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Food around the world

Explore food in far-flung places.

Food Around the World

Learn about different food customs, ingredients, and produce from different countries. Explore food in far-flung places

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Food & society

Food deserts and food swamps: exploring Europe’s access to fresh food

Why where you live shapes how you eat
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Protecting Italy’s Peaches in a Changing Climate | A Visual Essay

Why Europe’s largest peach producers are under threat.
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Seaweed Farming: Silver Bullet or Something Else?

The pros and cons of seaweed farming
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Blue Zones: How Much Does Food Affect Life Expectancy?

The key to longer living
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Are Jellyfish the Food of the Future?

Should we be eating more jellyfish?
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Fodder Famines in the Dairy Capital of the World

How climate change affects cattle farmers in India
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Tempeh | How It’s Made

What separates tempeh from tofu?
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La Tomatina Festival | A Visual Essay

The world's biggest food fight.
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Crops That Feed The World | Maize

Why maize is the world’s most produced cereal
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The Indian Farmers Battling Climate Change With 10,000-year-old Emmer Wheat

Ancient solution to the future of food security

Farming For Gender Equality | Agroecology in Practice

Can farming solve gender inequality?
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Salmon Hatcheries | Lifeline For Struggling Rivers or an Ecological Burden?

The impacts of salmon hatcheries
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Food Forests | Sustainable Agriculture, Nature’s Way

Are food forests the agricultural future?
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10 Organisations Fighting for Food Security

Fighting for food security and fairer practices in the food system
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3 Resilient Crops For Changing Climates

What are the characteristics of these climate-ready underdogs?
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What is Ghee?

How is this dairy fat made?
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Ancient Farming Systems | Ask the Expert

What can we learn from ancient civilisations?
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7 Alternative Ways To Grow Food and Community

Initiatives around the world bringing people together around food
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Amaranth: A staple of the past and a crop for the future

Can an ancient grain feed the future?
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The Rise of Eating Alone

A Case Study: The South Korean “Honbap”
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Pollinating Orchards By Hand | Lessons From Sichuan, China

Is hand pollination a long-term solution?
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What Are Soba Noodles?

Noodles made out of nourishing buckwheat
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Expanding The Gaze Of Modern Fisheries Management

The key role of Indigenous knowledge & perspectives
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Fighting Food Waste With Social Initiatives

Social initiatives fighting global food waste
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What Are Rice Noodles and How Are They Made?

Simple and delicious
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The Power of Pulses | Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

Could pulses transform agriculture in Sub-Sarahan Africa?
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Quinoa | A Climate Proof Food

A ray of hope as our climate changes
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Plantain Bananas | Different Ways To Cook Plantains

How do different cultures cook plantains?
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6 Reasons Why We Should Care About What We Eat

It's important for all of us to make responsible food choices.
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Tony’s Chocolonely: More Than Just Chocolate

Tackling poverty, child labour and deforestation
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Fairtrade Certification | How Does Fairtrade Work?

What does ‘Fairtrade Certified’ really mean?
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Real or Fake Olive Oil?

Are you buying liquid gold or fool's gold?
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Food Fraud | When Does Food Become Criminal?

Sometimes the food we buy is not all that it seems.
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Human Rights in the Food System | Ask the Expert

What’s being done about human rights issues today?
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Seaweed Harvesting in The Netherlands I Ask the Expert

“Never tried seaweed? You're missing out!”
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Traditional Soy Sauce Brewing | A Portrait in the Netherlands

“The most important ingredient in soy sauce? Time!”
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Regenerative Agriculture | A Portrait in Greece

“It all starts with healthy, living soil”
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Desert Locust Plague 2020: A Threat to Food Security

Why did it happen? How do we stop it?
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How To Use Chopsticks

Flip, stir, scramble, pluck—you can do it all with chopsticks!
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What is Chai? | Masala Chai Recipe

Are tea and chai the same?
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Black Tea: The Social Cost of Assam Tea

What it takes to change the system
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Vanilla Beans: The Cost of Production

It's a bittersweet story for Madagascar's vanilla bean farmers
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Garam Masala | Origin of Indian Spices

Ever use this popular versatile Indian spice?
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The Secrets of Wasabi

You might never have tasted the real thing
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What is Bubble Tea? | Insider Secrets on Bubble Tea

Also known as: boba!
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Mediterranean Foods | 5 Commonly Eaten Foods

What do we really mean by the ‘Mediterranean diet’?
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Types Of Yoghurt Around The World

Different ways to eat yoghurt!
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Pollination | How It Works

How do pollinators play a role in your food?
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Manuka Honey and Jarrah Honey | How It’s Made

What makes bioactive honey so different?
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Tomatoes in Italy: The Social Cost of Production

How can tomatoes be so cheap?
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Banana Plantations | 3 Sustainable Practices

Can bananas be produced more sustainably?
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Quarantine Stories: Gabriella, Sweden

Gabriella shares how she has adapted to quarantine.
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Quarantine Stories: David and Lukas, Germany

David and Lukas share how they have adapted to quarantine.
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Quarantine Stories: Notina, Greece

Notina shares how she has adapted to quarantine.
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Palm Oil | How It’s Made

Origins of the widely-used oil
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Tofu | How It’s Made

It's like cheese!
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Problems With Palm Oil | Cost of Production

A versatile vegetable oil turned environmental nuisance.
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Quarantine Stories: Elsa, Italy

Elsa shares how she has adapted to quarantine.
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Quarantine Stories: Pavel, Bulgaria

Pavel shares how his family has adapted to quarantine.
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Quarantine Stories: Javier, Spain

Javier shares how he has adapted to quarantine.
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Quarantine Stories: Dagmar, Austria

Dagmar shares how her family has adapted to quarantine.
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Quarantine Stories: Shanat, UK

Shanat shares how her family has adapted to quarantine.
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Quarantine Stories: Paolo, Italy

Paolo shares how his family has adapted to quarantine.
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Coronavirus Lockdown Challenges Farmers & Food Supplies

What’s being done to overcome the coronavirus food supply challenges?
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COVID-19: An Opportunity To Change The Global Food System? | Opinion

My thoughts on long-term transformation.
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COVID-19: How UK Food Production Is Adapting

It's not all doom and gloom
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Cashew Nuts: The Hidden Cost of Production

Does growing cashew demand come at a greater cost?
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Why are some egg yolks so orange?

Cracking the colour of egg yolks
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Zero-Waste Restaurant | Lessons from FREA

How do you run a zero waste restaurant?
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What Are Wet Markets?

Why are they a hotspot for diseases?
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Wet Markets & Coronavirus | Ask the Expert

Does coronavirus really originate from wet markets?
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What Does Jackfruit Taste Like & How Do You Eat It?

Is this fruit sweet or savoury?
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Where Does Jackfruit Come From and How Is It Grown?

Where does jackfruit grow?
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The Brazil Nut | The Cost of Production

These surprisingly sustainable nuts can help protect forests
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Saffron | How it’s Grown

What makes saffron the most expensive spice in the world?
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The Brazil Nut | How It’s Grown

Are Brazil nuts really from Brazil?
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The Impact of Deforestation on Brazil Nuts

Saving the rainforest, one brazil nut at a time!
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Rice | The Italian Way

How does Italy produce its famous risotto rice?
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Instant Noodles | How Are They Made?

Why was this goodness invented?
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Rice in Asia | How it’s Grown

What’s the process to get it from the paddy fields to your plate?
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Spirulina | How It’s Grown

Grow algae in a giant tube!