Food

Tiny farms feed Africa. A group that aims to help them wins a $2.5 million prize

4:36pm September 06, 2023

by Gabriel Spitzer

The nonprofit group One Acre Fund seeks to help smallholder farms grow more, earn more and feed more people. The organization just won a $2.5 million award from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.

Scientists blame fermentation for watermelons exploding on kitchen counters

6:58am September 05, 2023

Bouts of extreme summer heat are causing melons to undergo the same process that happens during wine and beer making. When sugar is converted into alcohol, CO2 gas builds up inside the fruit.

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Ice cream in Buenos Aires is more than a treat, it's a work of art

8:20am September 04, 2023

by Bob Mondello

Everyone in Buenos Aires seems to be a fierce partisan when it comes to: soccer, cafes and ice cream parlors. The ice cream there is not just delicious — it's gorgeous.

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As Americans drink more tequila, the agave industry in the country's Southwest grows

8:17am September 03, 2023

by John Burnett

With the growing popularity of tequila and mezcal in the U.S., a new generation of growers and distillers in the Southwest is trying to create a uniquely American agave liquor.

Fish oil labels are misleading, new study shows

6:42pm September 01, 2023

by Allison Aubrey

Fish oil is one of the most popular dietary supplements in the U.S. A new study finds most fish oil products make misleading health claims on their labels.

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An estimated 1.6 million people in the U.S. are allergic to sesame seeds and flour.

Health & Safety

A sesame allergy law has made it harder to avoid the seed. Here's why

2:29pm August 30, 2023

by Allison Aubrey

Sesame is now the 9th official allergen. The FDA designation was supposed to protect people with sesame allergies. Instead, it's become harder to avoid, as more bakers add sesame to their products.

Students from the Yupiit School District learn how to prepare freshly caught salmon.

An Alaska district aligns its school year with traditional subsistence harvests

4:59am August 30, 2023

by Evan Erickson

Three Alaska Native Villages have changed their school calendar so that students now can take part in things like the fall moose hunt and the spring migratory bird harvest.

Hawaii loves Spam — and now Spam is giving back

6:42am August 29, 2023

In response to wildfires, the maker of the shelf-stable pork product sent the equivalent of five truckloads of Spam to Maui. That's over a quarter of a million cans.

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Music & Culture

She sings, she acts and now Cher has her own gelato line — Cherlato

6:08am August 28, 2023

Cherlato even has a truck. The hot pink and yellow truck has been driving around LA, serving up flavors such as: "Breakfast at Cher's Coffee and Donuts" and "SoCal's Coldest Avocado on Toast."

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National

What it's like cooking for astronauts as they quarantine for takeoff

9:40pm August 24, 2023

by Brendan Byrne

The job of cooking pre-flight meals for astronauts is up to a team of chefs at NASA's Kennedy Space Center which aim to make their guests feel at home — and keep them safe before flight.

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