food

Encore: Portland company introduces fried chicken ice cream

5:42am July 07, 2022

by Katia Riddle

An Oregon company has scooped the competition with a new twist on some old summertime picnic standards, and turned them into flavors of ice cream. (Aired on All Things Considered on June 27, 2022.)

Sergei, 11, waits his turn to receive donated food during an aid humanitarian distribution in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.

World News

Record number of people worldwide are moving toward starvation, U.N. warns

2:29am July 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

The spike in food, fuel and fertilizer prices sparked by the war in Ukraine is threatening to push countries around the world into famine, a U.N. official warns.

National

The internet tracks down a woman who won big at a fair

4:53pm July 06, 2022

The internet went wild after the Virginia-Kentucky District Fair shared that Linda Skeens dominated the competition. Mason Mousette, a radio host at HOT 93.3 in Dallas, was determined to find her.

Arts

Old Bay in my bag: How I make anything taste like home

6:30am July 05, 2022

by Emma Eun-joo Choi

Bland food runs wild like a plague amongst this earth! Carrying a shaker of Old Bay, I am Achilles armed with his mighty shield, running into an epic battle against unseasoned food.

It's not July 4th without Nathan's hot dog eating contest

5:05am July 05, 2022

Joey Chestnut took his 15th win at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in Coney Island, N.Y. Miki Sudo made a decisive comeback to win the women's title.

Florence Aluoch Odero prepares fish for frying at Migingo Island Hotel, a food stall in Nairobi's Kenyatta Market. Her expenses are soaring due to inflation.

Health & Safety

The case of the incredible shrinking fritter: A report from Kenya's street stalls

10:15pm July 02, 2022

Inflation — fueled by the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and local issues — has made everything more expensive, including the oil used to fry street food. Here's how vendors and customers are coping.

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A cook prepares borsch at a March 2021 event in Kyiv to promote Ukraine's bid for UNESCO to recognize the dish as part of the country's historical heritage.

UNESCO declares borsch cooking an endangered Ukrainian heritage

3:20pm July 01, 2022

by Alina Selyukh

Ukraine's culture minister declared victory in "the war for borsch" as Russia also claims the hearty beet soup. UNESCO says the invasion threatens Ukraine's borsch culture with "extreme urgency."

Toni Okamoto started Plant-Based on a Budget to show people how affordable plant-based eating can be.

Nonwhite Americans are eating less meat. Vegan activists of color explain why

1:08pm July 01, 2022

by Shauneen Miranda

The increase in nonwhite Americans identifying as vegetarian and eating less meat is part of the longstanding work of vegan activists of color to make plant-based eating more accessible.

Fourth of July food costs more this year: Hot dogs: +6.3% since last year. Produce: +7%. Shrimp: +8.2%. Buns: +10%. Ground beef: +11.8%. Soda: +13%. Chicken breast: +24%. Beer: +25%. Wings: +38%.

Economy

Fourth of July parties will cost more this year but you can save with a bit of math

10:27am July 01, 2022

by Jacqueline GaNun

Hosting a July 4th barbeque is 11 percent more expensive than last year, thanks to inflation. The prices of chicken wings, ground beef and beer have all skyrocketed. Still, there are ways to save.

A photo from Tacos y Birria La Unica's Facebook account.

Also hit by inflation? Your local taco truck

6:34am June 28, 2022

by Sean Saldana

Higher prices for gasoline, meat and vegetables and even cooking oil have put pressure on food trucks as they struggle to balance menu prices with customers' expectations of a low-cost meal.

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