How we eat

South Africans now have reason to fear some of their favorite foods. An outbreak of listeria responsible for the deaths of at least 180 people…

You could drive past and never see the only farm in San Carlos, California. The tiny city of 30,000 that sits between San Francisco and…

Recently at the release of our book First Food: Culture of Taste, which discusses the link between biodiversity, nutrition and livelihoods, I was asked a…

Just because it looks like an egg doesn’t mean it will taste like an egg. This sweet culinary joke made of apricot “yolks” swimming in…

The world’s largest food companies are reworking the recipes of some of their most famous brands, an attempt to make them healthier for consumers who…

It’s getting a lot hotter in the refrigerated zone of the supermarket, and not because you can now buy yogurt made with Sriracha. The yogurt…

The American palate is open to more new experiences now than ever before, but it is not an equal-opportunity taster. What people are willing to…

The world has a sweet tooth, and 2016 is shaping up to be a year in which people will actually feel it—thanks to Brazil. The…

The American public may have fallen out of love with diet sodas, but they seem to have really taken to Fanta. Created in Nazi Germany…

The US Food and Drug Administration made a landmark announcement this morning: It has approved the first genetically modified animal for human consumption in the…

If you’re trying to eliminate pesticides from your children’s lives through a strictly organic diet, new research might make those efforts feel futile. A study…

Americans love chicken. On a sandwich, in a nugget, or even as a bread replacement, in the past 50 to 60 years, chicken has gone…