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COMIC: One Sioux chef's attempt to reclaim Native American cuisine

5:01am May 13, 2022

When it comes to North American cuisine, Indigenous foods don't typically come to mind. Chef Sean Sherman is changing that by serving food that celebrates and preserves his ancestors' Lakota cooking.

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Rick Martínez's regional Mexican cookbook Mi Cocina is out now.

Arts

Rick Martínez brings 'rapture' to the kitchen with his new cookbook 'Mi Cocina'

12:23pm May 10, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Rick Martínez about his new cookbook Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico.

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Anatolii Kulibaba, 70, discusses challenges getting his farm in Bilka, Ukraine working again after Russians occupied on April 19, 2022.

Russians wreak havoc on Ukrainian farms, mining fields and stealing equipment

5:27pm May 07, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

Ukraine is one of the world's biggest producers of wheat, corn and sunflower oil. Officials say 30% of farmland is now occupied or unsafe. "My fields were destroyed by the shelling," one farmer says.

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Fashion and beauty inspiration can come from anywhere — even Cup Noodles

6:33am May 06, 2022

The instant ramen brand has announced it's releasing a makeup collection inspired by the noodles. The collection includes a pigment palette with shades like Diced Carrots, Teriyaki and Spicy Chili.

World News

The war in Ukraine has the cost of bread skyrocketing in places like the Middle East

6:33pm May 02, 2022

by Peter Granitz

The war in Ukraine has exacerbated inflation in the Middle East, where countries rely on Russia and Ukraine for imported wheat.

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Why it took nearly 100 years for umami to be globally accepted as a distinct flavor

4:37pm May 02, 2022

A Japanese chemist identified umami in the early 1900s, but it took a century for his work to be translated into English. NPR's Short Wave podcast looked into why it took so long to be recognized.

Palestinian women make traditional pastries filled with dates or nuts known as ma'amoul.

Arts

For many Arab Muslims celebrating the end of Ramadan, it's not Eid without ma'amoul

6:36am May 02, 2022

by Wynne Davis

Palestinian-Syrian chef Reem Assil shares what she's making for Eid al-Fitr and what the holiday means to her.

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Books

The 'Gandalf of pizza' speaks to the spiritual side of comfort food

8:58am April 30, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

In his new book "Pizza Quest," Peter Reinhart describes his spiritual obsession with what he calls "the ultimate comfort food."

A Palestinian-Syrian chef's cookbook invites people to see any meal as a celebration

5:12pm April 29, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with chef Reem Assil about her debut cookbook Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora.

Oyster harvester Johny Jurisich empties a dredge filled with oysters onto his boat near Texas City, Texas.

Oyster reefs in Texas are disappearing. Fishermen there fear their jobs will too

11:31am April 29, 2022

by Katie Watkins

Texas closed most public oyster reefs for harvesting, dealing a blow to the fishing industry. "It's taken a big toll on me," says Johny Jurisich, whose family has worked in the business for decades.

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