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Heritage turkey breeders preserve Thanksgiving bird tradition

Heritage turkey breeders preserve Thanksgiving bird tradition

 A tiny but growing number of the 46 million turkeys destined to be eaten in American this Thanksgiving can trace…
Downtown Cairo restaurant turns pasta into a favorite breakfast

Downtown Cairo restaurant turns pasta into a favorite breakfast

Many believe that fava beans, falafel and cheese are the routine breakfast of average Egyptians, but a 62-year-old downtown Cairo…
Celebrated California farm sows seeds for next generation

Celebrated California farm sows seeds for next generation

Growing up among rows of purple haze carrots, delicate Mara des Bois strawberries and corn sweet enough to eat raw,…
Swedish Merlot, anyone? Warmer world boosts Nordic tipples

Swedish Merlot, anyone? Warmer world boosts Nordic tipples

On one of the world's northernmost frontiers, grapevines are growing on hillsides and talk among some farmers is about terroir…
Carbs more harmful than saturated fats: study

Carbs more harmful than saturated fats: study

Long-derided saturated fats -- associated with an array of health problems such as heart disease -- caught a break when…
UN encourages opioid replacement to curb AIDS

UN encourages opioid replacement to curb AIDS

The United Nations has recommended encouragement of the use of opioid substitutes as means to to curb the spread of…
Lebanese food scandal leaves bitter taste

Lebanese food scandal leaves bitter taste

Lebanon, a nation fiercely proud of its cuisine, has been left with a case of severe indigestion after a scandal…
Fast food targeting kids in middle class and rural areas in US

Fast food targeting kids in middle class and rural areas in US

Fast-food restaurants in the United States are "disproportionately" targeting black children and kids in middle-income and rural areas, according to…
Egypt present at Dubai’s world chefs contest

Egypt present at Dubai’s world chefs contest

A portrait of a dark Nubian girl drawn with grilled rice, sesame and flour is one of many introduced by…
In France, kebabs get wrapped up in identity politics

In France, kebabs get wrapped up in identity politics

In a country whose national identity is so closely connected to its cuisine, France's hard right has seized on a…
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