Food
McDonald’s unveils plan for cutting antibiotics in beef
December 12, 2018
McDonald’s unveils plan for cutting antibiotics in beef
McDonald’s announced a plan on Tuesday for a phased reduction of antibiotics in beef, expanding a health-oriented reform to…
Aussie PM refuses to get snagged on sausage debate
November 14, 2018
Aussie PM refuses to get snagged on sausage debate
It’s the debate that has been sizzling Down Under for days, but new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison refused…
Saudi Kingdom lifts ban on Egyptian Guava: Minister
October 24, 2018
Saudi Kingdom lifts ban on Egyptian Guava: Minister
Saudi Kingdom’s Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdel Rahman Bin Abdel Mohsen al-Fadhly on Wednesday lifted a ban…
Bitter taste for Cuba as it imports sugar for the first time
October 24, 2018
Bitter taste for Cuba as it imports sugar for the first time
Sugar: it’s so quintessentially Cuban that even a young, machete-wielding Fidel Castro used to hack away at the cane…
EU urges member states to toughen swine fever controls
September 25, 2018
EU urges member states to toughen swine fever controls
Europe’s top agriculture official on Tuesday urged EU member states to prepare tougher measures to contain the spread of…
Australia strawberry crisis now tastes a little sweeter for farmers
September 24, 2018
Australia strawberry crisis now tastes a little sweeter for farmers
Australia’s pins-in-punnets strawberry crisis prompted a spate of social-media driven hoaxes, but sites like Facebook and Twitter are also…
Ashes of war to South Korea holiday gift: Spam Spam Spam
September 23, 2018
Ashes of war to South Korea holiday gift: Spam Spam Spam
From the front lines of war to a staple of institutional catering, Spam is rarely seen as a gourmet…
Strawberry saboteur evades Australia police
September 18, 2018
Strawberry saboteur evades Australia police
Australian police on Tuesday admitted they still don’t know who has been putting sewing needles in supermarket strawberries, but…
South Africa’s Soweto township celebrates iconic street snack
September 10, 2018
South Africa’s Soweto township celebrates iconic street snack
South Africa’s kota is a tasty, inexpensive and uniquely homegrown street sandwich created out of the bitterness of apartheid…
‘Chef of the century’, Joel Robuchon, dies at 73
August 6, 2018
‘Chef of the century’, Joel Robuchon, dies at 73
Joel Robuchon, the world’s most-starred Michelin chef who tore down kitchen walls to give diners new insights into the…