food

A Love Affair With Dates, The Fruit At The Cultural Heart Of Oman

11:34am May 08, 2017

by Amy E. Robertson

In this country at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula, the nutrition-packed palm-tree treat is essential to tradition, sustenance and the economy — and has been for hundreds of years.

My Food Struggle In Pictures: When What I Ate Made Me 'Good' Or 'Bad'

1:16pm May 07, 2017

For the writer and her sister, the family's tendency to talk about food choices in moral terms triggered an unhealthy obsession with eating and a skewed sense of self-worth.

Arts

Museum Of Ice Cream Opens In Los Angeles

8:16am May 07, 2017

A Museum of Ice Cream has opened in Los Angeles featuring a swimming pool full of sprinkles. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with co-founder Maryellis Bunn.

Canada Recalls Bottles Of Bombay Sapphire Gin For Having Too Much Alcohol

4:31pm May 05, 2017

In Canada, a batch of Bombay Sapphire London Dry Gin is being recalled because it accidentally is 77 percent alcohol — double what it's supposed to be.

Arts

For Israeli-Born Chef, Hummus And 'Tehina' Are A Bridge To Home

1:41pm May 05, 2017

Michael Solomonov won the James Beard Foundation's award for outstanding chef the year. He says his life work is connecting people to the food of his homeland. Originally broadcast Oct. 6, 2015.

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Bombay Sapphire is displayed at a benefit in New York last year. These bottles were presumably properly diluted — unlike the accidentally overproof London Dry Gin that is being recalled in Canada.

Ginned Up: Canada Recalls Bottles Of Bombay Sapphire For Being Extra-Boozy

1:00pm May 05, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Thousands of bottles of Bombay Sapphire gin in Canada were not properly diluted, leaving them with nearly double the intended alcohol content by volume — 77 percent, or 154 proof.

You're born with roughly 9,000 taste buds, and they're very good at regenerating — which is why you can recover the ability to taste just days after burning your tongue. But that changes as we age.

Why Taste Buds Dull As We Age

11:42am May 05, 2017

by Natalie Jacewicz

You're born with roughly 9,000 taste buds, and they're very good at regenerating — which is why you can recover the ability to taste just days after burning your tongue. But that can change as we age.

Daniel Klein picks meat from crabs with the young daughter of a former strawberry picker in Oxnard, Calif., for an episode called "A Day In The Life."

Film And Food: Sharing The Stories Of Immigrants With Conservative America

6:40pm May 04, 2017

by Sarah Henry

The duo behind a web-based food show is featuring personal, positive portraits of immigrant families. Their goal: to shift thinking outside the "liberal bubble" — by using targeted posts on Facebook.

In the Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe, boudin is a food entrenched in the history of colonization and slavery.

Boudin: A Story Of Sausage, Slavery And Rebellion In The Caribbean

3:40pm May 04, 2017

by Melissa Banigan

This bloody fare was brought to the French territory of Guadeloupe by colonists, who set off deep racial tensions that still exist. But the messy sausage-making process also unites family and friends.

Patent holder Bruce Barritt stops by the mother of all Cosmic Crisp trees. Cosmic Crisp was the result of breeding project at Washington State University in the 1990s.

Washington Apple Growers Sink Their Teeth Into The New Cosmic Crisp

7:23pm May 03, 2017

by Dan Charles

A new apple variety is on its way. It's called Cosmic Crisp, and farmers in Washington state are planting these trees by the millions. They're making a risky bet that consumers will like it.

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