Food http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1053&ft=1&f=1053 Stories on food, nutrition, recipes, cooking, cookbook reviews, and health. Download Food and Hidden Kitchen podcasts and subscribe to RSS feeds. en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:34:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Food http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1053&ft=1&f=1053 The Great Charcoal Debate: Briquettes Or Lumps? Does the kind of charcoal you use really make a difference when it comes to grilling up a tasty steak or other food on the grill? Yes — but deciding which one to use depends on what you're after. Both briquettes and lump charcoal — aka "natural" hardwood charcoal — have their advantages and disadvantages. Fri, 24 May 2013 14:34:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/24/186434261/the-great-charcoal-debate-briquettes-vs-lumps?ft=1&f=1053 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/24/186434261/the-great-charcoal-debate-briquettes-vs-lumps?ft=1&f=1053 Does the kind of charcoal you use really make a difference when it comes to grilling up a tasty steak or other food on the grill? Yes — but deciding which one to use depends on what you're after. Both briquettes and lump charcoal — aka "natural" hardwood charcoal — have their advantages and disadvantages.

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]]> Reinventing Farming For A Changing Climate Scientists say climate change could increase pests and weeds, lengthen growing seasons and turn dry soil to dust. Farmers are already on the offensive, adopting no-till cropping methods to conserve water and experimenting with different seeds. And scientists are using a technique called gene silencing to develop new crops--without tinkering with the plants' DNA. Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/186450905/reinventing-farming-for-a-changing-climate?ft=1&f=1053 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/186450905/reinventing-farming-for-a-changing-climate?ft=1&f=1053 Scientists say climate change could increase pests and weeds, lengthen growing seasons and turn dry soil to dust. Farmers are already on the offensive, adopting no-till cropping methods to conserve water and experimenting with different seeds. And scientists are using a technique called gene silencing to develop new crops--without tinkering with the plants' DNA.

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]]> A Seat At The Table With The 'Queen Of Creole Cuisine' Leah Chase's restaurant in New Orleans has served the likes of Thurgood Marshall, Sarah Vaughn and Duke Ellington. Now the legendary chef has earned the Ella Brennan Lifetime Achievement in Hospitality Award. Host Michel Martin speaks with Chase about her latest accomplishment. Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=186440806&ft=1&f=1053 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=186440806&ft=1&f=1053 Leah Chase's restaurant in New Orleans has served the likes of Thurgood Marshall, Sarah Vaughn and Duke Ellington. Now the legendary chef has earned the Ella Brennan Lifetime Achievement in Hospitality Award. Host Michel Martin speaks with Chase about her latest accomplishment.

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]]> Guava Paste And Tamarind? What To Do With Weird Food Gifts Have a food that has you stumped? Submit a photo and we'll ask chefs about our favorites. Fri, 24 May 2013 02:49:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/186300043/guava-paste-and-tamarind-what-to-do-with-weird-food-gifts?ft=1&f=1053 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/24/186300043/guava-paste-and-tamarind-what-to-do-with-weird-food-gifts?ft=1&f=1053 Have a food that has you stumped? Submit a photo and we'll ask chefs about our favorites.

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]]> Oprah Winfrey's Latest Venture Is Farming In Hawaii After Oprah Winfrey's friend and health adviser learned that 90 percent of the food on Maui is flown or shipped in from outside, he convinced her to turn a portion of her estate on the island into a farm. Winfrey is giving away the food she's now growing on 16 acres of land, but it may soon be for sale. Thu, 23 May 2013 16:42:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/23/186287608/oprah-winfreys-latest-venture-is-farming-in-hawaii?ft=1&f=1053 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/23/186287608/oprah-winfreys-latest-venture-is-farming-in-hawaii?ft=1&f=1053 After Oprah Winfrey's friend and health adviser learned that 90 percent of the food on Maui is flown or shipped in from outside, he convinced her to turn a portion of her estate on the island into a farm. Winfrey is giving away the food she's now growing on 16 acres of land, but it may soon be for sale.

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]]> This 9-Year-Old Girl Told McDonald's CEO: Stop Tricking Kids Over the years, McDonald's has gotten a lot of flack for marketing to kids. At a shareholders meeting Thursday morning, Hannah Robertson, age 9, took the fast-food giant's CEO to task. Thu, 23 May 2013 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/23/186304643/this-9-year-old-girl-told-mcdonalds-ceo-stop-tricking-kids?ft=1&f=1053 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/23/186304643/this-9-year-old-girl-told-mcdonalds-ceo-stop-tricking-kids?ft=1&f=1053 Over the years, McDonald's has gotten a lot of flack for marketing to kids. At a shareholders meeting Thursday morning, Hannah Robertson, age 9, took the fast-food giant's CEO to task.

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]]> Inside A Tart Cherry Revival: 'Somebody Needs To Do This!' The revival is partly based on the humble sour fruit's growing reputation as a superfood. And in Michigan, a scientist is on a quest to introduce a whole new world of hardier, tastier tart cherries by breeding American trees with ancestral varieties from Eastern Europe. Thu, 23 May 2013 17:47:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/23/186076355/inside-a-tart-cherry-revival-somebody-needs-to-do-this?ft=1&f=1053 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/23/186076355/inside-a-tart-cherry-revival-somebody-needs-to-do-this?ft=1&f=1053 The revival is partly based on the humble sour fruit's growing reputation as a superfood. And in Michigan, a scientist is on a quest to introduce a whole new world of hardier, tastier tart cherries by breeding American trees with ancestral varieties from Eastern Europe.

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]]> Canned Peaches Are As Nutritious As Fresh. Really? What's more, when it comes to some nutrients, like vitamin C, canned peaches pack an even bigger punch than fresh, researchers say. The reasons have to do with how the canning process alters the fruit's cell walls. So eat 'em up! Thu, 23 May 2013 11:49:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/22/186025393/canned-peaches-are-as-nutritious-as-fresh-really?ft=1&f=1053 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/22/186025393/canned-peaches-are-as-nutritious-as-fresh-really?ft=1&f=1053 What's more, when it comes to some nutrients, like vitamin C, canned peaches pack an even bigger punch than fresh, researchers say. The reasons have to do with how the canning process alters the fruit's cell walls. So eat 'em up!

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]]> In Raw Milk Case, Activists See Food Freedom On Trial Activists say the case against Wisconsin dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger is about raw milk — and much more. His supporters have turned the case into a rallying cry for personal food freedom and the rights of farmers and consumers to enter into private contracts without government intervention. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:47:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/22/186018994/in-raw-milk-case-activists-see-food-freedom-on-trial?ft=1&f=1053 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/22/186018994/in-raw-milk-case-activists-see-food-freedom-on-trial?ft=1&f=1053 Activists say the case against Wisconsin dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger is about raw milk — and much more. His supporters have turned the case into a rallying cry for personal food freedom and the rights of farmers and consumers to enter into private contracts without government intervention.

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]]> Could African Crops Be Improved With Private Biotech Data? A plant scientist at Mars Inc. has appealed to the world's biggest life sciences companies to help him — by sharing what they already know about 100 crops that could provide better nutrition in Africa. But can the kings of agricultural intellectual property get onboard with open source agricultural information for Africa? Wed, 22 May 2013 16:57:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/21/185854852/could-african-crops-be-improved-with-private-biotech-data?ft=1&f=1053 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/21/185854852/could-african-crops-be-improved-with-private-biotech-data?ft=1&f=1053 A plant scientist at Mars Inc. has appealed to the world's biggest life sciences companies to help him — by sharing what they already know about 100 crops that could provide better nutrition in Africa. But can the kings of agricultural intellectual property get onboard with open source agricultural information for Africa?

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]]> How Genomics Solved The Mystery Of Ireland's Great Famine Although scientists have known that a funguslike organism caused the potato blight that triggered the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s, they didn't know which strain was the culprit. But they do now, thanks to the genes in some 19th century potato samples. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/21/185821964/how-genomics-solved-the-mystery-of-irelands-great-famine?ft=1&f=1053 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/21/185821964/how-genomics-solved-the-mystery-of-irelands-great-famine?ft=1&f=1053 Although scientists have known that a funguslike organism caused the potato blight that triggered the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s, they didn't know which strain was the culprit. But they do now, thanks to the genes in some 19th century potato samples.

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]]> Real Butterscotch: The Beauty Of Sugar And Dairy Transformed When a few humble elements are combined in perfect balance, butterscotch is born. And food writer Deena Prichep says she turns this childhood favorite into a dinner-party star with counterpoints like flaky salt or crunchy nuts. Wed, 22 May 2013 05:23:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/22/183933860/real-butterscotch-the-beauty-of-sugar-and-dairy-transformed?ft=1&f=1053 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/22/183933860/real-butterscotch-the-beauty-of-sugar-and-dairy-transformed?ft=1&f=1053 When a few humble elements are combined in perfect balance, butterscotch is born. And food writer Deena Prichep says she turns this childhood favorite into a dinner-party star with counterpoints like flaky salt or crunchy nuts.

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]]> Nutrition Group Says Chocolate Milk Is OK, No Need For Aspartame The nation's largest group of nutritionists is urging the FDA to reject the dairy industry's petition to change the definition of milk. The petition aims to allow aspartame or other alternatives to be used to sweeten milk in an effort to boost consumption in schools. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:09:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/21/185835001/nutrition-group-says-chocolate-milk-is-ok-no-need-for-aspartame?ft=1&f=1053 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/21/185835001/nutrition-group-says-chocolate-milk-is-ok-no-need-for-aspartame?ft=1&f=1053 The nation's largest group of nutritionists is urging the FDA to reject the dairy industry's petition to change the definition of milk. The petition aims to allow aspartame or other alternatives to be used to sweeten milk in an effort to boost consumption in schools.

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]]> African Cities Test The Limits Of Living With Livestock Hipsters may just be discovering the joys of backyard chickens, but in African megacities, people have been bringing their animals into the slums with them for decades. That's creating a new ecosystem of animals and huge numbers of people living closely together like never before. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:26:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/21/185763979/african-cities-test-the-limits-of-living-with-livestock?ft=1&f=1053 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/21/185763979/african-cities-test-the-limits-of-living-with-livestock?ft=1&f=1053 Hipsters may just be discovering the joys of backyard chickens, but in African megacities, people have been bringing their animals into the slums with them for decades. That's creating a new ecosystem of animals and huge numbers of people living closely together like never before.

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]]> Vertical 'Pinkhouses:' The Future Of Urban Farming? Architects have come up with spectacular concepts for vertical farms that would grow crops in city skyscrapers. But many horticulturists think the future of vertical farming isn't in skyscrapers, but rather in large, indoor warehouses lit up magenta by superefficient LEDs. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:16:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/21/185758529/vertical-pinkhouses-the-future-of-urban-farming?ft=1&f=1053 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/05/21/185758529/vertical-pinkhouses-the-future-of-urban-farming?ft=1&f=1053 Architects have come up with spectacular concepts for vertical farms that would grow crops in city skyscrapers. But many horticulturists think the future of vertical farming isn't in skyscrapers, but rather in large, indoor warehouses lit up magenta by superefficient LEDs.

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