food

A drought in Canada is making it impossible to find mustard in France

8:12am August 29, 2022

by Emma Jacobs

For months, French shoppers have been complaining about a lack of mustard on the shelves. The shortages have largely been caused by a drought in Canada, the world's largest exporter of mustard seeds.

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Gold miners discovered the mummified Steppe Bison now called "Blue Babe." Researchers believe it is more than 55,000 years old. Unfortunately, radiocarbon dating tools can't measure any further back that.

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An ice-age bison was discovered! Then soon eaten — once the foul taste was smothered

2:51pm August 26, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Shortly after researchers unearthed the mummified body of a 55,000-year-old Steppe bison in the Alaskan tundra, they sliced off a piece of its neck. To eat!

Encore: Why Oregonians are so proud of their blackberries

5:15am August 26, 2022

by Deena Prichep

It's peak blackberry season in Oregon. And even if you don't live there, the blackberries you eat are likely from the state. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 10, 2022.)

For some in the Gaza Strip, summer tastes like a baby watermelon cooked over flames

5:22pm August 25, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

Unripe watermelons are cooked over flames are a summer delicacy available only for a short time. The dish is made in the southern part of Gaza, traditionally associated with Bedouin desert culture.

The Girl Scouts website calls Raspberry Rally a "thin, crispy cookie infused with raspberry flavor and dipped in chocolaty coating."

An inside look at how the Girl Scouts chose their next cookie flavor, Raspberry Rally

5:00am August 24, 2022

by Halisia Hubbard

The new Girl Scouts Cookie is a kind of sister to the iconic Thin Mint, and the second fruit flavor to hit the lineup of cookies.

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French supermarkets have been low on mustard. The main cause stems from Canada

4:41pm August 23, 2022

by Emma Jacobs

For months, French shoppers have been complaining about a lack of mustard on the shelves. The shortages have largely been caused by a drought in Canada, the world's largest exporter of mustard seeds.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Japan's alcohol industry hard, sharpening a long-running trend away from drinking. A new campaign sponsored by the National Tax Agency hopes to change that — but it's running into sharp criticism.

Japan launches a contest to urge young people to drink more alcohol

12:49pm August 18, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Governments are watching lucrative alcohol tax revenues dry up, as people drink less. In Japan, a plan to counter that trend is running into controversy.

This computer illustration shows the E. coli bacteria in blood. An outbreak in Michigan and Ohio is under investigation as health officials try to determine the source.

A rapidly spreading E. coli outbreak in Michigan and Ohio is raising health alarms

11:22am August 18, 2022

by Wynne Davis

At least 29 people have fallen ill from the E. coli outbreak in Michigan and Ohio, and that number is likely an undercount, the CDC says. The source of the outbreak has not been found yet.

It's hard being a vegan — especially on a long airline flight

7:40am August 17, 2022

One traveler complained on social media. The woman said she requested a vegan meal ahead of a 10-hour Air Canada flight from Germany to Toronto. She got a bottle of water and a napkin.

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Kraft Heinz recalls contaminated Wild Cherry flavored Capri Sun pouches

7:56pm August 15, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

The company says diluted cleaning solution used to clean food processing equipment in its factories got into the Capri Sun pouches.