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theguardian.com - Liz Boulter - Delizioso! Six of Italy's tastiest local food delicacies - and where to try them
Delizioso! Six of Italy's tastiest local food delicacies - and where to try them
The Guardian

Last week's announcement that Italian cuisine has been added to Unesco's intangible cultural heritage list came as no surprise to anyone familiar with that country's obsession with food. Unesco called Italy's cooking a “communal…

abcnews.go.com -  AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press - Iran's rial currency plummets to new low, sparking fears of higher food prices
Iran's rial currency plummets to new low, sparking fears of higher food prices
ABC News

TEHRAN, Iran -- TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's rial slid further Monday to a new record low of more than 1.3 million to the U.S. dollar, deepening the currency's collapse less than two weeks after it first breached the 1.2-million mark amid…

newyorker.com - Lauren Collins - Feast Your Eyes on Japan's Fake Food
Feast Your Eyes on Japan's Fake Food
The New Yorker

Japanese people like to say that they “eat with their eyes,” relishing the colors, shapes, and textures of a dish before it ever hits the tongue. The phrase applies all the more when the dish in question isn't meant to be eaten at…

bbc.co.uk - Chloe Hughes - Ludlow food bank demand triples - BBC News
Ludlow food bank demand triples - BBC News
BBC

A food bank has said the number of people asking for its help has tripled. Ludlow Food Bank in Shropshire said on average it helped 28 people per week, but last week that had shot up to 84. It is appealing for more donations, particularly of tinned…

scmp.com - Alice Yan - China centenarian food vlogger enjoys diverse cuisines, shares longevity secrets
China centenarian food vlogger enjoys diverse cuisines, shares longevity secrets
South China Morning Post

A 100-year-old grandmother-turned food blogger in Shanghai has trended on social media thanks to her enthusiasm for eating a range of foods. The centenarian's culinary likes include strong flavoured foods normally shunned by elderly people. The…

marthastewart.com - Riley Wofford - 3 Foods to Avoid Cooking in Your Cast-Iron Skillet, According to Experts
3 Foods to Avoid Cooking in Your Cast-Iron Skillet, According to Experts
Martha Stewart

Technically, you can cook just about anything in a cast-iron skillet. It's one of our favorite kitchen tools, and we use it for everything from Sunday morning pancakes and Dutch babies to seared steak and sautéed vegetables. Maintaining a…

observer.com - Paul Jebara - The Winter Food Destinations Worth the Journey
The Winter Food Destinations Worth the Journey
Observer

Forget everything you think you know about winter travel. The best meals of your life aren't waiting in the obvious places at the obvious times. They're hiding in the overlap between ancient harvest calendars and modern chef ambition, in the brief…

yale.edu - SFALP Helps File Suit Against Ultraprocessed Food Companies
SFALP Helps File Suit Against Ultraprocessed Food Companies
Yale University

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against some of the country's largest manufacturers of ultraprocessed foods on Dec. 2, alleging they knowingly engineered and marketed addictive products to children while…

independent.co.uk - Amir Vahdat - Iran's rial currency plummets to new low, sparking fears of higher food prices
Iran's rial currency plummets to new low, sparking fears of higher food prices
The Independent

Iran's rial slid further Monday to a new record low of more than 1.3 million to the U.S. dollar, deepening the currency's collapse less than two weeks after it first breached the 1.2-million mark amid sanctions pressure and regional tensions.

globalnews.ca - Ken MacGillivray - New grocery store-style food bank opens in downtown Calgary
New grocery store-style food bank opens in downtown Calgary
Global News

For the first time in its 43-year history, the Calgary Food Bank opened a new location on Monday, in downtown Calgary. The new location, in the Neoma building at 655 6th St. S.W., looks a lot like a normal grocery store, with the food on shelves…

globalnews.ca - Ari Rabinovitch - Food prices spiked in November, says StatCan in latest inflation report - National
Food prices spiked in November, says StatCan in latest inflation report - National
Global News

Grocery prices in Canada increased an average of 4.7 per cent in November compared to a year earlier. That's according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) released by Statistics Canada on Monday, which measured consumer inflation at 2.2 per…

theconversation.com - Kumar Biswajit Debnath - We think of mushrooms as food. But mycelium-based blocks could be the future of construction
We think of mushrooms as food. But mycelium-based blocks could be the future of construction
The Conversation

When mushrooms make the news, it's often for grim reasons – a mysterious poisoning, toxic species in the bush, or high-profile court cases. But the mushroom itself is only the fruit body. Beneath every cap lies the real organism: a hidden…

wishtv.com - Michaela Springer - Kitchen of Culture bakes new life into south side food scene
Kitchen of Culture bakes new life into south side food scene
Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic | WISH-TV |

(MIRROR INDY) — Philip Smith knows how traditional dishes can connect immigrants with their home countries. Smith was born in the Philippines but spent most of his life in Indiana. He's spent his adulthood reconnecting with his Filipino…

heraldnet.com - Jenna Peterson - 'We can't survive here': Edmonds Food Bank eyes new location
'We can't survive here': Edmonds Food Bank eyes new location
HeraldNet.com

EVERETT - For more than 40 years, the Edmonds Food Bank has operated out of the basement of Edmonds United Methodist Church. But in the past few years, demand has skyrocketed. Five years ago, the food bank was providing groceries to 1,400…

ktvq.com - Isabel Spartz - Kratom ban in Yellowstone County food establishments sparks concern from users and businesses
Kratom ban in Yellowstone County food establishments sparks concern from users and businesses
Q2 News (KTVQ)

BILLINGS — RiverStone Health will begin prohibiting the sale of food and beverage products containing kratom in licensed food establishments across Yellowstone County starting Jan. 1, citing safety concerns and a rise in overdose deaths…

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