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What Breakfast Is Like Around the World

Typically eat eggs, or a bowl of cereal for breakfast? There are so many other tasty options. In this episode of “Around the World,” Great Big Story senior producer Beryl Shereshewsky makes wake-up calls to seven people in seven countries … Continue reading

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The global coffee crisis is coming

Coffee is one of the most popular commodities on Earth. It’s grown by nearly 125 million farmers, from Latin America to Africa to Asia. But as man-made climate change warms the atmosphere, the notoriously particular coffee plant is struggling. Places … Continue reading

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Miles Davis’s Famous Chili Recipe | Kottke

Jazz legend Miles Davis? That dude could cook. He could cook in the studio, on stage, and in the kitchen. One of his favorite dishes to make was a chili recipe he concocted through practice and improvisation: Miles’s South Side Chicago … Continue reading

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Eat Local

  “My friend Jon and I share what we’ve learned about the importance of engaging with our local food economies. This film was inspired by a shopping trip we took while in lockdown where we ended up buying food from … Continue reading

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Watch Popcorn Popping in Super Slow Motion (100,000 fps) | Kottke

Popped popcorn kernels are like snowflakes: no two are alike. If you watch popcorn popping at the ludicrously slow speed of 100,000 fps, you can see these individualized forms flowering into existence. Source: Watch Popcorn Popping in Super Slow Motion … Continue reading

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BBC World Service – The Food Chain, Dominique Crenn: My life in five dishes

How a six-month-old orphan went on to become a three Michelin star chef. Abandoned by her biological mother at six months old, a victim of sexual harassment and discrimination in the kitchen, and a recent breast cancer survivor – Dominique … Continue reading

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Japan’s Most Famous Bakery You’ve Never Heard Of

This bakery definitely plays favorites… Japan is home to some amazing bakeries. Some produce styles of bread that are the things of dreams. And then… there’s this bakery. One of Japan’s oldest and most famous bakeries that you may never … Continue reading

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How 4 Chefs Are Preserving History Through Food

These four chefs use cooking to tell stories about culture and history. They make food that nourishes the body as well as the heart and the mind. Sean Sherman is a Native American chef who uses ingredients indigenous to North … Continue reading

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The Poisonous Mushroom Finnish People Love to Eat

False morel mushrooms are poisonous and potentially lethal if not prepared properly. Still, people in Finland love to eat them. Why? It comes down to taste, of course. And these nutty mushrooms are insanely delicious. We go foraging in the … Continue reading

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What does a 1920s BIRTHDAY CAKE taste like?

I make myself a chocolate birthday cake using a 100 year old recipe, and I explore the history of birthday cake and why we put candles on them. Help Support the Channel with Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tastinghistory Follow Tasting History with Max … Continue reading

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