food

A promotional sale on Nutella was more successful than planned: Customers came to blows trying to get jars of the sweet spread after a grocery chain cut prices by 70 percent.

World News

'This Is Not Normal': Nutella Riots Hit France After Stores Slash Prices

2:33pm January 26, 2018

by Bill Chappell

"At 8:15, there was already a waiting line of 200 people in front of the store," an employee at one Intermarché location said. Video of one scene was titled "Emeute" — a term for rebellion.

The colorful candy aisle at Ayame Japanese Market in Lexington, Ky.

How Toyota Helped Create A Thriving Japanese Food Culture In Kentucky

12:27pm January 26, 2018

by Ashlie Stevens

Authentic Japanese food and culture in the heart of Kentucky? You bet. And it all began when Toyota announced plans to open its first American plant in Georgetown in 1985.

Environment

Supplies Of Valuable Ginseng Root Dwindling

4:21pm January 25, 2018

by Julia Dewitt

Ginseng is a prized root in demand for it's wide use in traditional Chinese medicine. Some of the most valuable ginseng grows wild in Appalachia, but supplies are dwindling.

If veggies are chopped or shredded, any health benefits may be too small to be significant.

Health & Safety

Can Chopping Your Vegetables Boost Their Nutrients?

1:43pm January 25, 2018

Cutting some veggies can increase their polyphenols, chemical compounds that have antioxidant properties. In theory, higher levels of polyphenols are better for our health. But it's complicated.

Rescues of farm animals, like goats, don't always get the same kind of attention as high-drama rescues of wild animals, says Barbara J. King.

Science

Helping Farmed Animals: High-Impact Rescue

12:37pm January 25, 2018

by Barbara J. King

Following the example of an elephant caught on video that apparently thanked human rescuers, anthropologist Barbara King gives a shout-out to new campaigns that help farmed animals.

Chef James Syhabout says that, as he was writing the Hawker Fare cookbook, certain recipes became time machines, reminding him of who was in the room when it was made, and the surrounding colors and smells in the atmosphere.

Books

With 'Hawker Fare,' Chef James Syhabout Shares Laotian Food He Grew Up With

12:56am January 25, 2018

When he started writing the cookbook, chef James Syhabout went to his ancestral homeland, Laos, to sample the food. Now, he hopes to introduce more people to the cuisine.

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Chef Heidi Rae Weinstein holds a Reuben sandwich, complete with Swiss cheese — definitely a kosher no-no — at Trefa Banquet 2.0, an event held in San Francisco to commemorate a scandalous meal held in 1883 by newly ordained rabbis of the Jewish reform

Jews Feast On Forbidden Foods To Remember Rabbis' Radical Banquet

12:37pm January 24, 2018

by Ashley Goldsmith

Ancient Jewish teachings ban pork, shellfish, and meat mixed with dairy in the same meal. Some modern Jews wanting to evolve the way they eat look to a scandalous feast of the past for inspiration.

Coca-Cola introduced a slimmer 12-ounce Diet Coke can and four new flavors, including mango and ginger lime. The company said Diet Coke's new look and flavors were aimed to appeal to millennials.

Facing Slumping Sales, Coke Hopes To Catch A Wave Of Fans With New Flavors

2:56pm January 23, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

The beverage company hopes to entice young people and former soda drinkers with four new fruity versions of Diet Coke. The decline in sales reflects a shift toward bottled water and flavored seltzer.

Despite the disbanding of communes and the persistence of capitalism, culinary contributions from hippies have not only endured, but helped set the framework for the way we eat today.

The Far Out History Of How Hippie Food Spread Across America

1:49pm January 23, 2018

by Menaka Wilhelm

Finding granola, hummus, organic produce and whole grains is easy now, but it wasn't always. Jonathan Kauffman's new book, Hippie Food, explores the people and places that expanded America's palate.

Thailand's fishing industry remains the home of widespread labor and rights abuses, Human Rights Watch says. In this photo from 2016, a fisherman is seen in the freezer hold of a boat unloading fish after arriving at a Thai port.

World News

Rights Abuses Still 'Widespread' In Thailand's Fishing Industry, Report Says

12:06pm January 23, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Migrant workers from Myanmar and Cambodia are often paid below the minimum wage, are not paid on time, and are held in debt, says a new Human Rights Watch report.