food

You can have kimchi fried rice, too — just listen to some tunes!

A kimchi fried rice playlist on Spotify teaches you how to make the dish

5:00am July 12, 2022

In today's digital age, following a recipe from a book may seem pretty archaic. So if you're not in the mood to read the ingredients and measurements, then a playlist might be for you.

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World News

Encore: Climate change is threatening thousands of years of winemaking in Turkey

4:24pm July 11, 2022

by Peter Kenyon

Climate change is posing challenges to vineyards in Turkey, endangering the future of an ancient industry.

At this NYC restaurant, you can order the world's most expensive fries

7:08am July 11, 2022

The $200 plate of french fries are made with champagne and truffles and topped with gold dust.

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A green crab caught off the coast of New Hampshire.

Environment

A distillery is fighting invasive crabs by turning them into whiskey

5:00am July 11, 2022

by Kai McNamee

Invasive green crabs are destroying marine ecosystems in the United States. A New Hampshire distillery is making crab-flavored whiskey to take them on.

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National

Want to learn how to make kimchi fried rice? Go on Spotify

5:13pm July 08, 2022

If you're looking for a recipe on how to make kimchi fried rice, instead of opening up a cookbook, listen to this Spotify playlist.

Health & Safety

Afghanistan's depleted dining rugs are a reminder of hunger and loss

2:51pm July 08, 2022

As members of the middle class have fallen into poverty in the wake of the Taliban takeover, families are no longer able to serve sumptuous repasts on their traditional dining rugs.

Linda Skeens' remarkable winning streak launched memes and even a song.

National

One woman dominated the awards at a Virginia county fair. Then the internet went wild

10:40am July 08, 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.

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National

Fighting invasive crabs — with whiskey

4:22pm July 07, 2022

Invasive green crabs are destroying marine ecosystems in the United States. A New Hampshire distillery is making crab-flavored whiskey to take them on.

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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.