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Korean food is "more vegetable-heavy than people realize, especially at home," says Eric Kim in his book Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home. Kim's book features recipes like Grilled Trumpet Mushrooms with Ssamjang. All photos reprinted from Korean American. Copyright © 2022 Eric Kim. Photographs copyright ©2022 Jenny Huang. Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Random House. hide caption

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All photos reprinted from Korean American. Copyright © 2022 Eric Kim. Photographs copyright ©2022 Jenny Huang. Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Random House.

How to start cooking Korean American food

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Chef Peter — he doesn't want his full name used because he wants to keep his restaurant out of the limelight — prepares duck, which will be finished off with his special Lu sauce (with soy sauce, ginger, garlic and a special ingredient donated by his late mother). Aowen Cao/NPR hide caption

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The secrets of China's 'secret sauce'

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A truck drives out of a Wisconsin farm on Thursday where avian flu was detected, forcing the commercial egg producer to destroy more than 2.7 million chickens. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Traditionally, pizza dough is made by allowing yeast to ferment the flour and water until air bubbles form in the dough. But scientists in Naples are developing a new approach – one that doesn't rely on yeast. EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images hide caption

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Italian scientists hacked pizza physics to make dough without yeast

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In this April 21, 2021, file photo, a delivery man bikes with a food bag from Grubhub in New York. The three biggest food delivery companies, DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats, sued the City of New York in 2021 over its law to permanently limit the amount they can charge restaurants that use their services. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption

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Rapper Andrew Hean, whose family owned a donut shop in California, is pictured in a silkscreen print on a donut box by artist Phung Huynh. Self Help Graphics & Art hide caption

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Pink donut boxes are canvas for artist portraying kids of Cambodian-American refugees

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Chef Jacob Harth's purple uni ceviche gives the urchin's plump, buttery insides a citrus taste. Jacob Harth hide caption

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Transforming the 'Roombas of the ocean' into culinary delights

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Mommom spent her whole life in New Jersey. Her father was an immigrant from Hungary and her mother was from New York. Melanie Gardiner hide caption

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Remembering 'Mommom', and her matzo ball soup recipe that 'even an idiot can make'

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Chef Scotty Scott puts his own spin on chicken and waffles in a new cookbook, Fix Me A Plate. Rambo Elliot hide caption

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Chef Scotty Scott remixes the classics with new-school soul food

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Chef José Andrés is working to feed Ukrainians as the Russian invasion has upended daily life. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Chef José Andrés and his team are feeding Ukrainians on the front lines of the war

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Boxes of lemons are packaged for sale at the New Covent Garden fruit and vegetable wholesale market, Nine Elms on February 4, 2017 in London, England. Jack Taylor/Getty Images hide caption

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TASTE BUDDIES: Science of Sour

Pucker up, duderinos! Short Wave's kicking off a series on taste we're calling, "Taste Buddies." In today's episode, we meet Atlantic science writer Katherine Wu and together, we take a tour through the mysteries of sourness — complete with a fun taste test. Along the way, Katie serves up some hypotheses for the evolution of sour taste because, as Katie explains in her article, "The Paradox of Sour," researchers still have a lot to learn about this weird taste.

TASTE BUDDIES: Science of Sour

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A coffee grower in Ethiopia performs a traditional coffee ceremony. Simran Sethi/Simran Sethi hide caption

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East Africa is responsible for America's favorite morning brew

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After the invasion, The Manhattan restaurant Russian Samovar posted signs showing support for Ukraine. Camille Petersen hide caption

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At a Russian restaurant in NYC, the terrors of war hit home

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From 'Milkshake' to veggies, Kelis and Ron Finley share their farm journeys

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Tuesday's rare palindrome date of 2-22-22 also happens to fall on National Margarita Day in the United States. Douglas Peebles/Getty Images hide caption

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Today is 2-22-22 ... and a Tuesday. Here's how to celebrate the rare date

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