Barack Obama into a baklava

Global Politics

Tourists Protest Paying $21 for an Ice Cream Cone in Rome

The Enduring Popularity of Havana’s Coppelia Ice Cream Park

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Packaging You Can Eat

Arts, Culture & Media

Have you ever eaten a cocktail? Held a mouthful of juice in your hand? A team of chefs, chemists, and designers has come up with a way for you to do just that. Ari Daniel Shapiro of our partner program NOVA reports.

The World

In Turkey, President Barack Obama in 55 Layers of Pastry

Global Politics

Baked at the height of international euphoria about the Obama presidency, the “Baracklava” spends more time on its shelf at the back of the shop these days. It usually only comes out for American tourists.

My America: Abraham Verghese

Conflict & Justice

Today’s “My America” guest is Dr. Abraham Verghese, professor at Stanford University. Regarding the dislocation and alienation experienced by immigrants, he lamented not having had a more common American experience, but had great appreciation for it.

The World

The best state foods of the northeast

Arts, Culture & Media

This month, our friends at Serious Eats are kicking off a new series, in which they look at the most emblematic foods from all fifty of our United States. Ed Levine, the founder of Serious Eats, talks with us about the Northeast edition.

The World

Gearing up for the Pillsbury bakeoff

Arts, Culture & Media

The first Pillsbury Bakeoff took place in 1949 with amateur cooks from around the country competing for top honors and $50,000. Today’s take-home? One million dollars. We speak with a first-timer in the competition, as well as a cook-off veteran.