Snack foods

Mike Adams is the owner of Royalty Pecan Farm in Caldwell, Texas. Most of the nuts pictured here are being prepared for export to China.

The Chinese went wild for American pecans — which may be bad news for wild pecan trees

Business

If you’re wondering why pecans are getting so expensive, the answer probably lies in China. The demand for pecans in China has boomed over the last few years, but American growers are killing off the native pecan — America’s only indigenous tree nut — to give the Chinese the varieties they want.

South Africa Meat Snack Biltong Blatantly Mislabeled

Conflict & Justice

China Goes Nuts for Pecans, but Americans Pay a Price

Deforesting the Forbidden Fruit

The World

The best state foods of the northeast

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

A girl scout cookie smackdown

Arts, Culture & Media

Today, we take our food inspiration from the Girl Scouts. Curious if there are new and inventive ways to enjoy their cookies, we’ve challenged two of our favorite chefs to remix Girl Scout cookies into new recipes.