Why China developed a fresh taste for milk
Veronique Greenwood Features correspondent Getty Images Milk pouring into glass (Credit: Getty Images) For many generations, Chinese adults mostly ignored milk, seeing it as a food for children or the elderly. And there’s a biological reason why it took so long to catch on. China’s appetite for milk has exploded in recent years. The nation […]
The reason some vegan alternatives don’t taste like meat
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) Some of the qualities that make meat “meaty” are hard to reproduce with plant-based alternatives. Should we be focusing on replicating them – or trying to make new, tasty alternatives? Considering the environmental impact of the meat industry, and growing appetite from consumers for plant-based foods, you might wonder if […]
Israeli hostages and Palestinian inmates freed in ceasefire swap
Reuters The Israeli hostages appeared before a crowd in Khan Younis before their release Hamas has freed three Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners, in the latest swap under the ceasefire agreed by Israel and the armed group last month. The three hostages handed over on Saturday are American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen, […]
The world’s fight for ‘climate justice’
Getty Images Developing nations are calling for justice on climate change, largely caused by richer nations (Credit: Getty Images) Some of the world’s poorest and lowest carbon-emitting countries are suffering the most from climate change. Is it time for ‘climate justice’? In March and April 2019, two devastating cyclones swept through Mozambique, one of the […]
How clean cooking helps the climate
Justice Nwafor Features correspondent Getty Images A large proportion of the developing world lack access to clean cooking methods (Credit: Getty Images) Wood-fired stoves have powered Nigerian cooking for time immemorial. But cleaner cooking could go a long way to saving lives, and carbon emissions, in Africa’s most populous nation. Catherine Chinenye’s morning routine is […]
The Spanish cheese nearing extinction
Linni Kral Features correspondent Linni Kral Final wheels of Casín, which is possibly Spain’s oldest cheese (Credit: Linni Kral) Casín, possibly Spain’s oldest cheese, has been made since at least the 14th Century. However, in a culinary landscape now dominated by Manchego, its survival is an open question. Spain’s northern coastline is the site of […]
Turkey’s unique hand-sanitising method
Jenna Scatena Features correspondent tamayalper/Getty Images Sales of kolonya, Turkey’s “national scent”, have soared since the start of the coronavirus pandemic because it is also an antiseptic (Credit: tamayalper/Getty Images) For hundreds of years, this Ottoman-era cologne has been synonymous with Turkish hospitality. Now, it’s being used to fight coronavirus. (This year, we published many […]
The surprising origin of fried chicken
Adrian Miller Features correspondent Yulia Reznikov The surprising origin of fried chicken (Credit: Yulia Reznikov) Fried chicken is as emblematic of the US South as collard greens and sweet potato pie. But it may be more Scottish than Southern. “In a way that somebody else converts to Judaism or becomes a Hare Krishna, I belong […]
Living in a country that thinks green
Lindsey Galloway Features correspondent Steve Taylor ARPS/Alamy Norwegians embrace the concept of friluftsliv, which translates to ‘open-air life’ (Credit: Steve Taylor ARPS/Alamy) These five countries are making positive global contributions to the planet and climate, according to the Good Country Index. While the global community still has a long way to go in addressing the […]
The woman defying tradition with pistachios
Coral Sisk Features correspondent EyesWideOpen/Getty Images The most prized and highest calibre pistachios come from the Sicilian town of Bronte (Credit: EyesWideOpen/Getty Images) While challenging Sicilian gender norms and giving agency to small-scale pistachio producers, a female farmer is facing her adversaries to keep her family’s business alive. “You hear that sound?” asked Mariannina Basile, […]